Resort shows are kind of quirky, no? Usually it's an all-out runway platform for the designer to show off their true colors, perhaps their more playful side. It's a time for motifs to be a little more literal, colors exceptionally vibrant, and no-stops fun to be had. And we're guessing Alber Elbaz didn't have any shortage of that when visiting Hawaii to inspire Lanvin's take on resort, as even the ridiculous gaping faces of the faux first-row lineup posted behind the runway showed the real first row, and those subsequently behind, that they were in for a good time.

A fierce elegance marched down Alber Elbaz's runway for Lanvin at Paris Fashion Week. The abandoned railway hanger was the perfect concrete setting, with a vast undone beauty; his women walked in beautiful outwardly seamed dresses, fur shrugs worn as if armor, and beautifully rhinestoned and metallic beaded dresses. One of the highlights of the show was the oversized jewelry -- worn in abundance, it added to the overall glamour and gave a modern feel to the collection.

Alber Elbaz designs some of the chicest womenswear around, and the Spring 2009 Lanvin collection was no exception. Beautiful one-shouldered voluminous pieces meet über-chic slim trousers and colorful jewel tones. This season is all about appealing to the innermost desires of the feminine spirit. He dresses women as they want to be dressed, and he makes it look easy.

Lagerfeld in Phat Pharm? Cavalli dressing like Rhett Butler? That's the September issue of Harper's Bazaar. The mag wrangled together top designers to dress them up in fantasy outfits. "Michael Kors, Karl Lagerfeld, Donna Karan, Donatella Versace, Alessandra Facchinetti, Giorgio Armani, Alber Elbaz, Rodarte's Laura and Kate Mulleavy and Roberto Cavalli were all asked to get into character as something other than a designer. Armani played the role of Fred Astaire, Kors took on James Stewart's L.B. Jeffries character from Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, Elbaz reinvented himself as a Hollywood producer with James Bond flair and Cavalli went Gone with the Wind as Rhett Butler; he was shot embracing Coca Rocha as Scarlett O'Hara." Lagerfeld dressed up as a rapper, striking a pose with Phat Farm jeans and untied shoelaces. "Believe it or not, I love rap," he told Bazaar. If only he'd consented to wear his tribute T-shirt.