Pirates are back on the Runway!

Taking inspiration from throwaway materials and Frankenstein’s legendary monster, Dazed & Confused this month presents its ‘Franken-Fashion’ masks project… a unique creative collaboration with some of the world’s top designers, including such names as Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Martin Margiela, Hussein Chalayan, Roberto Cavalli, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Riccardo Tisci.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has decided to launch a teen line, JCDC, complete with cool tees and jackets with Castelbajac’s usual quirks (lots of Disney characters!). He’s looking for ‘real life’ hipsters to walk his runway this fashion week for the official launch. 

LINK LOVE: Coco Perez

London’s prodigy designer, William Tempest, has me on structure overload with his meticulously constructed Fall 2009 collection. Having worked closely with Giles Deacon, Jean Charles de Castelbajac and Diesel, there is no questioning where the man gets his skill from. Utilizing several earthly elements inspired patterns, there is no doubt that Tempest’s Fall 2009 collection has a subdued version of earth,wind and fire on the brain. Unlike many designers, who’s work tends to be reworked before hitting the market, Tempest’s exact items are now available for purchase on Browns London!

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: William Tempest Fall 2009

Check out more from William Tempest here!

If Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s Mupppet inspired Fall 2009 collection didn’t stir your nostalgia, then his customizable lego sunglasses certainly will! Available in red, white and yellow, these shades are completely “brick-able” and ready for your building pleasure. Me, I’d stick a bunch of those Lego people on the sides and call it a party. 

Thanks Dazed Digital!

Tongues are wagging that burlesque beauty, Dita Von Teese, has hooked herself a younger French aristocrat. Guess we know who she will be wearing for now on…

LINKAGE: Psst… Is Dita Von Teese secretly dating Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s son?

Hartmann Nordenholz was founded by Filip Fiska and Agnes Schorer in 2000, under the expert guidance of Helmut Lang, Marc Bohan and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Filip learned from the mastery of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Viktor&Rolf and Raf Simons, but I think the collection stands on its own, away from other influencers.

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac– French for Dolce, Gabbana and Jim Henson…on some serious acid. Daniel might have bashed the stuffing out of the Kermit shawl, but there is something so youthfully whimsical, yet sick and twisted, about Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s Fall 2009 collection. With the typical D&G leopard prints, primary color plaid and the Muppets as his major focus, de Castelbajac sent out a punky, rebellious collection, poking fun at everything our modern age dubs as “mainstream.” Sure, the collection looked a bit amateur for a Paris runway, but de Castelbajac certainly knows where to place zippers, how to construct uniquely tailored cocktail dresses and what appeals to the crack-heads of the world. This is what I love about the fashion industry- designers who follow their heart, piss people off and have a good time while doing it. 

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Fall 2009

LINKAGE: NY Mag 

Oh god, this is total bullfrog shit.

This is the type of corny ass fashion stuff you see coming out of first year FIT students, you know that “couture” wannabe stuff that’s made when a student notices a commercial featuring Kermit selling Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust and realizes that the frog is the spokesperson fashion so desperately needs. So he heads to the nearest Toys ‘r us and picks up 30 stuffed muppets for $20 bucks and then stitches them together and attempts to charge $5000 for the “art” piece. Of course, in this case, it isn’t some misguided fashion student, it’s French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and it isn’t some final project for a Fashion Design class, it’s Paris Fashion Week. Either way, were going to give this an F.

(Photo credit should read PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images)

Sacha Baron Cohen continues his reign of terror in Paris when he decided to get penetrate Jean Charles de Castelbajac’s fashion show and did this…

[H]e whipped out a fold out chair, placed it in front of the front rowers and started writing love letters to girls in the audience. Then he jumped on stage shouting into his mobile phone and walked down the catwalk with the last model.

He was also spotted sucking on tampons during Stella McCartney’s show.

Bruno better have some amazing editing cause I can’t imagine any of this being funny if everyone knows who this Cohen is. I almost feel like Borat was one movie that just can’t be imitated and the humor of the “outsider interacting with a strange world” thing isn’t going to get the same laughs twice.

Thanks to The Cut for pointing this out…