fashionable folds

i must have died and gone to heaven. these images from fashion week show 2009 couture inspired by the geometric shapes of origami. as if that weren't fantastic enough, the phi model on the right is wearing a necklace of paper cranes. tina loves irreverent runway fashion almost as much as she loves japanese paper folding. i can't help but gush when the two are combined. it makes me wonder what my frocks and britches would look like or be inspired by if i were a designer. it also makes me wonder if i could get away with that silly pink plastic headband on the streets of portland, oregon. i think the trick is to look gaunt and mean like the model wearing it so that people are afraid to judge you.