花花裙、高跟鞋和超大太阳镜不再只属于年轻人的风格。最近一名八十岁的老太太重新诠释后现代的时尚造型, 她的照片上传后立即轰动整个互联网。

Floral marieprom dresses, high-heels and oversized sunglasses are no longer styles exclusive to young people! An 80-year-old woman from southwest Chongqing municipality recently wowed the internet with her post-modern interpretation of trendy fashion items.

为甚么她八十岁还可以当时尚教主呢? 原来这辑照片是侄孙女(林女士) 送给她的礼物: “虽然她已经上了年纪, 但姑奶奶的身体还是非常健康。”“那双鞋鞋跟有10厘米，我们拍的时候很担心，本想让她穿着照几张就脱下来，结果她说不行这样出不来效果。”“因为我们想拍出最自然的一面，不是那种拍出来谁看了也不认识的。”所以姨姥脸上的斑点与皱纹也没有刻意遮盖，更没有让摄影师过分修饰。

The octogenarian fashion icon was gifted a photo shoot as a present from her grandniece, Ms. Lin. Though advanced in age, Lin's grandaunt is in excellent physical condition.“Even the 4-inch heels didn't scare her, and she asked the photographer not to do too much retouching. She wanted the pictures to be natural--wrinkles, freckles and all!”said Lin.

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Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2016 showcase came to a close on day 2 with top personalities, A-list designers and other fashion lovers gracing the event at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites convention centre on Sunday July 3, 2016.

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The gala show kicked off with veteran fashion designer Modelashowcasing after which Rois and Reine showcased their men’s wear ranging from traditional wears, smart casuals, urban and high street. other designers on the runway included the headline designer Ade Bakare, Tiannah styling and Elegant Kids, Yomi Casual, Trisho o. Couture, Lanre Lagos, Mc Stell Fashion Gallery, Bello I. Edu, Pacciro, amongst others.

Nigerian afropop singer and face of this years edition Yemi Alade launched her own fashion line named House of Tangerine after which she thrilled guests with her strong vocals as she performed her hit songs.

Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2016 gala was well attended by top government personalities, royalties and highly rated Nigerian celebrities which include Former Rivers state governor and current Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Ita Giwa, Annie Idibia, Monalisa Chinda, Uti Nwachukwu, Bryan Okwara, Kaffy, Denrele Edun, Zaina, Emmanuel ikubese, LAX, BOJ amongst others.

Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2016 gala night was anchored byKaylah Oniwo and Layole Oyatogun.

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The '90s was an amazing decade to grow up in, sartorial wise. It was full of electric colors, crazy patterns, comfy clothes, and wild accessories. But there were some things I wish I'd known about fashion in the '90s so I could have taken better advantage of all the bold trends and quirky clothes. I grew up with the usual staples: Stirrup pants for roughhousing, overalls for play dates, windbreakers for fall afternoons, and light-up shoes for gym class. But while it seemed like my mom did a great job getting all my fashion essentials stocked in my wardrobe, I didn't necessarily know the cooler, big-kid trends.

For example, how was I supposed to know a scrunchie looked coolest in a side ponytail, and not a regular ponytail? Or that plaid shirts weren't just cleaning clothes but a sartorial marvel? Or that those chokers in vending machines were more of a fashion statement than any Hanson t-shirt. Lucky for me, the '90s are having a comeback this year, so I can atone for all my past mistakes. Yay for second chances! But in that vein, here are all the things I wish I knew about fashion in the '90s — learn from my blunders.

1. Mood Rings Don't Actually Tell Your Mood

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Be Wild Brand Mod Ring, $6.50, Amazon

All those times I went into a placebo-effect-inspired sulk or pinched my brother because the ring said I was mad were so unnecessary. But when you're a kid these things seem to be powered with infallible science, so what could you do?

