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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week announced yesterday the preliminary schedule for the Fall 2012 Collections. A few new names have been added to the list of designers showing at Lincoln Center this season, including last season’s off-site wonders like Kaelen, as well as fresh fashion acquaintances like Mathieu Mirano.

Spring’s sleepy sprites created buzz for Kaelen, who has been showing during Fashion Week for a few seasons. Her presentation at Drive-In Studios was set against a wooded backdrop and featured “moonshine cocktails.” This season, Kaelen Farncombe will be showing in the Box at Lincoln Center on February 9^th.

Mathieu Mirano attracted attention for his Spring 2012 Collection with a cocktail of violent seduction. Mirano narrated the story of a homicidal wife who grew younger as she approached deliberate widowhood. The provocative designer’s presentation will be held in the Box at Lincoln Center on February 12^th.

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Chiffon, ruffles, and sashes sound very Sound of Music, but Cheng’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection is not intended for girls “sixteen, going on seventeen.” Plunging necklines, playful silhouettes, and translucent fabrics may play coy, but are clearly designed for a woman who knows what she’s doing.

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Last season, Jac Langheim impressed DL with her innovative use of latex, combining this uncommon texture with more traditional luxury fabrics. Her primarily-rubber collection offered structured vests, A-lined dresses, and body-skimming cocktail frocks. Sophisticated, unexpected and adaptable, Langheim’s line earned her an enviable level of rising esteem.

This season, Jac revisited her successful recipe of “astonish and acquaint.” Once again using latex, she created modern silhouettes in solid and printed rubber. Clean lines, asymmetrical paneling, and minimalist legwear lent a more futuristic emphasis for F/W11.

Images by Romer Pedron

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Head to EVA for Sally LaPointe's retail event TONIGHT. Enjoy champagne and discounts until 9pm.

Take a look at what's happening there now...

After arriving home from an aneurysm -inducing day at the office, there is nothing more satisfying than plucking an edgy new lookbook from the pile of bills and junkmail in our mailbox. Mordekai by Ken Borochov provided more than enough fiery intensity to pull me from that post-work slump.

The New York-based stylist revealed his collection of scepters, ammunition necklaces, and noir feather headdresses -- all charged with a controversial take on power. With an underlying focus on sexual, religious, and political influence, Borochov was inspired to design pieces that would enhance his editorial shoots.

The line, which Ken describes as “extreme adornment,” will soon be available on his website.

Now it's time to nab that crown...

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