tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77792552024-03-07T11:15:34.564-08:00Fabulous Girl's BoudoirPicture it, a slightly chilly morning on the African savannah, looking out over the rim of the coulee the sun just peeks out over the horizon, warm, glowing. Through the mist, a silhouette in the distance, just forming, tugs your breath right out of your chest. As it comes into focus, you know it is she. Beautiful, of course. Brilliant, to be sure. Poised, needless to say. And very, very well-dressed. You are in the fabulous girl's world, now.The Cynical Idealisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741695012958115487noreply@blogger.comBlogger1317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-19249359518320778182014-02-13T04:44:00.000-08:002014-02-13T04:44:36.650-08:00It's raining, it's pouring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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To be fair, while it's been a wet, wet winter, it has been mild as all get out (no <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/03/09/article-1256575-02AE6681000005DC-501_233x352.jpg">Lara</a> hat wearing to date), and we denizens of London village have been spared the flooding that's engulfing Somerset, Oxfordshire, and all those places "-upon-Thames". One is starting to wonder if <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_(film)">Darren Aronofsky</a> has anything to do with it.<br />
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Where I've been since the last post and why I haven't been writing isn't particularly worth going into - there hasn't been one thing, it's really just been a lifestyle change that crept up on me and got in the way. It's all good, really, but I've missed writing for fun and am making a belated non-NY resolution to try, try again. Because I missed you.<br />
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That's all for now - sun's out and Canada's on track for a record medal count in Sochi. All is right with the world.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-15497167702174997652011-09-17T08:12:00.001-07:002011-09-17T08:19:18.068-07:00School run chic?Really? Isn't this a celeb-mum reaction to the paparazzi stalking them 24/7? Does the average mom have time for this? And does she need one more pressure in her busy morning? Guardian's Jess Cartner-Morley <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2011/sep/16/school-run-chic-macpherson-schiffer">weighs in</a>:<br /><blockquote>There are two problems with the notion of working-mum chic. For one, it feeds into a blinkered deification of mothers as heroines that is skewing our culture. Our obsession with motherhood threatens to obscure the fact that communities need sisters, wives, daughters and friends. These roles are important. Second, the American Vogue/Goop version is as unrealistic for most of us as the perma-smiling 50s housewife or the 80s hard-body gym bunny.</blockquote><br />You know <a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/search?q=gwyneth">how I feel about GP</a>, but her lifestyle is hardly achievable.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-28637155512151583732011-07-05T12:34:00.000-07:002011-07-05T12:35:19.598-07:00Shuesday: GuessWhose shoes?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3Q4b9rgGVa7cVTxpta0_4WrkHFBjxNQjhZ8f-UN7pXEmEOK0srC8gFIJy5DEcqcNo3IC8pPWSEF1ZpqM2Luv-12SuJSIHI2Y6pNkJtsZAKTC-d1ZqCdujO1fLZfM8vHAM1l/s1600/shoe+off.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3Q4b9rgGVa7cVTxpta0_4WrkHFBjxNQjhZ8f-UN7pXEmEOK0srC8gFIJy5DEcqcNo3IC8pPWSEF1ZpqM2Luv-12SuJSIHI2Y6pNkJtsZAKTC-d1ZqCdujO1fLZfM8vHAM1l/s320/shoe+off.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625953996620849826" border="0" /></a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-23472886997583726552011-06-30T11:43:00.000-07:002011-06-30T11:49:07.062-07:00Sometimes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMWjS5hCm864as8etQAr-iPZ0q_oQ00UaNnbmKqREqK8-I-H2tzM8BwFHblOlUP4A2pDgcyAGD9Wqy3EUkv9NUR7PdDCDw6tNYdRP7fKnqTJWue1ChdmTd-UfgqG1gu0bF0PR/s1600/29_katemid_16fendi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMWjS5hCm864as8etQAr-iPZ0q_oQ00UaNnbmKqREqK8-I-H2tzM8BwFHblOlUP4A2pDgcyAGD9Wqy3EUkv9NUR7PdDCDw6tNYdRP7fKnqTJWue1ChdmTd-UfgqG1gu0bF0PR/s320/29_katemid_16fendi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624086034589317362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholShjMuz4woaDBoqehyphenhyphen1EybyeLQ0r2a6stpvU-nzmfPt-vEmbgl1KltzRaXgqNnKB9fbnFqo9GDlBpS5NN3B5x-f5hF5PmWF1yud_rMBw0KJrxskrVZJ8GsMKAqxL-rZyQ0Ei/s1600/29_katemid_28miumiu.