VF-'s 2008 Best Dressed List - Radiant Royals

From Vanity Fair's 2008 Best Dressed List - The Royals

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece -Distinguished Investment Banker Look

Brothers - Rafael, Duke of Feria and Don Luis Medina - Euro Cool

Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium - Understated Elegance

Almost Royalty - La Reine Carla Bruni Sarkozy de France - Magnifique

What I don't understand is how can any Royal not be on the Best Dressed List....with their wealth and access to the world's finest designers.

American Fashion's New Guard - Favorite Fall Look

Great Photo of Fashion's New Guard

From Vanity Fair's September Style Issue

Favorite Fall Look

Doo-Ri Chang

Sculpted banded jersey dress

Brian Reyes

Electric-blue moire skirt, black and white taffeta blouse and black georgette blazer

Sari Gureon

Long black tulle tiered skirt with sleeveless silk embroidered top

Peter Som

The plum colored off the shoulder gown with layered organza

Alexander Wang

Black mesh tank with baggy wool pants

Georgina Chapman

Black lace high neck column dress with organza flower detail

Chris Benz

Three piece mauve Prince of Wales flannel suit and crumpled

Erin Featherston

A gown that's short in front and trains in the back with a vibrant photo real floral collage print

Richard Chai

Forest shearling cropped jacket with embroidered paillete waistcoat, winter white silk jacquard flared shirt and ebony brocade slouchy skinny trouser

Philip Lim

Longer length layering and the overall idea of covering up - it's more impactful

Zac Posen

That's like asking someone to choose amongst their children but I must say that Karen Elson's gown was delicious

Kate and Laura Mulleavy

Read and black mohair fringed jacket and skirt with hand knit shell and red and black silk tulle horror dress

Thakoon Panichgul

The sequined floral scarf tie dress

Lias Mayock and Sophie Buhai

Pistachio oil spill knotted tunic with gray suede riding pants

Competing Against Chinese Children

The Great Chinese Children's Olympic Team

Chinese officials can forge birth certificates and issue new travel documents, but they cannot hide the girls themselves.

The US Golden Girl Nastia Liukin Who Is Not Pre-Pubescent

I was just wondering why does there have to be an age requirement in the Olympics anyway? If a 14 or 15 year old girl can fence or shoot or whatever at an Olympic caliber why does it matter.

Well...in women's gymnastics two tricky physical characteristics, size and weight, actually do matter....especially when a little thing like gravity is an issue.


From Gordon Chang
Yet there is no mistaking what we can see with our own eyes. Chinese coaches tried to hide the ages of the girls with “enough makeup to shame a drag queen,” but no amount of lipstick and eyeliner can hide the fact that the American gymnasts have curves and breasts and the Chinese ones don’t. On average, the girls on the Chinese team are 3.5 inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter than their American counterparts. Bela Karolyi, the legendary coach of gold-medalists Nadia Comaneci of Romania and Mary Lou Retton of the United States, calls the members of China’s team “half-people.” They still have their baby teeth, he points out. Take a close look at the picture of the charming Ms. Deng, and you will find that she’s missing a tooth — her permanent ones have not all grown in. Yet she too is now listed in official records as — don’t be surprised — 16.

Fashion Comeback For Christian Francis Roth

The new Christian Francis Roth "Twill Seeker" dress

Early 1990's Christian Francis Roth "Op Art" inspired design

The Wall Street Journal has reported on the return of 1990's designer Christian Francis Roth to his eponymous line. Known for his line "Op Art" inspired designs in the early 1990's he later moved into fashion obscurity designing for Nordstrom Caslon and other brands.
While I wouldn't have worn his 1990's designs, I find them original and clever.
But....the new dress, while preppy and wearable, I find it uninspired.
And, I suspect that if this dress had been presented by a designer on Project Runway, Nina, Michael and Heidi would have wasted no time telling the designer "You're Out"!

VPOD - More Versatile Than An Olympic Medallion

Look who else has been going for the gold with precision timing worthy of an Olympic gymnast.

Another perfect Vintage Pick of the Day from Zuburbia.