For my traditional New Year’s Eve/birthday combination celebration last night, I wore a Clovis Ruffin dress from Shrimpton Couture, my faux-ny tail and earrings of my own design. Gigi the dog wore her own fur coat, accessorized with a giant tongue and a bitchy attitude. UPDATED TO ADD: I’m wearing also the Lagerfeld shoes I…
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I’m Only Anti-Work
Reading gorgeous blogger Miss Karen’s I’m Not Anti-Social, Just Short-Sighted blog has caused the Officer Krupke song from West Side Story to become permanently lodged in my head. I sing it to myself every time I read her blog. A clip from the movie version of West Side StoryMiss Karen’s line comes at 4:35 Damn…
Boob Bow T-Shirts
In technicolor: McQ top$140 at La Garconne In black and white: McQ top$106 at La Garconne Note to Alexander Wang fanatics: La Garconne has some of his pieces on sale.
Happy Holiday, Jews!
Hanukkah isn’t over yet and I figured since I did a holiday post for the goyim, the Jews should get one too. Thanks to La Belette Rouge for pointing out this parody of Light My Candles from Rent. When I watch one of these things, I’m never sure which makes me laugh harder — the…
It Was an Honor Just to Be Nominated…
… but it’s even better to win both my categories in the “prestigious” Drysdale Awards for blogging! First, I’d like to thank the little people. So, thank you, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman! Danny and Rhea Also, thanks to all the blogging and non-blogging bitches who voted for me, albeit under duress. I will treasure…
Donald Brooks Dress Debut
Earlier this month, I mentioned that I got this vintage Donald Brooks dress on eBay. The dress in its original form. Photos by eBay seller. After having the wonderful Jean of Ghost Tailor make some serious alterations, I wore it to my birthday dinner with MrB last night. In this picture, I’m wearing the dress…
Hey, Hey Charla
I’d like to dedicate this craptacular photo of myself — inching into my 41st year in a too-short skirt and red lipstick — to my pink-lipglossed nemesis, How Not to Look Old author Charla Krupp. I’m wearing a vintage Christian Francis Roth jacket for my 41st birthday, which is today.Yeah, I’m old, sluts!Deal with it….
Taking the Opportunity to Be Lazy
Gorgeous blogger Mademoiselle Robot posted an interview with me today, and I lazily thought, “Hey, that could be my post for the day.” Go check it out! I’m happy that Miss Robot used a picture of me wearing my faux-ny tail. I love the faux-ny tail. Having a faux-ny moment with my gorgeous friend Alix…
Mr. Blackwell, Part III
I’ve written about cool-fashion-designer-turned-really-annoying-fashion-critic Mr. Blackwell before (here and here). I just found another example of his work from the pre-annoying days. Check out this classic, strapless black dress. It’s available for $135 at Viva Vintage Clothing.
Join the Army
The “avant-garde” originally referred to soldiers who scouted the lay of the land ahead of the rest of a large military force. The term was later applied to artists and thinkers who were considered ahead of the pack. And that factoid was just a fancy way for me to point out that Browns has a…