Style d' elle: The September Issue

Inspired by the film The September Issue (which is one of my fave films, because my notable fashion icon, Anna Wintour, is starring), I decided to write a post about my own September Issue, but, first, I have to make an intro about what this film is about (for those who have no idea).

The film revolves around the making of the Vogue September 2007 issue. It depicts the effort that goes into making the magazine, and the passion that Grace Coddington, a former model turned creative director and the only person who dares to stand up to Anna Wintour, has for the highly-regarded fashion magazine. In the film, Coddington is often portrayed as the leading victim to Wintour's aggressive personality. However, the relationship between Wintour and Coddington reveals itself to by symbiotic as Wintour recognizes Coddington's expertise and keen eye for design. In the end, Wintour approves most of Coddington's ideas and they appear in the final version of the September issue.

My September Issue is about the Fall 2013 trends and you may consider this post as the Fall 2013 Trend Reports. New month, New season, New fashion era, New buys, New trends, New styles, New us. Whether pretty in pastels, borrowed from the boys, or befurred, coats are fashion's must-have Fall accessory. But extreme outerwear is only part of the story. Also, in the air: nouveau punk, a film-noir, mid-century silhouette, and Savile Row fabrics with a feminine kick. Here, the season's most important trends.

ANARCHY:

Just in time for the Costume Institute's forthcoming Punk exhibition, designers from Junya Watanabe to Donatella Versace channeled the glory days Sid and Nancy, Siouxsie Sioux, and Vivienne Westwood before she was Dame Viv, churning out all manner of tartan, vinyl, chains, studs and spikes.

Oh great Schots. Credit Karl Legerfeld for being first on the tartan train. AFter the Chanel show in Edinburgh, Preen, Gucci and Valentino, among other, all went mad for plaid.

Junya Watanabe

Saint Laurent

Chanel

Versace

CANDY COATED:

Say good-bye to the seasonal affective disorder. From Victoria Beckham to Giambattista Vali, designers whipped up coats in illuminating pastels like baby blue, buttercup yellow, lavender and powder pink. Nothing has more pick-me-up potentials.

Black has just doesn't cut it on the coat front anymore. Derek Lam and Jonathan Saunders all went bold, turning out peacoats and trenches in a rainbow of colors.

Gucci

Louis Vuitton

Giambattista Vali

Victoria Beckham

Proenza Schouler

HIS is HERS:

Oversize topcoats were the other big story in outerwear this season, with Alexander Wang, Jil Sander and Stella McCartney sending out single and double-breasted styles that could' ve been nicked from a boyfriend's closet.

Run y'all buy your own Oxford Kicks. Every woman needs a polished alternative to twering heels. the boyish oxfords and saddle shoes spotted at the pre-fall collections fit the bill.

Givenchy

Stella McCartney

Max Mara

Jil Sander

Trussardi

Marni

Chanel

Stella McCartney

SEXY BEASTS:

All-out or nothing was Fall's fur message. Ultra-shaggy, patchworked, vibrantly colored, oversize - the statement-making pelts spotted at Altuzarra, Tom Ford and Lanvin are not for the tame. The situation got even hairier at the Fendi show, where the models sported fox Mohawks.

Georgio Armani

Tom Ford

Lanvin

Altuzarra

Fendi

THE MASCULIN MYSTIQUE:

What's new about herringbone, houndstouth, pinstripes and Prince of Wales checks? Plenty when you have the likes of Haider Ackermann, Lanvin's Alber Elbaz and Dries Van Noten reimagining the classic haberdashery fabrics, draping them like silk, or, even better, embroidering them with feathers.

Dolce & Gabbana

Rag & Bone

Dries Van Noten

Lanvin

Haider Ackermann

ANIMAL COLLECTION:

From head-to-toe spots roaring into view at Giambatista Valli, Givenchy and Lanvin, lepard print earned its status as "the new neutral".