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Oscar Gown Guess
Well today is the big day. The Oscar Red Carpet fashion parade. Just in case you don’t know, most of the actresses are paid quite substantial sums of money to wear the gown they “choose” or the jewelry they wear. There is no bigger, worldwide showcase for fashion and jewelry houses. We are sure to [...]
Rocking Jewelry For Valentine’s Day
We just have to say it. Bottom Line. Jewelry Rocks for Valentine’s Day. We’re hoping it’s not not too late, and not sure how to give your fella a few good ideas, so maybe he can just glance over your shoulder while you’re perusing a few of our favorite choices for Valentines’ Day. Your relationship [...]
Runway to Red Carpet Beauty
Ever wonder what influences the Red Carpet? We do. Recently Karlie Kloss debuted her semi-radical haircut nicknamed the “chop” (which we featured earlier this week). It suddenly dawned on us that she might also be the inspiration behind the great look Michelle Dockery, of Downtown Abbey fame, choose for the Golden Globes Red Carpet. If [...]
New York Fashion Week Trends: Spring 2013
You know us. We’re going to opine on our favorite trends from the latest round of fashion shows from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York . Two words for Spring 2012: Urban Elegance. Pretty much, we’ve hit the bulls-eye every time. Here we go. The first of many posts. Jason Wu, who The B [...]
Impossibly Wonderful:2012 West Coast Friends of The Costume Institute Dinner
From the top left: Susan Casden, Susan Casden and Colleen Bell,Cameron Silver. Photos: Andreas Branch/patrickmcmullan.com From the top left: Michelle Monaghan, Dita Von Teese, George Kotsiopoulos from E! Fashion Police, Monique Lhuillier, Perry Reeves, Harold Koda and Lizzie Tisch, Juan Carlos Obando and Nancy Jane Goldston, NJ Goldston in Prada, and Rose McGowan It’s always one of [...]
Met Gala 2012: Starry Starry Night
Celebrities, designers, a spattering of sports figures and all of the fashion world hold their breathe, hope for an invitation and look forward to it all year long. The annual Metropolitan Museum of Art for The Costume Institute Gala. This time, the tricky and famed walk up the red-carpeted Met steps was for “Schiaparelli and [...]
MOCA: The Total Look Opening Night Party
Pictured above: Peggy Moffitt. Pacific Design Center Exterior. Cameron Silver, John Demsey, Peggy Moffitt, Jeffrey Deitch. Mark Goldston, NJ Goldston and Jeffrey Deitch. Monique Lhuillier. Mila Kunis and Jeffrey Deitch. Christine and Dr. Gabriel Chiu. Kathryn Lebowitz and NJ Goldston. Mark and NJ Goldston. Kathryn Lebowitz and NJ Goldston with Trina Turk. Kathryn Lebowitz’s 60′s-Inspired [...]
Our New York 2012 Fall Fashion Week Final Takeaways
London Fashion Week is well underway but The Blonde and the Brunette thought we would dash off our last set of Cliff Notes from New York Fashion Week 2012 before inundating you with trends from London, Paris and Milan. PRINTED PANTS: It’s a party on your pants! Tibi (love the fit of these trousers) [...]
Monique Lhuillier Fall/Winter 2012: Oscar Contenders
Last night, Randy and I were front row at the Monique Lhuillier Fall /Winter 2012 Show at Mercedes Fashion Week in NYC, and we promise to report on this show and others in even more detail, but we know Oscar Contender gowns when we see them. They marched down the runway one after another in [...]
Chanel Hosts A Jewel of A Night
Yikes, I forgot to tell everyone about this wonderful evening! Inspired by the jewels of the Orient, Chanel Fine Jewelry and Susan (The Blonde & The Brunette’s very own Editor-At-Large) and Alan Casden hosted an exclusive and intimate dinner at the Chanel Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive Boutique. For starters, they were quite clever hosting it [...]












