Rebecca Minkoff presented her first totally complete ready-to-wear apparel collection, along with her handbags yesterday at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

The collection was influenced by “early Tim Burton films” as well as the “90’s beauty aesthetic.” Her inspiration is clear - the black, white, and prison striped pieces are very Nightmare Before Christmas, and I can absolutely see the leopard and floral numbers on Clueless’ Cher, or even early 1990’s Cindy Crawford.

While I can’t say that her rock-chic pieces were especially directional - the shoulder pads, leather, and stud/buckle accents are nothing new - they were both wearable and cute. Her body-conscious minidresses, accented with corset-shapes and lace, are perfect for a night out, while her fun, feminine separates are appropriate for day.

Judging by the wild success of her handbag line, Rebecca’s collection has potential to become the go-to for easy pieces that appeal to uptown and downtown girls alike.

Look What We Found: Vogue took a second to delve into their archives and came up with a spectacular look back at some of their favorite supers, not just Christy who we wrote about yesterday. If we had access to those archives, we’d never come up for air. {VogueDaily}

Say It Ain’t So: I’ve never wanted anything the way I want the LV bunny ears. H&M’s Terry Richardson shot, Sasha P starring campaign is no comparison, my friend. Though she does look cute, as usual. {BlackBook}

Pretty Paul: Jimmy Paul, hairstylist to the models you love in the magazines you love and on the runways you love, reflects on his days in drag and being Nan Goldin’s muse in honor of a current exhibition including her work. {TheMoment}

Here at Fashionista, we’re obsessed with everything Clueless. From “rollin’ with the homies”, to Pismo Beach disaster relief and Travis Birkenstock to Amber avoiding activities where balls fly at her face.

But of course, at the core, there is the clothing. The checks, the knee socks, Tai’s makeover.

And, without fail, every time we catch this classic on USA or TBS, the scene with Cher planning and matching her outfit on her computer makes us painfully envious.

So when we read about an interactive closet, a la Cher’s, in the NY Post, we were clearly excited.

On Monday, XBox 360 unveiled their new technology called Project Natal—a controller-free gaming system. We know, we know, this doesn’t sound particularly interesting. Until you watch this video. At around the 2:20 mark, you’ll understand.

Now, if we could do away with mirrors and rely solely on Polaroids, like our cinematic alter ego, getting dressed would be perfected.

—MELISSA ELLIOTT

Henry Holland’s show was maybe the most literal thing we’ve ever seen walk down a a runway.

It’s like he took the little paint cards from Home Depot, in the most bubble-gummy colors, blew them up and put them on super fun little dresses with major zippers, transfered them onto shaggy fur coats, men’s shirts and shorts and even bags. And to top it all off, the girls got to wear jewels by Katie Hillier (of POP, of Marc by Marc accessories, of Mulberry etc) exclusively for House of Holland.

Agyness’ and Henry’s families took up an entire row which meant lots of cheering - especially when the two danced down the runway at the end. In fact, our aisle seat lent a perfect view of Henry pulling each girl out from behind the curtain and doing a little dance before sending them out onto the runway.

Dancing, bright colors and shaggy coats might have been the perfect way to end London Fashion Week.

Until Paris, mes amours!

Remember in Clueless when the crew makes a “cameo at the val party”? I always thought it was great how everyone wears red and green, and Summer even wears a legit Christmas sweater while stealing the snowman from the lawn. But you also have Cher in the infamous Alaia, Tai in that plaid jacket, and Dionne wearing that pouf skirt and crop top combo complete with Santa hat.

They’re obviously dressed for the season, but no one acknowledges the fact - it just seems to be. We know it’s technically just a movie, but is Christmas dressing a product of constant exposure to Santa and his elves, or something more deliberate? Natalie says the idea of dressing “Christmasy” never occurs to her (but it does to her boyfriend), and Britt doesn’t own anything red or green, so there’s no chance of her matching the wrapping paper.

But I’m a huge fan of red and green together, and use the season as license to indulge. Maybe it’s because I lived in Florida for so long, where Christmas must be a state of mind since it looks nothing like in the movies, but I definitely think looking festive (I even approve of jingle bell jewelry) is half the battle of feeling festive.

But then, I remember overbearing Jo-Ann Fabric shoppers pairing matronly snowman sweaters with reindeer earrings and I lose my nerve again.

Thoughts?

—BRETT KANE

Everyone always coos over everything Carine struts in on the Tuileries each season, and these amazing lattice/gladiator/bootie/sandals by none other than Alaia were no exception. It’s the perfect combination of boot and sandal, and the suede makes them totally wearable in winter (with tights of course).

Unfortunately, these ideal shoes are out of the price range for most - think around $1,500 - so when we spotted them on Baker’s on sale for $50, we were kind of excited. But then we realized:

1) They aren’t even real suede, so the shoddy quality won’t give them lasting power.

