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Last week, the scandalous Kim Kardashian was caught in public in a dress that you guys would wear.

At the Valentino Spring/Summer 2012 Haute-Couture Show in Paris on Wednesday, Cameron Diaz popped a squat in the front row, wearing a flouncy dress that so screams 'happy', I suspect was crafted out of unicorn hide.

This dress on Cameron makes me think she's going to break rank at the fashion show to go frolick in a rolling meadow. Look, a windmill! What do you think of Cameron's girlish look?

Last week, Meryl Streep's black ensemble didn't fair too well with you guys. Check out the smoldering results.

On Sunday, Kim Kardashian stepped out after the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills. Could it be that she has the impeccable Meryl beat? I have to admit that this one lends a lot of class to this act, it's not what I expected from Kim. What do you think, and how would you use lace like this in your designs? The results are in... and you said wear. I think I'd end up looking like Morticia Addams in this one, but the right hot body could make it work.

Right now I'm seriously wrestling with the idea of hibernating.

Here in Ohio, we finally got the cold snap our weatherman has been threatening us with for weeks. It's the kind of cold that makes you flinch when you open the front door. Why, exactly, do I not live in Florida, where people walk straight out of their houses every day without fear of being slapped in the face by their own climate? Give me giant bugs and Mickey Mouse any day.

I'm going to have to say things like 'on the bright side' to get through this winter. So, on the bright side, lots of cold means lots more layering. Layering is an art. Get the right girl this side of December and you'll see a mix of light scarves with a tatted cardi, perhaps slung over an oversized T-shirt. Is that a long camisole that peeping out from the hemline? Nice.

Here is a cheat sheet to get you layering up, explaining each layer in detail with suggestions aplenty: Guide to Layering Clothes