Inappropriately Draped Dresses

I'll take the vagina dress, please.

Marchesa 2011 Spring Collection

Marchesa 2011 Spring Collection: A Work of Art

Marchesa. Drop dead gorgeous. We thought we were tired of Marchesa, we did. How could we be so very silly dear readers! Here are our three favorite gowns (which we would happily sell a kidney for) from the recent exhibition of Marchesa's Spring 2011 collection at the Chelsea Art Museum. 

Julia, Please Act Your Age.

Speaking of dressing too old, we had to look up Julia Roberts' birthday when we saw this dress. We actually love this dress, we do, and we think it would look fantastic on...Helen Mirren.

Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts at the Rome premiere of Eat Pray Love

Why, Kristin Scott Thomas, Why?

Actress Kristin Scott Thomas recently appeared at the premiere of her new film "Sarah's Key" at the Toronto International Film Festival, wearing this. A blue sack.

Project Runway: Michael Drummond's Waterloo

Hello dear hearts! It's time for a recap of tonight's Project Runway, aka "Michael Drummond's Waterloo." 

1. Jackie O Today. We begin tonight's episode with Ivy giving herself some daily affirmation. Today's another day. I'm a strong woman. Gag. Cut to Mike C. who takes her down a peg or two (we think?), explaining that Ivy uses the same colors again and again, and explains that "opaque is not a color." We are about 99% sure that Mike C has no idea what opaque means, since we haven't noticed any of the designers using a lot of transparent fabrics thus far.

The Muse: Jackie O.

Next, Tim presents tonight's challenge: Create your own contribution to American sportswear, using Jackie O as your muse. Andy immediately worries because his aesthetic is more Asian than American, so he decides to just go with his aesthetic on steroids, since Jackie O liked to make statements with her attire. Val says she has no idea what she wants to do.

After the designers return to the workroom after their field trip to Mood, Tim Gunn decides to make nice with Gretchen for those mean comments he made a few weeks ago by giving her a pep talk: "Gretchen, Remember you're a leader." Tim's comment seems to give Gretchen her voice back... to critique every other designer in the room. Gretch first worries about Mondo's look because she thinks the fabrics, which include a purple and black houndstooth and a black and white stripe, are all wrong.

Michael Drummond  is worried about this challenge because he enjoys making dressy designs. He proceeds to talk about making a Puritan garment and quickly admits he is losing his mind. Not a good sign.

The Perfect Barbie Dress

Dear hearts, we would describe the particular shade of pink in the Zang Toi dress below, which made its debut today at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, as "Barbie pink." Indeed, this gown speaks to our inner 8-yr-old so strongly that we can see ourselves wearing it while talking to Ken in our Barbie Dream House or cruising down the highway in our pink convertible with Skipper by our side after shopping at Claire's Boutique. In other words, we loooooooove it.

"Barbie" at House of Toi Spring 2011 Fashion Show

We can also so see someone like January Jones wearing this gown. But since we know JJ refuses to wear any clothing that looks even remotely retro (even though she looks ten times prettier in her wardrobe on Mad Men than in anything she wears in the real world), we've decided that we get to keep this one for ourselves. Oh. We've also decided we get to keep the Ken dolls they were passing out at the show as well.

"Ken" at House of Toi

No Love for Taylor Momsen

As you may know, Tim Gunn is making a cameo apperance on Gossip Girl. You may also know that he had nothing nice to say about Taylor Momsen, at all, while he was there, even calling her "pathetic." See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/15/tim-gunn-taylor-momsen-is_n_717534.html

Of course, why would Tim Gunn have anything nice to say about her? At best, Little Miss Momsen is, well, a zombie hooker.

Part 3: If We Were Rachel Zoe...

And finally, gentle people, we conclude our Rachel Zoe segment with one trend that will never really go away...


Sparklies! Sparkly dresses have been quite the thing lately, haven't they. Clare Danes was positively radiant at the Emmys.  But Claire shouldn't get to have all of the fun. As such, we have also found some gowns for the following lucky actresses.


Zoe Saldana or Carey Mulligan in Dennis Basso. We're torn on this. We think this dress would look great on both of these two ladies. Both are tiny enough to still look tiny in such a voluminous dress. We also think both ladies can pull off the size of it. We know Zoe can, a la Givenchy, Oscars 2010 (see pic below). Carey, on the other hand, could really bring a '60s/ '70s vibe to this with her Mia Farrow haircut that would be killer.

Dennis Basso.