Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I ripped out this small Reuters item from the New York Times on February 15, as a reminder that freedom of speech isn’t to be taken for granted: Syria: Teenage Blogger Sentenced to 5 Years A teenage blogger, brought into court chained and blindfolded, was sentenced Monday to five years in jail on charges of [...]
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Gorgeous blogger Lexie of Little Boat made a big impression on me last year when she asked for pictures of my casual outfits. Even though my everyday look is pretty “meh,” I still feel compelled to take the occasional photo for Lexie’s sake. At least I can say that I don’t look like the “typical” [...]
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Gorgeous stylist Nicole Young gave me a thrill on Tuesday when she used the black swan version of my Cleves ring in an NY PIX Morning News segment on “Stunning Oscar Trends for Less.” The ring was part of the Natalie Portman look, of course. And the Halle Berry look featured my giant butterfly ring. [...]
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Does anyone else miss t.A.T.u, the Russian pop duo who posed as lesbians, dressed like schoolgirls and made out on stage? No? I’m the only one? Fine! I’m not ashamed. I still listen to their two songs once in a while. I fondly remember their underwear-filled performance at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards. I bet [...]
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
In 2009, I told MrB that I didn’t care if I never went to another fashion show except for those of my personal friends … and, of course, those of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld. I had to see those three. Hmmm. An evil fairy must have put a curse on that statement. [...]
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
I’m always looking for pieces that remind me of this gloomy/gorgeous Fall 2006 bird gown by Olivier Theyskens for Rochas. This bodysuit-and-pants ensemble by Bernard Perris, spotted on 1stdibs.com, immediately brought the Rochas to mind. I prefer seeing birds on clothes to birds on jungle gyms. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds has been on television quite [...]
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