In a marked departure from Giorgio Armani’s career-length homage to neutral colors, clean lines, and elegant symmetry, the latest couture collection from Armani Privé is more suited for a high-fashion Jane Jetson. Leaving no space-age fabric behind, Armani crafted unconventional silhouettes with metallic silks, reflective organza, and metal mesh--materials you’d be hard pressed to find in any previous Armani collection, ever.

Since their start in 1991, art and fashion publication Visionaire's limited-release issues have been revered for their wildly creative packaging and famous contributors who span every imaginable corner of the art and fashion worlds. Some gems are the "Fashion" issue encased in a Louis Vuitton envelope, the "Sound" issue comprised of 12" records featuring over 100 artists, and the "Solar" issue complete with black-and-white images that transform into color when exposed to direct sunlight. The cost to covet a numbered edition from recent years ranges from $100 to $800, while archived versions will set you back in the thousands. Number 59 of their literary art concept is "Fairytale"—a collection of children's books created by the likes of Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Viktor & Rolf, and Björk, and inspired by the work of Dutch photographer duo Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. As Visionaire states it, the issue "offers a meditation on innocence and childlike creativity." Bound by a classic bookstrap, it's the perfect gift for the book collector with an imagination.

The term "la garçonne" in French loosely translates to "tomboy" in English. As the namesake boutique states it, "the garçonne is boyish, yet dances with a whirl of femininity and a wash of ever-present youth." Ms. Chanel was an early adopter of the ultra-androgynous look (the film Coco avant Chanel is a must-see), and model muses like Freja Beha Erichsen and Irina Lazareanu continue to perfect it. Staying true to their mission statement, La Garçonne's awesomely abundant inventory ranges from classic unisex à la Rick Owens to edgy femme like Vanessa Bruno.

When Kate Moss dyed her hair gray and the entire world erupted in awe, I immediately thought, "Oh shit, here we go." A lot of times I feel like beauty trends are a lot like reblogging -- people recycling stories while believing that they own it if it's respoken in their own style. But really, while they're walking around feeling like frontiersmen, hundreds of guys and girls are posturing the same. It's a beautiful thing when the runways inspire color palates and creativity, perhaps even a bit of jump-into-the-deep-end confidence by promising that style is for everyone. But some kids just ruin a trend by copying and pasting it directly to their face once they've seen an Olsen twin try it. These trends will probably be the first to die, or at least annoy you to death while you walk through Union Square, thanks to all the reblogging.

In Paris Fashion Week, fashion heavyweights Viktor & Rolf snark-and-barbed about their Spring 2010 collection being their own take on the world's apparent lack of money. The latter half of the duo remarked, “It’s all about cut-backs. It’s everyone’s response to the belt-tightening and recession. This is our version." His counterpart added, “So we took out a chain saw and hacked away at excess, starting with the tulle." In the past, V&R have always had an excellent and discerning ear about performers picked to provide a soundtrack for the catwalk. And this show, credit crisis and all, was no exception, as they found a dazzling and spirited performer in Róisín Murphy.

And the Dutch design duo pass with flying colors