lindsay ferrier

“What are you watching?” I asked my 4-year-old daughter the other day after noticing that she was paying an unusual amount of attention to the TV.

“It’s a blanket that has sleeves on it,” Punky replied. “It keeps you warm and cozy, Mommy. Can I buy one?”

I stifled a laugh. Apparently, even preschoolers weren’t immune to the charms of the Snuggie, that infamous backwards robe featured in what might be the cheesiest commercial to air on TV since the heady days of The Clapper.

Prepare yourself, ladies. The latest look for Spring 2009 is leaving very little to the imagination. But it’s not your skin you’ll be showing off.

It’s your bones.

Yes, from Christian LaCroix to Givenchy, skeleton chic is all the rage on the runway right now. Ribcages, pelvic bones and spines are imprinted on dresses and blouses and influencing the cut and detail of the newest haute couture fashions.

It’s not easy to feel good about yourself when your massage therapist tells you you’re the most knotted-up client she’s ever had.

“I was working on your back,” she said in befuddlement, “and I was feeling what felt like bones, in places where bones couldn’t be!”

Oh, God.

Like millions of other women, you may have found yourself staring longingly at photos of Paris, Charlize and La Lohan, wishing your own skin had that same strange orange glow. Well, my friends, wish no longer.