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholShjMuz4woaDBoqehyphenhyphen1EybyeLQ0r2a6stpvU-nzmfPt-vEmbgl1KltzRaXgqNnKB9fbnFqo9GDlBpS5NN3B5x-f5hF5PmWF1yud_rMBw0KJrxskrVZJ8GsMKAqxL-rZyQ0Ei/s320/29_katemid_28miumiu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624085572421546738" border="0" /></a><br />NY Mag just does my work for me.<br /><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/06/this_is_what_kate_middletons_f.html#"><br />What Kate Middleton Should Wear</a> - <a href="http://nymag.com/">NY Mag</a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-86024489842277523962011-06-22T23:36:00.000-07:002011-06-22T23:38:29.491-07:00Antimacasser, anyone?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaovwf1VpiBRpTrphd8A29kxViMP1CDHBTNBS25Enh5gFFSako5EAnv4PgzBYfcjf_hZNYCYCkznpozrlakEAkr0Rq8PmSUjUZqVlt1iSEoxoD9lcm8dbX7A8XDRjXTOyf4Xil/s1600/siennamillermain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaovwf1VpiBRpTrphd8A29kxViMP1CDHBTNBS25Enh5gFFSako5EAnv4PgzBYfcjf_hZNYCYCkznpozrlakEAkr0Rq8PmSUjUZqVlt1iSEoxoD9lcm8dbX7A8XDRjXTOyf4Xil/s320/siennamillermain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621300786883658242" border="0" /></a><br />Or perhaps a doily?<br /><br />I understand that white lace is all the thing this summer, but surely Sienna Miller could do it better than this. And with better accessories. And hair.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-55288993537144611612011-06-20T11:05:00.000-07:002011-06-20T11:12:00.557-07:00Now that it's raining more than everAnd on <a href="http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/index.html">Wimbledon</a> no less. <br /><br />It's my fault - I've been telling people ever since I arrived in London that the weather was far, far better than I'd anticipated, and that people everywhere think they have the worst weather (along with the worst traffic), and it can't possibly be true for eveywhere. However ...<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of a wet June, and this is unpredictable wet - serious downpours blowing through unpredictably and soaking everything possible. It's not fun.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-20302216559525454322011-06-14T10:45:00.000-07:002011-06-14T10:45:00.160-07:00Shuesday: The Princess Bride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8SWF5_bAWnipazg_2T9mIxrPtsCyA3A5khzTmAis46NQ_3AnrQa2PYvTYXEiIvsVeYf3lt5P6mOwEzPGNnvZZte7YL8cLdTm1lEe4cEwu7hpGw0Byk00dWqca3Orf5V-7-c7/s1600/Kate-LK-Bennett-Agata-Shoes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8SWF5_bAWnipazg_2T9mIxrPtsCyA3A5khzTmAis46NQ_3AnrQa2PYvTYXEiIvsVeYf3lt5P6mOwEzPGNnvZZte7YL8cLdTm1lEe4cEwu7hpGw0Byk00dWqca3Orf5V-7-c7/s320/Kate-LK-Bennett-Agata-Shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616653105173155778" border="0" /></a><br />Just <a href="http://www.lkbennett.com/dispatcher?search=agata">her shoes</a>, actually:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Photo courtesy of <a href="http://whatkatewore.com/">What Kate Wore</a>)fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-40184260637651651512011-06-13T09:44:00.000-07:002011-06-13T09:44:00.698-07:00We all look the sameIt doesn't seem to matter where we are.<br /><br />The current look in London, when it's not just <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2000010/The-colour-block-party-Statement-hues-ruled-fashion-world-Oscars.html">colourblock insanity</a>, is as follows: ballet flats or boots over skinny jeans/jeggings/leggings, something undeterminable under a blazer/jacket, accessorized by a scarf, an enormous bag, and long, long hair.<br /><br />So basically, we all look like the Middleton girls.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-8682503428744089412011-06-10T09:30:00.001-07:002011-06-10T09:47:37.065-07:00The Shame Game"<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOzayDpWoI">I've been a bad bad girl </a>..."