2. Your Overalls Were Meant To Be Worn Unbuttoned

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God, I was such a square. I strolled the sidewalks of the playground with both straps firmly buckled, like I was about to rat someone's candy stash to their mother. I had no idea one of the buckles were supposed to be unhitched a la Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Someone cooler and in junior high should have had the decency to stop me and tell me what was what.

3. Neon Windbreakers Are Actually Fly

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I'd resist so much when my mom would try to zip up that Saved by the Bellinspired windbreaker on my wiggling body. I wanted to wear my Donald Duck coat, not that silly, madly colored patchwork jacket. Little did I know my mom was just trying to make me fly and I was derailing a good thing.

4. My Aunt's Knitted Sweaters Were Actually So Grunge

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Arizona Striped Pullover Sweater, $7.00, JC Penny

My Slavic aunt would send me striped knitted sweaters from Poland about every year around Christmas (I had my own personal Mrs. Weasley, guys,) and I'd refuse to wear them because they were so itchy. But with their wide stripes and dark color combos, they were actually pretty Kurt Cobain inspired, making me miss on a great sartorial opportunity.

5. Graphic Tees Needed An Extra Layer

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Back to that grunge aesthetic, it wasn't enough to just wear a Princess Belle graphic tee. That sartorial look required an unbuttoned collared shirt on top of it to look right.

6. Popcorn Shirts Could Have Doubled As Doll Wear

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Short Sleeve Popcorn Shirt Hot Pink, $9.95, popcornshirtwholesale.com

How did I not put those puzzle pieces together?! Here me and my bears could have shared a closet and swapped clothes, and I just let that opportunity float away.

7. I Should Have Kept All My Babydoll Dresses

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Sure, at 27 the majority of those babydoll cocktail dresses ukes would be butt-grazing at length now, but that's the way I like to wear them. Instead I went through an "I'm not a baby anymore" phase and dumped all my dresses in favor of stirrup pants and baggy jeans. Those frocks would have been like a '90s goldmine now.

8. I Should Have Begged Harder For Those Jelly Shoes

Moment of silence for the pain caused by jelly shoes in the '90s #TBTpic.twitter.com/FUFuyPjUTW

— Bustle (@bustle) March 19, 2015

My mom refused to buy me jelly shoes because of the blister logistics, much to my deep devastation. But if I knew they'd still be trending 15 years later, I would have had a stronger case on the timeless quality of those painful, sparkly shoes.

9. Spend Less On Butterfly Hair Clips

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Glitter Rainbow Ombre Butterfly Clips, $5.50, Claires

I must have pulled hundreds of dollars out of my mom for my butterfly hair clip collection. All of that could have gone into my college fund instead. Convinced that the trend would stick with me till old age (because who gets sick of butterfly wings?!) I conned her into buying me pair after pair with my adorable girlish smile. Or when that didn't work, a bratty meltdown in the car.

10. I Could Have Worn Sweaters Around My Waist

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Instead of dumping my sweatshirt at my mom's feet by the jungle gym, I could have easily wrapped it around my waist for a cool-kid, grunge look. Like even Ashley from Fresh Prince was doing it. To think I had so little foresight back then.

11. Crushed Velvet Shouldn't Only Be Worn During Christmas

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It was more of an "all year long" fabric, even during the sweltering Julys of a Midwestern summer. It could be used in sassy skater or babydoll cocktail prom dresses, maxi skirts, chokers, or wide headbands. I somehow never received that memo — was it never in a Delia's catalog? How did I miss this?

While I might have missed a lot the first time around, at least I now have a second chance to remedy that today!

Bambi Benson’s roller coaster relationship with Lil Scrappy has entertained Love & Hip Hop Atlanta viewers for three seasons but it was recently revealed that the two are now planning to head down the aisle. VH1 caught up with Bambi to get whatever details we could about their upcoming nuptials, as well as the Bam’s beefs with Jessica Dime and D. Smith.

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What did you think when Jessica Dime approached you and told you she’d been FaceTiming with Scrappy?

