Haute and Cold Couture

The loss of Lacroix, Dahling! was certainly felt this couture season with a less than stellar showing, with only Dior and Chanel, the two powerhouse couturiers, delivering.

Gaultier was a joke and Sarah Mower was not laughing. Armani and Givenchy were boring.

Etc, etc, blah blah, give me a bowed bouffant and a riding crop.

I expect a lot from couture, a fantasy that I can only hope to attain, so don't give me whatever the hell this is. The queens on Drag Race could come up with better.

Chanel

Uncle Karl delivered one of his best couture collections, replete with silver and jewels entwined with the fabric, a wink to the future he doesn't believe in.

I really want to get married in this. In either look, really.

Dior

Galliano kind of phoned it in, but even half-assing it he's better than almost everyone else.

Just throw in some equestrian references, some lace and a few gorgeous, heart-stopping satin gowns and you've got a hit.

Givenchy Following in Marc's Skort-Wearing Footsteps

Oh Marc, always one step ahead, aren't we?

You know what I always say, there's nothing to top off a nice formal day look like a nice skort and a spandex tight. Ricardo Tisci clearly knows what I'm all about.

Also on tap, Messianic accessories:

I, for one, want to wear this year-round:

I can think of nothing better to keep me warm during the cold months of 2010.

Cover Akimbo // Aussies

AnA does NOT approve of a 15 year-old looking fiercer than us! So luckily for Kelsey (she opened the last Givenchy show) WORKING across the new Australian Vogue cover, the fierce quotient is just below Akimbo level.

Thigh high leather stiletto boots. A fierce one-armed clubbin' frock. Asymmetry in the arms. Giving FACE forward and wind in the hair. All that's missing is a mouth slightly agape and a slight hunch; with that she could move into the AnA loft!

Givenchy Again Akimbo

To follow up on our Givenchy campaign preview, here is a quick look at the men for a hot minute of ogling. Check out our boyfriend Simon Nessman and his ever improving head of hair, which this season has been flat-ironed into a severe bowl cut that is adorable.

Leggings, kids, and they shine. Also check out our girlfriends' Givenchy preview at bon mauvais gout.

Lima Akimbo // Dark Lady

Adriana Lima's turn as a snackfood gal hasn't stopped her from landing the Givenchy campaign, which our friends at the label revealed today with a macabre preview.

Great styling and use of black-on-white. Even her eyebrows are bleached out to create the ghostly effect that has been popular chez Givenchy. Well done, Riccardo Tisci, we also aren't afraid of the underworld! Pile a white fur over our shoulders and call us goth!

Diva Stepping Out Akimbo

As Style.com's blog reported, Michael Jackson, Ms. Streisand's husband of choice, has recently stepped up his sartorial game, wearing a studded and stunning Givency by Ricardo Tisci ensemble on his way to a court date/concert/Middle Earth. Not pictured are his "kids" who were wearing decorative (read: identity concealing) masks by Philip Treacy for Alexander McQueen and ego-crippling shame by...Michael Jackson.