Death becomes you
There was a time when Elvgren’s curvy ’40s pin-ups encapsulated the look to which every would-be Hollywood starlet aspired: zaftig, buxom, luscious. Of course considering the bony bods of most modern A-listers, the fashion pack’s current appetite for all things skeletal should come as no real surprise. How else to explain the overwhelming popularity of designer Paula Thomas’ neo-Gothic, skull-centric offerings? From her trademark skull scarf — draped across everyone from Lindsey Lohan to Kate Moss (pictured) — to her collection of silk caftans and baby-doll dresses in skull prints, the woman behind the Thomas Wylde brand is making her distinctively deathly mark. And with her collection now available exclusively in Paris at Montaigne Market, it seems even Parisian fashion victims are waving the Jolly Roger flag.