• By Sadie
    Sep 16, 2009 6:40 PM 8,144
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    It Was Impossible Not To Smile At Oscar De La Renta (Well, Almost)

    If you're gonna do classic luxe, this is the way to do it: with hats, lots of goregous, and - was that a dirndl?



    We know lots of words, but sometimes only "beautiful" does the trick.


    Oh. My. God. Does old-school lady get any jazzier?


    There's something deliciously 50's working-girl about this canteloupe situation.


    Oh, wait, Carine Roitfeld disagrees.


    But, come on, Madame - this Degas-adorable frock must make you smile!


    Or, what about this Spanish-widow-inflected midcentury day-dress?


    And, yup, there's the dirndl! The hills are alive!


    Maybe she's confused by this Lawrence of Arabia headdress?


    And would I wear a bowler with a silk chiffon gown and a stole? Possibly not.


    But Zac Posen, that stone-cold dandified fox, likes it.


    [Images via Getty]


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