<br /><br />I know, I KNOW. Say it with me now; "My name is FG and I am a bad blogger. I got a new life in a new country with a new job and I stopped blogging. My last serious post was 2 June, 2010." (And now you say, "Hi, FG."<br /><br />It's not that there haven't been things to tell you about. There was <a href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx">the job</a>. Fashion trends have been observed. There were trips to New York and Boston, San Francisco and Seattle. Various prominent women were embarrassed (or not) by their husbands. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFJrT-GmArXEqliRwhCziiPpwc-awEQi5Bg7RK1tpa4da1W5lcOCKfB1vHomJPnLSc7nkWi8bPachZXCl_6Hhq1roCpVppdjv8j5zS2MfCKY3MqCmOcT0nvexPvhSmMimQqQ9PQ/s1600/elizabeth_taylor_photo_86.jpg">Elizabeth Taylor</a>'s demise didn't even bring the FG to the page. And there was shopping, of course. And I hear there was a wedding ...?<br /><br />Give me another chance?fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-30604378570393104412011-02-28T07:34:00.000-08:002011-02-28T08:13:23.687-08:00Oscars 2011: Plan B<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5EVvU_YUhP1zVcbC5Gl4AhSabD3e1kWPI90gU2jHKMnUHcgfahMvxL-dCsaOeXjv1K-wOibcSmVUkdF8j7z4MnPjB8pXhZwVuGu4tUE20YybRvqlbHhJpot7mnmpJDDvsjlb/s1600/Cate+Oscar.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5EVvU_YUhP1zVcbC5Gl4AhSabD3e1kWPI90gU2jHKMnUHcgfahMvxL-dCsaOeXjv1K-wOibcSmVUkdF8j7z4MnPjB8pXhZwVuGu4tUE20YybRvqlbHhJpot7mnmpJDDvsjlb/s320/Cate+Oscar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578770985927163026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See up above there where I was going to do the fashion review of the Globes? See how that didn't happen? See how I was on an airplane - an AIRPLANE - during the Oscars last night? And yet, here's your fashion report.<br /><br />Cate - loved it. She always does something different (and this was very different) and it works.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtNW9aApHV3PeYrtazXIVyZF-LA7Fx2dRBM_XYWWs7YfYibgKR0bvmMuX8I8v7JMqm2gTpPUbl0Ewc_2zTuWVS0ubj6GsDj1S2MOotgplNR3OA4eVgBf2QUPsgQEHjrT9Jzsk/s1600/Scarlett+Oscar.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtNW9aApHV3PeYrtazXIVyZF-LA7Fx2dRBM_XYWWs7YfYibgKR0bvmMuX8I8v7JMqm2gTpPUbl0Ewc_2zTuWVS0ubj6GsDj1S2MOotgplNR3OA4eVgBf2QUPsgQEHjrT9Jzsk/s320/Scarlett+Oscar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578770991783707186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then there was the lace brigade. I want to like Mila's dress, really, but I can't.<br /><br />No such qualms about Nicole Kidman - way, way too much going on there.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTYAIMaGBJzGVnN8VMcd0Fu-rV5kAVL7BWcy0eCNqdiMEid753WgimryZAO5t4VDRxPyfMY3sjMxgoKMtGz5_ZZZL20uGJLteA3XeReUeIHvgkcviJiEaNN02wT2q7vx5rjLe/s1600/Mila+Oscar.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTYAIMaGBJzGVnN8VMcd0Fu-rV5kAVL7BWcy0eCNqdiMEid753WgimryZAO5t4VDRxPyfMY3sjMxgoKMtGz5_ZZZL20uGJLteA3XeReUeIHvgkcviJiEaNN02wT2q7vx5rjLe/s320/Mila+Oscar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578770988760806898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I liked Halle and Hilary, and Hailee too. Reese reminded me of Ms J. Roberts circa 2001.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiusEq3CwsHSBreyASL4Nu35h25XRdtKkeStUtBIXN5RgI4ZZ2niJLOg4pch6twkAYDWMXliXdbWz1CHhkM2gcVUH0RJRrSJiDNFyeWaRq3OQ8q-EQx0Kda8sPhrPyYJrqrcpP/s1600/Melissa+Oscar.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiusEq3CwsHSBreyASL4Nu35h25XRdtKkeStUtBIXN5RgI4ZZ2niJLOg4pch6twkAYDWMXliXdbWz1CHhkM2gcVUH0RJRrSJiDNFyeWaRq3OQ8q-EQx0Kda8sPhrPyYJrqrcpP/s320/Melissa+Oscar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578770990182750594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> I liked the various red dresses, especially Sandra Bullock's, but this just looks like J Law added a skirt to her Baywatch suit.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Op5fh0Sb5buHZB9Pgs1xgffm2oN0vo6GY3hCXMMINTfhfYI8umecMTbTFjNuOwm3_eo7dhI2d2K1jCVZViS4nEnl_xaU4zJRfv07Om5CChz_GzdIe2FXCFX_yrg22ocaDD0M/s1600/Jennifer+Oscar.