WWD: Thakoon RTW Fall 2012

Classic ladies are not Thakoon Panichgul's type, so it was surprising to see him build his fall collection around prim shapes, such as short, straight dresses with three-quarter sleeves. The models were prom ready in messy French twists and painted pouts that matched the shades pulsing on the clothes (magenta, fuchsia and cherry red ) — colors of the heart. This was Panichgul in the mood for love. "I was feeling something a bit more romantic," he said during a preview. "It's charming in an old school way, like romantic New York." That seems almost quaint in the wake of his last two shows, stellar affairs steeped in ethnic references as disparate as maharajas and Marie Antoinette. For the full collection: http://bit.ly/xWBwXb