Roberto Cavalli Really Loves Animals

And not just leopard print!


Just take in this Twitter of a sweet peck between Cavalli and a monkey on the set of....

Umm, seriously, what kinda shoot got monkeys and Franciscan statutes?

WE WE WE All The Way Home: Madonna's New York Film Premiere

(Madonna in Roberto Cavalli with new blood, Andrea Riseborough)

Madonna made a movie and brought it home to New York this week. 

The difference between the premiere at MoMA and the previous presentations at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals? 

"No one has gotten me a glass of champagne like they did in Venice and Toronto. So I’m sober"

Oh Madonna, I'm drunk in love with you! And your guest list ain't so bad either

(Parker Posey decked in red and a serapi)

(Umm... was there a crimson lady motif, Chloe Sevigny?)

(Olivier Theyskens and Richard Chai debate Like a Prayer versus Like A Virgin)

(Olivia Palermo, never match your shoes to your date's pocket square!)

(I guess Anne Vyalitsina looks good, but where's your boyfriend? He look better!)

(Luckily, The Silver Fox was there holding down the cute...)

(and Adrien Brody too!)

(I hope Madonna located the bar. But then again she always knew where to find the boys and the booze!) 

Thanks for the Ad: Tom Ford Fall 2011

I know we're firmly into thoughts of Spring 2012, but damn if the glam ain't like -BAM!- in this Fall 2011 Tom Ford ad. Those are some rich gemtones, luxe use of snake motif (watch out Cavalli!) and blood red lacquered nails. It all adds up to a reminder that we haven't even experienced the s+m sexiness of Fall yet!

Balmain Rousteing Up a New Head Designer

And he be cute!

But for all future press could new HBIC, Olivier Rousteing, ditch the Senior year graduation pose please? 

And now for some facts: in charge of the womenswear design team since joining in 2009 from Roberto Cavalli, he's now got the whole thing on his back since Decarnin's decampment. But will he Sarah Burton and continue on the aesthetic he helped establish or will he whip up some new looks? As someone who is OVER the street urchin look (especially at Versailles prices!) here's hopin' he's got a new trick up his cutie-pants sleeve. 

Please Paris, No More Midriffs

(Y-3)

Paris fashion week is here and I beg that the regrettable recent return of the midriff in New York, London and Milan is ne'er spotted in Paris.

Only Cher could ever make these looks sparkle but that was the 70's and Bob Mackie

(Anna Sui)

(Roberto Cavalli)

(Marc Jacobs)

(House of Holland)

(VPL)

And the decidedly more 2000's/ Britney Spears vibe definitely DOES NOT work either

(Jeremy Laing)

(Roberto Cavalli again)

(Jonathan Saunders)

(Y-3 again)

(Pucci)

Bad, bad, bad. 

Paris, I can only hope you'll deliver some serious Mode in a season that seems much more focused on the Depeche.