Shoes and Other Fun
Hello Ladies Picks the Best and Worst Oscar Moments
Lying on my couch dressed in yoga pants, my husband’s long-john shirt, and UGGs, wearing drug store makeup and a ponytail, and honored for absolutely nothing, I decided to judge the celebrities who walked the red carpet on Oscar night. It’s good to be an American. From a fashion perspective, I loved the metallics and... »
Fashion Week
It’s Fashion Week in New York and it’s school vacation week here in Boston. But for the ladies it’s been work, work, work. So while we pay the bills, here is a little fashion fun for the rest of you. The Peabody Essex Museum recently hosted an exhibit titled “Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent... »
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day. In celebration of love, check out this great site from Zina Saunders called Love and Marriage. The site features a series of painted portraits and interviews with long-standing gay and lesbian couples. I wonder if any of the couples Saunders interviewed went to Smith & Wollensky’s for Valentine’s Day. I am still waiting... »
Happy Friday
Happy Friday. Enjoy the weekend. We will be back after the Hypocrisy Bowl. In the meantime, enjoy this cartoon from Instapundit (sent to me by my bff Steve). It’s another commentary on Apple’s branding brilliance. »
Happy Groundhog Day
Happy Groundhog Day. Great news. Over in Gobbler’s Knob, Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow this morning, indicating we have six more weeks of winter. Who doesn’t love winter? Hats and coats and boots. Faux fur and cashmere and suede. Lilly’s are great, but winter is wonderful. In other news, a woman won the PBA title (bowling, who... »
Celebrating Lilly
It’s January 29 so today we are honoring two women named Lilly. The first, Lilly Ledbetter, a brave woman who fought against pay discrimination so that all women would have a better chance at earning a fair salary. Jan. 29 is the anniversary of President Obama signing the Lily Ledbetter Act into law. Thank you Ms. Ledbetter. We... »
Seriously, Apple. The iPad?
I find it funny that Apple named its new tablet, unveiled today, the iPad. I must be overworked or tired because every time I think about it, I chuckle. Seriously Apple, what were you thinking? A personal product that is ultra thin and you name it the iPad? Computing is not what comes to... »
If the Shoe Fits
In a January 2 interview on NPR, the fabulous Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys New York, talked about woman’s fashion during the last decade. His take: the last ten years was a masochistic period for fashion. His examples, “shoes became ridiculously high and very painful to wear” and women thinking “legs never long... »
No More Happy Holidays
There will be no happy holidays for me this year. Nope. None at all. Instead, I am going to have a Merry Christmas. And I am going to wish you a Merry Christmas too. (Insert gasp here.) What’s that? You don’t celebrate Christmas? Too bad. I don’t care. Yes, I know Christmas is a religious... »
Dockers Asks Men to Wear the Pants
Dockers, the Levi Strauss brand that makes schleppy khakis worn by Everyman, has published a “Man-ifesto” in its latest ad that wistfully recalls a time when men were men and calls on them to “step away from the salad bar” and solve the world’s problems. The man-ifesto goes like this, “Once upon a time, men... »
