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Today’s runway show in our ongoing coverage of the fall 2006 fashion collections is Derek Lam! Sorry, I’m in a slightly goofy mood tonight. Anyway, I wasn’t terribly familiar with Derek Lam before looking at this collection, but I will pay more attention to him in the future!

Look! A cape! Several of Derek Lam’s coats (and, like most of the other shows, he had quite a few) were very cape-like and I think this one actually is a cape (if not, it does a very good imitation). I like capes and I like even more seeing some coats that are different from the norm. Again, the palatte is mostly black and white, but with far fewer solid black outfits it avoided being oppressive.

I like the pants on this outfit. They are not the typical pencil or flared pants that we have seen over and over. They have some great military-like details down the side and around the pockets. I really like how the look turned out. It is very original and interesting. It definately catches the eye. They are a little slouchy for my taste, but it works really well for the design. I noticed that these pants appeared on the runway twice, so the designer must like them a lot too!

There was a lot of elegance in the dresses and gowns in this collection. The details, like the ones on this bodice, added a lot of interesting and unique elements to the designs. The gowns were flowy and flattering. I was really pleased with how flattering many of the dresses in this collection were, they really acentuated the model’s figures (what figures they have) very well.

I liked this collection a lot. It was great to see something original and find so many great details. I will definately keep an eye on Derek Lam’s future collections!