Big Girl Style

Kentucky Derby

Hope you all had a chance to watch the Derby.  I had "Mine That Bird" to show and won $50.  I was actually at the Derby in 1978 which was the year that "Affirmed" won.  However, I was not in the stands where all the beautiful hats are, but rather in the infield with the great unwashed.  I still hope to sit in the stands someday with a fabulous hat.

On that note, let's talk hats.

Aretha had a winner again.  Doesn't she look fabulous?

Brooke Shields looks like an ass.

Star Jones hat is bigger than she is.

How cute does Valerie Bertinelli look?

Bethenny Frankel looks adorable.

Another shot of Brooke in her ass hat.

Looking good, Doris Roberts!

A suprisingly tasteful choice for Kim Kardashian.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Hillary Channels Michelle

It appears that Hillary is taking fashion advise from Michelle Obama.  This pic shows her with the belt and brooch combo that Michelle is known for.

I think she looks great!

Casual Fridays

I am going to admit something to all you ladies.  I HATE Casual Fridays.  Where I work, a County agency, it is almost impossible to tell the employees from the clients on "Dress Down" days.  Casual Friday has been so severely abused that my co-workers show up in regularly in rumpled shirts, flip flops, stretch pants and other inappropriate attire.  This "casual" day should be described as casualty Friday because with every passing year it goes from bad to worse.

People, please.  If you feel comfortable reclining on your sofa in your clothes with a beer in one hand and a remote in the other, the look is not for the office.  I am not even going to get into the pajama look for outside.

I was reading that a University study was recently done that showed it matters a great deal how you look at work.  According to the Vanderbilt study, the way you look and dress affects those around you.  When you look good, you not only make others feel good about you, you make them feel good about themselves.

If you feel good about who you are and what you do, shout it to the world by dressing up on Fridays rather than dressing for comfort.  Let Friday be known from now on as Fashion Friday.  You will not only be a source of inspiration for your co-workers, you will increase their happiness level!

Note:  for those of you that think I have my bitch pants on .... I am going to figure out how to work my camera phone and take some pics so you know what I have to look at on Fridays.

OMG

WHAT WAS SHE THINKING??????????

They're Back!

For those of us who've been suffering from bigtime Project Runway withdrawl, three shouts of joy went up this afternoon as news that the show is officially back on the air filtered out.   After nearly a year of wrangling, NBC Universal released a statement today stating that the Weinstein Company will pay NBC for the right to move the series to Lifetime.  For those of us who've been suffering from bigtime Project Runway withdrawl, three shouts of joy went up this afternoon as news that the show is officially back on the air filtered out.   After nearly a year of wrangling, NBC Universal released a statement today stating that the Weinstein Company will pay NBC for the right to move the series to Lifetime. 

Morning Banana Diet

Has anyone heard of the Morning Banana Diet that was developed by a Japanese pharmacist?  Well - it is so popular in Japan that they currently have a shortage of bananas.  I always heard that bananas were one fruit that should be avoided while dieting.  So why is it suddenly a weight loss miracle? 

Here's how it works.  You eat as many bananas as you want with room temperature water for breakfast.  Then you eat whatever you want for lunch, dinner and snacks and still lose weight!  You also can't have anything after 8:00 P.M. and need to go to bed early.  Exercise is optional.

This sounds to good to be true right?  Well, skeptic that I am, I did a little internet research.  I was overwhelmed by the positive responses to this latest fad diet. 

So girls, go bananas and see if it works for you!

I Love Dita Von Teese

I was surprised to find out that not all that many people have heard of her.  I think she is so beautiful and the picture of Hollywood 30's glamour.

Anyway, I was reading that the new look for nails (according to the New York and Paris Fashion Shows) is the  Half Moon Manicure.  I guess everything comes back eventually.

I remembered that Dita always did her nails that way and they looked so elegant.

  

 

 The Half Moon Manicure is a nail trend from the 20's, where the tips are lacquered scarlet and a tiny white crescent is left at the nail bed.  It's a retro take on the French Manicure.

I heard an easy way to accomplish this is to use those little paper reinforcements to achieve a perfect crescent.

  

Great News For All the Losers

Here's a great deal.  Trade in any of your old nail polish and get new Zoya nail polish free.  Here's all the info:

We are writing to let all our customers know that the Zoya Nail Polish Exchange has been an amazing hit. We have had over 70,000 bottles of old nail polish exchanged for new Zoya Polish.

As a result of this success, the word has spread quickly and more and more people want to participate. Even many of the people who tried the program once (loved it), realized that they had more polish that they wanted to exchange. For these reasons we have extended the Zoya Nail Polish Exchange program through 4/28/2009.

For more information on the Zoya Polish Exchange visit http://www.zoya.com/exchange
Please tell your freinds and family about this promotion. To save shipping costs on sending your old nail polishes to us, many people have been grouping their exchanges with friends, family and co-workers.

The market may have really tanked today, ladies.  However, our fingers and toes can still look like a million. 

Congratulations to

Linda and Jo.  You two are the big wieners!  I will bring your polish to cards on Sunday.  The colors will really make you think Spring.

Running in Heels

This is the title of a new television show that premiers this evening at 8:00 P.M. on the Style Network.  I have really been looking forward to it.

It follows the days of three interns at "Marie Claire" magazine.  Tonight's episode has a welcome party for the mag's new editor - Nina Garcia.  I guess Heidi shows up too as an added surprise.  This show is a little different from "Stylista" as their are no challenges, eliminations etc.

So far those who had previewed it have had nothing but rave reviews.

On another note, I will pick the winners of the new Zoya Spring polish tomorrow.  I am a little disappointed that I only have five readers ... but I will give it a little longer and maybe things will pick up.