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The Den's Absolute Fave Fashionista.
Anna is eager to redeem herself after last year's misstep.
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Girls, it's that time of year. Tonight is the Met Gala, Fashion's Super Bowl, although recent years have been disappointing. Den Fave Anna Wintour serves as Official Hostess and has carte blanche over everything from guest list to floral arrangements. My Estella & I have always been on opposite sides of the Anna Divide. 'Stella likes Anna but considers her personal style a 'mess'. GSL thinks she's an All Time Great and of course, he's right. Anna does lay an egg from time to time but all the Greats are entitled to have an occasional off day.
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Anna from last year, As I noted then. you clip those shrubs down by 2/3 and this would have been the crown jewel
of the Costume Institute's permanent collection the following day.
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The theme for tonight's Met Gala is Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. This doesn't sound promising does it.
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| Anna can rock the leopard, No wonder Faux Fuchsia's a fan |
It is every Fashionista's dream to make The Den's Met Gala Honor Roll (see last year's Honor Roll here.) so by Wednesday we shall grant immortality to several ladies who really shine tonight.
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| Anna is not one of those silly girls who whack off her hair every time she and boyfriend have a tiff. |
It's Anna's party and she can cry if she wants to or listen to GSL's sage counsel.
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| What Anna does better than everybody else is work interesting colour and texture and stays away from bore me to tears black. As Den Stylist Extraordinaire, Trudye, has noted, she'd do well to add a smile every now and then. |
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Anna back in the day when she apparently had GSL on her mind. You're right Trudye, a smile really does enhance her whole look.
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| Estella was first to introduce GSL to Laura Ashley many decades ago and I absolutely love the look of this Laura Ashley type frock and notice how lovely she looks; in contrast to her usual forbidding vibe. |
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| With beautiful daughter Bee Shaffer. Any woman who's a devoted Mum has GSL as a fan. |
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| Another thing that just came to my attention; in addition to working colour and texture so well, Anna ACCESSORIZES beautifully and not just with pieces that lean on provenance to bestow glamour. The Magnificent MaiTai introduced GSL to the power of accessories. I ordered one of MaiTai's fab sequined stoles in rose now en route for Mother's Day which will look preternaturally lovely on my dear mother and those wonderful ladies at church (several being my former Sunday School teachers) will shower her with praise....especially when they find out how she got it. |
The Museum at FIT did this same theme in an exhibit a couple of years ago, Fashion & Technology. I am sure Anna will be wearing Chanel. Ever since Kim and Kanye made the cover of Vogue I have been completely over that magazine. I am a Town & Country gal now. x
ReplyDeleteMy dear Jill,
DeleteI too am not pleased with the 'Club Kitten' route Vogue appears to have recently sold their soul for. T & C may be the last refuge for tasteful grown-ups and I do like a T & C gal...just so you know.
Anna's personal style is what I really like and hate how Vogue has followed the coarsening of pop culture but understand they had market realities to adjust to or die.
Love Anna, love her necklaces and love Bee too x
ReplyDeleteGSL loves preaching to the Brisbane Choir.
DeleteMy mother Millie, who lives with me and requires three shifts of nursing care a day seven days a week, still takes Vogue and W. She recently turned her nose up at W for being "pornographic" and she's right. These days its rare for me to have time to glance at her used issues but I have spent decades studying it mostly to find a nice eyebrow shape or hairstyle but invariably a page or two will get torn out and added to my "style file". I suppose Anna Wintour has done a good job with the magazine and I admire her but I definitely don't find her personal style very chic although its clear she isn't worried what other think.
ReplyDeleteI'll deal with you soon and Millie, as always, right to wash her hands of this recent garbage.
DeleteOh GSL you are going to have a field day. I can't wait for your report. That was the worst red carpet I have ever seen. It was horrible all the way through. I just posted on what Anna wore, which was nice, and Bee looked wonderful, but so much of the rest of it was a disaster. It may take you awhile to write your post, there is SO much to cover. Ha. I'm subscribing to Town & Country starting tomorrow! xx
ReplyDeleteMy Dear Jill,
DeleteGSL not the least bit surprised but presently in corner tavern celebrating another Cubbies win (over the Pirates) and will file full report on his fashion nonsense later. .. when will these skanks learn that GSL only wants to help them?
Wonderful pictures of Anna and her daughter. Very much hoping your mother will love her stole, and wishing you and your family a happy Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteThank you MaiTai. I'll let you know how it goes.
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