Sheer, white-wool side panels hang in room corners and "soften the overall effect, " Ms. Workman says.

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Socks haven't always just been strips of white cotton or wool.

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As an example, she cited her very first item at Tuesday's presentation: A sleeveless gray wool jumper with a low V-neck and white button-down shirt attached inside.

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Her offerings include a plum-colored halter dress covered in satin flowers, a more tailored dress in black wool with more sharply cut flowers, and a white sheer man-tailored shirt paired with black evening shorts and a full-cut long black coat.

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And a white silk shell, navy textured tweed lame jacket, and marine wool silk jacquard pant combo looked perfect for the editor at work.

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He stuck mostly with pant suits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of white-and-black stripes and large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue.

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