The Scoop!

1) More runway songs - Wouldn't these be perfect?
- The Bucket - King of Leon
- Some real folksy song by The Mountain Goats
- Never Win - Fischerspooner
- Blizzard of '77 - Nada Surf
Any more ideas?

2) WILD - Go OK GO! Actually, they were surprisingly good. I was totally expecting to be bored like I was during Ben Folds and Guster, but they pretty much kicked ass. Even if I didn't know half the songs, it was funner than shit. =)

3) Ever try browsing through the real estate websites looking at homes for sale? It's really addictive. Try cbbain.com and johnlscott.com.

4) I've been thinking about the consistently sharpest designers out there and I've come up with a short list:
- Olivier Theyskens, formerly of Rochas, now at Nina Ricci
- Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent
- Miuccia Prada, especially since her revival of Miu Miu
- Consuelo Castiglioni at Marni
- Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga
- Raf Simons at Jil Sander
- Alber Elbaz at Lanvin
- Donatella Versace (ever since she got out of rehab)

And then there's the list of hit-or-miss designers, who have the highest of highs and the fugliest of lows:
- John Galliano at Christian Dior and John Galliano
- Viktor & Rolf
- Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel (gorgeous more often than not), Karl Lagerfeld (somewhere in the middle), and Fendi (often forgettable)
- Alexander McQueen
- Giles Deacon
- Marc Jacobs at both Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs
- Dries Van Noten
- Zac Posen