Sabrina Goh has a penchant for strict achromatic color schemes but this season she’s added discreet dashes of electric blue and coral with much success. One thing Goh’s clothing is not strict with is whether her pieces are womenswear or menswear; they are androgynous through and through. With males donning skinny jeans just as comfortably as females these days and girlfriends making it a habit to steal their boyfriends’ clothes [blazers, jeans, vests], this collection is very much appropriate for right now and reinforces Sabrina Goh’s open-minded spirit. The ripped jeans aren’t your regular ripped jeans, they are hardcore and punk without the messy fraying. Clean rips? How could one not be a fan. Not all of ELOHIM is androgynous though, there are also killer mini dresses atypically textured and structured with unexpected cuts flashing the back or zig-zagging the lapel and cowl necks draping just as they should. There is an obvious reason ELOHIM is getting this follow up feature [see the last feature on CyanaTrendLand].

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As the American Summer wanes, Fall looks have undoubtedly begun to circulate the minds and mouths of the fashion world. Women having the majority of say in purchasing decisions is an undeniable fact, reflected clearly through the following shoot. Supermodels taking hold of this corporate city, embracing well-tailored fitted pieces matched with looser yet structured forms. A black ensemble is set adjacent to a full blown leopard print guise [which one would assume to clash but in fact manages to blend ever so tastefully]. A plain oversized neutral coat is accented with just a tinge of metallic peeking out from beneath and those unexpected silk bunny ears Marc Jacobs got everyone talking about. And, of course, jeweled neck pieces almost overwhelming in size couldn’t hurt either. This particular Harper’s Bazaar editorial shot by Akrans emphasizes precisely what to watch out for within the coming months. See full spread on PaperMode.

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Picked up this insane lookbook last year at Creatures of Comfort [and by insane that refers to the cover page photography, styling, and clothing alike]. With collections as ingenious as this, how could anyone ever be unimpressed with the German-born Bernhard Willhelm? He brings us dresses, coats, sweaters, and skirts with extreme volume and layering that manage to flatter with the addition of lines having obviously been lovingly placed with a woman’s body in mind. Bernhard Willhelm’s name is synonymous with the words quirky, adventurous, vibrant, and playful but what makes him so brilliant in his somewhat off-the-wall design aesthetic is the fact that every piece is still very much chic and wearable. It comes as no surprise that this now-Paris-local received the ANDAM Grand Prize as the most promising talent of the new creative scene.

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Having only been showing at New York Fashion Week for three years now, little country New Zealand’s big success Karen Walker continues to keep her Northern Hemisphereans on their toes. Past Fall collection themes have included thirties comic book superheroines and Victorian Edwardian meets grunge street. This year Walker presents to us a collection in tune with the current fall of the economy: She’s Cracked. The show was very cleverly ordered starting off with more classic neutral looks with splashes of colored accessories here and there hinting at the trouble to come.

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The pops of color, the tailoring, the simplistic modern design this is the best collection I have seen in a while.

“Filippa Knutsson is one of the two founders of Filippa K. Having been educated in London, Filippa returned to her native Stockholm in the mid-80’s to work for the successful family-owned fashion company Gul& Blå, initially as a buyer and later as a product manager. After six years Filippa decided to start her own business designing clothes that she felt were simply missing in the marketplace – uncomplicated and yet modern clothes to suit every occasion.

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Fall is just minutes away and I cannot wait to start seeing more rich, dark colors on the streets! I love Fall particularly because you can wear so much black, dark navy, and use pops of bright colors creating gorgeous and fun outfits all season long!

Items like the Mischen BOW PIN (which literally you can incorporate into every outfit) are fun accent pieces for the season. Here are some of my favorite black, blue, and white items from La Garçonne that every fashion forward person should have.

If you live in the New England area Fall means one thing, rain. Granted there is gorgeous weather throughout but there is lots and lots of rain.  Thankfully we have an array of stylish wellingtons “wellies” for you to brave the fall downpours in, stylishly of course. Here are our favorites!