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A prodigiously cultivated eyewear boutique for the fashion savvy individual. That’s zeroUV. The trendiest company around for the latest in eye wear fashion. With the sunny LA weather, The Blonde and The Brunette is so addicted to them that we’ve each started building our own personal sun-glass wardrobe. We can do it because they are [...]
American Psycho Kickerstarter Campaign: Win Tix ToThe London Musical
American Psycho. Oh yes. We’ve been addicted to the cult film for years and Astrid readily admits to a girl crush on Christian Bale (who originated the lead role of Patrick Bateman). This December it’s coming as a non-profit production to the Almeida Theatre in London, as a musical, and everyone is starting to buzz [...]
PUNK Sightings & Libertine
Somehow in the process of doing all my PUNK homework, I neglected to treat everyone to the great windows celebrating PUNK: Chaos To Couture at Bergdorf’s this week. One other oversight. Libertine. The brilliant and widely hailed line, by Johnson Hartig, is also featured in the exhibit. I accidentally met the designer for the first [...]
Met Gala Red Carpet 2013: Punk-Inspired Chaos
Photo Courtesy: Gina Brooks Beyonce | Anne Hathaway | Kim Kardashian & Kanye West | Nicki Minaj Madonna | Carey Mulligan Miley Cyrus | Cash Warren & Jessica Alba | Rosie Huntington-Whitely Sarah Jessica Parker & Hamish Bowles | Tiger Woods & Lindsay Vonn | Cameron Diaz Sofia Coppola & Marc Jacobs | Gavin Rossdale [...]
Punk: Chaos To Couture Met Gala 2013 Diary/What I Wore
Puzzle solved. I stepped outside my fashion comfort zone and put my trust in Jason Wu. His S/S 2013 collection seemed to have just the right gown that was the perfect mix of PUNK: Chaos to Couture. Black Tie. Check. Train. Check. Leather. Check. Crystals instead of studs. Check. Not all black. Check. Elegant. Check. [...]
PUNK: Chaos To Couture/My MET 2013 Gala Diary Continues
Seven Exhibition Galleries. Wild fashion options. Deeper and deeper I go. Round and round I go. The 2013 Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Exhibit is almost here and The Red Carpet is hours away. Curator Andrew Bolton has described his plan as an exhibit “Organized thematically, with each of the seven galleries having designated [...]
Otis College Fashion Show & Benefit: A Must
Always ahead of the fashion curve, and arguably the home of the best young design talent in the world, Otis College of Art & Design hosts its spectacular annual benefit runway show this Saturday May, 4th. Held at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, it’s a rare peek into the world of how young designers [...]
PUNK: Chaos To Couture / My MET Gala 2013 Diary/Gathering My Fashion Thoughts
Images: Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute; firstVIEW; theblondeandthebrunette.com I’m late. I’m late. For a very important date. PUNK: Chaos to Couture. My head is spinning as the The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum Gala approaches. I’ve tried to wrap my fashion “what to wear” mind-think around the many sides of grunge, dominatrix, punk, [...]
PARTIES: MOCA “YESSSS” GALA OR DOWN IN THE PO-PO-MO
Photo credits: Patrick McMullan | MOCA | NJ Goldston | Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com | David X Prutting/BFAnyc.com Last Saturday night the annual star-studded MOCA gala said “YESSSS”. This time under the “creative direction” of Rob Pruitt, the evening was envisioned as a “culture” or “power” clash of mismatched ideas. It was all about fun but a riff that included a collage-style mash-up of [...]
Astrid, NJ & Kathryn at The Fifth Man & D-Bar Launch
Stylish attendees Cameron Silver, in red and pink, and basketball great John Salley (above right) Above left: Jessica Alba with husband Cash Warren NJ Goldston, The Brunette, Astrid Bryan and Kathryn Lebowitz, The Blonde at The SAKS D-Bar Launch This is for the guys! A few weeks ago Saks Fifth Avenue invited us to the [...]













