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Byline: Anna Wintour
I've long believed that the content of fashion does not materialize spontaneously but, in ways both mysterious and uncanny, emerges from the fabric of the times. That fabric has recently been darkly threaded by war and uncertainty. The result has been the emergence of the restrained elegance that dominated the fall runways, a mood brightened by ingenious and delightful flourishes-from thirties pumps to jeweled brooches. Miuccia Prada has led the way: her quirkily classical personal style just seems to resonate with all of us right now; Miuccia never looks predictable but always appropriate.
Individualism is the exciting new norm, a reflection perhaps of a general distrust of institutional authority. So when Kirsten Dunst does her own thing on the red carpet, she's manifesting an increasingly widespread attitude that we as individuals will be the judge of what's best and right. What looks wrong this fall ...