10.31.2009
10.30.2009
The Do's and Don'ts of the Boyfriend Blazer
Do wear them with leggings/jeggings (read about jeggings here).Don't actually wear your boyfriend's blazers- they'll probs look too boxy!
Do wear them with skinny jeans.
Express Long Boyfriend Jacket, $79.50
Don't wear them with wide-legs or flares. Think proportions people.
Do wear it with a tunic to class is up.
Do wear them with dress shirts. I heart menswear.
Do wear them with frilly and flow-y tops. Tres trendy.
Do wear them with booties and platform heels.
Do wear them with flats to work or out, give your feet a break.
Elizabeth and James Core Blazer, $395
Don't wear them with high boots unless it's a cropped version. Doing so will break up your proportions the wrong way and shorten your legs. Unless you are a giant like me.
Do roll up the sleeves if it has a white lining.
Do push up the sleeves onto your forearms. Very cool right meow.
Do accessorize with lots of jewelry to femme up the ensemble. Think big collar necklaces like these.
10.29.2009
It's Mickey Avalon on the Microphone
Emo'sNovember 13, 2009
Doors @ 10 p.m.
Buy your tickets for $18 here for the most ambiguously sexual yet attractive concert ever.
This is exactly what this concert is like... Aka worth $18.
Mickey Avalon talks about getting started, the Roxy, this Gig on Melrose, Rod Stewart, Andy Dick, his first show, tap dancing with his family and his fans. Riddle me this: why are his manners so bad?
"Isn't it always what you joke about that comes true?" - Cisco Adler NYLON TV finds MySpace pop star Mickey Avalon, Cisco Adler, and Rainbow Jeremy of Whitestarr explaining the origins of "Jane Fonda."
You Need Over The Knee Boots
Dying for a pair over the knee boots, but unwilling to give an arm and a leg (pun intended)?Then, my friends, I have the pair for you. As usual Top Shop brings it with these Dolan Over the Knee Boots and at $170 they won't break the bank, not to mention they won't make you cringe when this style is out next season. Also, they come in such a clean brown color and classic style that they will fit into your wardrobe seamlessly while giving you that hip-to-the-now look.
Get them here.
10.28.2009
Debut of John Renaud's Senior Thesis Collection
He is SO
talented it blows my mind.Don't forget to attend his party on Saturday, Nov. 7th from 1 to 4 p.m. at Buy Definition on South Congress.
See John as zee one and onl
y Karl Lagerfeld. .. What a brilliantly appropriate Halloween costume, no?Check out his bio and his work for Peaches here.
Check out his portfolio on his website here.
Pablove Benefit Concert Tonight @ Emos Benefiting Pediatric Cancer Research
I was listening to Woxy.com’s live streaming yesterday and my afternoon jam sessions were interrupted by a sad, sad story. Jeff Castelaz, founder of Dangerbird Records, was on air talking about the Pablove Foundation. Jeff lost his son to cancer last year and started this amazing foundation that raises money to improve the lives of children with cancer. An excerpt from Pablove.org:
“As we carry out our mission, we wave a flag for anyone to see. On it are these words: Kids get cancer too. They need your help. It’s not somebody else’s problem.”
I almost started crying listening to Jeff’s story yesterday, but luckily there’s something we can all do to help! There’s a benefit concert TONIGHT at Emo’s. Tickets are available here and all proceeds directly benefit the Pablove foundation. 
Here's some videos from the artists that are playing tonight @Emo's:
Girls Night Out for a Good Cause: TONIGHT!
As the temperatures turn cold, stock up on the season's cutest winter clothes tonight at a
Girls Night Out!
1206 West 38th Street
26 Doors Shopping Center
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Enjoy wine and light appetizers as you shop and visit with friends!
Benefiting Partnerships for Children
PFC provides critical resources to abused and
neglected children in our community who are
in the care of Child Protective Services.
(5% of all sales will go to PFC.)
Please bring an item to donate to
PFC’s Rainbow Room. Visit
www.partnershipsforchildren.
for their wish list.
