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DOLCE & GABBANA: HIGH HEELS ARE OPTIONAL

This is what Dolce & Gabbana hopes you will be wearing next winter – and it’s bound to cheer up anyone who sees you. Noteworthy: The designers in Milan this year loosened up when it came to pairing sneakers with evening gowns and high heels with workout wear – and it’s about time. Everyone knows you can have more FUN in sneakers and by next winter we should all be back to having fun. This colorful graffiti spray dress and jacket is more practical than it looks. It’s quite stretchy and the puffy jacket with leopard lining is cozy and warm, suitable for a festive occasion OR a ski outing.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Dolce & Gabbana Milan Fashion Week
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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THE SEX PISTOLS CHALLENGED THE MONARCHY

Here’s some good news- Oscar winning director Danny Boyle is working on a limited series for FX about the Sex Pistols. It’s based on recollections in the book by guitarist Steve Jones called Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol. Boyle raves that the Sex Pistols were responsible for “the moment that British society and culture changed forever.” It was a very exciting time in the UK for shopping and fashion and anarchy. Notorious characters Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood and their Kings Road SEX shop are also included in the series. Steve Jones, who describes himself in his book as a charming, illiterate, kleptomaniac, now 65 and living in LA, has a radio show called Jonesy’s Jukebox.

Above, Steve Jones is third from the left

Sex Pistols Steve Jones
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
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JOAQUIN PHOENIX: FIRST PRESENTER IN A BLACK HOODY

Could NOT take our eyes off of Joaquin Phoenix when he walked onstage at The Golden Globes. He was last year’s Best Actor winner for Joker, so his was an important appearance as a presenter. Phoenix sauntered onstage smirking, clad in sneakers, jeans, and a black hoody. They only thing that separated him from looking like a robber at a 7-Eleven was a skinny black tie. (Being ONSTAGE is not the same as on video at home) The Golden Globes show has strict fashion rules for everyone involved – even for the PRESS, who usually stand outside in front of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and are not on camera. It’s black tie for men (tuxedos) and evening dresses for women or you are sent home. Yes, Joaquin had a black tie, but would a woman have gotten away with this outfit onstage? We remember a few years ago when a gown-clad woman was BANNED from a red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for not wearing HIGH HEELS! IF the pandemic has actually softened fashion rules, designers will be devastated…

Photo: Twitter

Fashion Golden Globes Hoody Joaquin Phoenix
Monday, March 1, 2021
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T.I. AND TINY’S “FAMILY HUSTLE” IS NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT

Don’t hold your breath waiting for T.I. and Tiny’s reality series The Family Hustle to come back because their situation is becoming more dire by the moment. The couple dismissed Sabrina Peterson’s charges that Tiny once held her at gunpoint, saying she was a pest who had been bothering them for years. Peterson also charged that T.I. and Tiny had drugged, assaulted, and abused numerous women, who started coming forward with their stories. Outraged at the claims, T.I and Tiny vehemently denied the “appalling allegations.” According to the New York Times and Vulture, dozens of new allegations are being investigated and they detail eerily similar events of sexual abuse, forced ingestion of drugs, threats, assault, and false imprisonment. Many victims are ready to file criminal charges. The worst is yet to come..

Photo: T.I.and Tiny: The Family Hustle

Accusations Sabrina Peterson Sexual Assault T.I. and Tiny
Monday, March 1, 2021
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HELENA CHRISTENSEN’S CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Another model mother with a lookalike son! Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damien is a dead ringer for his mom and has her long hair. We posted a topless photo of him and Google Ads forced us to take it down. Apparently their robots mistook him for a female and thought the pic was too racy! Above, 90’s supermodel Helena Christensen posted this photo of her 21 year old lookalike son with Norman Reedus. Mingus DOES have his mom’s exotically attractive face in this photo (with photographer Cass Bird in the middle.) To no one’s surprise, Mingus Reedus is already a successful runway model himself.

photo: Instagram

Elizabeth Hurley Helena Christensen Lookalike Mingus Reedus Norman Reedus
Sunday, February 28, 2021
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BRADLEY COOPER MULTI-TASKING WHEN TIME PERMITS

