Fashion Week Day 2: Farah Angsana

If I ever become famous, I plan on wearing Farah Angsana on pretty much every red carpet. Asking me to choose only one look from her fall 2011 collection that showed today at Lincoln Center would be tortorous. The collection of cocktail dresses and gowns was glamorous and evoked a femme fatale feel, especially with the red lips and hair in french twists. The collection contained dark navys and blacks, jewel tones, and rich metallics with accents of crystal, fur, and beading. Hemlines were dangerously short and several models wore sparkly black masquerade masks, combining sex appeal and drama with a touch of whimsy. Though most of the looks were very sparkly and bold, a few understated flowy gowns kept the collection from being over the top. The finale look elicited an audible gasp from the audience as the model wearing a silver semi-sheer gown of crystals and feathers rounded the corner onto the runway, draped in a white and pale grey fur shawl. The pieces in Farah Angsana's collection are looks that will demand attention and captivate any any audience: on the runway, red carpet, or at any cocktail party at which the wearer wants to be the most sought after yet mysterious woman in the room.

Pre-Fashion Week: Dannijo presentation

Sister designers and celebrity favorites Dannijo debuted their fall 2011 collection of jewelry on Tuesday night, and showed that more is definitely more. Which is never a bad thing in my opinion. The pieces were big, bold, and glitzy. They showed statement necklaces (a trend that I feared was fading), cuffs, and bangles in mostly gold with pops of color and Swarovski crystal. I loved the choice to focus on gold, a metal that unfortunately too often gets a bad rap in the jewelry world. The gold was done tastefully though as many pieces were toned down with a worn, rustic feel. Dannijo cited inspiration for the collection as the frontier world of the wild west meeting the opulent roaring 20's. This motif showed not only in the jewelry, but also carried through in the log cabin/boudoir scenery for the presentation and even in signature cocktails including a modified warm cider...a perfect homey kick off to fashion week on a bitterly cold Manhattan evening.

"Feathered" hair is back?

In the 70's it was "feathered" haircuts, in 2008/2009 it was headbands with feathers (which I bought and have not once found an occasion to wear), and apparently in 2011 the trend is adding feathers to your actual hair. Designer Wendy Nichol just launched a line of feather hair extensions, which are available for purchase and application at her SoHo boutique. The cost is only $45, which is surprisingly inexpensive considering the feathers are said to come from real birds. The feather extensions, which can be washed and blowdried, last for up to a month.

This is a bold yet classy look for a special occasion...if the extensions are blended well and the rest of your hair is neatly groomed. I can already see Ke$ha wearing these sticking straight out with her hair in a massive tangle, and that would be bad. I also really like the earthy boho look of wearing them with a hat as pictured. However, I don't know if I'd want to commit to the feather look for an entire month, nor if it is an approp look for the office anywhere outside of the fashion industry. A subtle clip in version of these with the same high quality as Wendy Nichol's semi-permanent line would be a beauty home run.

Wrong?

I'm pretty sure this goes against all laws of nature, but since all dogs are boys and all cats are girls I suppose it works on some level. On New Year's Eve, Giggy and Grandma Wrinkles got married. This video should be really cute but is actually pretty disturbing.

Gig, really?!? You can do so much better. Grandma Wrinkles is like the cat equivalent of Ma on Ma's Roadhouse, and Giggy is one hot piece and a certified "sex monster". Don't date down.


If you don't know who Giggy and Grandma Wrinkles are (and if not, seriously, why are you reading this blog?), Giggy is Lisa's balding-but-cute dog from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Grandma is Dina's ugly hairless cat from The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Giggy was also the winner of Best Reality Pet at Cosmo Radio's 2010 Reality Re-Cap Awards because uh HELLOOOO he's amazing.

Grenade whistlllle!

Jersey Shore new season January 6th, bitch! Is it just me or did this kinda sneak up on us? Trailer's here!

Jersey Shore - MTV Shows

This is my friend!

Diddy has been known to do some over-the-top stunts and great viral videos. I've always felt a kindred spirit with Diddy, we have the same birthday and I got to interview him once. Which of course makes us besties. Well now one of my real life good friends has randomly made his way into Diddy's viral hall of fame by literally being in the right place at the right time. Check out my friend Chris being accosted by Diddy around the 2 minute mark.



And buy Last Train To Paris by Diddy Dirty Money in stores December 14. (You're welcome for the free promotion)

Not impressed

Lake Shore is supposed to be the Canadian Jersey Shore or something like that, except way lamer. When I heard the title Lake Shore I thought the show would be aboot a bunch of lumberjacks partying in a pimped out log cabin on the Great Lakes. That's what they do in Canada, right? Well no, it's actually all boring cliche Euro trash kids with one Asian chick thrown in. No one even has a proper Canadian accent. Sadness.



And what ever happened to K-Town?!?