The fantastical Paris Fall Couture 2009 fashion week kicked off a couple days ago in France and one oddity that really jolts you back to reality is the ubiquitous grand entrances of Patricia Arquette, star of the television show Medium, but better known as Nicholas Cage's ex-wife or Courtney Cox's sister-in-law. 

Not particularly known for her cutting edge designer purchases or refined taste - Frock Me! - why  was this ingénue bringing her plump and frump to all the major shows?  I can't imagine Giorgio Armani or Jean Paul Gaultier  hoping for the miracle of her celestial presence. 

Perhaps proper muses formed a union and have become, quite simply, too expensive.

 
[Arriving @ Jean Paul Gaultier (L) & Christian Lacroix (R)]

[Why such a sour face @ her arrival for the Giorgio Armani show?]



[She's definitely no Halle Berry arriving @ Elie Saab (L) or Nicole Kidman @ Chanel (R)]

Persistently grouchy Jessica Alba has more than newborn daughter Honor’s arrival to feign happiness over; the perpetually pouty actress may have landed a new acting gig, too—thanks to the termination of a Hollywood romance.

The New York Post reports Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan have ended their engagement, and the Planet Terror director wants to replace his former fiancée with Jessica in the titular role of Barbarella, his remake of the 1968 cult classic.

News of the breakup and the Charmed actress losing her part isn’t very surprising. Rumors that the studio execs wanted Rodriguez’s ex axed and replaced with a bigger box office draw have been dogging Barbarella for months. McGowan tried her best to squelch the “malicious” reports, but production halted when Rodriguez refused to recast the movie with a major movie star in the lead.

Does always angry Alba really have more box office clout than raven-haired Rose? The actress’ last three movies—Awake, The Eye and The Love Guru—all failed miserably, and it’s not really fair to give Mrs. Cash Warren credit for the success of the Fantastic Four franchise. Comic book fanatics would have flocked to those two blockbusters regardless of who portrayed Sue Storm in them. I promise no one watched Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer because of Alba—just like no one is going to watch The Dark Knight because it stars homely Maggie Gyllenhaal.