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Sophie Theallet, Sophie Theallet Fashion brand, Sophie Theallet Fashion, Sophie Theallet Official Website, Those gorgeously gathered dirndl dresses—some in a delicate French floral cotton that is apparently très cher—were finished with mussed hair and slouchy, tasseled suede boots.

Those gorgeously gathered dirndl dresses—some in a delicate French floral cotton that is apparently très cher—were finished wi...

Today was Sophie Théallet's first show since winning the big CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund purse.

Ever the prudent design veteran, she explained a week ago in her Brooklyn studio, "I make wise choices. It's not going to change tomorrow." What is wise, of course, is funneling some of that cash into luxe fabrics and new categories.

That's what Théallet did today in a collection that was appropriately inspired by fairy tales and recapturing the magic in fashion.

There was a continuation of the bohemian gypsy trip she started last Fall, though now it was laced with a seventies-era louche-ness.

Those gorgeously gathered dirndl dresses—some in a delicate French floral cotton that is apparently très cher—were finished with mussed hair and slouchy, tasseled suede boots.