Bambi: I was obviously annoyed because I feel like that’s the only way she would ever ever be able to be in my presence. Because she’s not a person I would normally be around or kick it with, so she has to find some type of way to be able to even be in my presence. I was actually more mad at Scrap for bringing that type of trash around me.

What did you think of Rasheeda bringing Jessica to you? Did you think that was messy?

At this point with Rasheeda, I feel like she may be a little clueless to some stuff that’s going on. I don’t really fault her for bringing Jessica over at that point because I don’t think it was intentional.

What do you think Jessica’s objective was in talking to you? In her green screen she said she thought it was funny.

I think Jessica was trying, she was reaching to have some sort of conversation with me because we’re obviously two different people. We are from two totally different spectrums of like, we we would never normally ever cross paths. I feel like she was just so thirsty to be in my presence and that was the only thing that she had.

Are you worried about having to see her and Scrappy interact this season? Has he clued you on where this thing goes between them?

He told me, he sat down, and sat down and you know they had like a smoothie or something but he wasn’t feeling it. He thought he was, because, I wasn’t talking to him at all at that point. I don’t really expect anything other for him to be thirsty, of course he’s gonna try to go and do something else but he knows where his heart really is.

What happened with your beef with Jessica on Instagram? Scrappy gave you some roses and sneakers and…

Yes, so he he that was at that point he was still trying to get back with me so he came and he left some roses and some Jordans at my house. I had heard that he had went out with her at that point, so I posted the Jordans and the flowers. And then she posted some Jordans and a gun like a few minutes later. And so of course everybody was like assuming did he buy these for both of them or something. So then I changed my caption and I said some little shady s–t. I don’t think that was a coincidence. I think she was trying to start something at that point. And she did.

Where do you think things stand between you and Jessica now?

I don’t have no beef with Jessica. I don’t, she’s not a person that I would ever ever associate with. I mean she said some things like, she basically threatened me. So, obviously, I’m saying that’s not good but she’s just not a person I would want to be around ever.

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Mango is launching a new collection aimed specifically at Muslim women ahead of the start of Ramadan next month.

The Spanish fashion house is the latest brand hoping to tap into the expanding Arab market, with the range featuring modest, yet fashionable, designs.

The collection features kaftans, flowing jackets, oversized shirts, leggings and tunics, which will help Muslim women stay nice and cool in the summer months.

Mango is launching a new collection aimed specifically at Muslim women ahead of the start of Ramadan

The collection includes a printed maxi one shoulder prom dresses uk with floaty sleeves and a striped maxi dress

The new line will land in stores on Monday, a week before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins.

The collection includes a white midi-dress, which can be worn with white leggings, and a printed maxi dress with floaty sleeves.

ShareOther pieces in the range include a striped maxi dress with long sleeves, a canary yellow occasion dress, and a double-layer body wrap.

Slouchy knitwear and maxi skirts also feature in the casual wear section of the new range.

Other pieces in the collection include a canary yellow occasion dress (pictured) and a double-layer body wrap

Slouchy knitwear and maxi skirts also feature in the casual wear section of the new range

Mango has more than 2,200 stores in 109 countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Other high street brands that have also targeted Muslims shoppers include Marks and Spencer, which unveiled its new burkinis earlier this year.

Uniqlo also launched a line of hijabs and modest ready clothing by British fashion blogger Hana Tajima.

And last year H&M featured their first ever hijab-wearing model in an ad campaign - Mariah Idrissi.

High-end fashion brands have also been getting in on the act, with Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabanna launching its first collection of headscarves and abayas in January.

The collection also features oversized shirts and leggings, as well as kaftans and flowing jackets

Mango has stores in 109 countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

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Every state has different laws regarding who may perform a marriage ceremony. The state of Connecticut has several key points people may or may not know about, so keep in mind the actual wedding ceremony is the single most important moment in the day and you need to do your homework first.

