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" Take a peek at this photo from yesterday&amp;#x27;s Viktor &amp;amp; Rolf Fall 2010 show and tell me if you don&amp;#x27;t think that it is the perfect demonstration of exactly how it feels to be bundled up in a bunch of itchy winter layers? Can you just feel the chilly beads of chilly building up on the back of her neck?Don&amp;#x27;t worry: The mile-high, piled-on Oompa-Loompa (I&amp;#x27;ve been dying to name-drop them since yesterday&amp;#x27;s Willy Wonka/Lanvin post) look isn&amp;#x27;t a big trend for Fall 2010. Model Kristen McMenamy, pictured here, took center stage in the theatrical runway show as her multi-layered look was later peeled off (by the designers themselves!) and each versatile article of clothing was then worn by another model. Coats turned into blazers, jackets into ballgowns, etc. Pretty magical stuff. (As soon as there&amp;#x27;s a video of this crazy process online, you know I&amp;#x27;ll send it your way, but in the meantime flip through the whole collection on style.com) But the super-sized Viktor &amp;amp; Rolf runway look does illustrate the big bulk-up factor that comes into play during winter, when the mercury drops. Fortunately, for next fall and winter, a handful of designers who are pushing this idea of the belted bulky sweater. While in theory it sounds almost as uncomfortable as McMenamy&amp;#x27;s get-up, it&amp;#x27;s actually a pretty hip twist on the fuddy-duddy sweaters we&amp;#x27;ve all got to slip on when a) the weatherman cheerfully predicts freezing temperatures for the weekend and b) our moms send warning signals (often via phone or email, with their eerie Mom ESP) about not being equipped enough to ward off chills, fevers, H1N1, pneumonia, hangovers, etc. See what I mean? Prada Fall 2010, to see the rest of the show, log on to style.com When I saw this outfit in the Prada show, I immediately thought of all the old sweaters that I have piled up in my closet, rarely worn as the shapeless sweaters make me feel like a six year-old about to embark on a snow fort-building adventure--not a working gal heading into the office. But when belted, this big sweater winds up looking ladylike and grown-up, don&amp;#x27;t you think? Ditto for the more colorful look at Balenciaga... Balenciaga Fall 2010, to see the rest of the show, log on to style.com ...and Jean-Paul Gaulter. Jean-Paul Gaultier Fall 2010, to see the rest of the show, log on to style.com I also loved this cable-knit cape from Sophia Kokosalaki. It brings up a good belting rule of thumb: The bigger the knit (or the crazier the cut) the bigger the belt you need to reign it in. Sophia Kokosalaki Fall 2010, to see the rest of the show, log on to style.com If you&amp;#x27;re still not feeling the bulky sweater thing, the style trick works just as well when you&amp;#x27;ve got a more slim-fitting sweater as seen at yesterday&amp;#x27;s Cacharel show: Cacharel Fall 2010, to see the rest of the show, log on to style.com But what say you ladies? Does this style twist make you re-think your winter sweaters too? Or do you have another stylish way to deal with the cold? If you think you want to give the look a try, you can start right now with what you&amp;#x27;ve got in the closet already or with some of the great post-season sales! For more style ideas, celeb sightings and other Paris fashion week updates, follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;], count: 3}); Photo: WWD/ Style.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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