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Op5fh0Sb5buHZB9Pgs1xgffm2oN0vo6GY3hCXMMINTfhfYI8umecMTbTFjNuOwm3_eo7dhI2d2K1jCVZViS4nEnl_xaU4zJRfv07Om5CChz_GzdIe2FXCFX_yrg22ocaDD0M/s320/Jennifer+Oscar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578770761670661938" border="0" /></a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-69446072079482484892011-01-16T16:26:00.000-08:002011-01-16T16:34:59.347-08:00The Golden Globes '11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCaSQb6fRaQXxT-AubvGzdteeCODKq7I9U63V-ZqFrQDhvnYfJNT06pP-KdnBUjQ7Tcbg5QyeU97DrQv67mYS4zcpqI6R5WB3WFE1NneBSy5veSXMXjJIkJTMtnkcvebFRd0L/s1600/hbc"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCaSQb6fRaQXxT-AubvGzdteeCODKq7I9U63V-ZqFrQDhvnYfJNT06pP-KdnBUjQ7Tcbg5QyeU97DrQv67mYS4zcpqI6R5WB3WFE1NneBSy5veSXMXjJIkJTMtnkcvebFRd0L/s320/hbc" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562946330087346338" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/2010/01/dont-you-rain-on-my-parade-globes-2010.html">Last year</a>, The FG stayed up until 3 or so am to watch the Globes online from Edinburgh. This year, she is in London, and, frankly, people are expecting her to show up to work tomorrow morning, so she's stepping away this year. Plus, she is on the cusp of recovering from laryngitis and a serious head cold, and she's not going back to Thursday, when she had no voice whatsoever. Sorry kids, you're on your own.<br /><br />(That said, so far, I'm not loving the beige theme, and black is so safe ... and wow, January is certainly keeping up with the Joneses ... and I can't resist sharing HBC ...)<br /><br />Tell you what, I'll be back asap with my usual fashion review. In the meantime, get off your computer, open a bottle of bubbly and enjoy the show. If you're desperate for some fashion input, visit the NYT predictions page <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/14/fashion/golden-globe-predictions.html?hp">here</a>.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-41563004597052567372010-12-22T01:32:00.000-08:002010-12-22T01:51:46.649-08:00The sun also rises ..."...and hasteth to (her) place where (s)he arose."<br /><br />The FG knows that she left you alone too long, and she confesses that 'twas the <a href="http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/carine-roitfeld-resigns-from-french-vogue/?scp=1&sq=roitfeld&st=cse">news</a> of the imminent retirement of Carine Roitfeld's retirement from the helm of French Vogue that brought her back. Also, the shaming she received at the hands of <a href="http://wendybrandes.com/blog/">WendyB</a>, who put her on a dearly departed list. That'll teach her to take a few months off! <br /><br />The reality is that a new place and a new job and a whole new life caught up with your FG for a while there, but I suspect that, baby, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42SkxHo-x4">the b*@%h is back</a>. And now that she's off work for the holidays, she's heading to <a href="http://www.blissworld.co.uk/spa/spa-411/locations/bliss-london.aspx">Bliss London</a> for the day, followed by a little non-Amazon holiday shopping.<br /><br />Ex-oh, ex-oh.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-56210600720339622992010-06-02T01:49:00.001-07:002010-06-02T02:03:39.807-07:00And the tent goes on ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJInkufiBTPHRYWu67H9QGANURTmtWPdsKSmr82z4xqwLZO4p7Su8228Vwop7HIOzD0D0rqGM6SvtHGmVk5-kaXSaHx9tQlwkPVGGwCrRdqB0cRNVyQn3jye2hWy7SdPUjQm1H/s1600/brmaxi.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJInkufiBTPHRYWu67H9QGANURTmtWPdsKSmr82z4xqwLZO4p7Su8228Vwop7HIOzD0D0rqGM6SvtHGmVk5-kaXSaHx9tQlwkPVGGwCrRdqB0cRNVyQn3jye2hWy7SdPUjQm1H/s320/brmaxi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478098814724656562" border="0" /></a><br />I've been chronicling this summer trend since 2005, so don't give me that "new generation of early adopters" line, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/fashion/27MAXI.html">NYTimes</a>. The women who were wearing <a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/2005/05/woman-as-tent.html">these skirts</a> five years ago aren't 30 yet.