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Boobies.

It’s about time for us all to go around the circle and name our favorite trends from the Fall 2010.

I’ll go ahead and start with breasts. No, seriously. And it’s about time - they’ve been out of style for some time now, and I’m glad to see they’ve made an appearance, however scarce. Look, designers. You’ve been anti-boob for a while now and I get it, I think. The focus is the clothes. And clothes hang well on a body that’s straight up and down. Right?

Not necessarily. As Marc and Miuccia have shown us, clothes can look really, really awesome on breasts. Because breasts are really, really awesome. Ask any guy you know.

And it took a few Victoria’s Secret knockouts (plus a certain Stunning Ms. Stone) to show us the light. After all, clothes are made to be worn; they’re supposed to make a gal look good, not look good on their own. These clothes were highlighting the very features that make a woman womanly.

It was only a couple designers this season - let’s hope they get the ball rolling. Because check out how great boobies can be, guys.

Oh. And also:

It’s… sort of cool? That Erin Wasson walked this show? Even if her personal style is a little contradictory to the collection, it’s like when she modeled for the J.Crew catalogue. And I thought that was sort of cool, too. I mean she looks great here.

Kind of.

Erin, why are your legs so orange while your face is so pale? And why did they put you in a white coat to emphasize it? Did no one notice that your bottom half had reached oompa loompa territory? Isn’t that in a model contract somewhere - don’t dye your legs orange? Yeek.

I mean, it’s fine. It is. She’s still beautiful. The coat still looks great. It’s just a little… disconcerting.

Stellllaaaaa! (sorry.)

Who else is going to send black trousers and a black sweater down the runway and make it look revolutionary? (see below)

We’ve seen a lot of polished and simple this season, and I could not be more excited about it, really. But it seems like while everyone else is trying to ‘reinvent’ it, Stella McCartney defined it. And who better? Simple faces on the models, hair pulled back - sound familiar?

So let’s give thanks for Stella, for showing that you don’t need to reinvent simple elegance - especially when it’s so hard to master in the first place.

One thing, though. This dress, and the many that looked just like it:

Hard not to love - and why? The proportions. Itty-bitty little dress and Joan Smalls’ mind-bogglingly long legs. I think it’s beautiful, but c’mon - could it possibly look that good on ANYONE else?

Leg envy aside, I’m sold. Bad Streetcar pun and all.

Marc Jacobs, briefly.

This?

Stunning. The fishscale sequins, the simple, elegant, ultra-sexy silhouette. Those GLOVES. in that COLOR! Demure, classic, beautiful.

Bless you, Marc Jacobs.

AW2010, thus far: A.Wang/J.Stuart

This was going to be a post about Alexander Wang’s recent autumn/winter 2010 show. a summary: wasn’t feeling it. The business-suit cutouts? The velvet? The greasy-goth makeup? All seemed to try just a tad too hard. Look, Alex Wang’s a great designer and he’s got many a fantastic season ahead of him. But AW2010 left us even more over vampires than we are already.

But Jill Stuart gave us a collection that made it easy to actually glimpse into the sartorial future. A deep, rich color palate, some stunning mixing of textures and patterns, dramatic draping and tailoring, and a killer pair of boots: all things I can’t wait for fall to wear.

It even makes me a little giddy for some rich fall plaids, like this last photo. And no, this isn’t Williamsburg plaid, nor is it Catholic schoolgirl. It’s good ol’ scottish tartan. In this interview with the Examiner, Stuart talks about her first collection and its kilt skirt that appears in Clueless.

So basically, I’m looking forward to this next fall:

Who’s with me?