How do you feel about bandage dresses?
Herve Leger, who debuted his signature line in 1985, created the body-con frocks when he had a lightbulb moment to wrap scrap fabric into a piece of clothing. Bandage dresses were everywhere in the late '80s and early '90s, and then took off again when Leger was relaunced by BCBG's Max Azria in April 2007.
These looks, from Leger's Resort 2010 collection, are basically the newest of the new for the style. Are you in love or over it?
Alber Elbaz created an "Acapulco-inspired" resort collection for 2010, which apparently means party colours, cinched waists and never a bare head in sight. Do you like what he's doing?
Miuccia Prada swapped austerity for a fun, pretty and tropical feel for her resort offerings this week. Last season, the designer presented stern tailoring in a sombre palette of browns and dark greens. If Prada was ever going to show a sign of optimism, this collection is it.
Nicolas Ghesquiere based some of Balenciaga's Resort 2010 collection on the brand's archives - Cristobal Balenciaga designs from the '50s and '60s - but as for the bulk of his imagination, we got refreshing and new. Screw the economy; Ghesquiere was out to prove his creative prowess.
All we can say is that with skirts as short as he took them, we're glad we write about and dress models rather than walk the runway.
Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda
It was a head-to-toe look from the Michael Kors Resort 2010 collection for Coco Rocha (minus a headwrap), while Hilary Rhoda chose a more revealing asymmetric number. Which model pulled off her style better at the 2009 CFDA Awards?
Okay, so you're dad's an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor and your mum is, well one of the hottest women in Hollywood. With that in the family, it was hardly surprising that Tallulah Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, used her star status to bag herself a internship at Harper's Bazaar.
Whilst most interns leave the office wishing they could spend some 'quality one-on-one time' with the samples in the fashion closet, Tallullah is sporting the same designer gear as she sits next to the same editors that she runs around for during the day at the resort shows in New York.
Not bad for an intern, eh?
Some of resort's most unique looks were Christopher Kane's mushroom-cloud dresses, based on images from the UK Ministry of Defence's free public-access website.
Like the designer's gorilla prints, which Kristen Stewart seemed to enjoy, we predict the frocks will appeal to a certain crowd. But do they appeal to you?
I firmly believe that Stefano Pilati is to Yves Saint Laurent what Karl Lagerfeld is to Chanel. Don't agree with me? Over the past few seasons, like Karl, Pilati has been able to take a classic powerhouse brand and continue to develop the classic elements but channel them in a modern way that is relevant. The recent success of the "New Vintage" collection for the brand is evidence of that. After being launched in Barneys this week, the collection completely sold out the same afternoon, and the brand continues to do well amongst a young generation. Still disagree with me?
