
Sui’s Delightful Fall – Anna Sui continued to reign as one of New York Fashion Week’s most whimsical designers with her fall 2012 collection featuring playful prints, youthful shapes and owl caps. Overlooking the more quirky elements, however, the showing also delivered solid fashion featuring divine color and fabric combinations ranging from fuchsia silks to olive-green velvets. Light layers with a hint of 60′s flavor dominated the runway with large kaftans, tweed skirts and faux fur coats.

Donna Karan’s Strong Suiting – Last season it was the country of Haiti that inspired Donna Karan’s namesake line, and for fall 2012 it is the confidence and allure of woman–even in the menswear dominated field of suiting–which influenced the American designer’s latest collection. A color palette of grey, red and black was offered on the runway with models donning pinstripes, mohair and jersey in sharply tailored shapes. Outerwear also had a masculine influence made of boxy silhouettes and strong shoulders. Saving a sense of ultra-femininity until the end, Karan closed the show with drapey silhouettes that showcased bare arms and legs in slinky fabric.

A Collective Force – Purple Fashion taps up and comers Saskia de Brauw, Daria Strokous and Aymeline Valade for its spring-summer cover. The trio wears Balenciaga in front of Terry Richardson’s lens.

The Virgin Spring – Photographer Sølve Sundsbø and stylist George Cortina team up for a story of ethereal beauty published in the March edition of Vogue Japan. Models Saskia de Brauw and Kinga Rajzak are haunting visions in white with the spring designs of Givenchy, Chanel, Tom Ford and Alexander McQueen amongst others taking center stage. Makeup artist Hannah Murray gives the girls a perfect glow while hair stylist Samantha Hillerby keeps their coifs understated.

Edge of Spring – Saskia de Brauw shows off an edgy minimalism for Zara’s spring-summer 2012 campaign. After appearing in advertisements for Loewe, Max Mara and Chanel earlier this season; Saskia shows off her commercial side in slinky silhouettes, spring pastels and sheer dresses.

Saskia’s Moment – After appearing in campaigns for Chanel and Max Mara, Saskia de Brauw racks up yet another spring 2012 campaign with Spanish label Loewe’s new advertisements. Photographed by Mert & Marcus with styling by Katie Grand, Saskia has a hot, spring rendezvous with male model Cristian Cruz.