Rompers have been trying to come back for a few years now. As have jumpsuits. (Collectively we'll term them "playsuits.") We've never supported the trend because they don't look good on 99.9999999999999 percent of the population. Only tall model-y girls pull them off truly well. Those who aren't at least 5' 9" and twiggy often look shorter, thicker, and worst of all, infantile, as Double X reminds us today. Because playsuits were created, let's not forget, for toddlers who needed roomy clothes to romp around in. And though they first surfaced in the early twentieth century, onesies are still worn mostly by toddlers, despite the fashion industry's puzzling, unrelenting efforts to dress stylish grown women in them. And yet another problem with playsuits: Peeing becomes a complicated ordeal that requires getting basically naked. Who has time for that? Furthermore, when retailers try to get creative with them, some really, really atrocious things come out, as you see above.

L.A. Fashion Week dissolved, but did it ever really have a fighting chance? After a month of shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, editors and buyers don't feel like going all the way to L.A. for more shows. Especially when the most anticipated ones are staged by the likes of Lauren Conrad and the Pussycat Dolls. And besides, buyers have usually spent everything in their budget by the time the Paris shows end. Smashbox, Mercedes Benz, and IMG have all pulled out as sponsors. Yet there exists in L.A. a group of L.A. Fashion Week alumni who believe passionately in the event and are trying to revive it, even though fewer than a dozen designers have expressed interest in showing at all. It hardly pays for them if no one important is there (and as great as it is to have Tori Spelling or P. Diddy on the front row, they won't place large wholesale orders or put the clothes in Vogue). André Leon Talley went to L.A. Fashion Week, but looked miserable there, which arguably could have just been due to his insistence on wearing crocodile coats in the heat. But we have a feeling the Vogue editor just might agree with Rick Owens, who once said, "Get off your ass and go to Europe... [W]hy do they have to be a fashion capital? They're the movie capital of the world and they've always been that, can't they just be satisfied with that?" But Lauren, don't take that as an invitation. Christian Audigier brings enough West Coast flavor for one season.

If You Gave a Fashion Show and No One Came... [WSJ]

Costume jewelry designer Gerard Yosca has been making great baubles for almost 30 years. Known for his painterly use of color and surprising changes in scale, Gerard’s pieces are at once modern and new, and yet timelessly classic. Here are five reasons we love Gerard.

1. His big bold pieces are conversation starters.
2. They're very well made — old world craftsmanship — with custom pearls and hand cut stones.
3. The prices that are more than fair.
4. Who doesn’t want to emulate Coco Chanel or Diana Vreeland by wearing these Vedura–esque cuffs (but modernized and with a sense of humor)?
5. He’s still under the radar.

Price ranges are from $38 for a single strand to $600 for statement necklaces. The largest selection is currently available at Henri Bendel.

For spring 2010, the man best known for lamé tattoo prints, Von Dutch trucker hats, and wearing silk patterned blazers will show at Paris Fashion Week. So somewhere amongst John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Dries Van Noten, and Lanvin, the name "Christian Audigier" will appear on the schedule. Audigier usually shows in places like L.A. or Miami for Swim Fashion Week, so Paris is certainly something new for him. Also among his strongest geographical ties is Las Vegas, home to Christian Audigier: The Nightclub, where bottles start at the recession-friendly price of $100 (Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt also hosted the New Year's party there). Despite all that, Audigier's show could be one of the buzziest of the season. He tells British Vogue his show will include a performance by a "big celebrity." Pressed for details, he replied, "You know all the names; you can guess." We're at once afraid and hopeful that it's Madonna. She's supposedly designing a line for him.

Christian Audigier [British Vogue]

New photos of Posh and her husband David Beckham from the fall 2009 Armani underwear campaign are out! Previously, we've seen Posh by herself and David by himself, but these are the first images of them wearing the underwear together. The rope David swung on in his individual shots appears again but this time as a very uncomfortable looking bed, which possibly explains why his expression suggests he smells something putrid.