While no one is going to argue against the practicality of Old Navy (hey, even tech vests had their moment), it is clear that high fashion is often wearable (or in the case of The Devil Wears Prada — quite unwearable) art. But sometimes even these threads can get upstaged (theatrically speaking), and fashion shows become more about over-the-top production than the clothes. Case in point: Chanel’s RTW Fall 2010 show, which featured a 265-ton iceberg that was imported from Scandinavia and handcarved by 35 ice sculptors. In that spirit, after the jump we’ve rounded up some of the most outrageous runways shots we could find. Recession, what?

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Couture Fashion Week launched Monday in Paris, and the collections have taken us far from the gloom and doom of the recession. In fact, in many cases they’ve whisked us straight back to Saturday mornings circa 1985. Although you may not be donning Gaultier-inspired designs to the office anytime soon, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at just how familiar some of these looks are. See what happens when high fashion channels some of your animated favorites after the jump.

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In a surprising interview with Gawker, MisShapes‘ Leigh Lezark — who the site nicknamed “Princess Coldstare” back in 2005 — refused to name a song of Fashion Week, but she did suggest that everyone should download this one. What do you think? On a related note, did you know that Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste curated the playlist at Jeremy Laing? Find out (and download) the tracks he included after the jump. Read More »

Today at Flavorpill, we decided that following @FASHIONTweek was better than fighting the crowds at Lincoln Center. We had our minds blown by The Snuggie Sutra. We were amazed at the accuracy of the hierarchy of digital distractions. We hoped that a Diablo Cody/Courtney Love talk show never becomes a reality. We laughed out loud at this pic of Leno on Letterman circa 1979. We found it interesting that Steve Jobs’ physical appearance was the biggest news to come out of today’s Apple conference. We decided that we’ll watch anything the BBC wants to show us about hipsters. We embraced the buzz about insect art. We craved lobster. And finally, we remembered Walter Cronkite and got a lecture about journalism from Obama all at once.

We didn’t attend a single show this season (we were always stuck in the back row anyway), but we feel confident that this WWD spoof is the best thing to come out of New York Fashion Week. Click here to download the PDF version over on New York Magazine. It’s like the fake New York Times — but with better pictures and more Gossip Girl references!

Now we’ll just sit back and wait for Gawker to tell us who are the masterminds behind it. As a commenter over on New York Mag points out, Faran Krentcil is the first Facebook fan.