Misty Bra
Lisa Tully*rsvp mistyhbray@yahoo.com
Mark Your Calendars for Thursday, Nov. 12
Click the image to buy tickets, only $45!We'll be there, will you?
10.27.2009
Need a Scary Movie for Your Halloween Fix?
I watched this movie last night and it was SO SCARY. The worst part is that it is based on a true story and it is set in a home much like my own: old house (check), surrounded by land (check), middle of the night (check). Needless to say if you like scary movies, this one does a pretty solid job blending immediate danger, suspense and torturous taunting that leads to killing. It will scare your socks off.
Want to be scared? Rent this bad boy today. What truth is in the true story claim you ask? Here's what a genius (or a person with too much free time) on Yahoo! Answers had to say:
The True Story Behind the New Movie "The Strangers" is a mixture of three stories.
The killers, a principle male assailant and female accomplices, is based upon Charles Manson and the Manson killings.
The frantic "there's blood everywhere" 911 phone call and "bounding to a chair and stabbing" was based on the killings in Cabin 28.
The basic story of a couple being terrorized by a group of people was based on the famous killing in the Czech Republic, which was also made into a French Film titled Ils, translated to mean "Them."
In the Czech Republic murders, an Austrian couple are terrorized in their vacation home by three teenagers and are later killed in the forest when they try to escape. BUT, a concrete source for this alleged crime has yet to be found other than countless blog postings, leading most people to believe that the story was engineered much like the Blair Witch Project, to give Directors a legal excuse to claim that it was based on a "True Story."
In the Cabin 28 murders, the daughter of a woman walks into a cabin where her mother, brother, and brother's female friend were staying only to find them stabbed and hammered to death. She calls 911 frantically repeating "there's blood everywhere," which there was although no one heard anything all night.
Cheap, Cheap Flights on My Favorite Airline: SWA
Love to travel as much as we do?You wouldn't be part of The.Well.Set otherwise!
Then click the picture for a link to the cheapest flights around.
10.26.2009
Decadence on a Dime: Easy Breezy Spicy Tomato Sauce
By Kate Thompson, Dallas, TexasIt’s Monday, and I don’t know about you but I need a pick-me-up. I want something healthy but filling/hearty/delicious (I try to save Mexican food for the weekend). This spicy tomato sauce comes from Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, CA. Th
eir entire menu is healthy and delicious and this easy sauce is no exception. This sauce is a mainstay in my house. The ingredients are simple and cheap, but the sauce itself is extremely versatile. I serve this over fish, vegetables or pasta, that is if I can keep from eating it right out of the pot as its cooking. It’s that good.
3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
½ large yellow onion, chopped
3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
½ cup dry red wine
1 (15 oz) can diced Italian plum tomatoes with juice
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
½ tsp red pepper flakes, to taste
Salt and pepper
In a medium sauce pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue cooking and stirring until onion and garlic begin to caramelize, about 4 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, oregano and basil (and pour yourself a glass of wine). Bring to a simmer and then cook, uncovered, until thickened. 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste with red pepper, salt and pepper.
Serve immediately. The sauce can refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze for 3 weeks. My favorite way to serve this sauce is over pan seared tilapia and steamed broccoli. It’s a very healthy, but hearty dinner.
Need Some New Sunny G's?
Then these bad boys are for you. At a pricey $275 dollars these Trixie glasses by Karen Walker are a worthy investment because they playfully blend the classic wayfarer style with the ladylike cat eye of days past. I love it. I've been looking for a new pair of classic glasses since I saw Miley Cyrus wearing my, gag, much loved RayBan Wayfarers.
Get them here.
10.24.2009
10.23.2009
What Do You Think of John Mayer's New Video?
Would you buy this?
One Question: Does the word stoned make Johnny more of an authentic rocker? What do you think?
Gaga's Pop-Electra Opera Tour: Monster Ball
Lady Gaga was recently interviewed by Rolling Stong Magazine about her upcoming tour Monster Ball. Here's her description about the event:
Read the rest of the interview here.
RS: What was the thinking behind The Monster Ball?
