Fashion Week Fall 2012 Runway : InStyle.com What's Right Now

Runway Looks We Love: Elie Saab

Mar 8, 2012 @ 6:00 pm

Elie Saab’s fall collection focused on accentuating the female form. For day, the designer offered feminine bow blouses, monochromatic suiting, and dresses with strategically-placed black panels that created a slimming silhouette. Saab’s signature red carpet stunners (recently seen on Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, and Nina Dobrev) turned up in emerald, gold, and silver, some with daringly-high slits. See our favorite looks in the gallery!

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Runway Looks We Love: Miu Miu

Mar 8, 2012 @ 2:40 pm

Miuccia Prada showed her fall Miu Miu collection on the last day of Paris Fashion Week, and her lineup emphasized chic suiting, from print-on-print looks to more literal takes on classic men’s suits. She extended the menswear inspiration to the accessories, with chunky loafers, briefcase-style bags, and thick leather belts. See our favorite looks in the gallery!

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— Violet Gaynor

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Runway Looks We Love: Louis Vuitton

Mar 7, 2012 @ 5:40 pm

All aboard! For Louis Vuitton‘s fall 2012 runway show, designer Marc Jacobs created an elaborate set complete with a real train. Porters carried chic LV luggage behind the models, who were dressed in layered looks with exaggerated proportions and intricate embroidery. Each outfit was topped off with an oversize Stephen Jones hat (just like at Marc Jacobs’s fall 2012 show!), and sky-high ankle-strap pumps, huge round sunglasses, and a handbags for every occasion—from evening to travel—rounded out the collection. See our favorite looks in the gallery.

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— Violet Gaynor

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Runway Looks We Love: Chanel

Mar 7, 2012 @ 3:05 pm

Karl Lagerfeld showed his fall Chanel collection against a backdrop of smoky quartz, and the clothes that went down the runway were equally crystal-inspired. The accessories also incorporated gemology, with miniature clutches and clear heels in shades of amethyst and emerald. Jeweled eyebrows on each model provided a fitting finishing touch. See our favorite looks in the gallery now.

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— Violet Gaynor

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Runway Looks We Love: Valentino

Mar 7, 2012 @ 2:30 pm

Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri of Valentino offered up a romantic-meets-edgy collection for Fall 2012. Girlish details dominated the day dresses, which came with puffed sleeves and scalloped edging, while lipstick red cocktail looks and metallic embroidered lace gowns rounded out the evening options. The sleek accessories lineup included jeweled clutches, studded bags, and block heels. Click through the gallery to see our favorite looks.

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— Violet Gaynor

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Runway Looks We Love: Yves Saint Laurent

Mar 6, 2012 @ 3:20 pm

Yves Saint Laurent creative director Stefano Pilati is leaving his position at the label soon, and showed his last collection during Paris Fashion Week today. The goodbye-runway show featured a powerful lineup of dark-hued, moody looks, like chainmail dresses, leather separates, and precisely-cut suiting in shades of dark green, blood red, and black. Accessories also had a dark feel, with embellished chunky cuffs, calla lily chokers, sexy platforms with mirrored heels, and waist-cinching wide belts. See our favorite looks in the gallery now.

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Runway Looks We Love: Stella McCartney

Mar 6, 2012 @ 11:10 am

Stella McCartney turned out everything a busy woman needs for fall, including sporty-chic day-to-night dresses, embroidered blouses, perfectly-tailored trousers, and impeccably-cut outerwear. The versatile accessories—platform pumps, wedges, ankle boots and oversize clutches—will look just as chic for a night on the town as they will from nine to five, something her loyal celebrity clientele, like Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, and Liv Tyler, is sure to appreciate. See our favorite looks in the gallery.

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— Violet Gaynor

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Runway Looks We Love: Givenchy

Mar 5, 2012 @ 5:00 pm

Leather ruled the runway at Riccardo Tisci’s equestrian-chic fall collection for Givenchy, showing up on dresses, coats, skirts, and jodhpur-style pants. For evening, the designer took the collection in a 70s direction, showing sheer cocktail dresses in bright shades of pink, purple, orange, and red. Accessories included huge mirrored earrings, braided leather gloves, and knee-high boots. See our favorite looks in the gallery.

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— Violet Gaynor

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