Spring Breakers

And Ralph Lauren is dressing Calvin Klein for the Met Ball.

Cornrows are having a moment on the small screen--ahem, Orange is the New Black--and on a high fashion platform, seen in multiple Vogue Paris editorials and at the fashion-heavy Met Gala. With all this buzzing around the tiny braids, we decided it was time to try the look out for ourselves.

It's been a tough few weeks for mini skirts and the young women who flaunt them. Between CNN's blame-the-victim tone in Steubenville to the helicopter parents picketing Victoria's Secret Pink, you'd think America's most pressing national security issue is teen girls in glittery panties. (And according to Harmony Korine's bubblegum grenade Spring Breakers, that's exactly right.) And on the fashion front, T Magazine editor Deborah Needleman tweets "Say goodbye to slut clothes"...

Adopted New Yorker Alexa Chung looks lovely and seasonal--if a bit surprised to be gracing the cover of Time Out New York's Spring issue. {Time Out New York} Seeking out that Spring Breakers style? Opening Ceremony has collaborated with the upcoming film for an exclusive line that will include include mesh jerseys and cropped tees. {WWD} It's official: Karlie Kloss is now a full-fledged Victoria's Secret's Angel. {HuffPo} Fashion goes to the dogs! William Wegman's weimaraners star in Acne's spring ad campaign. {Grazia}