If you’re just tuning in to today’s flurry of blog posts, I’m going through my Oscar and Oscar party looks from 2003 though 2017. Part I: 2003 – 2005 in vintage, plus a compliment from Renee Zellweger. Part II: 2006 – 2009, with a cameo from George Clooney and all kinds of butt adornments. Lo…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part II
To celebrate tonight’s Academy Awards — and console myself for not being there this year — I’m reminiscing about my personal Oscar fashion archive. Picking up where I left off in Part I, Part II begins in 2006. Beauty-wise, I skipped the faux-ny tail again and, thankfully, opted for straight hair. I had enough going…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part I
The Academy Awards are tonight … and I’m not in Los Angeles! It feels strange. Since 2003, MrB and I have gone to the awards ceremony and/or the Vanity Fair Oscar party almost every year. We had a good long run, that’s for sure, and I loved every minute of it. You know how sometimes…
Outfit Flashback: Independent Spirit Awards 2007
The 2018 Independent Spirit Awards have just begun out in California (you can watch them on IFC and on Facebook Watch), jogging my memory about the one time I attended that event. It was Feb. 24, 2007, and Sarah Silverman was the host. The awards took place four months before the first iPhone was released and five months before I started…
Because Nothing – NOTHING! – Can Be Easy
Poodle must have yapped to the rest of teh Internets after my post yesterday, because the scary security warning that appeared on my redesigned website when viewed on Poodle’s Chrome browser has now spread to other browsers. Catch up on what happened yesterday! Like I said, I’ve had a standard SSL security certificate for over…
Wednesday’s Video: The Website Got a Facelift!
This week’s video is about the new look and organization of my website — a project that was approximately four years in the making. It’s also about why I hate the words, “Why don’t you just …” After you watch the video, go ahead and take the new website out for a spin! My right-hand…
Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Red-Carpet Floof
I’ve already credited Rihanna with kicking off the trend for voluminous dresses with the pink Giambattista Valli gown she wore to the 2015 Grammys. A full three years later, as celebrities vie to wear not just the best, but the biggest dress on the red carpet, it’s official: Rihanna’s 2015 choice was a true “Never…
Give Me Distance and Respect
I love this tweet. As a woman, I just want the same rights as a rattlesnake. pic.twitter.com/JQIFDoDTUL — Jackie Carbajal (@jackiecarbajal) February 22, 2018 As if I needed another good reason to keep designing snake-themed jewelry! Took my pet snake for a walk yesterday because it was so nice out 🐍 ☀️ #jewelrydesigner #ring #snakering…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, Feb. 19: Slow-fashion outfit for Valentine’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 20: Three easy ways to take action on gun control. Wednesday, Feb. 21: My jewelry is now available on 1stdibs.com, and I’ll tell you why that’s so great. Friday, Feb. 23: Keep…
Keep Up the Protests and End the NRA
It really is happening: The survivors of last week’s Parkland, Fla., school shooting are shredding the NRA and its paid-for politicians, while jolting their anti-gun elders out of our “nothing will ever change” mindset. On a CNN Wednesday, the high-school students exposed Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the hired help that he is, then faced…