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"    Photo: Courtesy of Imaxtree and Alessandro Lucioni   Christian Siriano is never one to shy away from drama. The fashion darling and Project Runway winner brought the theatrics to his Fall 2013 runway with a collection inspired by the golden age of the Russian opera\u2014specifically the interiors of the Saint Petersburg Mariinsky Theater.  But this was a new girl for the designer; instead of his usual voluminous gowns, he choose different silhouettes for his evening wear: pants, capes, and detachable collars. &amp;quot;There is nothing big, which is nice,&amp;quot; he explained to us. &amp;quot;I did a new way of evening dressing, things you can take off and wear with other pieces. It gives a customer options if she already has a black gown.&amp;quot; His girl also transformed as she came down the runway as he wanted to tell the story of a woman&amp;#039;s style evolution.    &amp;quot;At the beginning, she is sexy, vampy, and a little more underground,&amp;quot; he noted. &amp;quot;Then, she is courted into this society life of attending the opera, and she fuses that into her life.&amp;quot; The result was an opulent, glamorous line of gilded dresses, embellished peplum tops, baroque-detailed capes, and sleek pant suits.  Proving he remains the king of high-low fashion, he styled the models with his usual Christian Siriano for Payless heels. &amp;quot;[The shoes] are very regal with jewels,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I wanted them to feel edgy and hard and become [more] romantic.&amp;quot; The outfits were completed with Miriam Haskell jewelry. Though you can&amp;#039;t snap up the Fall 2013 kicks for a bit, you can afford some Christian Siriano when his HSN line debuts on February 22. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a totally different world\u2014it&amp;#039;s something for every woman\u2014that was the goal,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;The collection was inspired by the women in my life\u2014my sister, my mother, and the girls who work in my office. And I thought, what do they need for spring?&amp;quot; He went on to describe a sneak peek of the threads. &amp;quot;We did great faux snake moto jackets and skirts in black, silver, and gold, which is quite cool,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;We did some really beautifully oversized organic prints and black cocktail dresses, which are exuberant for that customer. So it will be interesting to see if it works.&amp;quot; Just because he can design for the masses doesn&amp;#039;t mean he is abandoning his A-list followers. When asked who he dreams of dressing for upcoming Academy Awards show, he chose Jessica Chastain. &amp;quot;She is stunning,&amp;quot; he enthused. &amp;quot;I love her.&amp;quot; See the Fall 2013 Christian Siriano Ready-to-Wear collection. See all the Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear collections.  Photo: Courtesy of Imaxtree and Alessandro Lucioni  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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