<br /><br />I understand that they're comfortable, especially when brunch or farmer's market shopping can easily turn into an afternoon lounging on the grass in Central Park, followed by cocktails on the Upper (pick your 'hood) Side (although I can't condone the combat boots for that scenario), but if you're young, and you've got legs, why not show them off, especially in summer?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJoh09eEOVkrB_LfvB_QdFJMTQCUXNPFwl8Llw000FyeeyixZOtH4iK9evpiYwejMoEueNheQ19_iouwcciDloymIjI8LSwI_Li7rZYUll8-pj4psy1JSEX5q8wCVhx2WfqD/s1600/gap+maxi"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJoh09eEOVkrB_LfvB_QdFJMTQCUXNPFwl8Llw000FyeeyixZOtH4iK9evpiYwejMoEueNheQ19_iouwcciDloymIjI8LSwI_Li7rZYUll8-pj4psy1JSEX5q8wCVhx2WfqD/s320/gap+maxi" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478098194998201986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you have to go there, at least pick <a href="http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=39292&vid=&pid=762252&scid=762252002">one that's plain</a>, and accessorize with big earrings, etc. Nothing that resembles <a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=13658&vid=1&pid=741490&scid=741490012">the quilt</a> your Great Aunt Hester made for your <a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/06/23-End%20of%20Month/Holly%20Hobbie.gif">Holly Hobbie</a>-themed bedroom, please.<br /><br />And don't get me started on <a href="http://www.shopstyle.co.uk/browse?fts=jumpsuits">jumpsuits</a>...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/fashion/27MAXI.html">NYT</a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-2200671008074656792010-06-01T01:44:00.000-07:002010-06-02T01:47:21.009-07:00Shuesday: Hello Sailor II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidexbKgMpJHaL06ISgXlwackgMFgTB3WPyjl7WyQ7zIF0gIuYHLQJ4iIMIFrRncoGXRtQR63HT-L8xIXT1dOJ_rL-x2jDlJrWTqKRox9kAJaadTWDKNOJ-fwTrWKq0vWrCt6-2/s1600/coach+espadrille"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidexbKgMpJHaL06ISgXlwackgMFgTB3WPyjl7WyQ7zIF0gIuYHLQJ4iIMIFrRncoGXRtQR63HT-L8xIXT1dOJ_rL-x2jDlJrWTqKRox9kAJaadTWDKNOJ-fwTrWKq0vWrCt6-2/s320/coach+espadrille" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478095012470123394" border="0" /></a><br />Although the FG is no longer located in NYC, she keeps up, and <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3080409/0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E2381853%7E2381854%7E6027877?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6027877&P=1">these</a> are in honour of the most recent Fleet Week. Go get them, girls!<br /><br /><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3080409/0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E2381853%7E2381854%7E6027877?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6027877&P=1">Coach</a> at Nordstrom.<br /><br /><a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/2007/02/shuesday-hello-sailor.html">Previously</a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-76112010852856440232010-05-30T01:38:00.000-07:002010-06-02T01:42:26.096-07:00Sangria season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiFTEPcKBPK85zxMhP_4_z-Qu2Ev3W67cPUWbIgdFCTnLA6wKBbvoqaDmm-qA2HakrSrsRXxVfH1ThkjSEKgSJ-ZTA22eEWcsBlI50BrF9fmoXjC7ejqVAUnFWra-sdUcbqFD/s1600/sangria"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiFTEPcKBPK85zxMhP_4_z-Qu2Ev3W67cPUWbIgdFCTnLA6wKBbvoqaDmm-qA2HakrSrsRXxVfH1ThkjSEKgSJ-ZTA22eEWcsBlI50BrF9fmoXjC7ejqVAUnFWra-sdUcbqFD/s320/sangria" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478093844316285138" border="0" /></a><br />I'm ignoring the chill and the wind and the rain I experienced yesterday on the Brighton Boardwalk and celebrating today's summer sun in Greenwich by sharing this <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/thai-basil-sangria">Thai basil sangria recipe</a> from Food & Wine. Because summer is here, damnit, whether it likes it or not.