My friends at Decades in L.A. have two great bow dresses, jazzed up with stripes. I like!
I Can See Clearly Now
In 1999, I agreed with the rest of the world that the Dior suit Celine Dion wore to the Oscars was a fashion blight. Embed from Getty Images Today, I spit upon the 1999 WendyB and her boring taste! I love this suit now. It is razor-sharp and futuristic. I would definitely wear it and…
All in the Family
The New York Times Magazine did a great story on my gorgeous husband’s non-profit investigative journalism project and Herb and Marion Sandler, the philanthropists who conceived of and funded the project. The whole magazine is about philanthropy this week. Of course, there’s a celebrity on the cover and it’s … Natalie Portman. Oh noes! Angelina…
The Sky Is Falling!
After attacking us with a ceiling vent on Monday, the Broadway revival of Gypsy continues to menace musical-theater lovers. Luckily, Patti LuPone is around to clean up. Maybe the theater has a poltergeist? Do NOT go into the light, Patti LuPone!
Ossie Clark Goes to Dinner
I always figured there was no chance any of you fashion bloggers would rub off on me. I was pretty sure I didn’t have the creativity required to put together your unusual color combinations, create your amazing layered outfits or turn a skirt into a stole a la Little Edie Beale. And I was right!…
Thursday Book Club: Gypsy Rose Lee
Eric Idle, the author of the Monty Python musical Spamalot, recently changed the show’s lyrics to take out a reference to Britney Spears. “Because we don’t laugh at sad people,” he explained. Now, for accuracy’s sake, he might want to change the lines about the joys of musical theater sung by Spamalot’s timid Sir Robin:…
Out to Dinner Outfit
I’ve been trying to break my jeans-and-t-shirt-and-lots-of-jewelry habit, so this is what I wore to dinner at Landmarc restaurant last night. That’s my Alexander McQueen sweater and skirt from 2004 with Henry’s new Prada bag. I can’t seem to get the hang of Photoshop (the shame!) so I couldn’t fit in the shoes — the…
Record High Still Means Record High
I last posted about record-high gold prices about two weeks ago. Today gold went up another $25 an ounce to about $990, a new record. Here’s the chart that shows how earlier this decade, gold was under $300 an ounce. Gold prices from 2000 – present Source: Kitco I will give y’all two pieces of…
Doggy Style. Literally.
The dogs are going to the groomer today. Thank God, because they smell like Limburger cheese. The smell of unwashed Pekingese. Gigi always gets the same ‘do, which suits her perfectly straight hair and minimizes her large (for a Peke) schnozz. Gigi, the Barbra Streisand of Pekes* But I’m not sure what to do with…
Katoucha Niane Tribute, Waris Dirie News
In November, I went with gorgeous blogger Bobble-Bee to see a documentary on Yves Saint Laurent. As I noted at the time, there were more black models on the runway in the old footage than we see nowadays. One of YSL’s favorite models was Katoucha Niane, called “the Black Princess” or “the Ebony Princess.” Last…