I like to watch music videos while I’m at the gym. Isn’t that quaint? MTV doesn’t play many music videos these days. I remember when it did. The first video the network aired when it debuted right after midnight on August 1, 1981, was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. The Buggles need…
Fashion
A Sally Hansen Manicure and Cat Scratch Fever
When I made an appointment with celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival this week, I warned her that several of my nails were so badly broken that they weren’t suitable canvases for one of her artistic gel manicures. I thought the stubby nails weren’t going to be worth much more than clear polish, but Tracylee cheered me…
Surrender to Pink
Studded and spiked shoes have been done to death, and I thought the look would never appeal to me again. Well, you know what I say about the word “never”; I might as well replace it with “definitely” when it comes to fashion. Gorgeous blogger Poochie of Shoe Daydreams posted these shoes by Ruthie Davis,…
Shopping My Closet, in a Way
Every so often, I check out the vintage fashion listed on 1stdibs.com. This time I felt like I’d gone shopping without spending any money. First, I noticed this tie-dyed, velvet Todd Oldham dress from the 1990s. It’s being sold by my gorgeous friend Cherie of Shrimpton Couture. After a moment, I realized why I liked…
No Watanabe Jacket for Capricorns, Plus Simon Spurr News
Gorgeous blogger Jac of Dirty Shiny Pretty was checking out her fashion horoscope on Honestly … WTF when she realized that the Leo illustration was wearing a red version of my blue, cropped and ruffled Junya Watanabe motorcycle jacket. (Apparently, Capricorns like me should be wearing Givenchy. I could live with that!) I wanted to…
Bright Lipstick Is Back and I’m Out of Time
The Wall Street Journal has a story headlined, “Very Bright Lipstick, All the Time.” In it, Elizabeth Holmes writes: “In the beauty world’s eternal cycle between eyes and lips, it’s lipstick’s moment. Many women are adopting a signature standout lipstick color—bright red, rich coral, vivid pink—to wear day or night with everything in their closet.”…
Stacy Lomman’s Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World
Gorgeous designer/blogger Stacy Lomman presented her Fall 2012 collection on February 16. The “Modern World” looks of this collection — her fourth — were inspired by ’60s Mod, especially Courrèges, who is a longtime fashion hero of Stacy’s. But the styles weren’t costume-like or vintage-looking. They’re modernized Mod, if you will. Here, let Stacy tell…
Hot Search Term of the Day
Are you desperately searching the Internet for “rihanna black mesh”? You came to the right place! Check out this post I wrote last month about Rihanna’s sheer black bodysuit. As always, Rihanna is right on trend: just yesterday, I wrote a story for the Huffington Post about the trend for sheer clothes. You might be…
Sheer Madness, Plus Casting Call for Neon and Pastel
My latest story about fashion-blogger trends is up on the Huffington Post’s Stylelist section! CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO WEAR SHEER CLOTHES. I encourage you to leave a nice comment for all the beautiful wimmins who contributed their photos to my HuffPost slideshow. My next slideshow will be about the spring color trends: neon…
March’s Manicure by Tracylee Percival
My last Gelish manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival lasted two weeks to the day without a crack or chip! Amazing. When I used regular polish in my pre-Tracylee days, I couldn’t get through 48 hours without a chip. The long-lasting “Vanity Fair” purple-and-black nail design finally gave up the ghost yesterday. I couldn’t decide…