Where my vintage bitches at? Sharon Rose, Emmapeelpants and Cherie: this photo of an Ossie Clark dress is dedicated to you. I’m carrying my lace Prada bag I got this dress while I was out with the lovely Leah in March, and finally wore it out to dinner recently. If you like the idea of…
Bows Galore!
Anne Fontaine dress on eBay
The Winner of the NieNie Auction
A round of applause, please, for gorgeous and generous blogger Deja Pseu, who won my NieNie auction with a bid of $1,500! Little birds tell me that this might be a record auction bid in the NieNie world, though I will have to investigate that further. To refresh your memories, the auction was being held…
Christian Francis Roth Comes Back
My friend Christian Francis Roth held the show for his new line, Francis, at noon today. All the big department store buyers were there, taking copious notes. I took one or two runway pictures and decided they were coming out terribly, so I opted to just enjoy the show. Sorry, kids! I’ll pick up some…
Laughing While Crying
I didn’t get a chance to post this yesterday, so here is the sleeveless turtleneck I was wearing on 9/11/01, when I worked in the World Financial Center, across the street from the World Trade Center. I didn’t keep it as a memento. I just wear clothes for a really long time. I did get…
9/14/01
Recently, I was talking about how less familiar images of a tragedy can have an unexpectedly big impact. On September 14, 2001, Wall Street Journal employee Jared Sandberg went back to his offices at the World Financial Center, across the street from the ruins of the World Trade Center. He took these pictures of the…
Work With Me, Peeps!
Are you peeps really going to stop the bidding for my fabulous jewelry and immortality auction at $1,500? I think you can do a little more. We have until Friday at 11:59 PM ET. Don’t give up yet! If you don’t have the money, find someone with the money. Have you sent the link to…
Thursday Book Club: Southern-Fried Kansas
My last Book Club post took a lot out of me. In fact, Book Club posts always take a lot out of me. When I had drinks with my old friend Dave Kansas recently and was reminded that he majored in history, I realized I could interview him by email for a Book Club post,…
Reminder: Bid for NieNie
You have until Friday to do a good deed for this gorgeous couple. Stephanie “NieNie” Nielson and her husband ChristianThey were badly burned in a plane crash. Click here to learn about my NieNie auction or to place or check your bid. I have a new bidding incentive. If the winning bid is $5,000 or…
Word to the Wise
Advice: If your friend is a jewelry designer (and you’d like some jewelry), tell her about your birthday the day before, NOT the day after. Happy belated birthday, Melissa! (Now, bid again!) Last night, I stopped by Melissa’s for dinner and a jewelry fashion show. Melissa was looking completely sex-ay in the cutest jeans evah….