Get your attitude adjusted for a wonderful autumn with striking designs from talented Italian designers. With rich colors, luscious fabrics and textures and sleek leather, the creative trendsetters deliver a sumptuous feast of fashions for fall. Knits from Missoni, Dolce & Gabbana and Mochino are rich, full and opulent, and oftimes sweaters are worn off one shoulder. Ferre and Bally presented highly stylized leather ensembles, and several designers showed opulent fur. For evenings and special occasions, there were a number of dazzling ensembles, including those from Versace, Marni and Cavalli. While there were occasional splashes of color--reds, blues and oranges--rich brown was the season's hot color. When it comes to cutting-edge fashions with style and flair, the Italians deliver.
Above left,: Missoni designs sweater' ensemble with rich shades of textured tans and browns. Cowl neck, cuffs and border are trimmed in contrasting rib knit. Worn with brown suede skirt.
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Left: Stay warm in beige shearling coat with fur lining that displays leather appliques, worn over sheer brown knee-length dress with front elongated beaded placket, by Iceberg.
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Dolce & Gabbana's oversized tunic ensemble combines heavy ribbed knit at cowl neck and sleeves with bodice of layered sheer fabric with artistic motif. Worn over brown pants. Note: Gold and brown bracelets, shades and bandanna.
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Ferre is big on leather as demonstrated with this leather suit with cream-colored wrap jacket tied at waist with caramel-colored belt that matches below-the-knee leather skirt with ornate stitching. Accessorized with caramel ankle-strap heels and large tan shoulder bag.
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Left: Beautiful blue-gray glides into fall with Bally's ensemble of soft leather pants worn under sheer blue long-sleeved tunic. tied at waist with wrap belt. Accessorized with white boots and fedora hat.
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Elegance and sophistication harmonize in Ferre's suit with zip-front cropped jacket and knee-length skirt, with rows of white decorative accents edging jacket, around of skirt and down sleeves of jacket.
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Left: Step with style in Bally's fur jacket with oversized combed mink lapels, tied at waist with wide, tan wrap belt, worn over tangerine-colored silk shirt and flowing, big-legged brown pant.
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Left: Gucci tops brown satin blouse and pants with iridescent evening trench coat, Accessorized with brown choker and cross pendant, and large leather bag,
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Right: The simple statement for fall is this warm luscious chocolate wool turtle neck sweater worn over matching cuffed, full pant, by Moschino, accented with designer's belt.
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Left: Casual chic is redefined with Dolce & Gabbana's rich brown "prairie-look" ensemble. Suede coat has lamb's fur trim on sleeves and crocheted insets on shoulders; hemline is edged in tassel fringe. Accessorized with rope belt, brown rib knit cap and leather clogs.
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Black designer Lawrence Steele livens up the fall party scene with teal and brown short shiny silk halter dress with tassel belt. Accessorized with cloche hat, lurex socks and sandals.
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Above: Heat up the social scene in Versace's flowing, sheer black gown with asymmetrical shoulder straps and hip-high split on one side.
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Left: Roberto Cavalli designs party ensemble with tunic-dress of patchwork-look fabric in earth tones with zip front that extends to high collar, worn over animal-print hose.
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Far left: Sleek ankle-length gold gown is fashioned of sheer fabric with gold metallic squares, with metallic gold straps, by Marni. Accessorized with gold necklace and shoes.
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