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COVER STORY | NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

New York Fashion Week gets dark and masculine

Masculine looks with feminine touches dominate 2012 collections

By Christopher Muther

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 16, 2012

NEW YORK - Phillip Lim wasn’t kidding when the DJ at his Monday afternoon show played the James Brown standard “It’s a Man’s World.’’ Through the technical difficulties of a hyperactive fog machine, models in panel cape jackets and silver PVC collars neatly summed up Lim’s idea of the strong woman in masculine tailoring. With unapologetic and nuanced nods to superheroes, Lim’s ensembles balanced menswear silhouettes with feminine touches such as peplum blouses.

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