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Monique Lhuillier is known for her beautiful collections of red carpet gowns and her Fall 2012 collection at NYFW last night was no exception.For the coming season, Lhuillier designed a series of black, sunset orange and 'dragon red' knee - floor length gowns, but gave them a fierce edge with leather and embroidered lace which featured quite heavily throughout the collection - from harness-like leather belts (seen in the gown to the left), to full dresses made up entirely of leather.
Sexy thigh-high slits featured in some of the gowns, but in a classy sort of way - Kind of like, "I'm going to look, but I know that if I touch, then I'm going to regret it".
High glamour hair and make up were chosen to compliment the collection, with a classic wave and statement red lip, alongside thick brows which worked perfectly with the dominating theme.
The show itself was dazzling - quite literally - from the mirror reflecting catwalk, to the sequins and Swarovski detailing reflecting off of the garments. It was jaw-dropping and hypnotising to watch, and literally made you want one of everything that was shown.
Images via Vogue.co.uk - Edited into picks by myself.
What has became apparent in the shows seen already at NYFW, is that women in the fall this year will be a force to be reckoned with - what with the amount of leather, power dresses silhouettes and sheer intimidation that radiates in collections from Christian Siriano, Prabal Gurung, Helmut Lang and of course, Monique Lhuillier.
For a complete look at Monique Lhuillier's Fall 2012 Collection, click here.