Pretty On The Outside

The Rachel Zoe Project.

Wonder if any of you saw the premier of Bravo's The Rachel Zoe Project Tuesday night?  After catching the series sneak preview a few weeks ago, I knew I had to give the first show a watch.  I want to say straight away, that usually when I do my TIVO, wine, and line drawings, I spend about 15 to 30 minutes on each sketch.  But as I watched this collection of mostly unlikable people, I decided to spend no more than five minutes on each depiction.  That's all I could take.

Meet Rachel Zoe:

What's PRETTY today?

Artist Jeff Koons brings his sculptures to France.  Oh La La Mag

Larry Craig's case back in the men's bathroom court.  Towleroad

Lindsay to become Mrs Ronson by year's end.  SOW

Bond promises more bombs, slim fitting suits, and nudity with the Quantum Of Solace trailer.  You had me at nudity.  La Rag Mag

New York alleys full of history.  CityRag

PLANET HILTRON takes on Miley Cyrus!!!!!  Planet Hiltron

Victoria Beckham got a short haircut.  Anyone care?  Popbytes

Anne Hathaway looks AMAZING on the cover of W.  Just Jared

Question..........

Last night while watching Fashion Rocks, I was happily surprised to see Beyonce wearing the same Jean Paul Gaultier jumpsuit that recently graced my Las Vegas lovely.  Sure Beyonce was able to sway, shimmy, and sing her little heart out in that outfit, but did she bring the same sort of unrefined, diamond in the very rough quality as my Vegas vision?  If you lean in close enough to your computer and press your nose right up to the left hand side of the above image, you may be able to catch a whiff of Peach Schnappes and menthol light cigarettes.  On the right side, however, I smell nothing but I can scarcely hear the sound of sequins rubbing together and that's music to my ears.  Not quite certain who is working that ensemble to its utmost? So I'll ask you, who do you think wore it best?

I'd like to mention that I made the above image last night while watching the show with the intention of posting this morning.  While gulping coffee and checking my morning email,  I saw that my reader Becca had sent me an email telling me about Beyonce copying my Vegas goddess.  Love that!  Thanks Becca!!!!!  I'd like to dedicate this posting to you.

Please indulge me. I can't stop thinking about the Whole Foods guy with some seriously fun eyebrows.

Last week while visiting my sister, she, her 12 year old son, and I we went to Whole Foods to buy dinner.  For those who aren't familiar with Whole Foods, let me tell you.  It's one of those amazingly fancy grocery stores where it's easy to spend a small fortune on just a handful of things.  There's one near my home and I often find myself wandering aimlessly up and down the aisles ooing and awing at everything. 
So as my sister went in hunt of guacamole and chips, her son and I got sucked into the high caloric treasure trove known as the dessert display case.  Our faces were all but pressed up against the glass as we fixated on a collection of bite size, dark chocolate shells filled with chocolate mousse.  Heaven!  We were pointing and drooling when an extremely deep voice from the other side of the counter said, "You can eat the whole thing.  Shell and all." 
I looked up to see a square jawed, bearded guy with a baseball hat pulled down so low it almost covered his eyes.  "Ok, that's about the best thing I've heard all day", I told him.  "I will definitely have to get one next time I'm in."
Those few words struck a cord with The Whole Foods guy as he totally lit up exclaiming, "Ok, seriously.... you'll totally have to try one sometime as they are beyond insane.  Like a couple big steps beyond insane." During his enthusiastic description, he scratched the top of his head which caused his cap to slide back revealing some aggressively plucked eyebrows with about two weeks worth of stubble. 

I froze for about three seconds before I told him that next time I will definitely buy one or two or three.  What I really wanted was to ask what he'd done two weeks ago that required some Marlene Dietrich-esque brows?  A performance?  A party?  Or was he just really bored one evening?  I wanted to ask if he'd taken any pictures?  And if I could see them?  Did he have a flickr page?  I wanted to know what was going on.  I wanted to know why I was getting so fired up over this guy's eyebrows.  Was I jealous?  Maybe.  I really wanted to tell him to take that hat off and proudly show his eyebrows.  I wanted to tell this stranger that I supported him and that I understood. 
Instead I chickened out and told him I'd have to try one of those chocolate devils next time.  I'm not totally sure, but I think I winked at him.  I'm not usually a winker but somehow it seemed to fit. 
That's it.  That's all.  Thanks for indulging me.

What's PRETTY today?

