Designer A-Z

Karen Walker

Autumn/Winter 2012

By Jim Shi

20,000 Leagues Under the Sear heads to Brooklyn. That might take a moment to wrap one’s head around, but with a knack for tapping into that girly consumer that is at the heart her core customer, Karen Walker infused her cool and quirky autumn winter 2012 collection with a Victorian-esque romanticism that was smart.

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That meant plenty of ruffled necklines and hems, short dresses in vibrant colours and oversize paisley prints. The New Zealand designer’s playful skirts and pops of neon were the takeaways from the catwalk—not to mention the copious amounts of gold. As for that girly girl? Well, she’ll clearly find the clovers, whales, and fun riff on paisley all the more attractive.