Erin Fetherston's new collection is quite a departure from previous seasons. After the floaty, feminine elegance of her spring 2009 collection, this came as quite a surprise to myself and many of the other attendees. Like gothic little dolls, the models walked the catwalk in bows, sombre expressions and odd headpieces - some reminiscent of toy-soldier helmets, some looking more like a miniature version of Donnie Darko's mad bunny. The color palette was mainly black, burgundy and pastel florals, evoking a rather dark innocence. As in many other shows this season, bows were everywhere - in this case either small and satiny or large and crusted with jewels. Hemlines were for the most part short and heels were vertiginous, adding to the Tim Burton doll-like effect.

While I liked some of the pieces in the collection, I felt that overall it was rather disappointing. I am a big fan of the darker side of fashion, however this left me rather nonplussed. Here are a couple of my favorite looks, and a couple that I felt should have been left on the drawing board:

The aforementioned Donnie-Darko-bunny hats:

Creepy little doll. I actually really like this jacket:

These boots might be making their way into my closet soon:

This season seems to be all about the patterned or brightly colored tights:


All photos by Kris Krug of Static Photography.