Yeah, it looked plastic to me, but kind of thicker plastic, b/c it doesn't exactly "drape."

What is that semi-transparent fabric (?) on the skirt of the model who's wearing a leopard print top? Showing through is a heart-shaped pattern. Also, what's the top on the model wearing a snakeskin (print?) skirt? Anyone know?

I've had 2 who really loved it, would hang around me while I vaccuumed, not bothered at all, happy for the loose-hair extraction.

Looks like delight! Or, maybe it's some hard wired way their wolf ancestors tried to fake out enemies — which way am I going? This way? Ho ho! Or maybe this way? But to me, it looks like sheer delight, so happy to be playing.

Maybe the faux equiestrienne thing is supposed to evoke aristocratic women who rode but had lowly others do the mucking out etc etc etc. Ralph Lauren's whole thing seems to me trying to bring back an imaginary heydey, the sort experienced by imaginary WASP-y people, in imaginary situations, imaginarily photographed…

Small napkin, no space for Iamanarrogantasshole@google.com

I really hope laptops don't short out in drool.

That white "transparent" dress — beautiful and confusing!

I completely agree with you. You're getting slammed for your poor statistical methods, but there have been various studies done with large n that show kids don't particularly benefit from early learning; if people called it what it was, government sponsored babysitting, then fine, but nah on the rest.

Ye olde Photoshoppe (air brushing).

Great necklines — original. But everywhere this season, long gloves, long gloves, long gloves. Already tired of long gloves.

Kudos.

Hey, all you night cheesers, it's SAINT Valentine's Day.

looks like the runway background is supposed to be malachite-ish.

He was invited to speak to kids because ... he's such an ... excellent ... role model?

The reason is that people in groups behave differently from people all by themselves, as you no doubt have noticed, perhaps in the bleachers of a soccer game or in a bar late at night (not saying you're a barfly!). In groups, it's more likely that there's less impulse control, because being beside a person who's low…