ENC of Observationmode is too shy to make a big deal of it herself, so I’m making a fuss for her: She’s getting married on March 20! Stop by her blog to leave your best wishes, but not your congratulations. Traditionally, you say “Congratulations” to the groom because he’s managed to find a woman who…
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Christian Francis Roth Archives, Part II*
Oh, Eliot Spitzer. We are all shaking our heads over you. I have the feeling that at this very moment, Ice-T is kicking back in his La-Z-Boy, reading the Spitzer stories and saying, “Damn! If the dude wanted a ho, I would have hooked him up all discreet-like.” My idol, Coco, is handing her man…
From the Archives of Christian Francis Roth
The best thing about having this blog has been meeting or corresponding with new people*, who have included other bloggers, the inventor of Bumpe the Swedish Bull and a fabulous hair/clothing designer. This weekend, I was thrilled to bits to get an email from adorable ’90s designer Christian Francis Roth. I’ve written about him twice:…
Bows and Stripes Forever
My friends at Decades in L.A. have two great bow dresses, jazzed up with stripes. I like!
Ossie Clark Goes to Dinner
I always figured there was no chance any of you fashion bloggers would rub off on me. I was pretty sure I didn’t have the creativity required to put together your unusual color combinations, create your amazing layered outfits or turn a skirt into a stole a la Little Edie Beale. And I was right!…
Oscars 2008: Best Dress and Jewelry
The best outfits on the Oscars were from the archives: Cher’s Bob Mackie extravaganzas and Barbra Streisand’s Arnold Scaasi peekaboo pantsuit. Embed from Getty Images As I’ve said before, I don’t care for the self-appointed fashion police. They persecute anyone who does something a little different, only to cry buckets when people play it safe….
Biba Dress and Matching Leggings
I kind of like this. Maybe it’s just because I have suits on my mind. It’s a suit in a way, isn’t it? It’s available for 81 pounds, down from 162 pounds, on my-wardrobe.com. After all my suit talk, I decided to wear one of my old ones to a semi-serious event I had last…
eLuxury Sale
You’ve got a few hours left — until 11:59 PM PST tonight — to get an additional 30% off sale items at eLuxury. My favorite Acne jeans (Hex style) are as low as $75. I contemplated a L.A.M.B. dress before deciding I have plenty of dresses; what I need is more nice tops to go…
Wild Kingdom
I finally finished and photographed the owl pendant that I mentioned four months ago. The pendant is rock crystal and onyx, set in 18K yellow gold. The prongs at the bottom are designed to look like clawsOwl Necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photography by SquareMoose The back view of the beautiful handmade settingOwl Necklace © Wendy…
Sunny Dresses for a Gray Day
Jean Paul Gaultier Andrew Gn Alice + Olivia UPDATED TO ADD: Lalla Lydia pointed out that a tequila sunrise would go well with the Alice + Olivia dress. Good call!