Saturday, November 6, 2010
I was most amused by this Tweet from the adorable Miss Couturable — a student at my alma mater, Columbia University — on Friday. misscouturable Oversized t-shirt + @Danskin leggings today make me feel like I’m channeling @WendyBrandes in her Columbia days. Miss C was thinking of this post about my college wardrobe. What Wendy [...]
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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 [...]
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Thanks to gorgeous blogger LJ from SOS! Save Our Shoes for pointing out this bit of fabulousness from New York Couture. Shiny leggings…WITH BOWS! Two obsessions for the price of one.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Slashed leggings are the latest fashion blogger must-have (look here, here, here and here), but I don’t think I’m going to go there. I’m (a) not a spring chicken and (b) don’t work at Conde Nast. Some styles demand at least one of those qualities. But these jeans I could do. Split-knee jeans$258 at OakSpotted [...]
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
After being a hot source of latex-look leggings, Kova & T has moved on to lace. I’ve posted the skirt or the leggings, but my favorite is this sex-ay lace dress. Kova & T Renata lace dress$352 on Shopbop If you prefer just a touch of lace, take a look at this beautiful Viktor & [...]
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The kink-a-licious Asudem Latex of Doll’s Realm tipped me off to this vintage Thierry Mugler PVC catsuit on eBay. Check out the collar and cuffs! If you bid, don’t forget to snipe Thinking of Thierry Mugler made me scramble for my (autographed!) copy of photographer Arthur Elgort’s Models Manual. There’s a photo of models Karen [...]
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
I hadn’t seen a good boob bow in a little while, but Dorothy Perkins has come through for me with this cute top. 25 pounds at Dorothy Perkins Meanwhile, ASOS has some impressive gold leggings. (These won’t get you in the Golden Girls Gang — you need sequins for that.) 99 pounds at ASOS
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Alas! Original Golden Girl Estelle Getty (Sophia) has died at 84. Estelle Getty Check out “Sophia’s” comments on the ages in obituaries at 1:21 of this clip. Speaking of ages, you know who is 86? Bea Arthur! She was two years OLDER than the woman who played her mother on TV! Very Anne Bancroft as [...]
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
It has belatedly occurred to me that not everyone understands what the iHog (aka Fernando von Bakonstein) is about. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. DON’T YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?!? No? Oh. Then click here and here. After a busy Saturday spent sightseeing and hog-nogging with an Oscar nominee, Fernando and I were [...]
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Terri Berry, my gorgeous sister, was recently reminiscing about my college uniform of Danskin leggings and Hanes men’s t-shirts. She forgot to mention my denim jacket and red Gap cardigan. Paris 1989 Amsterdam 1989 With family friends in Stuttgart 1989 Looks like I packed pretty light for that European vacation, eh? I can remember handwashing [...]
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