The fashion world often ignites many an unlikely trend...like a certain Carrie Bradshaw inspiring desperate hordes of starved fashionistas to line up for hours in search of sugar at a small West Village bakery.  SJP and her disciples might need to rethink their allegiance to the cupcake when she hears this certain endorsement.

During the recent menswear shows in Paris, the early morning Lanvin show featured Dunkin Donuts-style treats served by elegant waiters wearing white gloves to the very weary fashion troops in attendance.

At first the crowd appeared skeptical and only the devil-may-care photographers and film crews could be tempted...but one by one, fashion writers and editors threw off their inhibitions and tasted of the forbidden fruit. Diets be damned -- the crowd jumped in. Sprinkles, frosting, fruit filling, jelly, every caloric sin was indulged. The crowd went from haughty to Homer in seconds. As a bonus, after every last sugary morsel was consumed, frozen sweetened frappucinos and mochaccinos were served to wash them down.

Now that Lanvin designer Lucas Ossendrijver and mentor Alber Albaz have anointed the donut as "chic." Can we expect a Krispy Kreme 'shop in shop' at a Barneys near you? --STEPHEN WATSON

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