Clockwise from top: Yeohlee’s wool coat; Patricia Underwood’s fel-ted rabbit fur hat; Calvin Klein’s silk and matte cashmere coat and silk and cashmere shirt; Valextra’s leather bag; Tod’s calfskin shoe; Calvin Klein’s wool felt bootie.

Trend: Stark Victory

May 2008

Designers are heeding the less-is-more motto. Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa, Yves Saint Laurent’s Stefano Pilati and Marc Jacobs are only a few who are stripping down clothes to the plain and spare. But with a stark palette and an exact silhouette, the mood is more than just pared-down minimal; it’s decidedly austere.Another case in point is Yeohlee Teng, whose collection was inspired in part by the Shakers. It doesn’t get simpler than that.

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