Archive for November 2011
Happy Birthday, Ben Stiller
Happy birthday, Ben Stiller. I hear that a “Zoolander” sequel is in the works. Hopefully we can come to terms on my salary this time around. Any film about fashion is nothing without me . . .
I’m Seeing Double
Check out this “FASHION Magazine” cover from two years ago featuring the gorgeous Liisa Winkler. Now check out the brand new Winter 2012 cover:
Can you spot the differences? I can’t . . .
Happy Birthday, Gena Lee Nolin
Happy birthday, Gena Lee Nolin. Apparently, you have a thing for marrying men from my hometown. If this recent one doesn’t work out, the women here aren’t so bad . . .
Happy Birthday, Judd Nelson
Happy birthday, Judd Nelson. I just have to say that I never thought I’d see your photo next to the words “the ultimate orgasm” . . .
Sarah Mower Does T Magazine a Huge Favor
Your old Auntie has been waiting patiently for the last few weeks for her Capricorn soul sister/best friend in the entire world to send along the details of her meeting with Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II. So imagine my surprise when I was catching up on my blog reading this evening when I stumbled across this story on “T Magazine” from earlier in the week.
Apparently, Sarah Mower chose to tell her story to the struggling fashion blog instead of dishing it up here. I guess I can’t be mad at her because she earned her MBE for her contributions to up-and-coming designers as a global ambassador for British talent. Just like me, she’s a giver and she seems to spend a lot of time just being nice to people. It’s a revolutionary idea and hopefully one that will come into fashion someday.
Anyway, click the link above to read Sarah’s enjoyable account of getting dressed for the most important moment of her life so far, at least until I make her a bridesmaid at my next wedding. Scroll back a couple of posts — I see a lacy jumpsuit in her future.
Why didn’t I think of that?
I’ve composed about a zillion posts about why I hate weddings since I started writing this blog. For that reason, I never thought that I would be jealous of a blushing bride posting online photos of her wedding finery. But the nubile Kim Zolciak of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” has me considering another walk down the aisle just so I can wear a wedding jumpsuit. In the name of Zob herself, why didn’t I think of that?
Anyway, they say that the twelfth time is a charm. Interested parties may inquire within.
Happy Birthday, Jaleel White
Happy birthday, Jaleel White. I loved you in “MegaTiffany vs. DebbieGibsonoid” or whatever it was called.
The Most Important Lesson You’ll Ever Learn About Fashion
Last night I watched Barbara Stanwyck get under the collar of Henry Fonda in the seventy-year-old classic romantic comedy “The Lady Eve.” I’m such a big fan of director Preston Sturges‘ films because he let his actors act. He’d put the camera on them and let it roll. I don’t know if Hollywood has ever seen a director who put more trust in the performers.
What also fascinated about this film — like a lot of other films from the 1940s — was the amount of bare skin I saw.
It makes me laugh to hear people discussing all the bare midriffs on the recent S/S 2012 runways, like we haven’t ever seen this trend before. In fact, we’ve seen it a million times over, and it’s hardly new.
Fashion is rarely new, and when it is new we need to celebrate it. Modernity is the soul of fashion, and this film reminded me of that. I can forget it sometimes, too.
Happy Birthday, Peter Facinelli
Happy birthday, Peter Facinelli. You play a doctor and a vampire? Now that’s what I call range!
Auntie Fashion 
