A friend of mine had his 60th birthday party at the Copacabana last Friday. I thought it was the perfect occasion for a Versace dress that I haven’t worn since the premiere of the movie Along Came Polly in Los Angeles in 2004 (my film-editor stepdaughter worked on the movie). My dress picked up bad…
Fashion
Minx Manicure: Fade to Black
Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival named my latest Minx manicure “Fade to Black.” It is a two-layered look, with a silver Minx on the bottom and a black ombre Minx on top. I had been tempted to do the red metallic Minx again because I loved it so much, but I was glad I opted for…
eBay Pick of the Day: Moschino!
This Moschino sweater is available on eBay for a “Buy It Now” price of $86.40. If you buy it, don’t forget to get a WendyB ring to match!
What the Fasshonaburu Bride Wore: Her Own Design
Gorgeous blogger Vyque of Fasshonaburu got married in Virginia on September 17 and I was there! Vyque and the new Mr. Vyque (aka Curtis) were on cloud nine … and a livestream. They’re modern that way! Vyque designed her ombre violet gown herself and had it made by local wedding-gown expert Angie Cavallaro. It reminded…
Words of Wisdom
Thanks to Sal from Already Pretty for sharing the link to Alice Bradley’s blog post in honor of her mother’s 75th birthday. The list of 75 things that Alice’s mom has said makes me think Alice’s mom is my soulmate. I particularly like #43: “Cheap crap is crap. Why would you buy cheap crap?” Read…
This Headless Woman Wants You to Read Stylelist
After I wrote about fall’s color-blocking and snakeskin/print trends for the Huffington Post’s Styelist site last month, I said to myself, “Self, a trend story isn’t really a trend story without one of my awesome blogger slideshows.” I immediately started working on a snake-print and color-blocking slideshow. Luckily, I didn’t rush it because I got…
What Chartreuse and Naked Marc Jacobs Have in Common
If one of you is desperate to buy me a gift, I’ll gladly take a chartreuse ombre gown from Olivier Theyskens’s first show for Nina Ricci in 2007. Vintage dealer Marilyn Glass has a nice one on 1stdibs.com. I despised chartreuse for years. Decades even. Then, overnight, I fell in love with it. I often…
Hazmat Chic: Stacy Lomman’s Spring 2012 “Biohazard” Collection
She did it again! Blogger/designer Stacy Lomman raised enough money on Kickstarter to show her third collection under her own name. Her “Biohazard” collection for Spring 2012 was presented on Friday at The Cutting Room, accompanied by a live performance by New Wave Solar Powered Robots. The show was all about tough clothes for perilous…
Great Minds Search Alike
I like to watch my blog traffic in real-time on Feedjit. I’m often amazed by similar Google search terms entered by people in far-flung places. Yesterday, someone in Las Vegas was searching for information on Angelina Jolie’s jawline. Minutes later, a similar search term entered in Bangalore, India, also led to my blog. A search…
Zang Toi, Content Thieves and Ivana Trump
After I posted about my designing friend Zang Toi’s Spring 2012 show this week, someone asked what had happened to the post I wrote about Zang’s appearance in the January 2011 issue of Food & Wine magazine. A magazine reader was so overwhelmed by the beauty of one gown that she had written to Zang…