In fashion and in art, color and pattern are usually leading influences in the creation of a design or print. The color creates an emotion, a direction, a palette that then shapes the rest of a collection. So when color is removed from the equation and all a designer has to rely on is the intricate, specific and structured creation of details and shapes, true talent is given the freedom to take form. In this seasons 2011 collection by Fashion veteran, Donna Karan, that talent and raw ability was the basis to one of the most feminine and visual alluring collections on the runway. What may appear to one eye as a blurring and blending of nude and neutral tones, is really a perfected execution of intricate design. Karan has become known for her ability to drape a fabric perfectly to graze over the female form. Her lines are directed in the formation of a silhouette, her layering allows for volume in all the right places, her details give delicate hints to that innate desire to feel like a goddess regardless of who we may be or where we may be going...
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