Counting down a decade (almost) of New Year’s outfits and party people. Happy new year to you all! Stay tuned for more pictures from the 2010 celebration. And for my thoughts on the best and worst fashion trends of 2009, click here. *Pre-digital-era 2000 photos are MIA. I still wear that shearling coat!
Archives for December 2009
Minx Manicure #2
Photo by amazing photographer and food blogger Tina Anderson. For more about Minx, click here. Bliss Spa, where I got my nails done, also had Minx in a gold and black fishnet pattern. That would have been perfect if I were wearing this vintage dress for New Year’s. I keep ogling this dress. Someone needs…
Enthralled by Versace Pre-Fall
Before the holidays, gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted asked me if I would be interested in visiting Versace’s 5th Avenue store to check out the pre-fall collection. Jennine knows I have a good pre-2005 Versace collection thanks to Teresa, who was a stellar sales associate at the now-closed Versace boutique on Madison Avenue. Teresa…
Punk Glam Princess Is Effortlessly Chic
I never thought I’d be taking style tips from a 10-year-old, but that was before I met gorgeous blogger Suzanne‘s daughter, the Punk Glam Princess. When I met up with Suzanne and the Princess for Bellinis and ginger ale at Cipriani Dolci, Suzanne was wearing her new swear rings, as I hoped/expected. More surprisingly, the…
Custom Canine Cufflinks for Christmas
Gorgeous clients and would-be clients often ask me if I do custom work. My standard reply is, “If you can describe it and pay for it, I will do it.”* Is your style more traditional than mine? More modern? Less edgy? More edgy? Doesn’t matter. But it can be hard for people to imagine all…
Shiny, Happy Birthday
Yesterday was my birthday and I wasn’t happy about it. It wasn’t just an age issue, though I do identify with the sentiment of this birthday card. The bigger problem was that I’ve been stressed and depressed in general. I didn’t want to go to dinner with the family if it meant I would have…
She Who Must Be Obeyed
It’s my birthday today. I was going to lie and tell y’all that I just turned 13. I’ve always wanted to be an ingenue. Plus, young blogging dynamo Tavi said she wouldn’t mind my jacking her style, age-wise. My plans were thwarted after gorgeous blogger Jayne included me in a “Chic of the Week” post,…
Buy It Now: Wolves for Team Jacob
Doing some last minute holiday shopping for a Team Jacob Twihard? If you’re a teenage girl or acquainted with a teenage girl, you know I’m talking about a fan of the movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon who swoons over the werewolf Jacob Black, a character played by the frequently shirtless Taylor Lautner. The opposite…
Thanks for Giving (II) and Thanks for Getting
Gorgeous blogger Suzanne of Idee Fixe lured me out in a fierce snowstorm last night. How could I resist her? On December 18, she admired my swear rings. On December 19, she bought them. That’s fine decision-making for you. Suzanne and her husband plowed into Manhattan in their four-wheel drive, picked up MrB and me,…
Who Says I’m Hard to Shop For?
My birthday is on December 23 and I was excited to tell y’all exactly what I wanted: a metal eye patch like the one worn by Alexander Skarsgard in Lady Gaga‘s Paparazzi video. It was listed for only $102 at Not Just a Label. Unfortunately, someone bought the eye patch before I could post about…