The Glamourist

Where In the World?

2012-01-25T20:15:00.000-06:00

Photo from Very Very Beautiful My friends, it has been too long. It seems I go through spurts of writing, then life throws something at me that requires I retreat into the internet Void to contemplate or otherwise deal with. The past few months haven't been easy, but I've made it through to the other side just in time for the world to end in December. (Well, you know...) To give you a

Sealed with a Kiss

2011-11-05T10:00:00.000-05:00

[Photo credit.] This touches me...

Sealed with a Kiss

2011-10-29T10:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween! [Photo credit.]

Meet Penhaligon's of London

2011-10-28T16:34:00.000-05:00

Most know I'm a fragrance geek. In fact, there is currently a bottle of Thierry Mugler in my car's centre console for that last minute pre-party spritz. (It's cold; I can get away with this.) Ever since I was ten years old and utterly enchanted by Dior's Hypnotic Poison, perfume has pulled viscerally on my emotions. Ergo, you can imagine my delight to discover Penhaligon's, a company

Snaps from the EXPRESS Fashion Show at Mai Nashville

2011-10-27T16:30:00.000-05:00

Well, the EXPRESS show at Mai was a night to remember for a multitude of reasons, from good to bad to ugly. From scoring front row, to drunken idiots with an inflated opinion of their own wit spilling their drink on my tush (and later accosting the photographer beside me to the point I was scanning for a security detail), to an amazing concert by The Features and even more incredible show, it

The Changeling's Lament

2011-10-26T17:26:00.000-05:00

Alexander McQueen Oyster Dress This really raises some interesting questions on the nature of modern beauty, and what many claim is expected of women. Either way, it's haunting and lovely, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The Changeling's Lament, by Shira Lipkin I have studied so hard to pass as one of you. I've spent a lifetime on it. I have tells. Blisters, tremors, bruises,

Sealed with a Kiss

2011-10-22T10:00:00.000-05:00

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Easy Pop Culture Halloween Costumes with Items You (Probably) Have In Your Closet

2011-10-16T19:48:00.000-05:00

Amy Winehouse Audrey Hepburn / Holly Golightly Kate Middleton Anna Wintour What will you be for Halloween this year? I'm torn between: 1. Lady Gaga's Born This Way costume (complete with latex prosthetics), 2. Christine Daae (left over from DragonCon), 3. Or -- I confess -- Amy Winehouse (because I love big hair and self-destructive tendencies). It

Sealed with a Kiss

2011-10-15T20:41:00.000-05:00

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Look Now: Glitter, Paillettes, Metallic-In-General, Oh My!

2011-10-14T20:08:00.001-05:00

This holiday season, go ahead and run your traditional red dress/sweater/shoes through a meat grinder. It's an astounding cliche. Come now: how many November-December functions have you attended, in red, and drowned in a sea of vermillion? It's like wearing black in New York, or identifying yourself as "the one with a Prada bag" a fashion event. Sparkly is the new red. It is also,

Wardrobe Transition: Summer Into Fall

2011-10-11T20:03:00.000-05:00

1. Let's Get It Out of the Way -- Tights, Et Al. Tights are the ubiquitous solution to colder temperatures when you haven't yet shopped your fall look. Unlike the depressive casings your mother forced on you for holiday fancy-dress (or maybe it was just mine), today's incarnations are vastly superior both in terms of style and material. One thing to note, however: if your legs aren't

Ladies Night Out at La Chique Boutique

2011-10-10T20:13:00.003-05:00

La Chique Boutique of Brentwood hosted a "girl's night out" party to follow on the success of their fashion show last month at Division Nashville. Erin Crosby was a gracious hostess, offering us champagne as soon as we set foot in the door. (Yes, we always knew we loved her!) Tapas were set out on a side bar between jewellery displays. "We've had a good turn out," she said. "

Levy's Client Appreciation Party and Magazine Celebration

2011-10-09T17:00:00.002-05:00

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Refinery29 Chevron Reverse French Manicure

2011-10-03T21:03:00.000-05:00

I love drama. I'll try anything once if it will turn heads, provoke stares, or throw me a tall, dark, and handsome wink across the bar. Teased-out hair, glossy aubergine lips -- I've tried most of what's out there at some point or another. ...Except my nails. Possibly the only thing about me you could term 'conservative,' my nails are the Sarah Palin of my body (which waffles somewhere

Makeup Hacking: Armani Prive Couture A/W 2011

2011-09-28T21:26:00.000-05:00

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Cirque de la Chique Boutique

2011-09-27T16:32:00.000-05:00

La Chique Boutique put on an unrestrained spectacle at Division Nashville to promote their latest fall shipments. Sparing no detail, La Chique employed face painting, jugglers, and the Spinderellas hoop dancing troupe to drive home their theme. The runway was positioned over Division's dance floor, which looked like a Rubics cube on a ten-strip and cast it's neon hues over the models faces.