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-74998522057406549012010-05-25T00:51:00.000-07:002010-05-25T00:51:00.753-07:00Shuesday: Too much<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnFWLYL7B7Fi4AwEBx5b8b3xsZ8Jd7b8BcOCd6agJO1StiT7x0wBTR5nwg0G058YhFNYnw2OeErTN01wkZtIrjTQAuJ3fIfJcZvgmuGW4-EZNarI168sT0EwInyKN7yqGBDbp/s1600/Dior+wedge"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnFWLYL7B7Fi4AwEBx5b8b3xsZ8Jd7b8BcOCd6agJO1StiT7x0wBTR5nwg0G058YhFNYnw2OeErTN01wkZtIrjTQAuJ3fIfJcZvgmuGW4-EZNarI168sT0EwInyKN7yqGBDbp/s320/Dior+wedge" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469546876171172018" border="0" /></a><br />And believe me, I like shoes with a lot going on, but this is just silly. It's a wedge, a sandal and a Mary Jane, with menswear detailing, and a zip up the heel, and, oh, btw, it's on a five inch platform. I'm dizzy.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod54040054&parentId=cat342302&masterId=cat203511&index=5&cmCat=cat000000cat200648cat203511cat342302">Dior</a> at BG.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-64075155068962158322010-05-24T08:00:00.000-07:002010-05-24T08:06:15.812-07:00Must haves: Earrings fit for a queen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqIM7TzJURgoMPkLMVy-94vBSQkXjWmYZUQ50dgpWKY_ibuos0eSMc-_Orv9tFQFLXE3jjEbOjseA9GYRjVjxyLAAob-JA_atFWB2HP_TAmqvDqfac9VZl_Pq5qzDV0SsqJZ6/s1600/Kim+WB"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqIM7TzJURgoMPkLMVy-94vBSQkXjWmYZUQ50dgpWKY_ibuos0eSMc-_Orv9tFQFLXE3jjEbOjseA9GYRjVjxyLAAob-JA_atFWB2HP_TAmqvDqfac9VZl_Pq5qzDV0SsqJZ6/s320/Kim+WB" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474852745156374498" border="0" /></a>I know, I know, it's <a href="http://www.sexandthecitymovie.com/">SATC II </a>week - you're all in a frenzy and don't know what to wear.<br /><br />Make the mini-cineplexers jealous with <a href="http://wendybrandes.com/pro-detail.php?cat=true&id=246">these Cleopatra earrings</a> - as seen in SATC II - by my dear friend WendyB. They are<br /><br />To.<br />Die.<br />For.<br /><br />Especially if you're a Samantha. And if the diamond studded ones aren't quite in your budget, get them <a href="http://wendybrandes.com/pro-detail.php?cat=true&id=499">in silver</a>. Just as fabulous, and <a href="http://www.patriciafield.com/">Ms. Field</a> would totally approve.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-74839980030347404392010-05-18T12:51:00.000-07:002010-05-18T12:51:00.639-07:00Shuesday: No, Bad, Wrong III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFUzTYmDt3cP5pjR-UavxasYvHwiicNLBpyAV0fZTlazZpabplF5vtOLFhgMsdCClbq6HPawmHuQ7cCl8F4loB46Z1w-QWNdIS0tjeVWM-FjbO0m2nd3GhkEDbiGUjIOKC9Mc/s1600/Hamster_Heels_main.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFUzTYmDt3cP5pjR-UavxasYvHwiicNLBpyAV0fZTlazZpabplF5vtOLFhgMsdCClbq6HPawmHuQ7cCl8F4loB46Z1w-QWNdIS0tjeVWM-FjbO0m2nd3GhkEDbiGUjIOKC9Mc/s320/Hamster_Heels_main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471588098263964050" border="0" /></a>I had to postpone the planned post for this week when <a href="http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-high-heels-with-hamsters-in-them-bound-to-raise-peta-ire/#When:16:40:33Z?eref=RSS">these</a> came to my attention. I think they may trump the other NBW posts below, on the grounds of animal cruelty alone.<br /><br />Also, what happens if/when your feet get warm?<br /><br />Also available at If Shoes Could Kill, <a href="http://ifshoescouldkill.com/2010/05/15/i-want-to-crumble-these-shoes-on-a-salad/">bacon flats</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://ifshoescouldkill.com/">If Shoes Could Kill</a>, via <a href="http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-high-heels-with-hamsters-in-them-bound-to-raise-peta-ire/#When:16:40:33Z?eref=RSS">The Frisky</a>, via <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/chic-in-review-hamster-heels/?hpw">Chic in Review</a>, NYT<br /><br />Previously: <a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/2006/11/shuesday-no-bad-wrong.html">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://fabgirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/shuesday-no-bad-wrong-ii.html">Part 2</a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-7916538859312960372010-05-17T02:02:00.000-07:002010-05-17T02:02:00.391-07:00Reading my mind<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqz8pEPOEjnuzCt1qMGdW2uOy-MBmKo1NFDTyEGv0dxy5DU4vnf8vZW_S3CVJNLpmc8KptCQdcWNT6YhCxKYP_UFMJeHe7FmLaDcIAlcbSx1SDf-hGfFoyKkqLtEy4u_RK47B/s1600/rwav"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqz8pEPOEjnuzCt1qMGdW2uOy-MBmKo1NFDTyEGv0dxy5DU4vnf8vZW_S3CVJNLpmc8KptCQdcWNT6YhCxKYP_UFMJeHe7FmLaDcIAlcbSx1SDf-hGfFoyKkqLtEy4u_RK47B/s320/rwav" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471050346656913410" border="0" /></a><br />Wendell Jamieson has written an article on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/dining/12movies.html">pairing cocktails and movies</a> - one more article I don't have to write.