It’s fall in the northern hemisphere, so you know what that means: Every fashion outlet is going to start writing about how plaid is trending again. No way, really?! According to The Independent, though, there’s one key difference this year, which is the injection of pastels and neons into the patterns, which actually does make the news a little more interesting. It also makes a new solo exhibition of work by the expressive French ceramic artist Alice Gavalet — her first in the US, at Twenty First gallery in New York — feel even more timely.