Although I’m a little obsessed with my iPhone and am constantly trying to pressure others into getting one as well, I was amused by Jeff Zeleny’s recent piece in the NY Times Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe. If you haven’t already read it, you should do so because it is something worth thinking about.
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I certainly love being showered with love and attention (and yes, fabulous gifts) as much as the next girl. But what I don’t like is when someone looks at me and thinks that I’m the sort of girl who’s love is up for sale - that dangling a pair of heels in front of my nose will get me into the bedroom or that the promise of a sexy shopping spree will lead to happily ever after.
The truth is that as a woman who works in fashion in New York City, I have certainly had my fair share of men who flaunt the fact that they can buy you the world. That the more they whip out that black Am Ex, the the more you’ll love them. Now I’m not going to deny that every girl (or person actually) wants to be with someone who can support them, but what I really want is to be with someone that I am able to equally support and give endless to. Of course I ultimately want to end up with an extremely kind and generous person who is just dying to give me the world so I guess I should get used to the whole gift thing, but it’s just an idea I’m not quite comfortable with at this point. Hmm - maybe you all should just send me a fabulous pair from Barneys so that I get used to this whole thing sooner rather than later.
Anyway, I’m really curious to know how you guys feel about being gifted so please answer take my poll below - and for this one you’re able to choose more than one answer because I think this is sort of a sticky question (or at least it is for me)…
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Harper’s Bazaar is actually one of my favorite fashion magazines (I know, I know, a bunch of you hate this glossy, but I really enjoy flipping through their pages and always love the shopping pages).
And while I hated Bazaar’s American Dream story starring the horrible Tyra Banks, their latest (and very serious) political celebrity feature is nothing short of fabulous.
No longer in the big house, Bazaar puts Paris Hilton in the White Pink House. According to the mag, Paris has a supersize ego, is used to dealing with juicy scandals, and certainly understands out-of-control spending, so she’d be perfect as president. Read below for a selection of their Politically Incorrect article along with my much-needed comments:
Harper’s Bazaar: How would you describe your presidential style?
Paris Hilton: I pledge to support the American workforce by wearing only American designers: Calvin Klein between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Donna Karan the rest of the year. Unless I wake up and the day is screaming for me to put on a bikini for my fellow Americans. Country first.
Casey: Calvin Klein, Donna Karan? Great designers, yes, but those are the good ol’ boys of fashion. What about the small emerging American designers? You know Paris, Michelle Obama has rocked Thakoon at least twice now.
HB: Who will be your vice president?
PH: Rihanna, of course. She’s hot.
Casey: Rihanna is hot, no doubt, but seriously - what about the winner of your new MTV show? How will your new BFF feel when you drop her like she’s hot? I guess it doesn’t really matter. Maybe she could be an intern.
HB: How do you intend to redecorate the White House?
PH: In these trying economic times, I believe the White House should have a minimalist touch: open floor plan, glass and steel, throw pillows, and an infinity pool.
Casey: The infinity pool is a great addition. I also think that if you should have a rotating round bed installed and stripper poles placed in every room - you might want to beef up the camera surveillance as well.
HB: Please summarize your presidential platform.
PH: I will carry out a foreign-policy platform that will transform America’s role in the world to that of a proactive, not reactive, superpower that will use diplomacy and incentives to head off trouble in unstable regions before they unravel out of control. I will also be wearing platform shoes when I meet with foreign dignitaries to accentuate my well-toned calves.
Casey: I second the wearing of platforms.
HB: Who will you appoint to your cabinet posts?
PH: I won’t have a cabinet; I will have a closet. A giant walk-in closet with all styles of advisers, like Michael Kors, Kanye West, Diane von Furstenberg, Naughty by Nature, Stephen Hawking, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, and, of course, Tinkerbell.
Casey: OMG - what about Rachel Zoe?! I Die!!
HB: Who will you invite to stay overnight in the Lincoln Bedroom?
PH: I want to put an end to only large financial contributors, lobbyists, inside-the-Beltway fat cats, and corporate bigwigs getting to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom. I will keep that room open only for people for whom it is too late to drive after attending one of my secret-underground-bunker-after-hours parties.
Casey: Come on Paris - you can tell us! Is it Benji? Who?
And if you haven’t seen her fabulous campaign video, please do so now and then vote below, bitches!
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YSL’s black lips certainly made a statement on the fall runways… and although I’m not sure it is a statement that should ever be made in real life, the people at Lancôme don’t feel the same that I do.
Introducing the Color Fever Gloss in Piha Black. It looks great in the bottle, but on actual lips in the subway, out on the streets, in bars or bakeries?
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In the spirit of the Olympic Games, a little friendly competition…
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I grew up on a little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the only places to shop were Contempo Casual, 5-7-9, JCPenny, and Liberty House (now Macy’s). Access to everything is quite limited, which has always frustrated me – Aside from the perfect weather, good food, beautiful beaches, gorgeous people, and overall easy-going attitude, I don’t know how my parents can live there.
In Manhattan you can get pretty much anything. We seem to have absolute access to everything and after living here for over 4 years, I’m rather used to the conveniences of New York. We have dinosaurs, waterfalls, hotdogs on every street corner, over 150 Starbucks locations, sushi at 1am, etc. We also have 3 Apple stores and a zillion AT&T locations…which is why I’m so annoyed at this whole iPhone mess.
I still do not have an iPhone - but I did wait outside of the AT&T store on 17th and 6th between 2:33pm and 2:41pm today, in a short line of crazy people just waiting, and hoping, and praying for the next delivery of iPhones. Each time a FedEx truck drove by, people stood up and got excited. I sat down and decided join the craziness for a little bit…before deciding to get a Jamba Juice and go shopping instead.
During my very short-lived stint in line for not-even-there iPhones I saw:
Loading ... Loading ...Which designer provided the following answers to the Fashion Questionnaire?
Symbol of high fashion: Individuality.
Collection you’ll never forget: “The Bird” collection.
Favorite fashion photographer: Guy Bourdin.
Jewel/jewelry designer fetish: JAR.
Favorite fashion accessory: Optical glasses.
Favorite designer: Geoffrey Beene.
Historical muse/icon: Elizabeth Taylor.
Present state of mind: Anxious…always anxious.
Fashion motto: Imperfection!
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Ahh…there’s nothing like spending a Friday night at home just watching SATC, shoe shopping online, eating ice cream: tonight alone I have gone through the birth of the Absolut Hunk, the break-up of Carrie and Berger, and the marriage of Charlotte and Harry. We all seem to feel as if we’ve got a bit of each girl in us, but what I’d really like to know is…
Who do you really think you are?
Total Voters: 4
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In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy. - Ivan Illich |
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