Wedding and event planner/designer Lisa Antonecchia, who also is justice of the peace, notes that many of her clients come to her to regarding their wedding ceremony and “they very excitedly announce that their cousin or their uncle or their college roommate will be officiating over their wedding. It is certainly a trend to have somebody you know and love pronounce you married on your wedding day. However, it is very important to know the law in your particular state.”

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Here are the five top tips for you to consider, courtesy of Antonecchia:

1. WHO CAN PERFORM MY CEREMONY?

AdvertisementIn Connecticut it is very clear, if you are ordained online – you must be an actual practicing ordained minister for a wedding to recognized. In other words, you can’t become ordained simply to perform a friend or relative’s wedding ceremony. I cannot stress this enough, it is so important to make sure in the eyes of the state of Connecticut you are legally married.

Authorized officiants include:

A. Connecticut justices of the peace;

B. Ordained or licensed clergy who have an active ministry in addition to performing marriages;

C. Judges and retired judges;

D. Family support magistrates;

E. State referees.

When a couple comes to me with the request to have a family member perform a service, I can create a lovely ceremony where the family is involved but I can perform the legal portions as required by the state. So you can get best of both worlds, and personalize your ceremony.

2. HOW MUCH DOES A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COST IN CONNECTICUT?

There is no set fee for a justice of the peace cost in Connecticut. In other words, the JP sets their own fee. This can be based on number of meetings, the time to create your one-of-kind wedding ceremony, location of the wedding ceremony, etc. In the end this number can be different and is not a “industry standard.”

3. WHERE DO WE APPLY FOR OUR MARRIAGE LICENSE?

Your marriage license is to be applied for in the town in which you are going to have the ceremony performed. My suggestion is always to go to the town website in which you are being married for the most current town information. For example:

If you are getting married in Hamden.

Go to the town website as this explains everything you need to know and who you need to see in order to get your license, including fees, the expiration of a license, and more.

Also and super important, some venues or parks are not where you think they are. Literally, for example the Pardee Rose Garden sits on property in both Hamden and New Haven. So make sure you are doing your homework and receive a license from the correct town.

4. What are some important facts about getting married in Connecticut?

A. Does a marriage license expire? Yes it does! So again make sure you understand what the time frame (65 days) is to which you must be married after you obtain your license.

B. Do I need rings to get married in Connecticut? No, wedding rings are not part of the valid Connecticut wedding ceremony.

C. Do we need a blood test? No, there is not blood test required, this went into effect in 2003.

D. Do we need to have witnesses? No, there is no legal need for witnesses to be present at your wedding ceremony.

5. CHAIN OF COMMAND

Your justice of the peace is required by law to take your marriage license and personally mail it or hand-deliver to back to the town official from which you received your license. They do not give it back to you for mailing, this is a proper chain of command, I always mail mine back the very next business day.

What this means is, hire a Connecticut justice of the peace if you are having a ceremony outside of a church or other religious venue, this is the only way to ensure you will be legally married. As a Connecticut justice of the peace and wedding planner, I work with over a dozen other individuals throughout the year, we all have a different style and we all love what we do. So get to it and find a JP who will ensure you are married in the eyes of the law! For more information contact the town your wedding is taking place and or a legal Connecticut justice of the peace, we are all happy to help.

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Martha Hunt showed off her model looks as she arrived for the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Tuesday evening.

The 27-year-old Victoria's Secret Angel looked phenomenal in her black silky gown and strappy black shoes.

The blonde beauty accessorized with a simple silver chain and nothing else as she posed up a storm on the carpet.

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Sexy number: Martha Hunt showed off her model looks as she arrived for the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Tuesday evening

Martha let her blonde hair fall naturally in a tousled fashion as she wore minimal make-up for the evenings event.

Fellow Victoria Secret model Chanel Iman was also in attendance.

The Dope actress slayed the fashion game in a gorgeous white high neck gown.

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ristian Siriano x Lane Bryant, the highly anticipated collaboration from the Annapolis-born designer and national retailer, is here. And we have video from the collection’s fashion show — which was held this week in New York City — that you can watch above.

