Slick your hair and wear your buckle shoes.

These fun t-strap shoes from Sam Edelman are a modern and sexy update on an old friend.  This antique gold pair would look hot with black tights or your favorite skinny jeans.

Sam Edelman "Nivan"

Who's the Baz?!? (Big Red in Baton Rouge)

For as long as I can remember, I've had a penchant for all things Southern: food...hospitality...men. So, when I recently was offered a job in NYC with a company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, I was stoked on more levels than one.

Much to my chagrin, Gawker (Sis' most trusted news source) just named Baton Rouge the 16th most dangerous city in the US.  As a New Yorker, I'm used to being told that my city is this, that and the other.  However, as an honorary Baton Roug(ian?) I want to set the record straight.

Yes, Baton Rouge is a destination location for LSU and college football fans, and yes, it is often passed over for the rowdier New Orleans, but, and this is a big BUT, it has played a wonderful host to me every time I've been down there. I have never been nervous and have always enjoyed the southern hospitality on display. With that, I give you my restaurant list for if you're ever down in the bayou:

Love Potion Number 9

Hello, Beautiful.  This dress from ModCloth is so fabulous, I want to throw a white party just so I have a reason to wear it.


Love Potion Dress

Forever Fridays: Black Friday Edition

Hey kids.  If you are reading this, you survived Black Friday 2010.  Congratulations.  After all that hard work shopping for other people, you deserve to treat yourself to something special.  May I suggest this "Statement Necklace":

Super Bargain Alert!

Check out this holiday dress for only $9.95 at H&M:

Holiday Dress From H&M

News You Can Use

For my New Yorkers: Coming Soon: DVF, Vena Cava and Botkier Sample Sales!

For Everyone: Big Sale on Shopbop Until Monday

Happy Burlesque Day!!! Send me your reviews!!!

Pop Music as Spoken Word Poetry: the Dougie





In this next installment of "Pop Music as Spoken Word Poetry" I present to you "Teach Me How to Dougie" by California Swag District.  So please put on your William Shatner reading glasses and enjoy (according to the youngs, there is also an accompanying dance, so if you know it, feel free to dance along).




Wishin' and Hopin'

Check out this absolutely beautiful sheer top from ModCloth.  It is so delicate and feminine.  You can swap out the belt for a thicker suede belt for a more casual look or layer it over a cami or a thin turtleneck.  At $47.99 you definitely get a lot of pretty for your buck.

Hope Chest Top from ModCloth

Super Happy Holidays from H&M

I absolutely adore this dress from H&M for holiday parties or NYE 2011. It's only $49.95.  What are you waiting for?

Check it.

Nice Wig, T-Swift?

For the record, I love me some bangs. And I love me some T-Swift.  But for some reason, I just don't love bangs on T-Swift. 

I suspect that it's because whenever she rocks the super straight hair with bangs, it always looks like she is wearing a wig to me.  It's just a little off.  Like when Tyra tries to slap some cheeseball extensions on the white girls on ANTM.  Or bleach their eyebrows.  I am all for wigs of the theatrical variety, but I don't love wigs that are trying to look like regular everyday hair. It doesn't work on Kim from Real Housewives of the ATL and it definitely doesn' work on T-Swift.

Now I know it's super fun to try out new looks.  And maybe she is thinking "this will totally look like it's plausibly my real hear from all the way up here on stage."  But, my dear Miss T-Swift, you aren't fooling anyone. 

: /

Little Monsters

Hello little monsters.  I have a gift for you.  One pair of wackadoo shoes by Mini for Many.  For  some reason, I really like these shoes.  I think they are fun and different and creative.  Especially if you are 5'2" and have some seriously skinny ass legs.

I know my own personal limitations.  I can't wear these shoes.  I would look like Frankenstein's monster.  But for those of you out there who are brave and mini, you should definitely go for it.

Mini for Many Draped Shoes from Revolve Clothing

Fresh Face: pixi at Target

Oh Target, how I love thee.  When I was younger I absolutely hated going to Kmart or Target with my mom.  I was always worried that someone I knew would see us shopping in there and think that we were (gasp!) poor.  The only thing that made it worth the risk was the chance that I would get a sweet new pair of jelly shoes that I would get to wear out of the store.  I still love to throw my old shoes in the shoe box (or medium brown bag) and walk of a store in a brand new pair of shoes.  Its the most delicious instant gratification.

Somehow between the late 80s and present day, Target evolved from a place of potential embarrassment to a joyous wonderland full of everything one needs in life.  And now that joyous wonderland includes a few great makeup collections by legit brands at more affordable prices than their sister collections at Sephora.  One of these collections is Pixi.  I am not going to lie, I did have sticker shock at first.  Most of the items in this collection are priced between $25-$30, which is a little pricey for Target.  But one lunch break, I decided to test drive some of the products to see if they were worth their fancy price tag.

My favorite product in the collection was the Fresh Face Healthy Skintone Booster in Peach.  I was a little scared at first because it is totally peach.  And I was on my lunch break and I still had to go back to my office, so I couldn't make myself look like too much of a clown whore.  But what the hell, I couldn't resist seeing if it justified the $28 price tag.  The prognosis: this crap is awesome.  It totally gives you a healthy glow like you just went for a long run in crisp country air or a vigorous roll in the hay.  I think it even made my teeth look whiter.

buy it!

Costumes from the set of Burlesque

So this is interesting.  Right now, on SeenOn.com (you can log on to SeenOn using your Billion Dollar Babes login) you can buy actual costumes from the set of Burlesque. 

This is especially interesting considering a lot of the costumes for sale consist mostly of undergarments.  For example, you can buy this little number, worn by Kristen Bell, for $499.  This is great news for film buffs and pervos alike. 

In theory, I think its a cool idea to instantly sell movie memorabilia like this, really strike when the iron is hot.  But for some reason, it skeeves me out a little too.

Only three days til Burlesque opens in theaters!

Burlesque Costumes on SeenOn.com

Prohibition is so hot right now.

Hooray, Electricity!

Due in part to HBO's most awesomest new show Boardwalk Empire, Prohibition chic is so hot right now.  This works out well for the Edison in Downtown LA.  Inside, the Edison looks like a sexy old-timey power plant that has been converted into a speakeasy. At times it feels as if you accidentally found your way into the lair of a 1920's mad scientist/serial killer.  I love this, probably because I am a sick bitch.  They have silent films projected on the walls and if you're lucky, you might even catch a burlesque show.



Old timey torture chamber?

They have a kinda bitchy dress code, but it makes the place seem classier (because without a strict dress code it would probably fill up with dumbasses in shorts and flip flops).  Stop by on December 5 to celebrate the repeal of prohibition.



The Edison

108 W. 2d Street #101. Los Angeles, CA 90012.