Ms. Cornejo likes pairing the skirts with mannish button-down shirts and biker or army jackets.

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Her long mannish face still glowed from beneath the skin, giving her a ripe ochre coloring.

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The blues riff you hear is an interpretation of Muddy Waters' song, Mannish Boy, and is performed by Nas' father.

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There were tailored suits too and dressing robes worn with mannish trousers.

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Mannish dressing is proving to be a big trend for fall 2013.

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These shoes are at their best paired with smart day looks, like dark trousers or faded jeans with a mannish button-down shirt or blouse.

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On a circle runway, one by one the models walked in trance-like state in sepia-toned lighting showing clothes that ranged from pajama loungewear to mannish jackets to knits to long fluid gowns.

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Outerwear came in one of two iterations there were oversized, mannish coats (some dipped in glittering crystals, others sprouting feathers at the sleeves), and floor-sweeping duster coats (some with mink trims, others mink all over).

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