Like I’ve said before, I loved Christina Aguilera’s raunchy Stripped-era look. I never even liked her till I saw the “Dirrty” video, and then I was all, “How YOU doin’, Xtina?” What can I say? Sex sells! I have no idea why I’m thinking about this right now. Maybe it’s because I’m still trying to…
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Steal My Cherry
Get your minds out of gutter! All I’m saying is my 18K gold and ruby cherry necklace is 25% off for the next 24 hours. This really is a steal considering the price of gold is sky-high these days. Just over a year ago, I wrote a post that was like, “OMG! Gold is over…
DVF Leopard-Print Dress and Little Monster Paw … in 2002
I’ve been wondering when exactly I got my frequently worn leopard Diane von Furstenberg dress. Last year, when the photo below was taken, I figured that I bought the dress between 2000 and 2003. Good guess! While transferring files off an old computer, I found this photo from 2002. I had worn the dress to…
My Almost-Husband Paul McCartney to Wed Nancy Shevell
Yesterday, at the benefit luncheon for the Trust for the National Mall (to which I wore my Alexander McQueen suit), I had a enjoyable and completely biased chat with a woman at my table about how the third time’s the charm when it comes to wives. In our experience, men who have been married twice…
Claws and Coco
Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival gave me leopard-spotted claws. We name all our manicures and this design is “Pussy Galore.” I took this picture a week after the manicure. Colors by Gelish Base color: Princess Tiara Spots: Rendezvous and Black Shadow One of Tracylee’s celebrity clients is none other than my idol Coco. Maybe we’ll glimpse…
What Wendy Wore: Old Versace Comes Out of the Closet
Last Wednesday, I dressed for a cocktail party in a way that felt “not me.” Anyone familiar with the Family Circus cartoon knows how annoying that little son-of-a-bitch “Not Me” is. As a result, when I got dressed for an event the following evening, I made a point of dressing as “me” as I possibly…
Farewell, Poly Styrene and Phoebe Snow
I was shocked to read that punk icon Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex died of breast cancer at 53. I frequently listen to X-Ray Spex at the gym to get revved up. In other sad songstress news, ’70s singer Phoebe Snow died of complications from a brain hemorrhage she had last year. She was 60….
“Wear What You Want” Icon: Iggy Pop
Today is punk rocker Iggy Pop’s 64th birthday, but he’s been on my mind since last month. At the time, I was sitting in a doctor’s office, reading a 2010 New Yorker, when I came across an article on how the often-shirtless Pop was promoting a line of t-shirts. The article noted, “…neither age nor…
The Red-Legged Musical Men of My Youth
I’ve been writing about bloggers wearing red tights and red pants since February: What Wendy Wore: New York Fashion Week Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part I Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part II Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Vintage Edition Fashion Bloggers Caught Red-Legged, Part III This Red-Hot Spring Trend Has Legs (Huffington Post) The trend has…
OMG This Tiny Unicorn Is Totes Gonna Ruin My Dress
I love this 16th-century painting by Raphael. The young lady seems to be throwing someone the side-eye. I bet she’s looking at the person who gave her that tiny unicorn to hold. She’s thinking, “No way this thing is housebroken.” And doesn’t it look like the unicorn is laughing? Yeah, I wouldn’t trust a laughing…