Paris, March 9. Image via Getty . A model presents a creation by French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac during the autumn-winter 2010/2011 ready-to-wear collection show.

CBS News reports that there’s a lot of talk buzzing around the blogosphere francais lately alleging that the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni , has fallen “in love” with French singer Benjamin Biolay. This is interesting, non ? High-school level French references aside, the story is this: According to to suchablog.com (which is entirely in French, so we’ll have to trust the CBS summary ), Bruni and Biolay have long been friends — she has publicly congratulated him for his awards, etc. — but now they’re living together. Sarkozy, meanwhile, has sought “comfort in the arms” of Chantal Jouanno, a right-wing cabinet member who is also a karate champion. And know Sarkozy is rather dedicated to fitness. Maybe I just like Carla Bruni a bit too much …

[Los Angeles, March 8. Image via Pacific Coast News ]

Fashion Week is a magical event, full of surprises. Which is what Vivienne Westwood learned when someone chucked a stuffed cat at her head at the end of her show. Miss Mac’s Westwood Cat [Nylon via The Cut ]

Dizzy from last night’s comely (and sometimes questionable) fashion choices ? We are too, so we organized the gowns into compact color wheel to see what color trends popped up frequently on the red carpet. ( Click any image to enlarge further ) Aside from the usual varying degrees of classic grays and blacks, there were a surprising number of gauzy ballerina pink gowns and cerulean blue dresses (looks like the color Miranda Priestly bashed in The Devil Wears Prada has made a comeback). Below, we explore last night’s varying shades of gray.