<br /><br />(Although doesn't an icy cold martini sort of go with anything?)<br /><br />(And he fails to mention that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimm%27s">Pimm's </a>goes with anything <a href="http://www.merchantivory.com/">Merchant/Ivory</a>, set in the summer.)fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-85349766328698967342010-05-14T02:00:00.000-07:002010-05-14T02:02:13.972-07:00Fit for a McQueen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWojKC0IGLl9vic699Ep_-EZh0Tk58-4D1QwmHqhFVwrNdV7twLDExeHq9cWzZG6ORiwM1Qo3P2kh5-Joal22suF56CYV3Hz5hhqUJMVrM914UX6VzUdEjKU_SfobraqFGokaw/s1600/Blanchett"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWojKC0IGLl9vic699Ep_-EZh0Tk58-4D1QwmHqhFVwrNdV7twLDExeHq9cWzZG6ORiwM1Qo3P2kh5-Joal22suF56CYV3Hz5hhqUJMVrM914UX6VzUdEjKU_SfobraqFGokaw/s320/Blanchett" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471048288168306226" border="0" /></a>Isn't she lovely? And what a great dress.<br /><br />At Cannes via <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/05/cate_blanchett_wears_alexander.html">NY Mag.</a>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-31843311346046233452010-05-13T01:23:00.000-07:002010-05-13T01:41:08.906-07:00Requisite celebrity sightings 14<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9eyGptVOuHENV818qQhX7rb82UfUn0NwG-oGH6s1FH-W7drV2G2Hb-uVSD4ez7ZX7kdZBvmXaOZdRg30HXu8BMkfKUicUbE3g-VuolyakJPBCRrXFRmXGSrbMKPCniN8CRTv/s1600/ts_longhair.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9eyGptVOuHENV818qQhX7rb82UfUn0NwG-oGH6s1FH-W7drV2G2Hb-uVSD4ez7ZX7kdZBvmXaOZdRg30HXu8BMkfKUicUbE3g-VuolyakJPBCRrXFRmXGSrbMKPCniN8CRTv/s320/ts_longhair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470670780692952882" border="0" /></a><br />In the continuing UK edition of RCS, the FG had a surprise date night including dim sum and an evening at <a href="http://www.oldvictheatre.com/">The Old Vic</a> to see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard">Tom Stoppard</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Thing_%28play%29">The Real Thing</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You might think we'd see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/">Kevin Spacey</a>, but not tonight - instead the play featured <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0827170/">Toby Stephens</a> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/">Die Another Day</a>, among many, many other things), who was loovely.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2XsMezLfpQstbPOdKpONaY5JmmiujemtHzJIgjvKTt2Z1OFMdqI8fu0jbVuavIrA6Ni0RqLIN246kDQMl27jOiEH7-11ghCRZcYabIiJlXUzDxbVTWaFgO_TzTuPJqM8Ehau/s1600/fw-pipe.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2XsMezLfpQstbPOdKpONaY5JmmiujemtHzJIgjvKTt2Z1OFMdqI8fu0jbVuavIrA6Ni0RqLIN246kDQMl27jOiEH7-11ghCRZcYabIiJlXUzDxbVTWaFgO_TzTuPJqM8Ehau/s320/fw-pipe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470671773570848610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />And <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929609/">Fred Willard</a> was in the audience!<br /><br />(PS - I learned later that Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons played the main roles in the Broadway production.)fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-1374189347457985372010-05-11T00:49:00.000-07:002010-05-11T00:49:00.832-07:00Shuesday: Attention to detail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PrEpnYWGqy1cSbr3GbtCYtMhmdOgnnBXjyroQ66Jv55mt_OFaIuq2HiNnCSiu9SrT6igJITJVYXWbb77ENf1JiAE5QcmeommFCRXs04aqhj3IDtfCtxPHPlwDvT36wv5avUr/s1600/Valentino+lace"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PrEpnYWGqy1cSbr3GbtCYtMhmdOgnnBXjyroQ66Jv55mt_OFaIuq2HiNnCSiu9SrT6igJITJVYXWbb77ENf1JiAE5QcmeommFCRXs04aqhj3IDtfCtxPHPlwDvT36wv5avUr/s320/Valentino+lace" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469545825197049378" border="0" /></a><br />What happened here, exactly? Did the scissors have a mind of their own? Did the designer walk away mid-creation? Cause these look like the shoes Pig Pen's older sister would wear.