• Who was the First Lady-elect wearing? Narciso Rodriguez. [Style.com]
• Marc Jacobs cancels his annual holiday costume party (this year was "Rock and Roll Circus")in deference to the economy. Last year he went as a camel toe. [ElleUK]
• Following the success of its Go!International collection, which features emerging designers, Target introduces a new line, Designer Collaborations. This one focuses on established names and kicks off with Alexander McQueen! "The collection will have rock 'n' roll influences and edgy details such as studs and tattoo-print fabrics." [WWD]
• And more! "McQ Alexander McQueen for Target will feature lightweight sweaters, skinny jeans, bubble dresses, slim skirts and cuffed shorts. Signature pieces include a coated cotton poplin black trench, a rock ’n’ roll gray denim cropped studded jacket, a men’s wear-inspired tuxedo blazer and a color-blocked one-shoulder dress with bubble hem. The collection also will include swimwear and cotton voile print scarves." His muse is Leila Moss, the lead singer of The Duke Spirit. [WWD]
• Elle Macpherson, for one, feels the credit crunch can only hope her lingerie line: “For every down-at-heel hedge fund manager who has had to ditch his mistress due to financial hardship there’s always another waiting to step in...And in these hard times you find that when a woman can’t afford a dress in the luxury echelons, she may opt instead to part with £20 on underwear that makes her feel good.” [Daily Express]

• Speaking of recession-proof people, Peaches Geldof will see her line for PPQ hit London shelves tomorrow - "the perfect party looks, mixing English eccentric with gothic glamour along with a healthy dose of fun." [ElleUK]
• Mumsy mainstay Marks & Spencer is way down despite desperate marketing efforts. "Everything about Marks and Spencer's marketing, from the use of Twiggy, Erin O'Connor, Lily Cole and Myleene Klass as the faces of M & S to Patricia Field's tacky bought-in Sex and the City collection, has become so overblown." [Telegraph]
• Young designer Jens Laugesen's eponymous line becomes a casualty of the economy. [VogueUK]
• Uh oh - now luxury sales are way down, too! [WSJ]
• Angel Sanchez talks bridal for Bristol Palin. Sorta. [Observer]
• New "trashion" line reworks old clothes with local artisans from Sierra Leone, and sells the results for big bucks - some of which help the community. [Independent]
• Pigs tattooed with the Louis Vuitton logo by a conceptual artist have been banned from an art show after they (not surprisingly!) aroused the ire of animal rights activists, people with taste. The artist claims "his pigs are treated humanely and they are given sedatives before being tattooed. Collectors can buy them live or purchase their tattooed skins when they die of old age." [Telegraph]
• Designers - not to mention the rest of the world - will be keeping a close eye on Obama. [WWD]
• YSL continues with the love for classic supermoddles by drafting Claudia Schiffer for spring '09. [WWD]
• Swimsuit model Valeria Mazza may be looking at hard time: she and her husband "are under investigation by the AFIP — Argentina's version of the IRS — for allegedly swindling the gub'ment out of what translates to nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes." [TMZ]
• Great. Apparently beauty creams are chock full of potentially toxic "nanoparticles" and there's no safety testing. [Telegraph]
• In a series of video vignettes, Chanel Iman conforms to every vapid model stereotype! [New York]
• An idea that could only make sense to a fashun type: A $270 satin Moschino piggy bank. [Fashion Week Daily]
• Speaking of job security! Gaultier rumored to be tapping third president in three years. [WWD]

Angel Sanchez Verdict: Yawn.

Lara Helene



Verdict: Sorry, were you saying something?

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• 1. Vera Wang: All I can think of when I see this is Chris and Christian (aka Team Fierce's) "avant-garde" look from Project Runway two weeks ago. It's way too trendy for Jenna and a Texas country wedding. This is a Southern sorority girl we're talking about, here.
  
• 2. J. Mendel: This tiered look screams "I'm pregnant and don't want daddy to know"!
  
• 3. Arnold Scaasi: Could this dress be any more old-school? Whatever Laura wore to marry Georgie Porgy probably looked a whole lot like this. (It's probably what his Barbara wore in her wedding to George, Sr. too.) Jenna may be a Republican, but she's not old. She needs contemporary conservative. Not to be confused, of course, with "compassionate conservative".
  
• 4. Carlos Miele: I can imagine Jenna in something like this; the strapless look is so traditional, and the bottom is full without being princess-y. (Jenna did teach children in South America; she's of the people!) One problem: Jenna's figure can come across as a little square, and this dress may not play up her curves.
  
• 5. Amsale: The girl can drink her Secret Service detail under the table. No way in hell is she going to wear a dress strewn with flowers.
  
• 6. Carmen Marc Valvo: Ooh, cool and modern without trying too hard; no avant-garde aspirations. Just stylish. And thus, possibly too good for Jenna. (See: Southern sorority girl, drinks like a fish, above.)
  
• 7. Angel Sanchez: Interesting detailing in the front, but those spaghetti straps won't be doing Jenna any favors. Pass.
  
• 8. Badgley Mischka: We have a winner! This dress has traditional styling, old-school glamour, romance, and class. And the White House can use all the class it can spin.
  
• 9. Nicole Miller: The bustle in the back, draping across the front, and underlayers peeking out look old-fashioned, but not in a cool, vintage way. Too dated for an all-American party girl.
  
• 10. Lela Rose: The scoop neck is unexpected and modern, but it just might be a little too fashion-forward for the stiff-necked blueblood Bush clan.
  11. Marc Bouwer: This shape might have looked good when Audrey Hepburn played Eliza Doolittle, but Jenna Bush, my friends, is no Audrey Hepburn. (Or John Kennedy.)
  
• 12. Oscar de la Renta: Strikingly similar to the Badgley Mischka gown, this one is a teensy bit more sophisticated. And Jenna Bush just doesn't scream "sophistication."