is this non-fat?

I am laughing my ass off right now. I just looked through the Dsquared2 show and I think it is genius - other than the fact that it is a straight up reference (copy) of the Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia shoot Hollywood Style 2005, which was probably one of the most genius and hilarious shoots ever.

Let us compare them. We will start with the Vogue Italia shoot.

(Vogue Italia)

Note the blatant references of certain young celebrities, including but not limited to MK and Ashley Olsen, Nicole Richie Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, etc. and their love of hot young boys, personal assistants, and of course, their one true love, Starbucks. When this was published, I spent a good few hours analyzing who was supposed to be who. It was too much fun.

(wwd.com)

All that's missing from the runway show are the extras. Note the hats, sunglasses, over sized bags, and the Starbucks. As much as I laughed when I saw this, there are a few styling details that are pretty awesome, once you get past the glorified Abercrombie & Fitch look that Dan and Dean tend to go for. They are probably the weirdest/grossest designers, ever. With their matching plastic surgery, I bet they have sex with each other. And that is wrong. Because they are brothers.

christopher bailey, will you marry me?

Leave it to the Italian shows to renew my faith in fashion. After the giant disappointment of London, Milan is kicking it up a notch.

Christopher Bailey presented an awesome collection for Burberry Prorsum that was part prairie, part Gothic, part Victorian bag lady. It was super dark and sombre, yet at the same time totally youthful.

(wwd.com)

He brought the hemlines down to right below the knee, with flowing, dirndl skirts coming out of slim and shrunken bodices. Refreshing after all the bandage dress bullshit, no? The white dresses with the gray tights and crazy platform sneaker booties are so simple, yet perfect. I wish I could describe them better, they are sort of baby doll, but not really. My costume history is failing me right now. And I love the felted wool cowls with the heavy sweaters, I just cant imagine how ginormous they were before they were felted. The fur cowls are lined in the Burberry plaid, it's a nice ode to classic Burberry.

Check out these crazy shoes. Crazy.

(style.com)

ermanno scervino, i'm sort of obsessed with you

I was browsing the Milan shows, and came across a name I'd never heard before. The Ermanno Scervino show is a funny mix of bad-ass boots and party dresses with rad jackets and cheesy charmeuse red carpet dresses. This weird combination can be found a lot in Milan; as much as the Italians are the masters of tailoring, they have a major cheese factor, especially with the lesser known brands. But when you take out the cheesy and not very well done red carpet dresses you are left with some awesome tailored winter coats and hot hot dresses. And let's not forget those boots.

(wwd.com)

I know the combination of puffer jacket and fancy dress has been done before, but these puffer jackets are just too cool. And I might just have to kill someone to get one of those knit collared coats.

Off to be crafty with some ladies! Michael's here we come!!!