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The spring collaboration with Lane Bryant offers a slew of colorful, fashion-forward frocks that are figure-flattering and represent the designer’s personality.

“It's fun, young, colorful, spirited,” Siriano, a Baltimore School for the Arts alum, told The Baltimore Sun. “I wanted it to be a little more fashionable and beautiful.”

"Orange is the New Black" actress Danielle Brooks, who is the face of the limited-edition collection, walked in the runway show along with supermodel Ashley Graham. It was a reunion for Siriano and Brooks, who wore a colorful Siriano gown in September to the Emmy Awards.

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Aaron Paul and Phillip Baker have received training in the sultry art of Tango from Jayne Lee of Human Nature Dance Theatre, a fencing lesson, and have even had a dialect coach relay the intricacies of British English.

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But the cap on the drudgeries of their roles as “Leading Ladies,” Theatrikos’ Theatre Company’s latest production, will be mastering lipstick.

With Becky Daggett in the director’s chair, the cast and crew bring to life Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” at the Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave., beginning May 27. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinées are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $13-$19. To learn more, call 774-1662 or visit Theatrikos.com.

This season, the Theatrikos players are exploring the topic of home. “Leading Ladies” reflects on the very small town of York, Pennsylvania — and is the only farcical addition to this season, offering a refreshing, funny lead-up to this summer’s poignant drama, “The Gin Game,” and another more serious comedy, “August: Osage County.”

Paul and Baker are Leo Clark and Jack Gable, respectively, and are very far from their own homes as two down-and-out Shakespearean actors from England. They’ve hit such a wall, they’ve resorted to playing the Moose Lodge circuit in PA’s ever-charming Amish Country.

That is, until the pair hears of a York woman approaching the downside of her kick toward the proverbial bucket. Florence, played by Kelly Gibbs, needs to pass along her multi-million dollar inheritance, and Jack and Leo see a perfect opportunity to swoop in as her long-lost nephews.

When they discover “Max” and “Steve” are really nieces, they continue as “Maxine” and “Stephanie,” until they both fall for Florence’s real niece Meg (Niki DeShazo) and her friend Audrey (Zoe Smith), and struggle between outlasting Florence or their own libidos.

Meg is, incidentally, a massive fan of Leo Clark’s work. But her fiancé, Duncan, played by Stephen Root, is immediately suspicious of Maxine and her friend while the others, Doc (Joe Maniglia) and Butch (Kalmar Robertsson), play along.

“It is a hilarious night at the theatre, it is a lot of fun. Every person on this stage contributes to the overall — it’s ridiculous,” Daggett added. “Because it’s a farce it’s got to move very fast, and everyone has to move very fast and stay on top of their lines. The energy required in a show like this is pretty significant.”

Before Daggett gets to work on their makeup, Baker and Paul explained the draw of this funny, silly and maybe even a little sassy, show. While they get to stab each other with wooden swords, mess around with women’s attire and explore the worlds of two new characters, it was also their accents that proved fun.

Baker added, “Whenever I get a chance where I get to do an accent—I like to get to sound completely different from the way I sound.”

“This was harder for me because I’ve done accents in other shows, but they were more cartoonish,” Paul said, noting previous ventures into over-the-top French and German drawls. “But this one was more tricky because it has to be authentic. Just last night I had a dialect coach come in and help with all that because it has to be believable.”

Baker likened the plots of “Three’s Company” to the unraveling in “Leading Ladies” — where the events may not be entirely believable, but the viewers subscribe anyway. While Meg and Audrey play off the ladies’ odd behavior to their English origins, Duncan is suspicious from the start because of Florence’s inheritance to be won.

“Throughout it, there’s this suspension of disbelief in the fast-paced comedy,” Daggett explained. “So, no, they don’t realize they’re actually dudes.”

The devices used to make this play run smoothly, believably and as hilariously as possible fall to the actors’ comedic timing and their on-stage chemistry.

