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February 6, 2007—Some collection scream their theme or inspiration, but Chaiken’s semi-Indian influences were subtle and not a dominating mantra for each look - using several beaded belts that had an ethnic flair, draping a silk black sari over a cashmere turtle neck and covering the runway in Indian carpets. Overall, the collection was casual, with loose wool trousers, tons of cardigans and plenty of knitwear. A shock of colored cashmere floor length dresses closed out the show. The colors were a nice touch at the end, but the low-waisted hit of the bottom portion of the dress will only work on super tall and super skinny gals.

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Color Palette: black, grey, jeweled tones (peridot, sapphire, emerald, ruby)

Standout Looks: black/white wool hound's-tooth trench coat; above-the-knee grey wool flannel skirt with buttons along the back with crisp white shirt

For the Bagista Who: will buy a grey tote in the perfect shade now and still enjoy it in the fall/winter

Celeb Sightings: Cynthia Nixon of Sex and The City, Kelly Rowland, Juliana Margolis, Donald Trump, Jr., Laura Bennett of Project Runway-Season 3

Pamela Pekerman

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