After taking on the tents at the new Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week home in Lincoln Center, Andrew Buckler decided to take his work out of the tents and several neighborhoods south into SoHo, and the scale is both impressive and palpable, as Buckler shut down an entire block to set the stage for his Fall 2011 collection. Buckler’s dedication to his craft has always been apparent through his attention to details, but going through bureaucratic hassle to find the perfect stage for his theme—artists using the street as a medium to communicate messages—is a whole new level.

Last season, Buckler’s designs were decidedly Bauhaus with splashes of primary shades throughout. However, this season Buckler goes back to black and conducts his business with what he does best—lean, long and layered silhouette with fitted pants. Tailored jackets, long, cable knit cardigans and refined wool gabardine tuxedo toppers add to the collection’s somber look, which seems to bring back an age-old New York City fashion stereotype.

As for how street-art played into the collection, the splashes of highlighter yellow dashed across paneled jeans and parka, and comes equipped with the same intent to shock that street art possesses.