"I wanted to really put together a show that would be the most beautiful, expensive-looking, delicious show, but that my fans wouldn't have to pay a ton of money to come see. So we're playing a few nights in a row. I've got super loyal fans, so I feel this tremendous obligation to take care of them."
Need to brighten your day? Here's a guaranteed laugh: check out some of the most ridiculous Gaga Looks Here.
My fave is this lovely K
ermit the Frog get up...
In case you missed it, here's Lady Gaga's VMA performance where she bleeds to death...
The 16th Annual Austin Film Festival
Conference // October 22nd - 25th
Festival // October 22nd - 29th
Rare's must-see list includes: Precious, a film about a 16-year-old girl facing hardships in Harlem in the late '80s; Downtown Calling, a documentary about the '70s music scene in New York; the comedies Little Fish, Strange Pond and Tenure; and new film, Red Cliff, from legendary action director John Woo.
We're also excited for some TV time with the amazing Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad Men, who is hosting a 'cocktail hour' screening of his favorite episodes. Passes range from $42 for general admission to $650 for VIP all-access. For more information, visit Austin Film Festival.
Make sure you see the acclaimed doc: Mr. Okra...
- Mr. Okra wins the Peroni Italy Audience Choice Award at the Third Annual NYC Food Film Festival 2009.
- Mr. Okra: Official Selection of the 2009 NYC Food Film Festival
Film Review Friday: Where the Wild Things Are
When was the last time you read a book? You, right there, stuck to your computer screen, when was the last time you actually picked up a book - made from paper, with a cover, and a classy picture of the author on the back – and read? Well, for those of you who are currently hanging your head in shame, it is okay. It's time for you to feel better about yourself and tackle Maurice Sendak's whopper of a novel, 'Where the Wild Things Are'. This children's book is about as simple as it gets: Boy puts on wolf pajamas; boy chases dog; boy gets in trouble and goes to bed without dinner, leading him to runaway to an imaginary world full of monsters (due to starvation or frustration, we may never know). The end. It may be only be 48 pages, including only 10 sentences (that's 338 words), but think of how smart people will think you are when they hear you say, “I liked the book better than the movie”.
Now, I can't even begin to
fathom how to make a book with only 10 sentences a 2 hour feature film. Fortunately for everyone out there, I didn't do so well in Directing 101 and chose not to take on such a feat. However, uber-talented director Spike Jonze is such a badass, he didn't even think twice when Sendak himself asked him to adapt Where the Wild Things Are to the big screen. Jonze and Sendak teamed up with screen Dave Eggers and brought this famous children's book to life, not leaving out one detail of little Max's imagination. They did a great job of allowing the child in you get lost in the woods with these giant furry beasts donning horns on their noses and enormous beaks instead of mouths. On that note, let's just say, thank God for Jim Henson (who created the 6-8 foot tall wild thing costumes) and his grand infatuation with puppets. He brought us so much more than an inappropriate
love affair between a pig and a frog.
This film could have been a hot, monstery mess, if not for the incredible music. As you can imagine, with so little plot to the original story, you are gonna have a montage or two. Normally, I loathe the montage, especially when there are three or four in one movie (ah-hem, Twilight), but most of the time, the audience wasn't even aware they were watching one. Apparently, as Google and The.Well.Set tells me, Karen O and the Kids dominate the soundtrack and kick ass doing it. Each song is so different, yet so cohesive with the rest of the film, you forget that you are actually watching giant puppets build a fort out of sticks. And you are loving it.
I can easily say it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing films of the year. Hey, it may not make you think too hard, but not every time I hit the theater do I need to solve a massive CIA crime or figure out who ki
lled Harrison Ford's family, or try and decide which aliens are capable of melting from water and which are, for some unknown reason, invincible. But for that hour and 50 minutes during Where the Wild Things Are, I was so lost in the woods with Max and his furry friends, it only bothered me twice that I was watching a computer generated puppet cry.
Oh, and FYI, Carol is a guy.
Bottom Line: If you don't mind a little imaginary fun, then, as King Max says, let the wild rumpus start!