Stella for 2012!

Stella McCartney was just announced as the designer of the UK's 2012 Olympics uniforms! We thought you'd like to get as excited as we are to tune in... a few years down the road. Below, a look from her resort 2011 collection.

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How to Understand the Awesomely Overprinted

When Cacharel graced the runway in New York yesterday, the first look below struck in us the omnipresence of bursting mini-printed mini outfits pervading resort 2011 collections. These youthful and playful looks serve to inspire any design-conscious soul that great style can and always will be able to surprise us. In the words of Picasso, 

“The aim of all this is to immerse us in a world where brazenness alternates with the most profound ingenuity and where what appears to be bad taste attains the grandiosity and beauty of a new aesthetic beyond modernity."

First Cacharel look followed by looks from Erdem and Balenciaga.

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Resort 2011: To Grand Old Reds, Whites and Blacks

These steadfast colors have dominated most resort 2011 shows. The combo pairs fittingly with the structural, menswear-to-womenswear vibe lingering throughout the past few seasons from fedoras to sturdy, leather watchbands, shoes and belts right down to oxford-and-trouser looks. Expect to see more of these three classic shades in the year to come. Looks from Sonia Rykiel, Erin Featherston, DVF and Céline below:

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