The newest TV drama to debut on United States television this fall is Pan Am - a series based on the Evening Dresses airline and its flight attendants. Like Mad Men, this period drama is bound to inspire fashion and Raoul is already at the forefront with a Fall collection that is reminiscent of the glamour and graphic simplicity of the suits and skirt/blouse uniforms of the Pan Am girls in the late Formal Dresses and early 1970s. Combined with the essence of 1990s minimalism, the result is a strong collection of clean graphic lines in a mix of luxurious fabrics such as heavy wool and tweed, all beautifully contrasted with leather, double georgette and silk. Simple 1960s-inspired shift dresses in fluorescent red or ultra violet alternate with Graduation Dresses-influenced high-waisted wide-legged trousers and A-line skirts in a choice of four lengths, which work perfectly with signature tailored shirts and scarf and tie blouses. The latter was also reworked into dresses by combining with leather or colour-blocked to great effect short prom dresses floor-length pleated dresses provide understated evening elegance.