Borders shift, fortunes fall, colors fade, lovers drift, spouses hang by the thread of that dotted line.

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Those rich, fall-like colors were readily visible: Plums, as in a crepe jumpsuit with a silk georgette blouse and long leather plum gloves.

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Over many years you would see seasons progress very predictably: the bare trees of winter, giving way to the green tinge of spring, the full leafing out of summer and the blazing colors of fall.

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The Fall 2012 palette embraces many of the rich colors of autumn, such as, warm and cold natural beige, chestnut, brick red, copper, orange, musk green, blue and grey.

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Limited to a single bronzer, nails and lips, the first collection, which will debut this fall, will feature six nail and lip colors, with two new shades added each season.

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Last fall the company expanded the line 15% to more than 300 colors and textures.

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He's involved in every aspect of the business from discovering a new supplier of biodynamic Brazilian beans on a trip last fall to Espiritu Santo to the roasting to the choice of paint colors for the company's newest cafe (his current favorite is a grayish white called Benjamin Moore Dove Wing 960).

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"When these pieces hit the store in June or July, depending on the part of the country, it can be 80 or 90 degrees, so we're not only looking for really wow emotional pieces for the fall season with fur and leather, but also for lighter weights" and lighter colors, says Colleen Sherin, senior women's fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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His fall collection has brushed-cotton trousers cut like jeans, available in half a dozen colors that include autumnal reds and oranges.

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