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MAYBELLINE FOR MEN?

RuPaul, Photo via Austin Chronicle

Telegraph- A survey reveals that one in every ten men use their lady's make-up and products.  Tweezers are borrowed the most often, followed by moisturizers and then other miscellaneous beauty gadgets.

There are somethings I don't mind sharing with my boyfriend.  I introduced him to my Mario Badescu Drying Lotion for pimples. I think everyone should know about it because its by far the best zit zapper I've ever used. He now asks me to buy "more of that pink stuff."

Things I don't want to share: my tweezers.  Can you believe he was sticking my Tweezerman up his nose to pull out hair? Ew.  I bought a new set and said "If you touch them I will punch you in the scrotum." As far as I know, he hasn't used it, but if I catch him....

THIS IS NOT FUNNY

Photo: Emporio Armani

Copyranter- The Seoul Advertising Agency Diamond Ogilvy decided to "parody"the above ad of David Beckham for  Emporio Armani underwear. Becks holds a phallic rope while all greased up. The problem with the little joke? Its an ad for GoodNites, the diaper for toddlers who are toilet training.

Okay, so they thought it would be cute, but they even oiled the kid for f*cks sake! Doesn't any one think things through before they just put these things out there for every basement dwelling weirdo with a computer to see? You have to click to see the ad. I don't even want to post it here. Seriously. After seeing it,  I got same stomach turning feeling  that I get when I see the commercials for that  TV show "Toddlers in Tiaras."

UNDER THE WEATHER

Huffington Post - Weatherproof took some flack over their unauthorized ads featuring President Obama. They decided planting the face of the leader of the free world world on an ad for rain jackets worked so well, that now they went ahead and used Abraham Lincoln in the follow up.

No, really, if Lincoln was alive today, he'd totally be down with it. He was so totally, like, liberal that way.

Whats worse is that the company offered up the next go around to a certain moose-hunting, blind to grade school social studies, lipstick-wearing pit bull.  Sarah Palin? You betcha! But, concentrating on her new gig at Fox News, Palin's attorneys declined the offer.

FASHION JUNIOR HIGH

Photo via T Mag, Nicolas Khayat/Enigma/Rex USA

The Moment - The fashion world continues to follow around Tavi, the thirteen year old fashion blogger. Where was she spotted now?  The blue-haired preteen was at the Christian Dior Show in Paris, complete with a giant bow hat.  The hat was given to her by a milliner who made the piece for a Dior show. The giant bow never got used, so she thought it was only appropriate to wear it there.

Isn't that just sweet?  What does this chick have that I don't besides youth, wealthy parents and fashion industry notoriety? Where was my ticket? I can totally make necklaces out of macaroni--not the unhealthy white kind, but the whole grain kind.  Want me to wear a cape? Okay done.  My hair is blue gray naturally before I color it.  I can still fit in my Culture Club tee from the 80's. ( Wearing it now is considered ironic int he cool way now.) Maybe a trash bag skirt inspired by Louis Vuitton runway? With all those pieces combined into one get-up, Im just as zany as her. Or crazy...but I believe we use the term "eccentric" for people that dress like that at fashion shows.

Just tell me. I'll totally do it.

IKEA COUTURE COLLECTION

Photo via Style Frizz

StyleFrizz- Or maybe I just need to wear this Ikea Bag Dress.

Since the Paris Couture Spring shows of 2010 left me yearning for a little more over-the top fashion to satiate my need for the absurdly creative, I thought I would cruise through the Ready to Wear shows of Milan, London and Paris.

I didn't just pick out any old ensemble that looked weird. There is a method to this madness.  I thought "what would my attention seeking alter-ego wear if I had one?" (Lady Ber Ber? Amber Fierce?) If I didn't mind people gawking as I walked down the street, which shows would I turn to for fun fashion?

Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier- As Style.com writer Nicole Phelps puts it, "Underwear has become a dominant theme this season, and you couldn't expect Jean Paul Gaultier to just ignore it. Not when he practically invented the concept with his partner in crime, Madonna."

I am not pregnant, nor do I plan to be. I'm pretty sure my alter ego feels the same way. However, the model, Jordan Dunn is actually with child. Gaultier most likely made this cone bra variation for her. I would venture to say that he is not entering maternity wear, though he is doing a collaboration with Target. Hmm.

John Galliano

John Galliano took inspiration from took inspiration from silent era starlets, but his pieces are by no means quiet. Who else can take a simple white gown and turn it into a gold encrusted lace masterpiece?

Louis Vuitton

Marc Jacobs is now so established in his career that he can basically send anything down the runway and people will still climb over top of each other to get in the door to see his shows. I think that is what happened here.  I imagine the scenario and conversation during the creation of this look went like this:

Designer: Mr Jacobs, we still need one more look for the Louis Vuitton show.

Marc, who was designing for his own namesake line and it's teen counterpart, Marc by Marc Jacobs, looked up and saw the cleaning lady taking out the garbage.

Marc to Designer: Uh, Um, I don't give a f*ck, just put her in a trash bag.

The designer, having worked with Marc for many years thought, well, he is a genius.

Designer to Marc: What about shoes?

Marc: Make something like an Ugg Boot with hair growing out of the toes.

While Im not sure that even my alter-go would have the gall to sport a trash bag and Fug boots with a mustache, I will laugh the first time I see someone other than Lady Gaga wearing this Louis Vuitton signature.  My assumption that Marc is f*cking with us all will be confirmed. That's why this look made my list.

Alexander McQueen

Those 10 inch armadillo shoes have been all over the internet since five minutes after the McQueen show in October. Some Guinness heiress and Gaga wore them. But, we didn't hear much about the actual garments. Though the clothes of this season were no match for the tailored bird-hounds-tooth hybrid collection he showed last fall, this detail and shape of this metallic human-animal hybrid dress is pretty damn impressive.

Moschino Cheap and Chic

Yes, I know these looks from Moschino Cheap and Chic are relatively tame compared to the others. And yes, the first shirt is reminiscent of Bjork's infamous Oscar Awards swan dress. Make no mistake though, its a duck and this is a romper.

As for the plain white shirt, I absolutely love that the collar is a giant version of your everyday button down oxford.  What can I say, I have this thing with replicas of ordinary items built on a large scale.  Remember Yohji Yamamoto's giant hat?

Viktor and Rolf

Welcome to the weird and wild world of Viktor and Rolf.  As again told to Style.com writer Nicole Phelps, the duo says of their collection "With the credit crunch and everybody cutting back, we decided to cut tulle ball gown." Oh you crazy, awesome guys!

I love the way these dresses play with illusion and it was hard for me to choose my favorite. From the short dress which resembles a dust mop, to voluminous gowns that look as if they were hacked with hedge clippers, there is no denying that you want to look. Scratch that. Stare.

And the shoes are pretty sweet too.

All photos via Style.com

To check out my picks from the shows I attended here in New York for the Ready to Wear Spring 2010 collections, click here.