Media Summary: Having helped point fashion into a print-loving direction, Riccardo Tisci washed his eyes clean of pattern, and dove into the ... Runway, backstage, and front-row footage from the Paris show. Watch the Expectations were high at Missoni. The house is coming off a string of strong seasons, including fall's spectacular pastel home run ...

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Having helped point fashion into a print-loving direction, Riccardo Tisci washed his eyes clean of pattern, and dove into the ... Runway, backstage, and front-row footage from the Paris show. Watch the Expectations were high at Missoni. The house is coming off a string of strong seasons, including fall's spectacular pastel home run ... One of the main motifs was cresting curlicue embroideries that edged the scalloped hems of miniskirts and the lapels on blazers. Talking fashion with Ghesquière is fascinating, particularly when he gets going on the precepts of Cristobal Balenciaga. For a while now, Alexander Wang has been setting the bar for streetwear, and what makes the work resonate is authenticity.

Fashion serves many purposes, one being a nonnarcotic mood-elevator. Arriving for Chanel at what could at this point be called ... "The idea," Giorgio Armani said before his show on Monday, "is taking all the colors from the pearl. Everything is a play on light; ... In some respects, it was lovely, with elements of strength and lyricism, its essence rooted not in storyboard shtick but in ideas ... The main look was a white, peplumed shirt worn over cropped pants with extra wide legs. Shirts and military jackets, the latter with ... The prints were riotous from stars and bows, to flowers and fairies, to chickens and rabbits, and graced everything from the clothes ... Retro in color only, the dresses were done with layered bralette effects, darts, sheer insets and winding seams that provided ...

The show was mostly white and upbeat pastels — citrine, mint, lilac — though Versace included a passage of black just to remind ... Sarah Burton focused primarily on a single silhouette: small bodice, tiny waist, tight skirt flounced or godeted at the hem for ... As for an obvious theme or artistic inspiration, there was none, but an LED light show at the outset, which shot around the tent at ...

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WWD: Givenchy RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Givenchy RTW Spring 2012

Having helped point fashion into a print-loving direction, Riccardo Tisci washed his eyes clean of pattern, and dove into the ...

WWD: Diane von Furstenberg RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Diane von Furstenberg RTW Spring 2012

Diane von Furstenberg titled her

Fashion Show - Givenchy: Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Fashion Show - Givenchy: Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear

Runway, backstage, and front-row footage from the Paris show. Watch the

WWD: Missoni RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Missoni RTW Spring 2012

Expectations were high at Missoni. The house is coming off a string of strong seasons, including fall's spectacular pastel home run ...

WWD: Stella McCartney RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Stella McCartney RTW Spring 2012

One of the main motifs was cresting curlicue embroideries that edged the scalloped hems of miniskirts and the lapels on blazers.

WWD: Balenciaga RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Balenciaga RTW Spring 2012

Talking fashion with Ghesquière is fascinating, particularly when he gets going on the precepts of Cristobal Balenciaga.

Givenchy SS 2012

Givenchy SS 2012

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GIVENCHY RTW SS 2012 PFW

GIVENCHY RTW SS 2012 PFW

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WWD: Givenchy RTW Fall 2011

WWD: Givenchy RTW Fall 2011

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WWD: Alexander Wang RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Alexander Wang RTW Spring 2012

For a while now, Alexander Wang has been setting the bar for streetwear, and what makes the work resonate is authenticity.

WWD: Chanel RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Chanel RTW Spring 2012

Fashion serves many purposes, one being a nonnarcotic mood-elevator. Arriving for Chanel at what could at this point be called ...

WWD: Giorgio Armani RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Giorgio Armani RTW Spring 2012

"The idea," Giorgio Armani said before his show on Monday, "is taking all the colors from the pearl. Everything is a play on light; ...

WWD: Yves Saint Laurent RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Yves Saint Laurent RTW Spring 2012

In some respects, it was lovely, with elements of strength and lyricism, its essence rooted not in storyboard shtick but in ideas ...

WWD: Celine RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Celine RTW Spring 2012

The main look was a white, peplumed shirt worn over cropped pants with extra wide legs. Shirts and military jackets, the latter with ...

WWD: Anna Sui RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Anna Sui RTW Spring 2012

The prints were riotous from stars and bows, to flowers and fairies, to chickens and rabbits, and graced everything from the clothes ...

WWD: Calvin Klein RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Calvin Klein RTW Spring 2012

Retro in color only, the dresses were done with layered bralette effects, darts, sheer insets and winding seams that provided ...

WWD: Versace RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Versace RTW Spring 2012

The show was mostly white and upbeat pastels — citrine, mint, lilac — though Versace included a passage of black just to remind ...

Givenchy | Spring Summer 2012 Full Show | Exclusive

Givenchy | Spring Summer 2012 Full Show | Exclusive

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WWD: Alexander McQueen RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Alexander McQueen RTW Spring 2012

Sarah Burton focused primarily on a single silhouette: small bodice, tiny waist, tight skirt flounced or godeted at the hem for ...

WWD: Christian Dior RTW Spring 2012

WWD: Christian Dior RTW Spring 2012

As for an obvious theme or artistic inspiration, there was none, but an LED light show at the outset, which shot around the tent at ...