Sometimes it takes a little dose of reality to make us appreciate what we’ve got and how lucky we are and boy did we just get some.

We just read very sad news over on The Cut that Imitation of Christ designer Tara Subkoff has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. She’s only 36 years old.

They need to operate very soon and some of her friends in the industry and otherwise are pulling together a benefit to help defray costs of all her many specialists and help support her during the recovery period when she won’t be able to work.

—PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEREMY KOST

From last night’s Mango Party in Soho.

—PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEREMY KOST

Here’s an interesting fashion week tidbit - if you can handle any more -Tara Subkoff is playing artistic director for FORM’s Spring 09 show.

The actress/designer/party girl is in charge of the “feel, quality and experience” of the runway - so unless she’s picking the music and doing the lighting, we’re pretty sure artistic director is just fancy for stylist.

And to make things more interesting, Jerry Tam, the Project-Runway-rejected designer behind FORM, was one of Subkoff’s interns way back when Imitation of Christ was the coolest thing around. (The thought of one day bossing around our former bosses gives us a thrill).

As for the show, the collection’s inspired by the Rococco movement, which is a long way from Subkoff’s latest escapades at Bebe.

And we mean that in a good way.