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Not so often fashionable seasons differ one from another. Fashionable autumn on its mood and style sharply differs from the last summer. It is somewhat easier, but this simplicity is rather expensive.

So, this autumn will be enough laconic, strict, constrained and very respectable. There is no ambiguity, obsessive game in futurism or aggressive sexuality. Separate splashes of violent creative inspiration actually serve as spicy seasoning to the main dish.

Classical image of an elegant lady is as following - self-assured, self-sufficient, loving comfort, full of sensual maturity and and not requiring special sexual accentuation. The whole collections are built around this image - for example, from Alberta Ferretti, Blumarine, Calvin Klein, Celine, Donna Karan, Giambattista Valli.

This image is built with the help of the several precisely certain rules. First, the silhouette has changed - from bulky and fluffy to narrow vertical. Among hits of the season there are lengthened skirts-pencils, direct slim line dresses (without sleeves as well), slim line shirts, a little bit simplified man’s trouser suits and tuxedos.

The same rules touch coats, which became the main hit of outer autumn clothing. You can choose from short coat-cardigan, classical trench coat from soft wool, tweed coat in man’s style, direct cashmere coats in completely traditional silhouette.

Due to influential designers such as Miuccia Prada and Christopher Bailey (Burberry Prorsum), autumn-winter collections are full with dresses, suits, miniskirts and even notorious trousers from leather.
In Prada collection there are skirts up to a knee from very smooth leather, and designers from Marni have created short dresses–tunics from shining leather with furnish. Collette Dinnigan has shown incredibly womanly leather jackets, and Giles Deacon - dresses with original sleeves and furnish. Simple, but elegant coats, jackets with a belt and dresses from Jean Paul Gaultier and Hermes, created of the top-quality leather became the true embodiment of luxury.
Buying leather goods it is necessary to avoid at any cost bright red leather, as it is too vulgar. It is better to choose deeper and noble shades of berry-red. Vintage biker’s jacket from the seventieth is also not the best purchase, as a new silhouette fits the figure much more closely. Leather trousers will suit models, as Kate Moss: the leather miniskirt will be much less risky purchase, especially in a combination with cashmere roll-neck sweater and high boots.

In honor of the 75-anniversary the popular French expensive sportswear brand Lacoste has produce an exclusive collection of women’s, men’s wear and accessories. Unique models from collection «Spring - summer 2008 », tailored in the limited amount on especial technology by hands have been submitted within the framework of the New York FAshoim Week which has started on September, 5.
The firm logotype and distinctive sign on - the permanent green crocodile - is present on exclusive models at the most unusual places and color combinations.
A little knows that Lacoste has been founded in 1932 by well-known tennis player and the sports admirer Rene Lakoste, who was known among representatives of the American press under a nickname “Crocodile”.
Today shirts and shorts with the crocodile are still put on by the leading tennis players of the present.

Sensational, but quite expected news has come from Milan on Tuesday. Valentino has officially declared the resignation from a post of the head of this legendary fashionable house. Press-service has confirmed this information.
Hearings that Valentino will soon go out of office appeared in the beginning of this year, however have been denied by the fashion designer before loud three-day celebrating of the 45-years professional anniversary.
On September, 4 legendary Italian designer informed that he is going to leave for pension after presentation of one more collection during Milan Fashion Week in September and his collection haute couture “autumn 2007”.
Valentino Fashion Group headed till now by Valentino owns such brands, as Hugo Boss, Missoni and Marlboro Classics, and also 45 % shares of the young American fashion brand Proenza Schouler.

Again having returned to one of the early finds, designer Donna Karan in the basis of her new autumn collection has included suits. In the new season the minimalism has became a priority of many designers, and suits from Karan “have hit the mark”, having turned to dresses-jersey - for a day time wardrobe and having shown necessary easiness due to silk and atlas. Mixture of matte and brilliant textures, and also contrast of bright chartreuse, blue and violet against a background of black became the distinctive characteristic of the collection.
The true hits of collection became evening attires: dresses from the shining thin atlas and silk with an open shoulder, jackets from organza and tweed, combined with skirts. This collection hasn’t contained trousers though the practical glamour created by Karan in the combination of trousers and tunics with a belt, is inherent to collections of the New York designers.

Police and city employees have been compelled to constrain crowds of fans while Peris
Hilton presented the collection of clothes in one of the fashionable boutiques in Beverly Hills.
She has shown her new collection in Kitson fashionable boutique known for its star clientele. Dressed in a gold mini-dress, Hilton declared that her collection is created exclusively in «Paris’ style: amusing, bright and conspicuous».
The collection named rather simply - «Paris Hilton» which the author describes as “extremely comfortable” and “very accessible”, includes shoes, bags, sports shirts and jeans. Hilton has spent about a year, working above design of the clothes. As she said, additional elements of the collection will be submitted the next month. «I wanted this collection to be completely in my style - bright colors, a lot of paillettes and so on». The well-known jeans in which Hilton on June, 27 has left prison were also present in her collection. Created in cooperation with Dollhouse brand jeans clothes were narrow and wide jeans, and also jeans from silvery denim.
That is surprising, this collection is really rather democratic in terms of the price - for example, the most expensive jeans cost only 98 dollars. Cost of other clothes from Hilton varies from 30 up to 100 dollars.

The topicality of a trend always can be estimated looking at celebrities’ reaction on it. Fashionable items of this autumn can be easily determined already now only having looked on those trends which have moved from autumn collections to wardrobes of show business representatives.
Sunglasses with huge glasses - must have among celebrities. Many actresses do not appear on public without pair glasses from Dior, Louis Vuitton or glasses from DVB collection, which has appeared on sale in t Harrods, Saks Fifth Avenueи Henri Bendel.
Accessories in a little bit sports style prefer Rosario Dawson (for example, model Francis B from Juicy Couture), and Paris Hilton appears in sunglasses with a spotted frame from Miu Miu.
At last, in this season celebrities have taken one more trend - the waistcoat which has initially appeared in man’s collections of this autumn: Christian Dior, Armani and Paul Smith. Cathie Holmes combines her straight grey waistcoat with J Brand jeans and a white handbag, Kate Hudson puts on white waistcoat from Mason with jeans and a black necklace, Kate Bakingsale prefers a knitted waistcoat with fur, and Sienna Miller - from a jeans fabric with paillettes.

Karl Lagerfeld does not get tired to amaze us with his love to flights and travel. Each of his shows in different countries, starting from Monaco and Los Angeles and to Tokyo and New York, are prepared with special carefulness. Forthcoming show which will be held in London won’t be exception. It is known, that show will take place near the London channel. Details of the show are meanwhile unknown, however the designer has precisely decided not to carry out it in galleries of the British capital as it was planned earlier. Date of the fashion show is not determined also.
Tradition of Karl Lagerfeld Fashion House to arrange such shows began in 2002. For example, in previous season Lagerfeld has arranged his fashion show in the big hangar at Los Angeles airport, and even earlier - in one of the ancient theatres.
The most significant figures of the fashion world - the editor-in-chief of the American Vogue - also is going to visit London this autumn. Official sources state that she will be present on the London Fashion Week. However visit of the Vogue-queen will be short because of work above the magazine.