Equus star Daniel Radcliffe revealed!  NSFW  Oh La La Mag

Christina Aguilera channels Brooke Hogan, Lady GaGa, and Cleopatra.  SOW

Christina Aguilera's new single.  Thoughts?  La Rag Mag

Madonna has a special message for the Pope.  Celebrity Smack

Can you name that celebrity trend?  CityRag

Gay gold medalist gets a stamp.  Towleroad

Brit Brit wins big last night.  PITNB

Hollywood stands up for cancer.  Popbytes

Will the real Christina Aguilera please stand up? Please stand up!

             (Christina Aguilera on the left.  Lady Gaga on the right.)

I'm going to start by saying I know this is 100% silly fluff not from concentrate.  That said, on with the posting.  I'm only aware of the mystical singing goddess known as Lady Gaga because of my BFF.  He's always up on the latest dance music and a few months ago played me her song Just Dance.  Catchy.  I had no idea what she looked like until her star turning performance on So You Think You Can Dance. 

Mural for my nephew.

I'm wrapping up my week here at my sister's home and will be off to the airport shortly.  As mentioned, the main reason for this visit was to paint a mural in my nine year old nephew's bedroom.  For that painting he wanted to incorporate a fashionable Anime girl holding hands with a panda, some bamboo, a bridge, a pathway, and some subtle mountains in the background.  My job was to deliver just that. 
Here goes the process...................

Last minute, I added a little crouching panda keeping watch outside of the closet where his mannequin Martinique resides.  More postings about her next week.

What's PRETTY today?

That great video was found on DNA Magazine. (NSFW link)

James Bond will have be having a new drink.  Oh La La Mag

Kathy Griffin and Lance Bass get cuddly on the red carpet.  Pink Is The New Blog

Censorship bars are fun. CityRag

Dr Drew makes 50 look pretty great.  La Rag Mag

Gerard Butler does the Toronto Film Festival in style.  Just Jared

Will you watch HBO's vampire series True Blood?  Pajiba

Banksy leaves his mark on New Orleans.  Towleroad
 

Martinique steps out.

This would be posting number five on my nine year old nephew and his mannequin Martinique.  As I mentioned Monday, I am visiting my sister's family all this week.  The main reason I'm here is to paint a mural in my nephew's room and I'll be posting the finished image tomorrow.  One of the best things about this visit is I'm getting to meet Martinique.  She's quite something.  At about 5'9" she has quite a commanding presence.  My nephew up to this point has had a thorough commitment to American Girl dolls.  He has four and just about every accessory possible.  I asked him how his American Girl dolls were getting along with Martinique?  He paused and said not so well.  I asked if they were jealous and he nodded yes.  :)
Martinique is definitely the focus of my nephew's creativity.  She lives in his closet which is set up like a small studio.  She has her own section of shoes, dresses, wigs, hats, scarfs, shawls, sweaters, and more.  There's so much to tell about this visit and about him and about her but I need to take it all in and reflect over the weekend.  I have a lot to do to finish his mural so I'm going to keep this fairly brief.
About the fifth outfit I was treated to my first day here was a flouncy floral number perfectly suited for a summer sail afternoon aboard a yacht.  That's how I described it to my nephew and he agreed.  So I'd like to present Martinique on the Mediterranean.  Everyone else had to leave the deck because no one could compete with her beauty.

My nephew is a HUGE Project Runway fan.  We watched a couple episodes yesterday and basically had the same opinion about every outfit and all the contestants.  It's just too good for words.  So I told him that I bet Martinique could easily become Tim Gunn's new muse and my nephew smiled.

While watching the shows we both did our best Heidi Klum impression.  In her Elmer Fudd-ish accent we'd say, "One of you weeel be named the winner and the other weeel have to mop the wunway with your tears and eyewashes!"

That's that for now.  Be expecting to see more Martinique next week.

Auf Wiedersehen!         

What's PRETTY today?

I can not wait for Gus Van Sant's new movie Milk.  Follow the link to see a collection of stills and to view the trailer.  Oh La La Mag

Did you know that when Alec Baldwin goes to East Hampton he becomes a meat eating homosexual nudist?  He also listens to loud rock music and hunts.  Towleroad

Eva Longoria and Russell Brand in a very funny Jay Leno interview.  SOW

Meet Dennis.  He's the hunk du jour. HDJ

Brooke Hogan really, really, really, really, really likes getting her ass tattooed. La Rag Mag

Amy Winehouse looks like??????  Um...... ahhh...... someone who doesn't know better?  CityRag

JFK Jr's style lives on.  Kenneth In The 212

Michael K's impassioned plea to Anderson Cooper.  :)  Dlisted