The white shirt, black bottom, and black neckpiece never looked so femme-fatale as on the fall ’11 runways.

Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu, Yigal Azrouel, Ralph Lauren, all images via Style.com.

Dresses may have veered more on the conservative side, but a healthy dose of sexiness was still preserved with hip-grazing slits.

Jenni Kayne, Preen, Altuzara, Jeremy Laing, all images via Style.com.

Designers found a new way to wear the leather skirt, and paired it with casual-chic tops like heather-gray button-ups and sweatshirt-like sweaters.

Rachel Comey, Tommy Hilfiger, Vena Cava, Marc Jacobs, images via Style.com and NYMag.

We’ve been seeing more and more ponchos on the street, and it seemed that designers were paying attention this season, sending out tons of options for all cape and poncho lovers ranging from preppy All-American types to those seeking more of a glammed-out steez.

Alexander Wang, Zero +Maria Cornejo, Karen Walker, Rag & Bone, all images via Style.com.