October 2007
Midweek Madness: Today’s Tabloids: Nicole’s Got Baby Drama, Suri’s Awesome, Brangelina’s On The Rocks (Again)
It’s Wednesday! Looking for Midweek Madness? You’ve come to the right place. This week, the Bauer magazines — In Touch and Life & Style — are swearing that Angelina and Brad Pitt are on the verge of breaking up, as usual. Us gives Suri Cruise their cover, OK!’s goes to Ricki Lake and Star chooses Nicole Richie. Wondering what’s inside? All the details you’re embarrassed to admit you’re dying to know, after the jump.
Star
“Nicole: Pregnancy Trouble!” shouts the cover, and the story inside claims that Nicole Richie “got the scare of a lifetime” in an Australian hotel room when she “felt a deep pain” and thought she was going into labor. The doctor told her it was a Braxton Hicks contraction (when the uterus “practices” for labor) but Nicole’s “stress level is through the roof.” She is driving BF Joel Madden “up the wall” with her mood swings. Yay, pregnancy! Also inside: Photos of the Waldorf-Astoria suite Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie use as their East Coast headquarters; Owen Wilson has found “inner peace” with ex-girlfriend Carolina Cerisola; Dancing With The Stars has torn Helio Castroneves and his fiancée apart; Jennifer Lopez “hates” Boston because it’s Ben Affleck’s hometown, so her tour won’t stop there; and Spencer Pratt of The Hills has a younger sister who was busted for shoplifting in Hawaii last year. Plus: Breanna Tierney says “Lindsay Lohan stole my fiancé and wrecked my life!” She says she and Riley Giles “lived together for three years and planned on being together forever. But when he confessed that he had sex with Lindsay in one of the stairwells at Cirque… we were done.” Riley has 3 or 4 DUIs and forged prescription charges in his past. That’s not all! Tara Reid was in the hospital for 9 days, possibly for “liver damage from alcohol abuse”; Justin Timberlake and Jessia Biel are on the skids because he flirted with Kristin Bell; former clients are speaking out about Promises rehab, saying “they get people at their most vulnerable point to turn over huge sums of money” and treat famous people differently than civilians; Britney has stopped drinking and drugging, but quitting cold turkey could be making her confused, paranoid and depressed. Oh! And there’s a “Life With Daddy” story which paints Kevin Federline as an amazing dad, and says Sean Preston “can be afraid of Britney.” Think it was planted? Lastly, Nicole Kidman has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality: sweet to hubby Keith Urban and sour to everyone else; and, in a story continued from last week, more secrets from stylists about stars’ flaws: Lauren “LC” Conrad is a diva about getting her hair as straight as possible; someone changes the labels in Oprah’s clothes so she thinks she’s wearing a 10 when it’s a 12; Gwen Stefani cries when she can’t fit into sample sizes; Mariah Carey wears padded underwear to make her butt look rounder.
Grade: B+
Us
“Growing Up Suri!” squeals the cover, and the story has major revelations: Suri likes ice cream! She loves animals! She wears expensive clothes! She has two Scientologist nannies! Snooze. Also inside: Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal “purposely kept their distance” at the premiere of their movie on Oct. 10 but won’t get back together because “he wants more than she can give right now”; a chart of “Biggest Baby Daddies” (Eddie Murphy has 7 kids by 3 women, Rod Stewart has 7 kids by 5 women, Mick Jagger has 7 kids by 4 women, Kevin Costner has 5 kids by 3 women; Sean Diddy Combs has 5 kids by 3 women); Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey are not on the rocks; Britney was overheard talking about her custody battle, saying “I hate my judge, He is so mean. Just an old fart” (Bonus! map of Britney’s typical driving route around L.A). Plus: “Fall Flings” include Cameron Diaz and Bradley Cooper, Carrie Underwood and Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford, Josh Hartnett and Rihanna, Jessica Simpson and Orlando Bloom. [What??? -Ed.] Oh! And there’s a “How Much Does It Cost To Be Brangelina” story with price tags for their homes, art, tuition, snacks, etc. The “Hollywood Divorce-O-Meter” rates split couples from friendly (Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra) to bitter foes (Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards). Lastly, current stars are compared to old-school stars: Katie Holmes is the new Jackie O, Jennifer Lopez is the new Liz Taylor, Eva Mendes is the new Sophia Loren, etc.
Grade: B
Life & Style
“Angelina Turns Her Back On Brad,” reads the cover, and the story inside basically alleges that Angelina Jolie is a drunk who feels smothered by her clingy man and army of kids. Good times! A source says Angie had nine drinks in one night, and L&S helpfully illustrates what 3 shots of vodka and 6 glasses of wine look like, in case you don’t know. Also inside: Owen Wilson is drinking again — he was not willing to go to rehab because his family thinks he has a mental-health problem, not a substance-abuse issue. “Alcohol makes depression worse,” says a doctor who has not treated Owen. Lindsay Lohan went to a place in Salt Lake City called Hotel Bar & Nightclub, but didn’t drink, and there’s a chart titled “L.A. and Utah are so different!” Plus: Ben Affleck is off the wagon: despite going to Promises in 2001, he was seen knocking back glasses of white wine with brother Casey at a bar in Chicago; Josh Hartnett and Rihanna were seeing dancing, hugging and giving each other little kisses.
