Part 2: If We Were Rachel Zoe in Milan...

Shake it, gentle readers! Another trend we noticed during Milan Fashion Week was a generous use of fringe in quite a few glam looks created by high profile designers for the 2011 spring season.

1. Golden Girl. First, this gorge gilded gown by Versace is sure to see a red carpet during awards season. Not only do we love the fringe, but we totally dig the detailed bodice. We think Demi Moore could look pretty fab in this little number and there is no way Ashton would be hooking up with twenty-one year olds after seeing his sweetie in this gown.

Part 1: If We Were Rachel Zoe in Milan...

Buongiorno Gentle Readers! Overall, we were quite impressed by the 2011 Spring collections offered this year during Milan Fashion Week. And, as Rachel Zoe, stylist to the stars, we have chosen a few looks from a few of the trends we have noticed this year that we think could look quite gorge on many of today's stars. Our first set of looks feature geometric lines and cut outs. 

1. Geometric Goddess. The Gianfranco Ferre collection this year included several draped and flowy goddess looks with broad black stripes and/or cut outs. We were huge fans and immediately recognized that these striking silhouettes would photograph very well on many a red carpet.

In particular, we think Cameron Diaz would look molto bello in the goddess gown shown below. First, we cannot recall ever having seen Ms. Diaz in black and white on the red carpet.  Second, that super high and super sexy slit would show off her fabulous legs. And finally, we think black and white is always incredibly striking on the red carpet (e.g., Julia Roberts' famous Valentino gown from the 2001 Oscars).

amfAR Milano 2010 Red Carpet: Heidi Klum

Stop the Press. Heidi Klum wore a dress with a hemline more than an inch below her crotch at the amfAR Milano 2010 Red Carpet during Milan Fashion Week. We are quite proud of our Heidi as she must have watched the tape of last week's Project Runway, decided to take her own advice, and realized that showing both boobs and legs can be a tad vulgar. However, we hate to say it, but this look on Heidi is not as flattering as we would like for it to be. Dare we say that she looks a little big around the hips? And we're not sure that ruffle is doing her any favors either. On the other hand, the dress is pretty enough and she's looking very old Hollywood. In other words, we are really loving how classy and glamorous Ms. Klum is looking here. So, overall we're definitely leaning towards an "IN" for Heidi with this look.

However, what do you think dear readers? Is Heidi in or is she out?

The Great Pumpkin at Milan Fashion Week

Just in time for the Halloween season, we present the Great Pumpkin. In all fairness to Raf Simons who designed the 2011 Spring Jil Sander Collection, we actually loved several of his looks recently shown at Milan Fashion Week.  In the collection, Mr. Simons played with both volume and layering of garments in unexpected ways with fantastically bright colors. This look, however, was not one of the looks that we loved. The proportions of this dress are, in a word, enormous.We can't imagine how a normal person would ever wear this, except of course as a halloween costume.

Continually Disturbed by Willow Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith and her nine-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, have been making the rounds at Milan Fashion Week. And we don't mean to be sticks-in-the-mud or anything, but we can't help but be incredibly disturbed by Willow's Rihanna-styles at such a young age. On the other hand, at least her outfits (costumes?) are not revealing or anything. But, there's just something so utterly excessive about it. Of course, we know that Little Miss Thing fancies herself a pop star or something and so these ensembles are somewhat appropriate in that context, but still, but still, we kinda wish she was just wearing a sweet little dress from Gap Kids. Age aside, the kid is a pretty hip dresser. I mean we could maybe get on board with the skunk hair, newsprint, boxer look ... for someone ten years older than herself? Or perhaps there's a futuristic Rocky musical, starring a female child as the lead, in her future?

Please god, no.

Our main concern, dear readers, really, is that the Smith kids are going to grow up to be the most insufferable little socialites that ever hit the celebrity circuit (there's not much hope for brother Jaden, either, we fear). We certainly hope their nanny is paid some serious cash.

Only time will tell, we suppose. But the writing is most definitely on the wall (or in this case, on the clothes).

Milan Fashion Week: Prada's Minimalist Take on Carmen Miranda

So, dear hearts, we have ignored Milan Fashion Week for far too long. And who better to make us take notice than Miuccia Prada herself. We love this most recent Prada collection. It's all bananas, monkeys and stripes in all the colors of the rainbow, while maintaining the simple lines Prada is known for. So, grab an umbrella drink, relax and enjoy.