Summer Beauty Cravings

2011-06-04T15:49:00.001-05:00

MAC PACKED TO GO WARM EYESHADOW PALETTE Image by Temptalia With a trip to Belize in my immediate future, all things travel are on the brain! This sweet little palette is the perfect thing to tote along, with some of MAC's most popular colours. You can keep it nicely nude for daytime excursions, or smoke it up with the darkest brown before heading off to heat up the dance floor. TOO

Nashville Fashion Week Cirque de la Mode After-Party at Sleeveless Boutique

2011-06-03T19:47:00.000-05:00

Perhaps the most talked-about party at Nashville Fashion Week was held at Sleeveless Boutique in Edgehill following the Christian Siriano fashion show. Titled Cirque de la Mode (‘Fashion Circus’ in French), the party brought in Sleeveless’ spring/summer 2010 Lookbook with a bang. Designer for Union of Angels Cynthia Bapst (Photo by Nashville Fashion Events) Parking was thin near the

Nashville Fashion Week: Olia Zavozina, Cooper by Courtney, White Rabbit, Union of Angels, and Christian Siriano

2011-06-03T18:22:00.000-05:00

Day three at Nashville Fashion Week garnered the most notoriety, as it’s headliner was no less than Project Runway’s pint-sized prodigy Christian Siriano. The shows were hosted at the Crystal Fountain Church in artsy east Nashville. Skeptical as I was about a fashion show in a house of worship, the venue worked out beautifully with two runways and ample seating (though thanks to the

Nashville Fashion Week: Cheryl Tiegs Hosts Party Celebrating Manuel at Suzy Wong's House of Yum

2011-05-24T19:23:00.000-05:00

The Cambria kick-off party for Nashville Fashion Week gathered the city’s finest-clad for a night of cocktails and at Suzy Wong’s House of Yum. Hosted by Cheryl Tiegs, the soiree feted Manuel – Nashville’s “Rhinestone Rembrandt.” Before the masses descend! The Pinnacle venue for the debut fashion shows had set high expectations for the rest of Nashville Fashion Week events, and Suzy

Nashville Fashion Week 2011 - Jamie and the Jones, Akiko, Loretta Jane, Sylvia Heisel, and Kevork Kiledjian Present!

2011-05-23T14:59:00.000-05:00

Nashville Fashion Week has come and gone, but people are still buzzing about the largest fashion event to sweep the city. With designers like Betsey Johnson and Christian Siriano on board, it was impossible to not get excited. The run of shows kicked off at the Pinnacle Building in downtown Nashville. It was, hands-down, the perfect venue for a fashion show. Elevators ascended twenty-two

Off to the Races: Coverage of Steeplechase Fashion Show and LookBook

2011-04-21T03:10:00.001-05:00

Check out this divine Valentino dress! Over 300 racing devotees gathered on April 14th for the inaugural Iroquois Steeplechase Fashion Show and Marketplace. Held in the Belle Meade Mansion carriage house, the show flaunted styles from the Official Steeplechase LookBook, an annual publication going on it's fourth year, and orchestrated by Damon Bagwell of Bagwell Macy PR. The LookBook pulls

Trending Now: Tassels

2011-04-18T21:37:00.000-05:00

The miniature cat o' nine-tails so often associated with mortarboards and upholstery trimmings is coming into its own this season. Tassels showed up at fashion week swaying from bags or dancing on the waist at Gucci and Louis Vuitton, but it didn't seem to truly catch on until Natalie Portman wore a pair of Tiffany's rubelite tourmaline tassel earrings to accept her first Academy Award. (

Sealed with a Kiss 4.16.11

2011-04-16T13:22:00.000-05:00

So... It's been a while... And I feel terrible about that, I truly do. Life got very hectic for a few weeks there, what with Nashville Fashion Week, filming To the Dirt, and perhaps too many shoots in between. (But the pictures are incredible! I haven't neglected you for some Guy-With-Camera whose idea of fine art is always over-tan and naked!) Many, many thanks to the unsinkable Missus Raley

Fashion Events 3.27 - 4.02 Nashville Fashion Week Special Edition

2011-03-28T03:19:00.001-05:00

It's a roundup of impending fashion events in Nashville, and thanks to Lexus Nashville Fashion Week, it's going to be a doozy! (Yes, I said it: DOOZY.) Nashville is turning out en masse to celebrate fashion with ample shows, sales, and styling sessions. Oh, and plenty of parties. Nashville Fashion Week has honoured me by casting me in a few of their shows, and I am so excited to