>> Marc Jacobs loves throwing curve balls — both on the runway and with his personal inclinations — and during New York Fashion Week he was quite taken with wearing skirts.

He appeared on the end of both the Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs runways in skirts, explaining: "I did a lot more skirts in this collection for women than I usually do — we usually do a lot of pants.  So I bought this one, and I discovered how nice it felt to wear.  They’re comfortable, and wearing it made me happy, so I bought more.  And now I just can’t stop wearing them."

Less than a month later, it looks like he's decided to stop wearing them.  Yesterday at the Louis Vuitton Spring 2009 presentation, he debuted a new look instead: slicked-back hair, a pinstriped suit, and Nicholas Sarkozy-like stacked heels.  Wonder if it was the French president who inspired him?
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>> THE MODELIZER — Coco Rocha doesn't really shop that much — "models get [designer] clothes for free" — but she will go shopping at Aldo: "I was in a frenzy there the other day.  They had all these cute new styles.  The salesgirls were like, 'You’re Coco!" I was like, "Shhh, I’m not really buying all these shoes."  But I believe if you see something you like and it’s cheap, by all means get it.  Just don’t do it head to toe.  Carry an expensive bag." [NYT]

>> INSIDER WIRE —Alexander McQueen may have wiggled his bunny tail at the audience of his Spring 2009 show last week, but guess who wasn't there to witness such cheekiness?  Not Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, nor Aliona Doletskaya . . . odd, hmm? [Chic Report]

Perhaps you're interested in hearing what bloggers think of the Paris shows, and who better than our Network Partners to provide you with the perspectives. Starting things off bright and early this week, I Am Fashion wrote a review of the Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2009 show and she's put in her two cents on Nina Ricci Spring 09 as well. We can tell you her mind was changed in both circumstances. J'adore Couture also picked favorite shows for review. From Spring 09 it was Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, and YSL to start. Our favorite aspect of J'adore Couture's coverage is how the runway shots get pitted together in groups of three. It's funny what a little rearranging can do to a collection. In this format, trends and aesthetics emerge quite nicely. Finally, The Coveted, brings us the first of the DIY spin offs from the Spring 09 shows. In her case, a skirt with a split personality and the runway shots to prove it. 

Yes, you're hearing us right, we've found the culmination of all of our Fall 08 desires in the form of one single pair of trousers, namely, the Siwy Hannah trousers in (wait for it) SEQUINS! We remember it like it was yesterday, we sat down to watch the YSL Fall 08 show and caught a glimpse of the outfit that just about did it for us; those voluminous sequined trousers would forever be burned into our minds. Months later we realized the weight of the sequin trend and set about putting a sequined somethingorother on our Fall 08 shopping list. And then we found the sequined Hannah pants from a brand we already love (just check the tag) and in a very flattering slim cropped drainpipe cut. The only question remaining in our minds is whether to size up and how the other e-commerce sites plan to style these magic pants--because the white tank and platforms kind of miss the mark.