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The Spring 2012 Ready-to-wear collections will be remembered as being that time that Art Deco murdered us all and we loved it.

Chloé

Christian Dior

BCBG Max Azria

Araks

Alice + Olivia

Alexander Wang

Alberta Ferretti

10 Crosby Derek Lam

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You know how you thought Alber Elbaz was adorable? Well behold Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra:

And their clothes are beautiful too, the late 1970s style necklines and draping well-suited to the flat-chested wraiths who wore them at New York fashion week.

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Hey look, a shoe broke at Burberry Prorsum:

Move over Tim Blanks. For the best subtle and in-depth analysis of contemporary fashion, come straight to Pavement Frippery.

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I must admit I was wee bit disappointed by Phoebe Philo's latest collection for Celine. More leather t-shirts, eh? Well I guess if you've got a good thing going... Also, I'm not ready for sloped shoulders. I'M NOT READY.

On the other hand it's nice to see Philo taking inspiration from a rather unexpected source:

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And just look at how chuffed Barry Hall is. He loves it.