Milan '08 Fashion Week. Furs, Sequins, and Blues Brothers at Gianfranco Ferre
It seems as though we got our wish for fall: tights and hats aren’t going anywhere, and, in general, I couldn’t be more pleased with this collection. Especially with Ferre channeling the Blues Brothers via the cropped black pants, white socks, and black hats. Ironically, I was Belushi’s character, Jake, for Halloween last year and …
Celebrity Swag. The Oscar Fashion Frenzy Begins…
Penelope Cruz on last year’s Oscar red carpet Due to the 14-week writers’ strike that nearly jeopardized the 80th annual Oscar’s (before ending last week) appears to have reduced the number of gift suites. Boo hoo. Additonally, more fashion houses now have VIP salons in their boutiques while others opt to send their sketches, gowns …
Celebrity Stretch. Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe?
Lindsay Lohan who is in obvious desperate need of career resuscitation is showcased in this week’s NY Magazine. We normally love NY Magazine, but these semi-nude photos by Bert Stern were not good. Not because LaLinds is in the buff, but because she doesn’t hold a candle (in the wind) to Marilyn. Nice try though. …
Project Runway Season Four. Episode Eleven: Mighty Aphrodite's Night at the Museum. Memorable Quotes
Since we now know the five remaining designers already showed at Fashion Week, this episode was a bit of a let-down. True, the viewing audience will not see Sweet P or either Chris or Rami’s collections, but they still got to show at Bryant Park. So in a way, they all won. But, BravoTV thinks …
Handbags. Dare to be Different: femme sud's Book Clutches
I was first introduced to this line of super unique clutches at Phoebe Cates’ Upper East Side store Blue Tree. At first I was wondering why she was showing me leather-bound books. To my delight…they were handbags! Now she had my attention. femme sud has created collectible handbag accessories that mix nostalgia and glamour with …
