So far be it from to question papa Karl in all his amazing black and white Baptiste loving glory, but I was simply wholly unimpressed by Cruise 2011. The show was obviously inspired by flowing wispy looks of the flower child era. The palette was a mix of ambers, browns, creams, and some flower child florals. In reality nobody really expects to be blown away by the design aspects of Cruise/Resort collections, but what one does expect especially from the big guns is a barrage of clothes that are simply and utterly wearable. You expect a long march of flouncy pretty dresses that will keep wealthy trophy wives looking their best and most stylish. In reality the collection underwhelmed even that expectation. The clothes looked more fit for a trip to some muddy lake front beach than the 5 star resorts the price tags align with. Of course there was plenty of Baptiste but even the clothes the few men walked in was atrocious and lacked any clear direction. 
So my second point of this post... Crystal Renn. We LOVE her. She's everywhere. She is the face of the industry's push towards more use of plus size models in actual normal shows/shoots. Before I begin I must say I find her incredibly inspirational. Her face is beyond stunning. It is evokes both a beautiful country girl tending to her small Italian farm and an aristocratic strength. BUT while her specs list her as a size 12 I have to ask is she REALLY still a size 12? I mean she looks mighty small in both her recent Glamor cover and more importantly in the pictures from the unretouched Chanel Cruise show. Please girl keep those curves. Your career is once again exploding and we'd all hate to see those bodacious hips we saw walk the Gaultier runway disappear. 
