Trends for Fall '09: Graphic

Darlings, are you bored with the same old one-color or starkly color-blocked looks? Not to worry; bold prints, patterns and overlays are back in a big, big way.

We're being a little snippy, of course. Like most trends, they never really went away. It's just that lately, everyone's been doing the graphic look and once everyone starts doing it, the stakes get higher and the prints get bolder. Let's fail to do them justice by offering short, snappy, bloggy assessments, shall we?

3.1 Phillip Lim, Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, interesting.

BCBG Max Azria, Blumarine, Burberry Prorsum, Calvin Klein

Enh, sort of enh, gorgeous, pretty.

Chanel, Christian Dior, Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenberg

Ugly, pretty, pretty, sassy.

DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Dries Van Noten, Emanuel Ungaro

Enh, FABULOUS, kinda ugly, FABULOUS.

Gucci, Isaac Mizrahi, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs

No, no, no, no.

Marni, Matthew Williamson, Missoni, Moschino

Almost-but-not-quite, fabulous, ugly, fabulous.

Narciso Rodriguez, Peter Som, Stella McCartney, Zac Posen

Colorforms, interesting, bland, bath mat.


[Photos: Style.com]


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