Thanks, Fashion Week!

Looks like the runways have taken a cue from Balenciaga's florals- they've blossomed even bigger at Marchesa, Blumarine, and Benjamin Cho for Fall. Now we have an urge to go home and watch the Secret Garden...

--JAZZI McGILBERT

We thought the Burberry collection was sick in a good way, but it turns out, many fashion editors thought Gucci was sick - in a real way.

"Looking at the floor made me nauseas," moaned one fashion friend. "The bags were patterned and the tile was patterned and I really needed a Dramamine."

"Headache!" emailed another editor, "Total headache!" Though perhaps she was talking about the collection...

A model also texted in to tell us the floor caused many girls to fear tripping over themselves, which may be why no girls who have fallen in the past - Stam, May Anderson - were cast in the show.

Instead, Natasha Poly opened, which means she'll probably be a face of the brand for another year - hopefully the campaign set will cause less vertigo than the current runway.

When we got the press release announcing YSL's Manifesto, we had no clue what they meant (and neither did anybody else who wrote about it,) and so we didn't care.

But after a few phone calls, its turns out it might be worth waiting for.

This "manifesto" is more like a really on-the-street ad campaign that starts in Milan and London on Saturday, then moves to Tokyo on Sunday, and New York and Paris on Wednesday. The campaign, featuring Kate Moss and shot by Inez van Lamsweerde, will be handed out by some kind of street team to passersby, there'll be a video on YSL's site, blah blah.

The bright spot? There will be life-size installations on the streets of each visited city as part of the campaign - we could only confirm that they were going to be somewhere with lots of people, and they are most definitely not just billboards.

Possibilities:

1. A Kate Moss hologram ala McQueen walking down Fifth Avenue.

2. Kate Moss mannequins taking over the lawn of Central Park.

3. Kate Moss herself in the window of YSL's Madison Avenue boutique? (Don't rule this one out! Why else would YSL be so secretive?)

Guess we'll have to wait and see - In the meantime, here's a clip of Kate getting snapped for the campaign to ease the mid-day blues.

WHICH European fashion brand is hinting to front-row celebrities that a possible Fall ad campaign is up for grabs, if they're agreeable with the press and paparazzi during their show? But whatever - we're only buying a bag if Kinga's holding it in the campaign!

Heidi Montag may have her own (awful) clothing range, but her former co-worker, Elodie, seems to be getting a better outfit homage:

There's a new Marc by Marc Jacobs tank called "The Elodie," now onsale online.

Now, Marc lives in Paris and there are definitely a few minor Paris pop stars named Elodie, so he could have lifted the name from them. But it's an awfully good / great / excellent coincidence that Marc by Marc gave themselves a huge boost by appearing on a string of Hills episodes, and this blouse could just be the aftermath.

Either way, it's awfully cute, and might just revive the discussion about whether a woman vying for a promotion against her work friend is really backstabbing, or just good common sense.

Actually, we'll leave that one to Jezebel, and stick to the tank.

The Daily takes great care to report that Sasha hasn't parted with Prada, as they should since they're owned by IMG - the same company that manages Sasha's thriving career.

Instead, they say that Sasha's unwell and could barely hold herself up during Fashion Week, managing to only walk one show - Anna Sui - and then hit her bed.

There's only one eyebrow raise that goes along with the explanation, and it's this:

Sasha managed to stay out well past her bedtime on Friday, February 8, first at an exhibition of her drawings and later at the Jeremy Scott bash at Mansion, where she was spotted and snapped by The Cobrasnake (that's his photo, at left).

We hope Sasha gets better before Paris, since as far as we're concerned, she was the highlight of last season's Chanel show. But here's a hint if she's going to recover:

No more parties, young lady! Chicken soup instead!

In the upcoming Confessions of a Shopaholic, Isla Fisher's character carries a black and white Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton bag.

We know this because no matter where we go in the city, we can't escape the set. We're constantly explaining, "We work there!" or "We live there!" to get past the pushy clipboard holders hollering for us to get off the sidewalk.

A good friend happened to snatch a bit part in the film the other day, after which she sent this picture from Victoria's Secret with the subject, "Look! They've already ripped off Isla's bag!"

Victoria's Secret poor, but blatant rip-off will probably be the first of many to come. But we hope that instead of an influx of fakes, everyone breaks out their original Stephen Sprouse bags because really, they're the brightest, most fun status bags ever.

10. Shall we resume the great Kevin drinking game of chugging whenever he insists he's not gay?

9. When Tim says Victorya is always uptight, could he be alluding to the time she stormed off the set after elimination?

8. How great are those Converse / Target commercials? Sorry, tangent.

7. Did Elisa just call Project Runway a "yawner"?

6. Wait, no, back to Target - shouldn't they sponsor the show next season, and do a Project-Runway-for-Target collection?

5. Victorya, don't you know getting knocked down on a blog doesn't count as a "write up"?

4. Did Chris sabotage everyone with his laugh?

3. Why is Carmen so emotional? It's a reunion show, you're supposed to be like, "No hard feelings, it was a great experience!"

2. Does Michael Kors look like a Lollipop Guild member when he laughs?

1. How good is Jillian's impression of Heidi?! OMG!

0. Should we do 10 Questions for Top Model next, or just retire?

We love the crazy, swirly designs that came from the London runways.

But sometimes (ok, almost all of the time,) it's a little weird to show up to work looking like Fred Flinstone.

Our solution, as always? Say it with accessories.

We scouted out this perfectly colorful and slightly trippy ring from Vermont designer BrokenFingersArt.

Even though each ring is only $13, each one is made to order, so put in your request fast if you want to pair it with the perfect little white dress come May.

Maybe you could even convince them to change the colors since they're custom made? Just saying...

"This Ruritanian rock 'n' roll was open to every cliché: "Rock the Czech Republic!" "Blonde models have a lot of polish!" - Suzy Menkes, on the Gucci show, in the International Herald Tribune.

Kira Plastinina is officially raiding the U.S., and it all starts just a few blocks from our office.

The first of twelve stores, all set to operate by this July, will open on Broadway between Prince and Houston in NYC (right by where the new TopShop is supposed to be, incidentally,) on May 2nd.

Why the rush? Because Miss Kira (who's 15, in case anyone forgot,) wants to have fifty of her boutiques open in the States by 2010.

We think this girl is going to be a huge success - not only does she have the money to pull off such a huge expansion (Daddy is like the Bill Gates of Russia,) but her clothes are adorable. And the best part? Her average price point is $48.

Watch out H&M, we can already envision a subsidiary line for Kira (KP? Kira by Kira?) beating out fast-fashion chains with a whole new game.