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In Our Inbox ... Berlin Fashion Week is a creative and jam packed collection of trade shows, presentations and runway shows---that take place all over the city... Dorothee Schumacher on left One stalwart of German design, Dorothee Schumacher showed fashion savvy designs with international appeal...for a woman much like herself, multi-tasking women...who want to looked pulled together, no matter the occasion. Make-up on all-bold red matte lip with softly rimmed eyes-pnkish brown...flawless skin with a hint of blush Schumacher is one of our favorite designers---of apparel and accessories. We guess an American equivalent might be the high end offerings of Donna Karan = and for Fall/Winter 2013 that meant sumptuous, opulent fabrics-including silky satins, subtle glimmering lurex, tweeds, and trims of neoprene and coated leather... for day/evening, modern classics-sporty o...

"NEW ERA DIVAS" Voluminous sleeves, mixed fabrics with decorative smock collar- and longer back hems that ensure tucked in blouses stay put-or worn as a belted tunic-not too blouse-y in front for a more polished profile, imo Midtown, NYC Cape shearling jacket-with cut as if with 3/4 bracelet sleeves length-to allow for easy use of hands-elegant and practical words/images Judith Ecochard German based fashion designer, Dorothee Schumacher's inspiration for her F/W 2012 collection was partly in tribute to the French icon, Madame Grès- acclaimed for the diaphanous silk folds of her long grecian style gowns..."a symbol of modernity if the designs from the 30's and 40's..." prints-playful birds and a "lucky leaf" themes reminiscent of decorative upholstery fabric---but made of luxurious silk-feminine coat with wide sleeves slim skirt-with slit in back also comes with matching pants as seen in the runway show ...