By Justin Fenner

If the holidays really are the most wonderful time of the year, then by all logic December’s magazine covers should offer some of the best photographs of 2012. So far, this month’s crop of glossy imagery isn’t disappointing: Marion Cotillard looks stunning swaddled in red silk on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK, while Taylor Swift makes refreshingly monochromatic appearances on the covers of Elle Canada and American Bazaar. But let’s not forget the models – Candice Swanepoel looks hauntingly beautiful on the cover of 10 Magazine, and Kate Moss‘s enduring beauty graces the covers of Elle Japan and Vanity Fair.

A look at the December covers we’ve seen so far, here in the gallery.

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By Justin Fenner

The line between dressing for the office and dressing for the opera gets obscured by rich damasks, fur trimmings, and gobs of costume jewelry in Vera Wang‘s Pre-Fall 2013 collection.

The offering is heavy on the kind of sparkle generally associated with dressing for a special occasion, but applied to clothing that would otherwise look like daywear. A shift dress cut from a shiny orange and gray jacquard looked utterly luxurious paired with leather elbow length gloves, but the suit trimmed with silk ruffles at the shoulders turns up the glamour in a different and unexpected way.

Photos courtesy of Vera Wang.

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By Christina Perez

Designer shake-ups, editor switcheroos, and more peplums than you could shake a hip at: 2012 had it all. Herein, we break down the biggest fashion stories of the year, alphabet style. Click through to relive it all – the gossip, glory, triumphs, scandals, and everything in between – in our most extensive year-end recap yet.

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By Justin Fenner

Don’t be fooled by the simple shapes in Erdem Moralioglu’s Pre-Fall 2013 collection; the pieces in this offering are actually incredibly complex, thanks to the designer’s masterful combinations of materials like PVC, leather, lace, and organza.

Moralioglu said he was inspired by the 1965 film Pleasures of the Flesh, which made him think about “mixing things that don’t really go together, of things that are a little bit wrong.” That manifested in a number of ways: a prim floral-printed silk was cut into a houndstooth pattern and then sewn onto a transparent raincoat, and huge multicolored paillettes that looked like fish scales were layered over another flowery dress. A closer look at a pair of what appeared to be lace trousers revealed that they’re actually made from leather pretending to be broderie anglaise, and the yoke of one sweet-looking pink, yellow, and blue dress was made from clear PVC.

By applying new fabrication techniques to classic shapes, Moralioglu freed himself up for a little exploration while ensuring that these clothes will make sense to customers when they hit the selling floor. And what’s more exciting than people actually wearing these rather experimental looks?

Photos courtesy of Erdem.

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