1. I love Robert and Jeffrey.

2. Loeffler Randall’s runway debut is super exciting. Their resort booties pair perfectly with the drapey cocktail dresses. (And you can order them now, even though they don’t launch until late next month.)

3. Starworks has their shit together. If they can stay calm, I can stay calm.

4. These dresses represent what these guys do best - make any woman’s body look amazing. One can never have too many neutral, draped, pretty cocktail dresses.

5. Best use yet of Swarovski sponsorship, love the bejeweled collars.

6. Um, hi Anne V. your body is sick.

“Gaga called me and said she wanted to be in a wheel chair. She wanted me to design it and not the prop department. I took it upon myself to drive to East L.A. and exchange the wheels for some low rider ones. I ordered some Gucci fabric and handed it over to my genius friend/designer Michael Schmidt so he could embellish it with Swarovski crystals. Originally, we made a metal logo that read “Gaga” on the wheels, but she disliked the font and we ended up exchanging it for the Chanel logo.” Lady Gaga’s stylist B. Akerlund on the wheel chair in the creepily awesome “Paparazzi” video, Anthem via Jezebel

We’ve talked about publicists getting carried away when Z-list stars wear their client’s product, but what about when the product itself is Z-list?

As in, even if a major celebrity who this time around is worthy of their celebrity, wears something by your in-need-of-press client, there are some occasions on which you might want to keep the exciting news to yourself.

Like if, for example, Rihanna were to wear an eye patch. And not just any eye patch, but a Swarovski crystal eye patch that matched the crystal chains hanging from her neck and the unidentified spikes on her shoulders. And if Rihanna were to wear said eye patch on stage despite the fact that she’s not in need of an eye patch and has two well-functioning pupils, you might not really want the press to cover it.

Because though we’re the first to jump on the fashion fantasy bandwagon be it McQueen’s capes or Gareths’ rubber bodysuits, we don’t really think the world’s in need of Swarovski crystal eye patches right now, and we don’t think you really want customers to identify you as the brand who made Rihanna’s sparkly eye patch.

Unless of course you do. In which case, rock on.

MAC’s teaming up with Hello Kitty for a winter collection of make-up and random accessories including key chains, bracelets and tote bags.

There will be two separate cosmetic collections, Hello Kitty Colour Collection and for the brand’s more mature customer, Hello Kitty Kouture because they need to reel in the kids who have an extra twenty bucks to spend on lipgloss as well as the moms who’ll spend $90 on something called Sheer Mystery Powder that comes in a white Swarovksi crystal Hello Kitty compact with a pink bow, (assuming they exist).

Though fashion’s had an awkward relationship with Hello Kitty for some time, see Japanese Vogue May 2007, it always seemed more like a silly joke than an actual marketing ploy, like Star Von Bunny but recognizable to those outside the industry.

Will women above the age of thirteen really spend a lot of money, (because the price points for this partnership are significantly higher than MAC’s usual), for “glitter eyeliners because she loves anything that twinkles?” She, of course, is Hello Kitty, whom you probably think is a cat but is actually “the face of a girl without a mouth, [who] speaks from the heart.”

And if you think that’s strange, Nick Knight shot the counter visuals featuring blonde models with black vinyl Hello Kitties for an overall “dominatrix” look which we suppose is meant to reel in an entirely different customer.

MAC’s 2007 Barbie collection sold out in minutes, almost, so our sarcasm is probably unwarranted and the collaboration will surely fly off shelves despite the tanking economy and despite WWD’s weak outlook on beauty sales and despite the Swarovski crystal overload.

Though we’ll never understand how or why.

We saw this Rag & Bone dress at Neiman Marcus last weekend when we were home for the 4th.

We actually kind of loved it, even though we’re generally not crystal fans, but we couldn’t figure out how the kings of elegant workwear ended up making something so sparkly.

But a friend of ours (who sold the crystallized frock to an ubiquitous-come-fashion-week TV actress) took a recent trip to the designers’ studio, and got the official explanation:

As part of Rag & Bone winning the CFDA Swarovski award last year, they were gifted with a serious amount of gems and, not knowing what to do with them, plastered them on the sides of a signature shift.

And there you have it - Only they could make an obligation look so good.

If it starts with P and ends with rada, it’s probably golden - or in this case, made of Swarovski crystals.

The second we saw Miuccia Prada’s Resort 09 collection, we fell in love and began brainstorming how to get our hands on a pair of the earrings swinging from Kamila’s lobes.

Once we realized next month’s rent wasn’t optional, we gave up on buying the real thing. So we set out to make our own and possibly employ the BeDazzler that’s been sitting in the back of our closet since the fifth grade.

Here’s how it went…

—CHLOÉ ARTHURS

Gareth Pugh’s announced that he’ll show his Fall ‘09 collection in Paris this year, instead of his usual London stomping grounds.

Pugh’s been a staple member of the Brit cool kid pack for the past few seasons, but his recent ANDAM award grants him 150,000 euros, some serious backing (including Swarovski and LVMH), and a Paris show.

Way back when, as an intern in a designer’s London showroom, I had the gall to ask my supervisor why said designer showed in Paris while so firmly rooted in London, to which my boss responded, “Because Paris is the only place that matters. It’s where the real artists show expert collections and it’s where you show when you’ve really made it.”

While I think there are brilliant designers showing everywhere, there’s something about Paris that makes it a designer’s mecca. Pugh said, “I want longevity, of course, and I also want to be taken more seriously,” which implies that while London’s been nothing but good to the young, radical designer, showing in Paris is his ultimate validation.

One of our most hotly debated trivia questions was last year, when we asked which fashion company had actually patented a color: Tiffany Blue.

The shade is synonymous with Park Avenue engagements, prep school graduations, Audrey Hepburn yearnings, and of course, “I’m sorry I cheated on you with the nanny and Page Six found out before you did.”

But now it seems the color is getting hijacked by someone else:

Swarovski.

The brand most famous for sponsoring emerging designers, and decking Naomi Campbell in a pair of crystal headphones, has taken a turn from it’s deep violet ads starring Gemma Ward and Jessica Stam, and shifted instead to something…

Well, something that looks a lot like Tiffany blue.

Is this just the best shade to show off a sparkle? Or is Swarovski trying to imply something else?