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Those who are can look rich, and those who aren't can look rich," said Wendy Liebmann, president of WSL Strategic Retail consultants. To look rich in next fall's fashions, consumers can scarcely find a designer who does not indulge in luscious textures and decorative design. This week, Oscar de la Renta delighted his high-end clientele with embroidered sable trim coats, nubbly tweeds glinting with silver sparkles and bejeweled sweaters with fur collars. Bill Blass decorated silk cocktail dresses with sable trim and wove silver metallic thread through tweed jackets and coats, while Carolina Herrera evoked a jet-set ski trip to the Alps, with sporty cropped jackets in dark sable and reversible mink of chocolate and gold. Fur was simply everywhere -- in shawls, stoles, shrugs and sweaters. Douglas Hannant dyed a mink hooded halter vest an eggplant hue, Jeffrey Chow colored a fox capelet cinnamon and Michael Kors unveiled a show-stopping mink poncho in lavender. Chaiken showed short fur stoles over nude mesh tops, and shrugs were popular at Vera Wang and Narciso Rodriguez. "There's a lot of fur," said Jaqui Lividini, senior vice president, fashion merchandising, at Saks Fifth Avenue. "It feels very glamorous, but it's not the kind of sexpot glamour we've seen in the past. It's more of an innocent glamour." Designer Michael Kors used paisley print for a fringed scarf skirt, off-the-shoulder blouse and halter dress, while Nicole Miller used peacock prints. Narciso Rodriguez used contrasting seams and ribbons to accent his structured solids. Textures and patterns that evoke earlier eras such as the Victorian or Art Deco ages will be popular for fall, said Ben Gomes of the fashion and trend information company OPR. "We are looking for things that are very reassuring and comfortable and also very interesting. We're looking for things that are gratifying," he said. Liebmann said she saw consumers craving an "emotional richness." "Multiple textures and beading and silks give a sense of richness emotionally and financially in a time that is pretty bare of that," she said. "It's the economy. It's an uncertain economy. It's an uncertain world geopolitically." More than a few designers this week liberally mixed looks, combining dense with sheer or rough with smooth. "A great tweed jacket with a satin skirt is perfect, and it's not a typical combination," Lividini said. "It's consumer- friendly. It's very commercially viable. It's very much what the customer wants right now. "I think the New York designers are on the right track," she said. More than 100 designers showed their latest collections this week in New York. The semi-annual event wraps up on Friday with shows by trendsetting Ralph Lauren and elegant gownmaker Richard Tyler. 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