Fashion design oddities are just another day for Gareth Pugh and Maison Martin Margiela.

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But designers like Jonathan Saunders, Marc Jacobs and Miuccia Prada, who said she took the collection back to "primitive" eroticism [style.com] pushed the limits of textiles, layering and pattern-mixing as well as shoe design, respectively.

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Wondering where all these bizarre designs are coming from? When the chips are down, designers keep us shopping by giving us something we don't have. They throw our standard needs and buying trends out the window and opt to surprise us instead. Are you surprised?

In the WWD post, "Did New York Dazzle?" Sharon Edelson explores these ideas:

"We're feeling the winds from the south blowing north," Atkin says, referring to U.S. economic woes. "Our customers are shopping, but more differently than ever. We're all examining and stepping back. When there's economic instability and people are questioning their purchasing, that's the time to look at the luxury world and elevate and push it. We have to edit our collections to the most beautiful parts of the collection." Read the entire article here