Thursday, November 17, 2011
I got a kick out of this illustration that gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted sent me. (I’ve seen this, uncredited, all over the Internets. If it’s yours or you know where it originated, let me know so I can credit it.) It’s reassuring to see that some experiences are universal. The saying, “It takes [...]
Continue reading about The Truth About Success
Saturday, November 12, 2011
In 2010, a year after singer Michael Jackson’s death, his family launched the J5 Collection. J5 stands for the Jackson 5 — the family musical group that launched Michael, who ultimately went on to much bigger stardom. The website describes the “collection” as “a unique celebration of The Jacksons achievements as an international mega group.” [...]
Continue reading about Throwback Musical Fashions From the Jacksons … and Rihanna?
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Since 2009, the highlarious and sometimes just plain high Michael K of the gossip blog Dlisted has been covering the Herve Leger monstrosity that he calls The Slut Dress. The black bandage dress with cutouts — there’s a “nude” lining under the cutouts — has been worn on the red carpet and/or to the opening [...]
Continue reading about Drawing the Line at the Cutout Herve Leger Dress
Friday, November 4, 2011
Last Sunday’s New York Times had an article about singer Kelly Clarkson called “Kelly Clarkson, a Pop Star Proud in Her Own Skin.” It looked at how fans identify with Clarkson not just because of her powerful voice and stand-up-for-yourself lyrics but also because of her habit of “dismissing withering criticism of her weight.” Courtney [...]
Continue reading about Sucks to Be Kelly Clarkson
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Like a lot of small-business owners, I spend my free time sitting at the bar, telling my friends and random winos that my career would be MADE if only a huge celebrity bought something from me. Well, I think my overnight success must be nigh because Kim Kardashian‘s 72-day marriage is over and who should [...]
Continue reading about I’m Here to Help You, Kim Kardashian!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
My latest Minx manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival is called “Japanese Blossoms.” It’s a teal Minx design with birds and flowers that is layered over gold Minx. (What’s Minx? Click here and here for more information.) In the photo, I’m wearing my Medici poison ring. Lindsay Lohan bought one of my Medici rings in [...]
Continue reading about Minx by Tracylee Percival, Medici Poison Ring by WendyB
Friday, October 7, 2011
The musically talented but otherwise insufferable Kanye “Gay Fish” West showed his first line of women’s clothing in Paris on Saturday, earning reviews such as “Good thing Kanye West has a day job.” I’ve become inured to random-ass celebrities who deem themselves qualified to launch clothing and jewelry lines to great fanfare just because they’ve [...]
Continue reading about Anna Wintour’s Genius Comment About Kanye West
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
I jumped when I saw this picture of actress Zooey Deschanel in a lime-green dress with a high neck and gold buttons at the waist. It looks a lot like my vintage Jacques Tiffeau dress, doesn’t it? I’d love to know more about Zooey’s dress. If anyone has any information, let me know in the [...]
Continue reading about Great Minds Think Alike … About Green Dresses
Monday, September 12, 2011
I’m so sad to read that actor Andy Whitfield, the star of the first season of Spartacus, has died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 39. My stepdaughter and I watched when Spartacus premiered on STARZ in January 2010. The first episode was truly terrible — something that deserved a “Worst!TV!Show!Ever! comment — yet something drew [...]
Continue reading about Requiescat in Pace, Andy Whitfield
Monday, August 29, 2011
I first noticed the new popularity of red pants at the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference in February. Soon they were on so many bloggers that I put a red-pants slideshow together for the Huffington Post. At that point, I remembered that I’d grown up watching male rockers on MTV jumping around in tight red pants. [...]
Continue reading about Musical Men in Red Pants at the VMAs
