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"Well, this is interesting. It looks like many of the attendees at Australia Fashion Week have traded in super-bright mixed-print mashups (a.k.a. the standard street-style garb) for something a whole lot sleeker: bold black and white. As much as I love a crazy color combo, I have to admit that after so many seasons of seeing everybody in clashing hues, this is an exciting change of course. A monochrome palette looks cool and grown-up, and, best of all, it&amp;#x27;s pretty easy to pull off. And, if you play with pattern and texture&amp;amp;#8212;like the ladies below&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;#x27;s definitely not boring. In their head-to-toe stripes, these gals remind me of the Marc Jacobs spring 2013 show. The sheer top in the second picture keeps the outfit from feeling too heavy, no? The fuzzy black top contrasts so nicely with the clean-lined skirt. (Also of note: her dark pedicure and white ankle-strap shoes. Way to work the theme!) The allover patterns here feel clean, not crazy, thanks to delicate lines and a bright white background. Silky black pants plus an oversize tunic equals slouchy-sleek perfection. And that gray motorcycle jacket? Drool. All of this super straightforward black and white makes me think that the recent industry murmurs about Fashion Week street-style craziness having reached its peak might be true. Or at least on its way to being true. What do you think? Is Fashion Week street style getting more mellow? And, maybe more important, should it? Photos: Getty"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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