Friday, May 15, 2009
Two of my favorite people together: my gorgeous friend Kara Baby and Law & Order SVU‘s Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer). Sorry I stole your Facebook photo, Kara Baby. I couldn’t help myself. UPDATED TO ADD: Kara Baby (aka Finn the Pug in the comments) notes that Munch KISSED HER HAND! I’m swooning.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
My adorable designer friend Zang Toi and I had a joint sample sale at his showroom yesterday. Zang was wearing one of his mini-kilts in honor of the occasion. Zang in his kilt.I’m modeling his tiger-print jacket. I got him to show off the cityscape cape that I obsessed about here. Back of the cape. [...]
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Last night, we went to a fundraiser for Robin Hood, which is an awesome organization that fights poverty in New York. One hundred percent of the money donated goes directly to people in need because Robin Hood’s Board of Directors underwrites all fund-raising and administrative expenses. Jon Stewart hosted the evening and the Black Eyed [...]
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Monday, May 11, 2009
I recently mentioned that someone left a comment on my blog that referred to me as a “wrinkly slut.” (The comment included the demand: “Explain yourself.” Um, what? According to you, I’m wrinkly and a slut. What don’t you understand?) As I said in that earlier post, I thought “Wrinkly Slut” would be a great [...]
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
For Mother’s Day, my family went to La Baraka, a French restaurant. I dressed in a Catholic schoolgirl skirt so my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, and I could feel 25 years younger. I gave us the gift of youth! On me: Kilt with trompe l’oeil pins by Francis by Christian Francis Roth Prada Gaufre bag Mid-’90s [...]
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Blogging Woolf, a blog about “Virginia Woolf and her circle, past and present,” posted about my still-in-progress Virginia Woolf Whistle pendant, which I wrote about here. As you may recall, the pun-tastic pendant is a whistle that pops open to reveal a tiny “Woolf” inside. A look at the Virginia Woolf Whistle prototype In the [...]
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
There’s an interesting event at FIT tonight. I was alerted to it by gorgeous blogger Sister Wolf. Here’s how FIT described it: Get tickled by plumes: Dr. Valerie Steele and Dr. Sarah Abretory, Professor of History at UCLA, discuss Dr. Abretory’s new book Plumes: Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce. This [...]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
A few months ago, someone submitted a comment to this blog accusing me of being a “wrinkly slut.” My first reaction was to say, “Mom, that’s the pot calling the kettle black!” I kid, I kid. My mother is smooth and chaste. In reality, my first reaction was to say, “‘Wrinkly Slut’ would be a [...]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Handsome blogger Thomas of The Sunday Best has proposed to his gorgeous GF Sharon … and yes, she accepted! I’m excited to have created the Asscher-cut engagement ring for the lovely couple. This is the first engagement ring I’ve done for a blogger. Congratulations, Thomas and Sharon!
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