And for how well they play off each other — as women, men or even sword fighters — their side-splitting interactions belie the fact the leading “ladies” had never met before the show’s initial production meetings in April.

As far as the audience reaction, Baker hopes some side pains are felt after the curtain closes. And Paul asserted the cast will be ready to deliver some of the funniest theatre seen all season—pantsuit and all.

With a slight British drawl, Baker reflected, “It has been an adventure, hasn’t it?”

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If I could write this whole recap with emoji, there'd be several varieties of hearts, the running man, the dancing woman, and lots and lots of fires and heart-eyed faces. Those creepy dancing twin girls would also make an appearance. And there'd be a gun.

My imaginary emoji recap is appealing because it's incredibly hard to come away from a blockbuster hour of television like "Chapter Forty-Four" and pull together coherent thoughts that aren't just "AHHH!" or "WHY would you get ICE for the DAMN CHAMPAGNE?!" or "OMG FACE OFF MASK!" or "Why isn't all of life just Jane and Rogelio doing that father/daughter dance forever?" But I'll give it a try.

Jane the Virgin's season finale is a narrative fireworks display, a shock-and-awe storytelling spectacular that short-circuits emotional processing centers with blazing confidence. It drops jaws and crushes hearts and brings tears and also includes a pun so joyously dumb that I sat up on my sofa and started slow clapping.

The episode's success is partially due to a built-in feature of Jane the Virgins's genre, and of the show's own self-restraint earlier in the season. Telenovelas thrive on big, brash, bold, peel-off-the-mask moments, but if the density of face-burning epiphanies gets too high, they lose their punch. Jane made the choice to tone down a lot of those big moments throughout its second season. Oh sure, there's Anezka … and Derek's blackmailing … and Michael's dead partner … and the whole bit with the chip inside his leg. But throughout the season's back half, the crime lord plot has been clunking in the background, limping along on man-scarves and the occasional hint of lurking evil.

Now, at last, that pent-up energy is allowed to bust out into the open, fizzing and flying through the last 15 minutes of this finale like a genie that had been trapped in a bottle. Luisa, fresh from rehab, assures Rafael that he will be able to find love again — after all, she did it with Susannah. The wicked, clever cruelty of Rose smugly telling Susannah that she's loved one person all along is delicious, and it also deepens Jane the Virgin's commitment to Luisa as a tragic character. Similarly, the unbelievable pain of seeing Petra enjoy her daughter's first laugh (and also one of the episode's best laugh-out-loud lines — "Baby has your sense of humor, laughing at others' tears!") before Anezka slips her the syringe completes Petra's heartbreaking transformation from villainy to tragedy.

Jane's telenovela plotting aside, "Chapter Forty-Four" works because of the glorious wedding sequence, which hits all the right emotional notes and ping-pongs assuredly between tearfulness and laughter. It begins with relatively cheerful, low-key mayhem — Mateo walking, Rogelio and Xiomara fighting, a knocked-out priest — moves into touching warmth as Jane and Michael run through a seriously romantic itemized list of marriage discussion topics, and finally sparks into a charming dash down the aisle, after Jane runs to a ridiculous last-minute thesis meeting in the final hours before her wedding. This total absurdity allows Professor Donaldson to throw one last punch while buttoning Jane into her MarieProm yellow prom dresses ("I feel like I'm locking you into the patriarchy as I do this,") and it lands Jane and Rogelio on a city bus, 17 long stops away from the church as the wedding is scheduled to begin.

Once Jane finally arrives, the wedding is everything a Jane fan could ask for, along with several things I didn't even know to want. Rafael swallows his feelings (on Luisa's well-meaning but unexpectedly misinformed advice) and refrains from telling Jane he loves her. The Catholic ceremony is respectfully traditional, in a way that feels true to this show's desire to blend progressivism with custom. After a supportive nod from Alba, Michael gave his vows in Spanish — and yes, that was the point when I cried a little. The moment was immediately followed by delighted, crowing laughter: Jane and Michael are declared man and wife, and the church choir kicks up a roof-busting rendition of "Go Have Sex, Jane!"

