I’ve written before my lifelong love for DayGlo colors. Photos prove that I favor neon-pink for special occasions, like the first day of my last year of high school. Seriously! Check out my 1984 first-day-of-school top by Guess, peeking out from under my popped-collar denim jacket. Twenty-nine years later, I wore a fancy version of…
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My Best Dressed at the 2020 Oscars Is …
I’ve fallen behind on blogging awards-season fashion because of … stuff. View this post on Instagram Shout-out to Tricia Cooke for finding the photo of my arrest as part of the #rotunda10 … my leather and denim jackets had so many pockets in them that everyone else was searched and in police vans by the…
Throwback Thursday: OG Bloggers and Leopard Week
I’m so thankful that a few other “original gangster” fashion bloggers are still blogging away, just like me. I share a decade-long history with people like Judith from Style Crone and Sheila from Ephemera. Those mutual memories are treasures, as illustrated by Sheila after she watched my recent video about designer Patrick Kelly The video…
About That Oscars Jewelry …
This is my last post on this year’s Oscars, or at least I hope so. I didn’t mean to make this into a series that goes on too long, like The Walking Dead. In case you missed my other Academy Awards-related posts, here they are: Pre-Oscar video: Celebrities, free outfits, and complaints. My Best Dressed/Wear…
Olivia Colman’s Dress; Week in Review
Before I get to the blog week in review, I need to share Elizabeth Paton’s New York Times story about how Best Actress winner Olivia Colman got her custom-made Prada gown for the ceremony — even though she is 45 and not a size zero. This story answers nearly all of the questions I asked…
Never Is the Next New Thing™: Oscar’s Pink Floof
Many fashion critics — both professional and amateur — spent last night asking, “How?” “Why?” and “Is that a bath sponge?” about the plethora of pink floof at the Oscars. But I’m confident that you, my readers, merely nodded wisely, because you already knew that pink floof has been building up to this moment since…
My Best Dressed at the 2019 Oscars Is …
Why are celebrities making things so easy for me lately? At the Grammys earlier this month, it was instantly obvious that Cardi B was the winner of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award. At least she took a while to make her appearance, though! At last night’s Oscars, one of the first…
My Best Dressed at the 2018 Oscars Is …
Last night’s Academy Awards — the 90th such ceremony but the first of the #TimesUp, post-Harvey Weinstein era — had its highs and lows, both off the red carpet and on it. And there’s no getting to the red carpet without dealing with everything else first. On the bright side, Jordan Peele was nominated for…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part IV
Time to wrap up my look back through my own Oscar fashions. If you missed my earlier posts, catch up on them now. 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. Part III:…
My Oscar Gown Archives, Part III
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…