There were many beautifully constructed plaid and houndstooth jackets, short suits and coats.

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An oversized houndstooth print was shown in various shapes ranging from a skirt with a leather border to a boyfriend sweater.

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And there were shorts, albeit in fall and winter fabrics, like houndstooth.

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Along with the stripes, Kors also showed mod, Mary Quant-esque coats and dresses in punchy blues, arresting yellows and abstracted black and white houndstooth.

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They remembered Aaron and those lost in the storm not just with their hearts, but on their helmets -- with a houndstooth ribbon and the number 77.

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Houndstooth set off one of Tommy Hilfiger's coats for women.

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He also showed houndstooth patterns in graphic black and white as in a mink wrap and in blue and black as in a pencil skirt and a pant suit.

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Oh, and some herringbone and houndstooth in between.

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