Blog Round-Up: What We Found on the Web Last Week

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*The big news is that Jean Paul Gaultier used a BIG Model for his Spring 2007 show at Paris Fashion Week. [via fabsugar] Papier Doll asks: “What is Gaultier’s message? Was it threatening: “this is what happens when the world rejects skinny models;” tongue-in-cheek: “well, you all asked for more body types;” or a more thoughtful stance: “extremism in body forms is unhealthy—either be it rail-thin skinny or morbidly obese?”

Meanwhile, Karl Lagerfeld is a fatty hater even though he used to be a fatty.(surprise, surprise). [via gawker] Karma checked-in when several skinnies wiped out on Karl Lagerfeld’s super-shiny runway. (Did anyone check for ball bearings?) [via styledash]

*Did you ever wonder who made the first high heels? Blame the French (of course!). (via mental_floss)
Whatever you do though, if you are over the age of 8, don’t succumb to crocs (via manolo) — unless you get a pair of Crocs Prima Ballet Slip Ons (via allin) — altho they look suspiciously like jellies to me…

*A few more random finds:

2-for-1 Alice & Olivia Reversible Jacket [via outblush]

Cold Feet? Not Any More With the Remote Control Feet Heaters. [via shinyshiny]

Whoo? Whoo? Who loves owls? We do. [via fashion-plate]

How to dress like you’re a London Fashionista. [via Style Bubble]