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Fashion - Women > Dresses

So everyone knows I'm in love with Marc Jacobs and his cheeky, cheap-chic Marc by Marc Jacobs line, blahblahblah.

And then there's Luella. More of le drame in years past, Luella's SS10 collection is watered down juuuust a smidgen, and now, I love it.

Check the polka-dots, the tulip-shaped skirts, the fierce red eyeshadow, the pixie waists, the almost-Amy-Winehouse-inspired bouffants, the layers and layers and layers and layers of frothy pink tulle, the splashes of bright color thrown in all the right places...

*sigh*

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Fashion - Women > Dresses

My eyes are starting to play tricks on me.

Christopher Kane's SS10 collection at LFW was heavy, and I mean heavy into gingham. Pastel gingham, brown gingham, blue gingham, two-slits-in-a-skirt gingham.

WOW.

But it wasn't all gingham - the gingham bodices and gingham double-front-slitted skirts were balanced with a few pieces of beaded embellishment.

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Fashion - Women > Dresses

So Sass & Bide's mostly black and white palette at LFW seems sort of similar to Temperley London's black & white at NYFW, albeit with slightly less le drame.

I'm loving S&B's take on beaded embellishment and the mix of textures, and especially how something so stunning can be created out of something as basic as a tank and skirt.

My three favorites? Check above.

What about you ladies?

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Fashion - Women > Dresses

Much like a shift dress, the strapless dress has a certain je ne sais quoi.

Well, with certain permits - read: A woman should be able to style strapless without having to adjust every 5 minutes.

I was pleasantly surprised with SS10 interpretations of the strapless, by Doo.Ri, Rebecca Taylor, and Tommy Hilfiger. Each of these designs feature three things that make them work:

1. a flattering hemline,

2. flow in fabric,

and 3. some texture.

And even though they do have similarities, each dress is unique.

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