For fall, she gets a black-and-oyster lame dress, a metallic tweed suit and a jet-black silk and wool gown with a beaded back, cutout bodice and mermaid hemline.

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Cut to four years later and Batista, 41, is sitting in the lobby of the InterContinental Hotel in New York City looking through a presentation, in English, his dark hair combed back and wearing an expensive suit, a tightly knotted red tie and dress leather shoes.

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He's dressed in a smart black suit and white dress shirt.

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The show started with clothes in camel, black and gray but these immediately gave way to oversized leopard print sweaters, a short suit in traffic light red and a wispy blue dress with a cutaway hem that was paired with drainpipe trousers.

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He was wearing a charcoal gray suit jacket, a purple dress shirt, and jeans.

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The true concept is that instead of wearing a suit, a professional could wear dress khakis and a tailored shirt.

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Layering a solid turtleneck under a classic tweed suit or simple dress, as seen in Matthew Williamson, Milly and Max Azria's runway shows, is another great way to revive pieces that many consumers already have hanging in their closets.

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You can pick a turtleneck in a snappy color and just pair it with dress trousers for a casual look or go tone-on-tone with a suit and a turtleneck as they did at Calvin Klein and Salvatore Ferragamo for a more sophisticated style.

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