2) They lack the signature tan Alaia sole- more subtle than the notorious Louboutin red sole, but still a crucial element.

3) They won’t come in the amazing industrial-strength Alaia box that almost serves as a shoe shrine instead of simple casing.

4) You can pretend, but you won’t be able to have an actual Clueless Alaia moment.

We kind of wish we didn’t know the Baker’s version was a knock-off because they amazingly maintain the sexy vibe of the original, but really, it’s all thanks to like a totally important designer, so no.

—ALEXANDRA BEN-GURION

Jane Mayle isn’t the only ’90s upstart shuttering:

Hard Candy will also slim down by next season, selling only its gift sets and liquidating everything else, including the iconic pastel polishes that made the brand famous, thanks mostly to Clueless and MTV.

The good news in all this is that they’re liquidating their inventory, so you can get tons of makeup for under $5.

The bad news is you’ll never be able to pass on the joy of overpriced and juvenile, but amazing, nail lacquer to your daughter once she hits middle school.

Get it while you can.

Moa, Visiting from Sweden

Got Her: at Ludlow and Rivington

Stalked Her: Because let’s face it - very few girls can wear knee length gladiators AND a one-shoulder dress and not look like they just walked off the set of 300, but somehow this chick managed to just pull it off.

Shot Her: We love the soft pink color of her dress, which helps to off-set the serious gladiators. Plus her hair kind of makes us want to quote Clueless…

She says: I’m just visiting for a few weeks but I think I want to move here!

We say: She looks like one of those Botticelli chicks. Sorry, we couldn’t resist…

—HAYLEY PHELAN

Fact: Bloggers have been endorsing Polyvore like celebs endorse presidential candidates. But it took us a little while to jump on the bandwagon (blogwagon?) with this one. But thanks to Polyvore, now you, too, can play Rachel Zoe from the comfort of your own laptop.

If you’re new to the game/just bored like us, you should give it a try. Then spend all day not working, and instead mixing and matching your Net-a-Porter pipe dreams or taking your own wardrobe and pretending you have Cher Horowitz’s closet (so ahead of its time). Even the offical Polyvore Blog is addictive.

And retailers, take note: Polyvore is also a pretty genius marketing tool. Hot stops like Nine West have been holding contests and giving away merch to the users who create the best looks using their products.

Now let’s commence plotting on how to get Net-a-Porter to jump on board and give us free stuff…

— JAZZI McGILBERT

We’ve been documenting the return of the 90’s (backpacks, Chloe’s OC line, crop tops) with genuine fervor lately, and we have another one to add to the list -

Stuffed animal bags.

Yesterday, we spotted an otherwise chic woman lingering outside Cafe Gitane on Mott Street. She was an otherwise normal-looking person except that she had a dog-shaped purse under her arm. Not a fuzzy wuzzy kind of pup, more like a taxidermic-looking version that we really did mistake for a real - albeit completely stiff - dog that she for some reason was carrying on her shoulder with a strap.

We had kind of a funny discussion about animal backpacks in the office not too long ago, an offshoot of a Clueless discussion. Did you used to have one? Would you wear one? What if it was a bunny, like Stella’s for LeSportsac? But we had no idea this look had taken to the streets.

Has anyone else seen this?

[Semi-related note: We went to see The Wackness yesterday, mostly because we were curious to see what MK would look like with dreads (overstatement - more like messy braids), and it was amazing, mostly because we have never missed the 90’s more than when we left our seats. Olivia Thirlby wore kinky hair and door knockers, and we have to say, it didn’t look Lily Allen so much as just what we thought “cool” was in 4th grade. Summer 2008 style inspiration?]

We haven’t considered wearing a backpack as a fashion statement since Dionne in Clueless, but since we’ve been fashion traveling to the 90’s lately, we find ourselves pondering them once again.

We know what the backpack means to many - Little kids, fifth grade field trips to Six Flags, 90210; you get the drift.

But we’ve been thinking they’d be kind of cute on the right person, as part of the right spring ensemble. Couldn’t you see a slouchy black patent version in place of the standard clutch? And bonus - we could actually bring more than just a credit card and lip gloss at night.

Kanye West proclaimed himself the first guy “with a Benz and a backpack,” (and we could totally see one hanging off Chloe Sevigny’s arm, though we’re not sure if that’s a good thing for us), and a friend of ours recently bought a red and black buffalo plaid backpack to sport around the city. Maybe not the teddy bear sac we handed down to our little cousin, and not quite the Louis Vuitton minis of Canal Street, but something in between could miraculously work…?

Though we’re still not completely sold on the look, backpacks are more practical than lugging around a hardware cluttered Marc Jacobs - and there is that whole thing about looking good if you feel good, right?

So what do you think - to two strap? Or not to two strap?

—JAZZI McGILBERT