>>  The rose cape I'm kind of back and forth on... one minute its pretty, the next wayyy too much floral.  But the net is just a big no-no. 

>> You all already know how I feel about the hairbands at Rochas, but I wanted to focus on another detail. The pantsuits are nice, but it was the crow appliques that really wowed me about this collection.  Their detailing are what make the two dresses they were on. They provide a great silhouette and set the dresses apart from anything else I've ever seen.  The dress on the right kind of reminds me of Cinderella, when the birds dress her for the ball.  So even though this collection has a lot of edginess to it, it has kind of a whimsical quality to it as well. 

>>  I just came across this picture of the Barneys' window a few weeks ago -- it's scary.  Like I had a bad dream about Carine Roitfeld -- and all her faces are staring back at me, taunting me.