Read Cintra Wilon’s (of the International Herald Tribune) article about her foray into the Balenciaga store in NYC and was forced to nod my head slowly and uncontrollably. She posits in a round about way that the emperor has no clothes syndrome might have affected Nicolas Ghesquiere and Balenciaga as a whole this season. Does he care? Probably not. Why would he, when she does an about face midway through the article and says:

Ghesquiere’s genius is big and bold enough to give nudity a run for its money. It is the work of an angel.

I guess the reason I am pointing the article out is because it was somewhat amusing how she pestered the sales staff particularly the head sales clerk. She did it to the point where she was being sort of smarmy writer for a reputable publication. The emperor quickly put on his clothes for her though when she found what she calls the “Rosetta Stone” of Balenciaga that explained the season’s collection for her in detail. I’ve seen the boucle’ jacket personally and it does demystify the collection. A good read. You can check it out here.

I’ve always been a reader of the Fug Girls blogs but this one was just too good to not comment on. They deconstructed the “Lagerfeld Confidential” movie on nymag’s Daily Intelligencer blog and I agree with every. single. point. The Lagerfeld movie meandered along as if it were talking about some vapid guy who can bore you to tears at a moment’s notice. Though I never met the man personally, Lagerfeld definitely does not seem like that type of person. He wears shades indoors for chrissakes. I kind of want to sneak into his bedroom at night and take a peek to see if he wears the shades (or a modified form of them) while he is sleeping. So what did they say about the movie? Too much. I almost want to lift the whole blog article because it’s that good, but here are some interesting excerpts: …

when filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi touted his new documentary Lagerfeld Confidential as a profound peek behind The Kaiser’s sunglasses, we had to investigate — after all, this is the man who once told Elle, “It’s too easy to forgive. I love revenge.” What could be better than an hour and a half of that?

The answer: a livelier movie made by someone else.

A particular favorite of mine is what’s on the walls in the Chanel bathrooms:

Inside the Chanel bathroom, a sign sneers, “Pissing everywhere isn’t very Chanel.”

The Fug Girls remark:

True on many levels; indeed, we can think of several celebrities who should have their childhood nannies stitch that onto a pillow.

Take a look at their whole review here.

Got a screen capture of Style.com’s recent story on the top ten models from the most recent runway shows and I have to tell you, maybe we weren’t so paranoid when we ran this blog post.

I was having a conversation with our publisher yesterday and he said something that really gave me pause. He said that the very nature of blogging is antithetical to fashion itself. The vocal want, need, have crowd doesn’t work for an industry that’s meant to keep the masses at bay. The analogy he used as an example was going to an exclusive club. There’s a big bouncer at the door and he’ll let two people in and keep 30 people out. Now one wonders, is the party that good if only a few people can get in? But the wondering causes the masses to stay on the line. At that point whether the party is good or not, it’s irrelevant, you just need to know; so you stay on the line, waiting and hoping to get in. Once you’re in, you might say, “oh that’s it?” You’ll never say that to those still waiting on the line because now, you’re “in”. The analogy might be somewhat crude and meandering a bit, but it is definitely effective.

Blogging is inviting, it’s for the masses. According to him, fashion is not. Blogging offers a comments section, fashion doesn’t care what you think, even if you’re wealthy. Fashion blogging points out the must have, the want, the need. Fashion wants and needs what it can’t have but tries to get anyway. So while I was waxing philosophical I asked him if he had something to tell me about Papierblog. He said no, we’re going to be around for a looong time. He was just wondering. I exhaled a bit and wondered if, just if he could possibly be right. Was Anna Wintour right in keeping the masses at bay and abhorring the very nature of the word blog? Is this thing of ours built for an industry too pretentious to recognize it’s own vanity?

It’s not easy being green. 55 Secret Street braves stormy weather and spilled coffee to see beautiful handmade jewelry and fine crafts at Greenjeans in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood.

Style so inventive that Chanel tried to rip it off? Yep. Stiletto Jungle features the newest bracelets from Jessica Kagan Cushman.

Bag Bliss has fallen for the Limited Edition Handbag by De Couture. Only 50 in the world.

Forget the LBD, Bag Snob has the perfect LBT (Little Black Tote!) from Anya Hindmarch.

Beauty Snob gets a moisture boost for wintery dry skin with Awake Polyphection!

Kristopher’s tough but no punk, so she loves this Kenneth Jay Lane bracelet.

My Fashion Life meets Abigail Lorick - the designer behind some of the amazing outfits on the new TV series, Gossip Girl.

If you don’t happen to live in NYC and missed the Princess Grace 25th anniversary hoopla, no worries. Second City Style has photos of the Sak’s window display of unique Princess Grace inspired couture outfits by 6 amazing American designers.

So you’re up on the latest trends but aren’t sure how to put them all together? StyleBakery.com offers this chic cheat sheet to help you figure out what to wear today.

Serious cute overload! Check out Stylehive’s slideshow of the most adorable infant and toddler costumes we’ve been awww-ing over.

You don’t have to fly off to Paris to find some great antique jewelry. The Jewelry Weblog has found it for you at the Paris Hotel Boutique’s web site.

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