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Art & Design
11:01 pm
Tue February 14, 2012

Fashion Week 2012: Coats Make A Comeback

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A model presents an outfit during the Marc Jacobs show Monday at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
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The textures, colors and patterns in the Marc Jacobs designs don't "cater to the usual ideas of sexiness or power-dressing," Singer says. It's more about pleasure: "Pleasure in fabrics, pleasure in proportions, pleasure in silhouettes."
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2012 is a big year for coats, like this vibrant piece from the Tracy Reese collection. "We see a proliferation of ... really beautifully made, beautifully tailored coats of all different descriptions," Singer says.
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Coats might seem an obvious choice for a fall/winter show, but they had fallen out of favor for a few years. Now, designers are returning to the coat as a staple, Singer explains — "the idea that somehow winter is again upon us." Above, a coat with an exaggerated shoulder at the A Detacher show.
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A model shows off a cherry red coat with a funnel neck and wide belt at the Diane von Furstenberg show.
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In another return to basics, Singer says she's "seeing designers deciding to sort of batten down the hatches and do the thing that they do best." She points to Donna Karan's crisp white shirt and black skirt as one example of a design that's sharp and new, but not risky or daring.
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"It's not a fantasy collection, it's a reality collection," Singer says of Donna Karan's tailored separates. These are pieces that a working woman "needs in her wardrobe year in, year out."
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Another designer returning to simpler ground is Joseph Altuzarra, whose parkas were a great success last year. "All the conceptual pieces that he had done before didn't matter as much as a staple item that a superfashionable girl could wear day in, day out on the street," Singer says. This year, he returns with a black shearling coat with luxe fur trim and a thin leather belt.
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It's not all sweet and simple, though. Singer says she's seen a trend of "evening fabrics and decorative fabrics for day ... Fabrics that are expensive, exotic and a pleasure to wear." Above, a model shows off one of Tracy Reese's designs.
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"There's a lot of discussion right now in fashion not about the U.S. consumer, but about the global consumer," Singer says. "I think that's where these companies are looking to see real growth in the next year."
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Marc Jacobs' show was a "joyous celebration of eccentricity," says Sally Singer, editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine. The set was "Dr. Seuss-meets-Marie Antoinette paper-cut fantasy," and the models were a cross between "Eliza Doolittle and Fagin's merry band." The music was from Oliver!
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Bundle Up: Coats fell out of favor for a few seasons, but they're back — big time — in 2012. Above, a design from Joseph Altuzarra.
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A Pricey Purse: Singer loved Derek Lam's purse designed to look like an old-fashioned makeup train case. "He did it in lizard. I will never be able to afford it," she says, "but it was a beautiful, beautiful bag."
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:02 am

New York Fashion Week may be coming to a close on Thursday, but a cycle of fashion shows in cities around the world is just about to begin. Fashion editors and store buyers will descend upon London, Milan and Paris to inspect clothes that may appear in stores next fall. Sally Singer — editor-in-chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine — is one of those tastemaking jet-setters, and she joins NPR's Renee Montagne to talk about 2012's trends.

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5:49 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Remembering Jackie Kennedy's White House Tour

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On this day 50 years ago, first lady Jackie Kennedy offered a Valentine to America: A televised tour of the newly-restored White House. She had been shocked at how little of the past was in the White House. So she threw her heart into bringing that history back. A record number of Americans tuned in to watch the tour.

Europe
5:43 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Croatia's Museum Of Broken Relationships

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The museum's collection includes a wedding dress from a marriage gone wrong. It also includes a shattered garden gnome that a wife had hurled at her husband's car. And then there's an axe a woman used on her ex's furniture.

Asia
3:27 am
Tue February 14, 2012

White House Welcomes Chinese Official Xi Jinping

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China's Vice President Xi Jinping visits the White House Tuesday. While in Washington, Xi will discuss a broad range of bilateral, regional and global issues. He'll also travel to Iowa and California. Xi is widely expected to become China's next president.

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3:13 am
Tue February 14, 2012

Pa.'s Gas Boom Worsens Low-Cost Housing Shortage

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By Emily Reddy

The natural gas boom in Pennsylvania has new workers flooding into the state. That's causing a housing crunch in some communities, as locals get priced out of the rental market. One rural county in the northern part of the state has opened its first homeless shelter.

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