Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tweet MrB received his honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Columbia University at yesterday’s commencement ceremony for the class of 2013. He perfected his royal wave in time for the occasion. My parents and youngest stepdaughter attended the commencement with me. Before we left my apartment for the Columbia campus, my four-year-old nephew was FaceTiming [...]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tweet I can’t resist a museum gift shop. When I’m at one in real life, I’m drawn to catalogs and books. On the Internets, I look at fashion. Last night, I was browsing some gift shops online when I hit the Guggenheim‘s site. Why didn’t I know that this New York City museum sells a [...]
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tweet I’m not sure these Tom Ford sunglasses would look good on me, but if I come across them in Bergdorf Goodman, I’ll definitely try them on!
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Tweet Here I am wearing vintage sunglasses in May 2010. And here’s gorgeous blogger Ann of Annimal House this year. I’ve been enjoying Ann’s photos of her amazing vintage wardrobe for a couple of months now, but I had no idea that my checkered shades had helped inspire her blog! Now Ann and I have [...]
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tweet A play I saw in London was in rhyme So you get an iambic post this time. La Bête employs Hyde Pierce of Frasier fame And Lumley who from Ab Fab earned acclaim. I can’t list every cast member right now – I tossed the program after final bow. At least I do recall [...]
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Tweet The title of the 1992 thriller Single White Female always bothered me due to its lack of realism. In the movie, an attractive New York chick played by Bridget Fonda needs a roommate, so she places this ad. A less attractive chick played by Jennifer Jason Leigh moves in and starts copying Bridget’s entire [...]
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tweet Check out my new shades. This is my third pair of round sunglasses. I still have these and these. Gorgeous blogger Jennine gave the latest ones to me. She bought them in Germany, so “Danke schön,” Jennine! Jennine’s husband is German so she’s picked up some of the language from him. That’s what led [...]
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Tweet I like! UPDATED TO ADD: How could I mention blue sunglasses without mentioning Anne Slater, who’s famous for her blue glasses? The shame! Thanks to gorgeous blogger Belle de Ville for jogging my memory.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tweet I was amused by yesterday’s New York Times article about how round sunglasses are the hot look this summer. Here’s how it starts: “Was it only last year that round sunglasses were considered square? The hot eyewear look of 2008 was pretty much defined by plastic Wayfarer knockoffs, garish neon trapezoids often seen color-coordinated [...]
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