Last month, I told you how my treasured Byron Lars baseball vest inspired me to track down Byron himself. As I said in that post, Byron was one of the precocious New York-based male designers who won great acclaim in the late ’80s and early ’90s, only to go out of business before the ’90s…
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Oscars Memory: Red Carpet With George Clooney
Okay, I wasn’t really WITH George Clooney, but I was pretty close to him. Here’s a photo of George doing his thing on the Oscar red carpet in 2006 while I lurk seductively in the background. My real date was MrB. I wore the same Zang Toi gown to an Obama inaugural party in 2009,…
If I Were Nominated for Best Original Score…
…I’d wear this dress by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada to the Oscars. Oscar red carpet coverage starts at 6 PM EST tomorrow on E!
Having a Ting Tings Moment en Español
MrB surprised me tonight with the February issue of the Spanish magazine Leer (“leer” means “to read” in Spanish): in an article on November’s Committee to Protect Journalists dinner, there’s a photo of me in my Zang Toi gown. First Bill Cunningham, now Leer! I owe it all to Zang. MrB and I were awed…
Update #2 on Janet, a Blogger in Need
Thanks to your purchases of my Teeny Genie necklace, I’ve sent a check for $1260 to blogger Janet of Je Ne Sais Quoi (as well as a Teeny Genie for her daughter). As you might recall, Janet’s husband took his own life in January, leaving behind no insurance, savings or 401K for his wife and…
McQueen’s Armadillo Inspiration?
I’ve been wondering if the 2007 David Lynch-Christian Louboutin fetish shoe collaboration inspired the shape of Alexander McQueen‘s Spring 2010 Armadillo shoes. Or maybe the inspiration was really Bedlington terriers.
Belated New York Fashion Week Tales
Like I said in a previous post, I was pretty busy during New York Fashion Week. When I wasn’t busy, I was delirious. I managed to squeeze in a few shows but, unfortunately, not Vena Cava‘s. I was getting dressed that morning with one eye on the computer when the news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide…
Kornheiser, Storm and Age-Appropriate Dressing
Sports network ESPN had a “Jane, you ignorant slut” moment recently when Tony Kornheiser, host of its Pardon the Interruption program, said on his radio show that ESPN television anchor Hannah Storm was wearing “a horrifying, horrifying outfit today. She’s got on red go-go boots and a Catholic school plaid skirt … way too short…
My Hearts Will Go On
I didn’t get to a lot of shows during New York Fashion Week because I had a big non-fashion-related event on Saturday, February 13, followed by the all-day Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence conference on Monday, February 15. The Saturday event caused me to miss my designing friend Zang Toi‘s show for the first time…
Outfit Post: Trudie Styler’s Zac Posen Gown
MrB and I went to the annual awards dinner for the Citizens Committee for New York City last night. Our dear friend Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel received a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the arts. Former New York governor Mario Cuomo introduced Barbaralee, but MrB wouldn’t let me take a picture of him. MrB wouldn’t…