Judging the Judges: Betsey Johnson Spring 2008 Collection

Either Betsey is mellowing in her old age or we are, because we used to think most of her output was crazy, punk-inspired, debutante-on-acid stuff, but this collection is frilly and feminine and cute. Looking back on her past couple of years' worth of collections, we can see that she's been heading down this road for a while, so we tend to think we're the ones mellowing in our dotage.

Oh sure, it's all a little costumey, and it's really only appropriate for a small slice of the female population, but overall, it's a fun little collection. We can't really point to anything that we hate. We're not crazy about some of the over-crinolined skirts and you'll never find us complimenting a grown woman with a bow in her hair, but we like this one.

Watch the Elle Magazine video of Betsey Johnson's Spring 2008 collection:

Judging the Judges: Zac Posen Spring 2008 Collection

Adorable widdle Zac Posen showed his Spring 2008 collection and we wish he had just kept his mouth shut about it. You see, he claims that he was inspired by the 1978 film " 'Days of Heaven' the Shakers, wheat fields of the Great Plains and the romance of the wide open sky."

Now, it's a lovely collection. Lorenzo likes it more than Tom, but even Tom can see the beauty in it. The vibrant colors, the dramatic silhouettes, the flounces, fripppery and feathers - it's all good, if a little drag queen-y at times.

Just don't feed me a line of bullshit about how this is supposed to represent the dust bowl or something, Zac.

Simple Farm folk.

Wheat!

Something to wear to the hoedown.

Just like what the Shakers wore.

After the show, he went out and plowed the back forty.

Watch the Elle Magazine video of Zac Posen's Spring 2008 collection:


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(Video: Elle Magazine)