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Hanne Gaby Odiele in Dries van Noten

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked a top editor/buyer/stylish at fashion week what they’re wearing, and the succinct answer is: “It’s Dries.” Belgian designer Dries van Noten is one of the most prized labels by fashion insiders, and when you see his designs up close, as on model Hanna Gaby Odiele, it’s easy to see why. The silk jacket and top from the spring/summer 2012 collection are a collage of digitally printed seventeenth-century botanical etchings and a jungle scene. Almost as gorgeous as Hanna Gaby herself.

And a beauty note: a lot of the top models have been wearing dark, ruby red lipstick this fashion week, in a sort of inversion of fall and spring color palettes.

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Hanne Gaby Odiele Eats an Ice Cream Cone

Model Hanne Gaby Odiele ate a gelato after exiting the Jil Sander show, and a media frenzy ensued. The expression is priceless, but also, I love what she’s wearing. There are tones of pastel pink and blue in the fisherman’s knit sweater that echo the colors in the skirt. Hanne Gaby is definitely one of the best dressed models around.

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Magdalena Frackowiak, Exiting the Fendi Show

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Ruby Aldridge at Ports 1961

You may have already seen this image in some incarnation or other, since there were a lot of us street style photographers on the scene, but I just love model Ruby Aldridge. The idea to pose on the railing outside the Ports 1961 show, with the monolithic New York Public Library rising behind her, was actually hers. What an eye. The hat is Rag & Bone.

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Arizona Muse at Jason Wu

Model-of-the-moment Arizona Muse emerged from the Jason Wu show in hair and makeup – and a black coat with leather edging.

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Ruby Aldridge, Outside Milk Studios

Ruby Aldridge wore inky black from head to toe on the way to a fitting at Milk Studios. The leather jacket is tough but so beautifully tailored. Obviously she’s got the looks to be one of the top models of NY Fashion Week, but the real reason to love her is for her personality: funny, rebellious and super cool.

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Winter Layers, Outside Donna Karan

This model off duty wore a layered look of skirt, sweater, coat and matching bag exiting the Donna Karan show. Just leaving a coat unbuttoned can make an outfit more interesting on milder winter days.

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Karmen Pedaru in a Fur, Exiting Louis Vuitton

Love the high-low mix of a fur coat and cap toe biker boots on Karmen Pedaru, seen here exiting the Louis Vuitton show in Paris.

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Kasia Struss in a Tweed Coat

As tempting as it may be to envelop yourself in a sleeping bag-like coat every day this winter, cloth versions like Kasia Struss’ are a better choice whenever the weather permits. Here she leaves the Donna Karan show in a tweed coat with a rose in hand.

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Snakeskin Pants at DVF

Outside the Diane von Furstenberg show in New York, this model off duty paired a belted blue top with a feather necklace, Fendi bag and snakeskin print pants in one really great ensemble.

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