The Met Gala — the informal name for the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — takes place tonight and, as always, I am bitter about not being an invitee. Not because I want to rub elbows with celebrities and billionaires, but because I LOVE theme dressing and I LOVE to shop…
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Going Wide With Frame Jeans and Diane Keaton
I need to do a YouTube video about my whole history with jeans. I’ve realized that since my teenage years, I’ve always been searching for a style that’s not readily available. Over the past decade, I’ve been bedeviled by the persistence of skinny jeans/jeggings, which was a style I loved in the 1980s — when…
Rainy-Day Fashion for Dogs and Wimmins
We’ve had heavy rain in New York today. Thunder-phobic Edward the dog was dressed for the occasion in a ThunderShirt that provided both comfort and camouflage … … until the storm unnerved him so badly that he peed on his little outfit. Meanwhile, I’m completely unprepared because I’ve never gone to a thousand-umbrella fashion show….
Spoiler: The Winner of Game of Thrones Is …
The premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones airs tonight at 9 p.m., but if you can’t stand the suspense, the person who wins the Iron Throne is … via GIPHY Yeah, I really don’t know who winds up sitting on the throne or whether anyone at all does. I do…
The Mother of Dragons Is a Real-Life Badass
Tomorrow night is the premiere of the eighth and last season of Game of Thrones. I remember saying to my designing friend Stacy Lomman, “How will we wait for 2019?!” after the previous season’s finale in August 2017. Then we realized, “That will feel like it’s about one day,” because time flies faster than zombie…
Wednesday’s Video: Meet Singer Christina Castle
In last week’s video, I talked about how musicians and other celebrities can get free jewelry from me. It’s easy! There’s just one catch: If they ask, I’ll refuse them while laughing an evil laugh. Angelina Jolie Evil Laugh GIF from Angelinajolie GIFs Trust me, it’s the evil laugh that gets to them. Anyway, if…
Wednesday’s Video: How to Get Free Jewelry
Last month, I did a video about celebrities who think they’re entitled to free clothes. I explained that sample sizes — by definition — are not “one size fits all,” so it’s not a personal insult if a dress designed for one particular model to wear a single time on a runway doesn’t magically fit…
Throwback Thursday: OG Bloggers and Leopard Week
I’m so thankful that a few other “original gangster” fashion bloggers are still blogging away, just like me. I share a decade-long history with people like Judith from Style Crone and Sheila from Ephemera. Those mutual memories are treasures, as illustrated by Sheila after she watched my recent video about designer Patrick Kelly The video…
How to Feel Like a Star Around Celebrities
There was so much in last Wednesday’s video about the late designer Patrick Kelly that I decided to stay with it this week rather than posting a new video as planned. The most important part of the Patrick Kelly video was about racism in fashion (and society in general) and Patrick’s way of co-opting racist…
About That Oscars Jewelry …
This is my last post on this year’s Oscars, or at least I hope so. I didn’t mean to make this into a series that goes on too long, like The Walking Dead. In case you missed my other Academy Awards-related posts, here they are: Pre-Oscar video: Celebrities, free outfits, and complaints. My Best Dressed/Wear…