8 trends to watch from New York Fashion Week Fall 2012

A model walks the runway at the DKNY Women's Fall 2012 fashion show. (Getty Images) Credit: A model walks the runway at the DKNY Women's Fall 2012 fashion show. (Getty Images)
The end of fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week brought with it the inevitable forecasting of on-the-cusp trends. While it's still too early to tell which styles the masses will take to, here are eight strong, recurring fall/winter looks that emerged from last week's fashion spectacle.
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Last season's PEPLUM isn't going anywhere, with scores of designers still showing puffs of volume at the waist.
The mixture of DARK BLUE AND BLACK was a combo seen on runways from Carolina Herrera to Prabal Gurung.
Modern SUITING was huge, with designers showing thoughtful, chic ways to wear trousers or skirts and matching blazers.
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