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Presented in the grand entrance of the storied Plaza Hotel, Alice + Olivia harkened back to the Jazz Age for fall '11. To be sure, designer Stacey Bendet's super-modern flourishes, from body-clinging sequins to high-waisted, full-bodied skirts, have no interest in looking backwards in time for inspiration, but the Gatsby era suited Bendet just right. While onlookers sipped champagne and nibbled V-Day cupcakes, Burlesque dancer Hazel Honeysuckle took A+O's sky-high platforms out for a shimmy (Our prediction: Chunky, striped heels will storm stores in 2011). And while Bendet introduced more separates into her collection, her true talent is the girly-but-not-saccharine dresses, where lace, feathers and embroidery abound. As Bendet, heavily pregnant with a baby girl, worked the room, Alice + Olivia mainstays like Johnny Weir, Becka Diamond, Kelly Rutherford, and Gabe Saporta rubbed shoulders (even Vanessa Hudgens made a frenzied appearance). The flirty, flapper-inspired collection featured Alice + Olivia at its best, and in the Plaza, no less. Eloise would have been proud.
Click through to see all the looks from the collection, plus some of your fave celebs!
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