Mario-Luca Carlucci and Peter Strateas' line Trimápee feels like the Australian Alexander Wang. Confusing, quirky, outlandish and dark their label certainly jives with their aim of promoting eclectic artistic thinking. Conceptual, thematic and expressive their work is not meant to be conventionally pretty despite being infinitely wearable to a certain kind of fashionista. They launched their debut collection in 2005 and are continuing strongly with the Trimapee SS 2008/09 collection.

Dark, moody, and deconstructed the collection channeled the early 90s grunge vibe that has been so strongly showing across global fashion weeks. Like Wang, the layering and styling is what made the collection appealing to us. This lifestyle collection will likely prove popular.

Geometry, strong colors, and boatloads of black made up the Christian Lacroix collection for the Fall 2008 runway. There were also some short ensembles that, thankfully, pushed forward the bell trend. Lacroix calls this aesthetic new minimalism but if these block colors and geometric prints are minimal we'd like to see what happens when the man gets crazy and goes all out! Take a look at the video and decide for yourself.







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The Dolce&Gabbana Fall 08 runway revealed neatly tailored three-piece suits complete with silk scarf neckties and newsboy caps. The pants were tailored short and skinny, leaving those who fear the super wide leg trousers a flattering alternative. Just imagine those trousers with loafers and socks. It's the ultimate Annie Hall look only with that special brand of impudence only Dolce&Gabbana can quite conjure. It seems Fall 08 is getting its revenge on the babydoll dresses of yesteryear with either, dazzling ladylike luxury, or slim boyish tailoring. As for the latter we say, boys, have at it.

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Just because New York is over doesn't mean we have seen it all. London is in full swing and we are simply obsessed. We have photos from high street favorite Topshop Unique's Fall 2008 runway show, bad girl favorite Christopher Kane, Sinha Stanic, Core, Modernist and many more! We promise to keep updating so you can keep drooling.

What shock and awe we experienced this evening when Marc Jacobs showed nearly on time! Our companion called her driver at 6:45 promising that this season it would be different. Her projection was that Marc would perversely start promptly on time. And while the show didn't go off exactly at 7, a mere quarter of an hour later Sonic Youth were playing and models were walking. Plus there was champagne at the tables. I guess Marc really is giving us a mea culpa! To which we say Ego te absolvo, in nomine Prada, Fendi et Salvatore Ferragamo, amen.Sure he isn't an Italian brand but hey it has a nice ring to it huh?