I was half-asleep next to a coffee-table book about the Hours of Catherine of Cleves when I realized the Grammy red carpet must be underway. I dashed to the TV and turned it on just in time to hear, “And that was Lady Gaga.” Luckily, gorgeous blogger Karen of Where Did U Get That tweeted…
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The Golden Globes, Diane Kruger and Listerine
My favorite dress at the Golden Globes on Sunday was Diane Kruger’s ombre pink Christian Lacroix. Of course, I’m fond of ombre pink. When I first wore my gown, I excitedly emailed a photo to a friend who snarkily said, “You look beautiful in anything, of course, but that dress is a bit bridesmaid-y.” My…
Put the Blame on Kenneth Jay Lane
In 1986 — when I was an undergraduate at Columbia College and some of you weren’t born — I got the book that made the long-forgotten Edie Sedgwick an icon. It was then called Edie: An American Biography (it has since been retitled Edie: American Girl) and it had been out for a few years,…
Characters Welcome, Fortunately for Us
My gorgeous friend Elizabeth Wurtzel and I went to a screening of a documentary called American Character Along Highway 50, which will be airing on USA Network (motto: “Characters Welcome“) on Monday, January 18. Route 50, part of the U.S. highway system, stretches from Ocean City, Md., to West Sacramento, Calif., passing through 12 states…
Outfit Post, Almost Starring Jude and Sienna
I was amused to read that actors and ex-lovebirds Jude Law and Sienna Miller were spotted last week at the restaurant Emporio, home of my favorite peach sangria. My former employer, People.com, earnestly quotes a restaurant source as saying that couple opted to sit out front rather than in a “private seat in the back…
How I Went Gaga
I’ve been trying to write a post about Lady Gaga since August. I noticed the date when I looked for this title among my drafted, but not published, blog posts. I have 160 drafts dating back to the start of this blog in July 2007, when I thought I wasn’t going to write that much…
My Borgia Ring Pops Up on Liv Tyler and People.com
Ravishing actress Liv Tyler hosted a party at the Stella McCartney for GapKids pop-up shop in L.A. last night …A and she wore my gold and diamond Borgia poison ring! If you want to jump up and down and scream, “Oh my God!” right now, feel free. Liv got her ring at Broken English, the…
The Eyebrows Have It
As a longtime fan of Law & Order actor Sam Waterston’s magnificent eyebrows, I was thrilled to see them grace the pages of Harper’s Bazaar. You can admire the eyebrows — and the rest of the cast of Law & Order — in Bazaar’s Fashion Crime feature here.
Hayden Panettiere Wears WendyB
Hayden Panettiere from the television show Heroes wore my 18K gold and diamond Borgia poison ring on the Jimmy Kimmel show October 1. She picked up the ring at Broken English. Here she is in action. Check out Heroes on Hulu.
Tartan Two Ways and a Broken Clock
On Friday, I wore Zang Toi’s tartan dress to his Spring 2010 show, then changed into a tartan Francis dress for my Fashion’s Night Out after-party at Christian Francis Roth’s studio. Zang’s presentation was in his showroom. Before it started, I was pondering Miss Universe’s French pedicure until Ivana Trump sat down in front of…