Only during a pandemic could one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood walk down the street in New York, attempting to eat Chinese food while carrying his little girl, and NOT be noticed by passers-by. Bradley Cooper is thoroughly enjoying the anonymity provided by masks, as he proceeds to pick up his daughter Lea from pre-school. He also has a little more time on his hands- he finished filming his psychological thriller Nightmare Alley, but it won’t be released until December 2021. In April, he starts filming Maestro about the complicated and somewhat tragic marriage of composer Leonard Bernstein, and he will be swamped- directing, starring, producing – and he co-wrote it.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Bradley Cooper Leonard Bernstein Nightmare Alley
Sunday, February 28, 2021
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HOLLYWOOD WHODUNIT

This unlikely romance caught us by surprise and while their official spin is “opposites attract” – that couldn’t be further from the truth. These two lovebirds are more alike than meets the eye – topping their list of similarities: they’re bisexual! She likes girls AND guys and so does he. They have a unique arrangement – they’re both allowed to make passes at others as long as their indiscretions are with the SAME sex. She’s allowed to sleep with other girls, and he’s allowed to sleep with other men, but they’re not allowed to stray with members of the opposite sex. Odd, yes, but it seems to be a winning formula for them!

GUESS WHO!

Guess Who!
Friday, February 26, 2021
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BRAD PITT: IN NO HURRY TO ACT AGAIN

Brad Pitt obviously MEANT it when he said he would be doing fewer movies and concentrating on other things – like producing. He has a ton of movie and TV production projects, but only two movies in his future. One of them is Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, set in 1920’s Hollywood. Margot Robbie plays Clara Bow, and Tobey Maguire is set to play Irving Thalberg. Brad plays a character based on John Gilbert, who is trying to adjust as movies evolve from silent to sound. Brad obviously hasn’t started filming because his hair is long and pulled into a little pony tail. John Gilbert had slick Valentino hair. Above, Brad picked up some equipment in Beverly Hills and loaded it into his car.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

Babylon Brad Pitt Hair!
Thursday, February 25, 2021
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GOLDEN GLOBES VIP GIFT BAGS: NOT SO FANCY THIS YEAR

Things will be different at the Golden Globes this year and that includes the legendary gifting suites. During the week before the event, VIP gifting suites are generally set up in various hotels near Beverly Hills. Nominees and celebrities involved in the award show are invited to claim gift bags full of products and gift certificates. The bags might contain tickets for a Hawaiian vacation, certificates for massages, rejuvenation procedures and botox treatments, skincare treatments, expensive perfume and wine, small kitchen appliances, designer leather goods and sunglasses, a cashmere throw, even cannabis products. But this year is not the same- VIP’s are invited to pull up in front of places like the Luxe Hotel on Sunset and someone wearing a mask and gloves will hand them a bag, but the gifts are not as extravagant – most likely popcorn, fancy masks, candy, cosmetic samples, kitchen tools, etc. Big companies that donate prefer a PERSONAL connection with the celebrities…maybe next year…

Photo: Luxe Hotel

Celebrity Gift Bags Golden Globes
Thursday, February 25, 2021
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THE ONE ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR A FRASIER REBOOT(BESIDES KELSEY GRAMMER)

We actually LIKE the idea of a Frasier reboot! Keep in mind, Frasier was one of the most popular comedies of all time and won dozens of Emmys. The show ran on NBC for 11 seasons and wrapped in 2004. Kelsey Grammar, who played neurotic radio psychologist Frasier Crane, is THRILLED at the idea of bringing the show back. And it looks like his costars David Hyde Pierce (he played Frasier’s brother) Peri Gilpin (she played his radio show producer) and Jane Leeves, (she played the cute housekeeper) are thinking it over, but not yet signed on the dotted line. John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s dad, has passed away, as has Eddie the Jack Russsell Terrier. Hopefully a young relative of Eddie’s will assume the role. But most important – the brilliant WRITERS who made the show so special- will THEY return?

Photo: NBC

Frasier Kelsey Grammer Reboot
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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