In 2008, I wrote this: “A couple of years ago, a much-older male friend annoyed me by asking, ‘What are you going to do when you can’t be cute anymore?’ I privately thought, ‘WTF? My cuteness is eternal AND rust-proof, bitch.’ Out loud, I answered, ‘Then I’ll be old and crazy.’ … I’m going to…
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Single White Female X 2
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 life,…
Coco Chanel Was Wrong; Broken English Is Right
Coco Chanel supposedly said, “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.” I’ve always wondered if she really said this. After all, she promoted wearing gobs of costume-jewelry chains. That doesn’t seem very minimalist to me. Anyway, whether or not she said it, people love to quote these alleged words…
In L.A.: Kristin Londgren, Bloggers and Coco
My trip to L.A. full of interesting meetings. On Tuesday, I visited Kristin Londgren, a chic little boutique on West Third Street in Los Angeles.A I had a nice long chat with Kristin Londgren herself, who showed me her own line of clothing as well as the jewelry lines she carries. Here are a few…
London, Day 3: de Castelbajac and Zang Toi
Today I planned to go see some Henry teh 8 artifacts at the British Library. When I told MrB about this, he said, “I wanted to go shopping.” Guess what I said: “I insist on seeing Henry teh 8 artifacts.” “Okay, I will go shopping!” I’m no fool, so off we went to Conduit Street,…
I Heart This Dress
My friend Evan has this Bob Mackie dress at his vintage store Frock. $645 at Frock Check out the fuchsia ruffle at the bottom. There’s also an adorable fuchsia sequin heart on the back. If I had this one, I’d wear it on Valentine’s Day, of course. I have a flair for the obvious. Evan…
Online Shopping Sadness at eLuxury
WWD is reporting that eLuxury.com is shutting down the retail part of the site over the next six months and will continue as an online magazine. Oh noes! I love that site. The spokeswoman at LVMH, which owns eLuxury, apparently took a hit off her bong and, while exhaling, claimed that the closure is “not…
Bloggers Invade the Upper West Side
Gorgeous blogger Lisa is visiting the capital of the world, so I decided to shake things up by taking her to the Upper West Side of Manhattan instead of doing the typical downtown/midtown tourism scene. I figured I’d share our itinerary in case any of you want to follow it in the future. First, we…
Easy Tags
I have tons of tags to attend to. If you’ve tagged me, I haven’t forgotten you. ENC is getting hers done first because she gave me the easiest one. Here are 11 little things about me. 1. Clothes Shop: Bergdorf Goodman2. Furniture Shop: Wherever a decorator drags me.3. Sweet: Cadbury with a twist of melamine4….
Donate to NieNie and Go Shopping
The wonderful people at Lady Language are encouraging you to donate to Stephanie (aka NieNie) and Christian Nielson. You will get a gift certificate worth double your donation! Click here for more details. Click the blue button to the right of this text to donate. And don’t forget to forward me your receipt too so…