I like to help people out, so last weekend I threw on my Francis by Christian Francis Roth subway map dress and went to the subway station in order to help lost travelers. Eventually, a nice lady with a yen for peach sangria came by. She needed to go downtown. Luckily, I was there to…
Fashion
Want to Buy Me a Gift?
I would like this Salvador Dali “Bird in Hand” compact. It reminds me of some of my more complicated jewelry pieces. It’s only $3,800, so what are you waiting for? I would also gladly accept this vintage Moschino faucet jacket. The starting bid is $795 on eBay. Don’t forget to snipe!
California, Here I Come
I’m heading to L.A. today. If you are in the area and want to meet me and some gorgeous bloggers for dinner on Wednesday, let me know ASAP! You’ll get a chance to meet: ENC of Observation Mode La Belette Rouge Alicia from Instant Vintage Sister Wolf from Godammit, I’m Mad Deja Pseu from Une…
The Post Without Any Fireman Photos
It’s my gorgeous sister Terri Berry’s birthday today! I was recently going through some photos from my wedding in July 2001 and would like to share this one of the Berry clowning around in front of me, our parents and the about-to-be-MrB. She had that navy gown already and had only worn it once before,…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Jean from Ghost Tailor ch-ch-ch-changed the neckline of my favorite Francis graffiti dress. (Don’t worry! Christian approves.) Here’s the new look, paired with my Nuit ring in the ugly hallway. Here’s the old look in sunny Paris. Here’s David Bowie. Speaking of rock stars, I wore the updated dress (get yours at Bloomie’s!) to dinner…
Not Exactly a Dime a Dozen
When I get a particularly amazing piece of clothing, I don’t like to show it to people — or even tell them about it — until I get to wear it. That can take months or, occasionally, years. I’m making an exception to my rule due to gorgeous blogger Couture Carrie, who last month wrote…
Outfit Post: Vintage Ungaro Dress From Frock
It can take me months or, more rarely, years, till I wear certain pieces of clothing. Last night was the first time I wore a vintage Ungaro dress that I got on March 20, 2008. (I remember the date because I got the dress at my friend Evan Ross’s trunk show for his store Frock,…
eBay Booty and Pauline Boty
Gorgeous blogger and vintage-clothing purveyor Miss Peelpants (aka Liz) alerted me to an Ossie Clark dress on eBay (aka, as Liz Tweeted, “the Bay of E”) that had the same Celia Birtwell print as an Ossie I recently bought from Miss Peelpants herself. There was a different color scheme though, so if even if you…
Designer Eric Gaskins and His Blog
I was intrigued to read yesterday’s New York Times article about designer Eric Gaskins, whose business has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Another victim of the economy and, perhaps, by Gaskins’s own account, a lack of a publicity strategy. The article was just as much about Gaskins’s bitchtastic blog, The Emperor’s Old Clothes, as…
Overworked
You people! What do you want from me? A new blog post? Well, I’m working on a big post for next week; trying to finish up a guest post for Shrimpton Couture; worrying about the guest posts I promised Sandra and La Belette Rouge ages ago; testing out new functionality for the blog; and making…