Rejoice! My parents had all the old photo albums out. A random sample: WendyB, visiting California in 1984/85 BarbaraB with her mother (RuthK), father (SamK) and sister (SusanK) in 1967
Fashion
Ten Paces, Turn and Fire
This is for Pistols at Dawn, who dared to say latex was “hot on ladies, scary on dudes.” Well, think again, PAD! David Lee Roth is here to prove you wrong! Embed from Getty Images Apologies accepted.* Quite a few years ago, I spent a pleasant evening with David Lee Roth after meeting him in…
Latex-Look Leggings and PVC Pants
Much to my delight, there’s been a burst of new posts about latex-look legs in the blogosphere. Check out: I Spy, Thrift Eye Style Bubble The Coveted Meanwhile, I broke down and bought the American Apparel leggings. They’re all weird around the waist so I’ll have to send them back … but of course I…
Cardigan, Corduroy, Cat and Cock
Today’s post is sponsored by the letter “C”! If you’re loving chunky knits this season, you need to check out this awesome ’70s cardigan. Happy bidding! From Emmapeelpants, eBay seller When you’re done bidding (snipe, people, snipe!), tell me, do I want these corduroys in “deep eggplant”? Or do I just THINK I want them?…
In the News/On the Blogs
I enjoyed this piece by the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning fashion critic, Robin Givhan (registration required), though I disagree with the constantly reinforced notion that everyone, “in the boardroom, in politics, in suburban neighborhoods,” is feeling unbearable daily pressure to meet some Hollywood standard of physical perfection. Barbie is a popular scapegoat. I live in New…
Sold!
I would have loved to get my hands on this ’50s Helen Barbieri gown, but someone else snatched it up from Vintageous. And I pondered this Bill Blass coat on Poshvintage.com but felt guilty about having so many coats already. I was relieved when someone else bought it and saved me from myself. Separately, why…
Ma Nah Ma Nah
Since Sunday, I’ve had Muppets on the brain. “Ma nah ma nah,” I say in a friendly way to my husband when he comes home from work. “Doo doo doo doo doo,” I yell when he stands in front of the TV. All the big stars used to do The Muppet Show. Having reviewed many…
You’ve Been Tagged!
Annie of Poetic & Chic, per your request, you’ve been tagged with the four things tag! As promised, a drum roll: And a 21-gun salute. Twenty-one gun salutes aren’t as exciting as you might think, unfortunately. UPDATED TO ADD: Narcist: Consider yourself tagged. I’m out of guns and drums, so I hope you will be…
One More Time
I’ve been tagged again, this time by the gorgeous and sometimes naughty Valley Girl. Now the theme is “four.” I’ve already done “six” and “seven” tags. This tag is more structured than the others, which makes life easier, but where will it end? A squillion-item tag is probably going around the Internets at this very…
People Will See Me and Cry*
If I get any more famous I am going to ask myself for my autograph. I won’t do it during dinner or in the doctor’s office though, because we famous people hate that shizz. No pictures! No pictures! First, the gorgeous and famous Jennine of The Coveted interviewed me for Independent Fashion Bloggers. I really…