Have you ever had that experience where you’re trying your damndest to get a life-changing opportunity, and you’ve put in your best effort, and you’ve been your best self, and you’ve gotten to the final round — and the people in charge pick your fucking Tether? Whether it’s a school admission, a job, or a…
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Wednesday’s Video: How to Get Free Jewelry
Last month, I did a video about celebrities who think they’re entitled to free clothes. I explained that sample sizes — by definition — are not “one size fits all,” so it’s not a personal insult if a dress designed for one particular model to wear a single time on a runway doesn’t magically fit…
2019 Grammys: The Best of the Rest
At the end of my post about Cardi B’s stellar Best Dressed/Wear What You Want style at Sunday’s Grammys, I promised that my next post would be about the best of the rest. Then my mind momentarily went blank, because who could compare to Cardi? Once I took a deep breath, I remembered that there…
My Best Dressed at the 2019 Grammys Is …
Do I even need to write this post? Surely, you already know that my beloved Cardi B, who hit the red carpet in fall/winter 1995 couture Mugler, is the winner of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the 2019 Grammys. Embed from Getty Images While that was her most jaw-dropping vintage…
My Best Dressed at the 2018 VMAs Is …
The MTV Video Music Awards have always attracted envelope-pushing fashion, starting with the first VMAs in 1984, when Madonna scandalized everyone’s parents with her “Boy Toy” belt and lacy bustier. Embed from Getty Images Who could forget Rose McGowan’s naked dress in 1998? Embed from Getty Images Lady Gaga’s meat dress in 2010 is in…
Met Gala Finale, Week in Review
I guess I better wrap up my comments about the 2018 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art before the 2019 Met Gala gets here! On Monday, I bestowed my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award upon Lena Waithe. Click here for my award winner and other top honorees. On Tuesday,…
Cardi B and Linda E
I can’t wait to see Cardi B at Coachella this weekend. CLICK FOR MY CARDI B FAN POST. I tuned in to Cardi’s Saturday Night Live performance last weekend, and on Monday, I watched the Tonight Show for the first time in years to see her co-host with Jimmy Fallon. MrB watched with me both…
Music on Repeat This Weekend: Cardi B
I love me some wimmin rappers and I’ve long wished there were more of them hitting it big — like there were back in the day — so I’m thrilled to watch Cardi B turn into a huge, huge star. It’s all happening for the 25-year-old right now, and I mean “right now” literally: Invasion…
My “Almost” Best Dressed at the 2018 Grammys Are …
There’s so much to be said about the 2018 Grammys — who won, who should have won, the way Recording Academy president Neil Portnow said more women would win if they just worked harder (fuck you, Neil, the average woman works twice as hard as a dude like you). I’m going to have to save…