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Matthew Williamson’s Spring 2010 collection contained barely a hint of the flowy boho that made him famous. The parade of skinny pants, sharp chartreuse jackets and body-con dresses in arty prints and wild colours–that much hasn’t changed–was harder and more structured than previous efforts. Williamson also seemed thrilled to be showing at home–that way, he says, his parents can make it to the show. Video after the jump.

Welcome to London Fashion Week! After religiously checking the weather for days before my departure, this fashionista has been blessed with dry weather and sunshine—shocking for this city.

No major Anna Wintour sightings yet—although she is reported to be here covering the shows for the 25th anniversary of the British Fashion Council. I did spy her at the fall shows last February in New York, though, so I know exactly what the tiny bobbed one looks like in person. I’m keeping my peepers peeled!

Phillip Lim showed a machine washable suit and other saleable wonders at his spring show. [YouTube]

Proenza Schouler did high-style OP (that’s Ocean Pacific, kids)–think tie-dyed minis and sporty shirt dresses–mixed with vibrant, shimmering embroidery and bold animal prints. [Style.com]

Rodarte’s Mulleavy sisters, arbiters of creepy cool, sent an apocalyptic collection out the door yesterday–quite a change from the girly hues and ruffles we’ve been looking at so far this week. We’re not sure if they’ve been reading The Road, but the shredded and burned fabrics draped into their now familiar short, piecey dresses wouldn’t […]

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Ever the apex of New York Fashion Week, the Marc Jacobs show hit the catwalk last night in a cloud of pastels and kabuki makeup. If Jacobs’ fall collection was hard, spring is almost defiantly soft, a reaction, he told Style.com, against all the studs and black leather of late. Volume in the form of […]

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We are going to need every brightly coloured, boldly printed piece from Derek Lam’s collection. [YouTube]

No shortage of prints at Diane von Furstenberg either. The collection pulled in everything from Egypt to the Pre-Raphaelites to hippie chic. Video and more NY Fashion Week news, after the jump.

Are you ready for some football? Alexander Wang mixed sweatshirt fleece and caramel leather for a pigskin-inspired spring collection.

Jason Wu went crazy with pattern and colour, but the show somehow still seemed refined. Cathy Horyn thought it was all a bit precious. [Style.com, NYTimes]

A video “prequel” to Gareth Pugh’s Spring 2010 collection, which reveals the line’s inspiration, debuted last night on showstudio.com. It’s suitably bizarre. [Showstudio]

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We always suspected that being a model essentially entailed montages of swinging around guitars and shopping bags and running down hallways barefoot in an evening gown, and Coco Rocha has confirmed our suspicions. Rocha has conceived a bit of fun self-promotion for Modelina.com, set to JET’s “She’s a Genius.” It’s basically a fantasy day in the life of a Rocha, created to promote Fashion’s Night Out.

Check out the photo’s below from FNO: Rocha, Alexander Wang, Sessilee Lopez, Raquel Zimmermann et al. rock out on inflatable air guitars.

Vena Cava and BCBG showed yesterday during opening day at New York Fashion Week, but the designer that captured everyone’s attention (despite a 9 a.m. timeslot) was Michael Angel and his wild, angular prints. More pics at the link.  [StyleBubble]

Vena Cava was apparently no slouch either, setting the collection of smart dresses against the backdrop of a Fiery Furnaces performance. [Fashionista]

[YouTube] More coverage of New York Fashion Week

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