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New York Fashion Week: Days 7 and 8

As our beloved fashion week draws to a close, it certainly ends with a bang. I found the Marchesa and Anna Sui lines especially noteworthy and creative. So take a look!

First, I must say that I think Marchesa is one of the few American clothing lines that gets as close as possible to being couture without actually being couture. Each dress is without a doubt a work of art, and upon seeing several pieces I was left literally speechless. Using a mixture of shimmers, pastels, lights and darks, Marchesa designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig created a spring line brings a unique artistic style and perspective to Spring 2011. I only wish I had oodles of galas to go to, because I would be wearing Marchesa at every single one of them. Here are some of Chapman and Craig’s unbelievable creations:

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While Anna Sui is not perhaps luxurious high style, she is absolutely so much fun. Sui is known for being a little bit quirky and a little bit rock and roll, and her Spring 2011 collection is no different. Taking cues from a more western inspiration, the 1920s, and a 1960s bohemia, Sui put together a line that is as much fun to look at as it must be to wear. Here are some of my favorites from the collection:

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That’s all from fashion week! You can check out so many more shows online at nymag.com, style.com, and others! What were your favorite shows?

Elyssa Goodman likes words and pictures a lot. She is a Style Consultant at Her Campus, was previously the publication's first Style Editor, and has been with the magazine since its inception in 2009. Elyssa graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied Professional Writing, Creative Writing, and Photography. As an undergraduate, she founded and was the editor-in-chief of The Cut, Carnegie Mellon's Music Magazine. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elyssa now lives and works in New York City as Miss Manhattan, a freelance writer, photographer, stylist and social media consultant. Her work has appeared in Vice, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, Glamour, The New Yorker, Artforum, Bust, Bullett, Time Out New York, Nerve.com, and many other publications across the globe. Elyssa is also the photographer of the book "Awkwafina's NYC," written by Nora "Awkwafina" Lum. She loves New York punk circa 1973, old-school photobooths, macaroni and cheese, and Marilyn Monroe. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @MissManhattanNY.