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If your idea of a party is three people sitting on a wooden floor in an unfurnished apartment sharing a bottle of red wine and watching reruns of Friends. Unfortunately, I have to wash my hair that night.
Boy, Jools Holland is awkward.
Cat Power is at her best at her most stripped down. So not like this at all:
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Who can resist a magazine called “Love” with Beth Ditto on the cover and Katie Grand at the helm? That at least is the question Conde Nast is asking – only time will tell. Here’s another take on it.
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Fellow blogger Paul Ash just sent me this fascinating story This fellow Brit Eaton ( pictured above in handy mask and cowboy kit) scours mine shafts and dog houses in the deep west for jeans with a vintage provenance. By vintage he means jeans from the late 19th and early 20th century. The pair in the picture was bought by Levi’s for a princely $46,532.
His company is called Carpe Denim – I like that.
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I ramble on about appearances less fortuitous than Tilda Swinton’s in Lanvin after the break in a little audio thingimagig podcast Read More…
“Noir/Bllack Noir turns the stereotypes of fair trade and environmentally sustainable clothing on their heads, with a collection that’s sexy, sinuous and supple. That’s an alliterative way of saying there was a lot of black leather and liquid satin. According to designer Peter Ingwersen, the clothes are dyed in Swiss factories that clean the water so thoroughly afterwards, it can be drunk. Cleverer still, these clothes are really desirable.” said Lisa Armstrong and Carolyn Asome of The Times and I could not possibly say it better – environmentally friendly need not be all hempy and worthy, it can be damn fierce too. Read about the rest of the Fall 2009 shows here.
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I loved Halle Berry’s accessory – the delightful looking Canadian model Gabriel Aubrey. Where can I get one of those?
Speaking of must – have accessories, I cannot help but stress that Robert Pattinson cleans up pretty well on the red carpet too…
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Practically nobody got the memo – you know the one from Karl Lagerfeld. The emperor of fashion declared that “The red carpet is so over – bling is dead etc etc.” Sadly most punters on the red carpet where actually en route to their wedding ceremonies they just put in a brief appearance at the Oscars – yes I am talking to you SJP, Penelope et al. What is it with these insane ball gowns? Worst of all was Miley Cyrus – perhaps though she can be partially forgiven for looking like a fairy on steroids or Barbie in the toilet roll dress perched on your maiden aunt’s toilet – she is still young enough to remember playing with both of these.
Make like Dita Von Teese – have a little fun with your clothes dammit – go short, spirited and sexy.
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I will post a little video this afternoon with all the commentary on all the dresses
This rhythm indeed
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Yes, yes this is bordering on virtual stalking but bear with me, its hopefully just a passing fancy. Anyway here is one good reason to watch the Oscars despite the onset of extreme boredom with the entire production – Mr Pattinson will be presenting an award so I will grin and bear the horrid ballgowns that are sure to be infesting the red carpet by the billions and wait for Vampire boy to make his presence felt.
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( For more reasoned arguments about the fellow’s extreme appeal for addled teenage girls look here)
Nah – just in a W magazine shoot. Steven Meisel’s shots glamorise the jail cell. Her partner in crime Daisy Lowe also features and not in the regulation prison issue orange jump suit either. Paris is the only jailbird missing in these blues.
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