The reception is pure, Rogelio-inspired fantasy. Bruno Mars gets his act together and RSVPs so that he can give Michael and Jane a dreamy, celebrity-enhanced first dance. Jane and Rogelio's father/daughter dance is an unadulterated distillation of the happy end of Jane the Virgin's emotional register, swinging instantaneously from gleeful tears to pumped-up synchronized awesomeness. I was not ready for this. And how could I have been? It's so dazzlingly fun, it's hard to even look at directly.

All in all, Jane's ceremony and reception goes much more smoothly than Alba's did — a wedding, we learn, that disintegrated into a brawl when someone revealed Alba's relationship with Pablo Alonso Segura in the middle of the ceremony. It even heals some of the rift between Xiomara and Rogelio, who still love each other, but simply cannot resolve their differences.

That may well change next season, though, as Esteban's Extra-Firm, Extra-Long Este-buns have done their work far too well: The finale's best candidate for "Plot Revelation That Got Buried By Everything That Came Next" is Xiomara discovering that she's pregnant. Eep!

And so, it's the moment of truth. Jane and Michael, desperate to follow the Virgin Mary's direct advice to Get It On, decide against driving to a Motel 6. But in a scene instantly recognizable to anyone who's seen a horror movie, Michael decides to leave the room. For ice. There in the hallway, after a throwaway reference to Alabama football, we learn that Michael's partner Susannah is not who she says she is, and she SHOOTS MICHAEL IN THE CHEST. Because SHE WAS SIN ROSTRO THIS WHOLE TIME.

I have to give full credit to Jane the Virgin. I absolutely knew this was coming, in some shape or another. In spite of that, this twist was completely stunning. To be clear, though: There is no corpse, there is no funeral, and this is a telenovela. We cannot say for sure that Michael Cordero is dead, and it seems reasonable to hope that's not the case. Let's remember: Mateo's kidnapping presented a huge challenge at the beginning of season two, and Jane handled it remarkably well. By withholding full confirmation of Michael's death, the show gets to forestall some of that inter-season hand-wringing a little bit — but if I know Jane, no resolution to this story will be fast or easy, and that is tragedy enough in itself. I had really hoped the title of this show would become winkingly nostalgic. Alas.

For now, this ending sequence packs an hour of feeling into three minutes of story. It's dizzying and horrifying and great. If Michael is really dead, I'm going to be really, really sad. He's been a great character, a surprisingly excellent love-triangle participant, an immensely lovable Perfect Man, and a great break-dancer.

To Be Continued … but not until the fall! DIOS MIO!

From Our Narrator, With Love:

For a brief second, I looking away from the final moments of this episode: Everything is the #Petrafied pun and nothing hurts. And also if you haven't read or heard this NPR feature on Anthony Mendez, the voice of Our Beloved Narrator, do not deprive yourself any longer.

Mateo can walk! "Behold the most amazing and coordinated boy in human history!"

"Rafael's family drama had recently taken a turn for the bonkers."

As Jane and Michael kiss: "Oh my God. Sorry. Gosh. [sniff] I just can't believe it actually happened."

Rogelio is in full Bluetooth-yelling, Rolls-Royce-burning, make-up-blotting, father-of-the-bride splendor — and on top of everything else, he's obviously responsible for putting Mateo in a lavender son-of-the-bride onesie. GREAT JOB! #hisbigday #everyboysdream

"Tell Bruno Mars if he doesn't confirm, I am cutting him from the lineup! Yes, I know he played the Super Bowl. Tell him this is the Super Bowl of weddings!"

"Why. Do. You. Have. A. Sex. Basket. From. My. Mortal. Enemy."

Rogelio announces Bruno Mars: "And now, for your first dance, I would like to introduce my third-best friend in the world!"

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