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod54680090&parentId=cat342302&masterId=cat203511&index=7&cmCat=cat000000cat200648cat203511cat342302">Valentino</a> at BG.fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-26103534623377241452010-05-10T00:55:00.000-07:002010-05-10T01:00:22.809-07:00Icons we mourn: Lena Horne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnywAXDFUN-vPayiwcsNfHV2YRBStc66AzqWyrkTOTTgbcgL6iXr79qwMnl_oY3P-oiix7z0UeO4HqS8jeQ-IJa-diNvhv1WAD3zczph9kngSAkYcW9q3NP7um5_2I8nyn4b5e/s1600/lena_horne.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnywAXDFUN-vPayiwcsNfHV2YRBStc66AzqWyrkTOTTgbcgL6iXr79qwMnl_oY3P-oiix7z0UeO4HqS8jeQ-IJa-diNvhv1WAD3zczph9kngSAkYcW9q3NP7um5_2I8nyn4b5e/s320/lena_horne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469547429363860130" border="0" /></a><blockquote><br /> <nyt_text> <div id="articleBody"> <nyt_correction_top> </nyt_correction_top> <p> <a href="http://movies.nytimes.com/person/871171/Lena-Horne?inline=nyt-per" title="" class="meta-per">Lena Horne</a>, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/new_york-presbyterian_hospital/index.html?inline=nyt-org" title="More articles about New York-Presbyterian Hospital" class="meta-org">New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center</a> in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan. </p> <p> Ms. Horne might have become a major movie star, but she was born 50 years too early, and languished at MGM in the 1940s because of the color of her skin ...</p></div></nyt_text></blockquote><nyt_text><div id="articleBody"><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/arts/music/10horne.html?hp">NYT</a><br /></p></div></nyt_text>fabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-50997787634011553612010-05-04T00:43:00.000-07:002010-05-10T00:46:27.179-07:00Shuesday: This is more like it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHzDULs2M-66EIbTwZWl4QmLT8kEUgaLTRBCxrvN7_fi91nzKc97Zk5I3LlgLrBHaX6UxpFvGIbDDMOGC0CHxWRbeWx-7pb-0RzFf27GAIEeF9D1GEzoQbJEDdZ7ycFheOG38/s1600/Gucci+nude"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHzDULs2M-66EIbTwZWl4QmLT8kEUgaLTRBCxrvN7_fi91nzKc97Zk5I3LlgLrBHaX6UxpFvGIbDDMOGC0CHxWRbeWx-7pb-0RzFf27GAIEeF9D1GEzoQbJEDdZ7ycFheOG38/s320/Gucci+nude" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469544428775789138" border="0" /></a><br />For spring, what you really, really want is a neutral, ladylike heel that you can wear with anything. Trust me. Because it's not always about the shoe.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod34130009&parentId=cat335701&masterId=cat203509&index=43&cmCat=cat000000cat200648cat203509cat335701">Gucci</a> at BGfabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7779255.post-72318728365156169012010-04-27T00:38:00.000-07:002010-05-10T00:41:55.678-07:00Shuesday: Get your Scot on<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6X4R39ljsEnXyfY6cKEuCDRc2Y70URUr3KzIlf8Fgc8kKR0Vj1I9M5glvI-ruI5VgW_U4oBv3Pf3_Ih0_IzDFdPTCtJI9A7j-XqpDV8OtLhWVuuoWwaMQMBDDMS-LtFC9p18/s1600/Kiltie"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6X4R39ljsEnXyfY6cKEuCDRc2Y70URUr3KzIlf8Fgc8kKR0Vj1I9M5glvI-ruI5VgW_U4oBv3Pf3_Ih0_IzDFdPTCtJI9A7j-XqpDV8OtLhWVuuoWwaMQMBDDMS-LtFC9p18/s320/Kiltie" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469543276100370306" border="0" /></a><br />Because of course what everyone needs for summer is a <a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod53880029&parentId=cat342303&masterId=cat203511&index=26&cmCat=cat000000cat200648cat203511cat342303">Kiltie Brogue</a> wedge - with a peep toe no less.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/templates/P6.jhtml?itemId=cat340602&parentId=cat261003&masterId=cat203100">Rachel Comey </a>at BGfabulous girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07927669375462405538noreply@blogger.com1