It’s been approximately 20 years since Jean Paul Gaultier “launched” his rocket cone bra for Madonna’s Blonde Ambition tour, so perhaps it was time for a rehash. For whatever reason, the cone bra featured prominently in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Spring 2010 ready to wear collection in Paris last week. He did it up in style, too, with wasp-waisted silhouettes complete with girdles and garters.

The pointy bras were a central feature in overalls that were made like a bustier on top. It also appeared in a white tux, and a stretchy peach corset-suspenders combination. All 40 of Gaultier’s models marched out in a lingerie collection that included yet more cone-bras, stockings, corsets, and French knickers. Of course, being Jean-Paul Gaultier we would only have been shocked at prim, buttoned up “career separates” that annihilated rather than celebrated the female form.

Paris, France. Jean Paul Gaultier spring/ summer 2010 show held at the company’s quarters at 325 Rue Saint Martin in Paris is attended by the following personalities wearing Jean Paul Gaultier looks.

Janet Jackson wears beige silk taffeta trench coat

Rihanna wears charcoal wool gabardine bondage jacket

Rihanna, Jean Paul Gaultier and Katy Perry

Katy Perry wears black silk taffeta cross straps halter dress with sheer paneled hemline

Dita Von Teese wears crepe/ velvet/ leather black dress

The looks are from Mr. Gaultier ready-to-wear collection.

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Lindsay Lohan

Behind the scenes at runway show for Emanuel Ungaro’s Spring/Summer 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collection in Paris, France on October 04, 2009. The Paris fashion house announced Lindsay Lohan will be their new artistic adviser!

Christopher Kane’s runway look is now available to anyone who has access to TopShop, thanks to a daring and edgy collection that has the fashion world abuzz.

Kane’s much anticipated line for TopShop went on sale September 18, and enthusiastic shoppers have raved about the pieces, which are sexy and feminine without being innocent looking or “girly,” as can be seen in the one shoulder lace dress pictured.

As you can see, they’re both quite snugly fitted, so be prepared. One of the most popular pieces in the collection is the “alligator print” dress you see below. There’s nothing subtle or demure about it, meaning you will be looked at if you wear this.

Even the undergarments make a fearless style statement as you can see in the high-waisted, grommeted panties pictured above.

And if you need a handbag to go with the panties, or just to look edgy yet frankly feminine, check out the studded, fringed, chain handled bag pictured above.

And where would your outfit be without these shoes, perfectly coordinated with every look pictured here, including the eye-grabbing mini-dress pictured below.

It’s no wonder this collection is all the rage, both in TopShop’s London home and in New York.

To see these and other pieces from Christopher Kane’s collection visit topshop.com.

Luella Bartley recently presented her Spring 2010 Ready to Wear Collection at London Fashion Week. Her new collection goes dressier and less cheeky than we’ve come to expect from Bartley. It would be easy to imagine the late Jackie Kennedy wearing these pieces in 1965. Silhouettes were very feminine, with princess seams, pinched waists, and padded hips. She also showed several summer weight car coats in very ladylike “trapeze” shapes in happy, gorgeous colors like a not-too-baby blue, and a wonderful lipstick-y red.

Other pieces included puffy dresses with velvet polka dots, sweetheart necklines, and Peter Pan collars. Bartley’s recent collections have been far more “precious” with an abundance of frilly touches like dainty flower prints, ribbons, and tulle. By comparison, the latest collection is much more dressed up, despite the sugar pinks and lemon yellows. Even the one or two dresses with tulle trim appeared more sophisticated than one might expect from a designer who does things unapologetically girly.

Louise Goldin’s Spring 2010 Ready to Wear Collection looked rather like the set of a science fiction movie. Though it was a knitwear collection, it included short, flaring skirts, leather insets, and pointy cone bustiers. The collection has been compared to the late Gianni Versace’s mid 1990s looks with a dash of Jean Paul Gaultier’s collection for Madonna’s 1990 world tour. The collection featured pastel green, yellow, violet, blue, and lavender, done in baby doll shapes complete with leather bloomers. Her fabrics are self-made, right down to the lacy edging on dresses and the tulle included as inserts in some of the pieces.

Goldin is also the designer of a new capsule collection for Scottish cashmere purveyor Ballantyne, with a 40 piece collection including skirts and tops. Goldin won the Swarovski Emerging Talent Award in 2008 and has achieved fame for her knitwear, making her a perfect choice to join forces with Ballantyne.

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New York – September 15: (L to R) Actress Jessica Alba and Narciso Rodriguez backstage at the Narciso Rodriguez Spring 2010 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Bryant Park on September 15, 2009 in New York, New York.

Why do women love Narciso Rodriguez? Mostly because his designs are elegant, never fussy, and sexy without being va-va-voom. Rodriguez’ designs always allow the woman to wear them, rather than the other way around. For Spring 2010, Rodriguez showed a catwalk full of silk and linen, mostly simple in shape, but many with hems longer in back, shorter in front – a sort of mini train that is not intended to touch the ground, but flutter seductively. In this collection, Rodriguez left the complexity in subtle touches like the back of a dress pieced together and stitched in geometric shapes.

Narciso Rodriguez’ front row included Jessica Alba, Emmy Rossum, and Tori Burch, who soaked up the sexy atmosphere that included frankly sexy jumpsuits, simple shift dresses, and the occasional bubble dress. Rodriguez is no longer in a partnership with Liz Claiborne, Inc., and it appeared that he took the opportunity to revel in his freedom with his Spring 2010 collection.

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Diane von Furstenberg is a goddess. Her Spring 2010 collection reflects the best of slightly bohemian 70s looks combined effortlessly, it seems, with beautiful ethnic patterns without losing one ounce of class. The models wore softly draped dresses and blouses, and evening looks that one could never call outrageous or out of place. The theme of mining history for the best in effortless style was perfectly captured in this very feminine collection done up in rich, substantial, yet not over-saturated prints. These were balanced by solid color pieces in vivid reds, greens, and yellows.

Diane von Furstenberg’s stature among designers, stars, and fashion royalty was clearly evident in her all-star front row: André Leon Talley, Tina Brown, Fran Lebowitz, Graydon Carter, Terry Richardson and Carine Roitfeld. It is no wonder, really. Diane von Furstenberg’s dresses and separates are always pefectly wearable, whether you’re jetting off to Marrakesh or making your way uptown to work, perhaps wearing one of her fabulous structured jackets.

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