It’s cosy, furry woodlands in a very sleek way. I like. 

Drake Burnette, Katlin Aas, Tian Yi, Gracie Van Gastel, Irina Kravchenko x Marni autumn/winter 2013/14 / Style.com

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And so it begins: the spring edition of the biannual fashion frenzy collectively referred to as Fashion Month, also known as New York/London/Milan/Paris Fashion Weeks.

Commonly more optimistic and upbeat than its autumn counterpart (perhaps a reflection of the mood of its season?), the world’s most sartorially and genetically gifted have already filed into New York City to both see and be seen; after eight days, they will move on to London and so forth.

New York Fashion Week officially kicked off the festivities with a bang last night in the form of Fashion’s Night Out. But the day before, locally-based designer Rachel Comey showed next season’s collection against the white open space of Pier 59 Studios, featuring bokeh prints and colourful embellishments for a collection that was elegant and relaxed and I-can-picture-that-in-my-wardrobe-already-wearable yet somehow quietly subversive; above all, it was playful, fun and feminine. Summer 2012 may be over but can it be spring 2013 already please?

Rachel Comey spring/summer 2013 show at NYFW /Armando Grillo via NYmag.com

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Smythson Runway textured-leather notebook / Net-A-Porter

Love, love, love. Okay, so there might be a slight semblance of an aliens-with-two-toned-hair-chuck-on-some-cowboy-clothes story here (why does the cowboy reference actually conjure images of Brad Pitt pulling up at the petrol station in Thelma & Louise?) but I still think this is only further evidence of the genius of Miuccia Prada. 

Vanessa Axente, Kati Nescher (holding bag), Carolina Thaler, Tea Melin, Tilda Lindstam (’s foot) and Ginta Lapina X Prada autumn/winter 2012/13 at Milan Fashion Week / vogue.com

Kati Nescher, Kasia Struss, Romee Strijd, Anais Pouliot, Ginta Lapina X Prada / Barbara Anastacio X Dazed Digital