Grade: C-
In Touch
“The Romance Is Over,” states the cover with finality. The story inside is about how Brad lights candles and tries to have “date night” and then Angie answers her cell phone and he turns on a basketball game and goes looking for the kids. Also inside: pictures from the In Touch party some people couldn’t get into, but Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri and Emmy Rossum could; Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown lost 40 pounds without dieting! But she worked out with a trainer and hiked a lot; a “friend” of Britney Spears named Tuesday Knight (insert eyeroll emoticon) says she’s told Britney to wear underwear, but Britney won’t because “she doesn’t like to”; one of the producers of The Hills admits that it’s “a little fake” and a scene of Heidi Montag “arriving” at the airport was shot at the same time she was departing, plus Heidi and Spencer don’t really live in “their apartment.” Plus: Kate Bosworth called Orlando Bloom after hearing about his car crash and they’ve been chatting ever since; Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz lost 60 pounds but still has Sideshow Bob hair; Kate Hudson’s son refuses to let her cut his hair; a list of ten Hollywood extreme diets, including Master Cleanse (Beyoncé, Ashanti), hypnosis (Lily Allen) and the one-bite-at-a-time Morsel Diet (Mariah Carey).
Grade: C-
OK!
Ricki Lake is “Thin, 39 & Looking For A Man,” the cover promises, even though in the story Ricki says “I’m dabbling. I wouldn’t call it hunting.” She weighs 123 lbs. and says she was 260 at one point probably because she was molested as a child. Also inside: An interview with Heidi Klum, who says “It’s important not to completely let yourself go, because when you’re a mom you can go quickly into the sweatpants department.” A spread called “Most Fertile Guys” has some of the same people seen in Us but also Justin Chambers (5 kids), Flavor Flav (7 kids) and George Foreman (10 kids). The “At Home With Sir Ben Kingsley” story seems like it might be from the British version of OK! but he does have a “darling house” in the British countryside and a hot Brazilian new wife; a Lindsay Lohan story has the added dish that Dina Lohan is auditioning to play Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, which makes our brains explode. Plus: A random, gushy 2-page story on how Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick still act like “lovestruck teens”; Orlando Bloom was “driven wild by lust” for model Veronica Taylor the night of his car crash; eight black and white photographs from Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon’s wedding — her white denim dress is mad short, she’s wearing a veil, and he is wearing a tux sans tie and a black ski cap.
Grade: D
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Snap Judgment: Is Lindsay Lohan Trick-Or-Treating Or Something?
October 16, Los Angeles. Image via X17.
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Alice Temperley at Target
We are just wondering if anyone is enjoying Alice Temperley @ Target a bit more than we are. Which is to say, at all. Because we love real, super-classic, all crochet-y Alice Temperley, above. The problem is that this dress costs $1292. We mean, please.
But fake Alice Temperley isn’t entirely doing it for us. And we’ve been in Target a billion times looking to be all seduced into buying some. But. No. These, in our opinion:
Are not her best. AT overalls, $39.99
We mean, we sort of like this coat. If someone was like, “Have our free coat.” AT coat, $59.99
You know, we just spent ten minutes looking for something else to recommend, and we just can’t do it. Disappointing. That the only thing in this post we would buy, if our kitchen faucet spewed gold coins (because we were looking for an alternative to the money growing on trees), costs $1200. Tss. We are wondering: Did anyone find something they liked?
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Reader Question: Wedding Dresses!
We must admit, answering a question about wedding dresses makes us nervous. It’s such an incredibly personal thing, and we’ve realized that generally speaking, it’s hard to recommend something to someone because they just don’t listen. Either way - here is our reader question:
I’m not sure if this is something you can answer, but I need some wedding dress advice. I’m getting married next year and have no idea what kind of dress to get. I’m short (5"2) and average sized (120lbs) so I don’t want anything that overwhelms my frame. Any suggestions on a simple style that wouldn’t make me look like I’m playing dress up? Should I go with floor length or shorter? Spaghetti straps or halter? Oh, and since we’re paying for the wedding ourselves, the cheaper the better. Thanks! =)
A lot of what you wear depends on what time of year your wedding is. We love tea-length or knee length dresses, but if you’re getting married in January, that could be quite a challenge. The strap part can often depend on the bust size, too. Since we’re rather boyish in shape, and we got married in the summer, and we’re cheap, we wore a really simple J. Crew cotton party dress that was knee-length and spaghetti-strapped. We also must advocate the use of party dresses as wedding dresses - unless you want something very wedding-y (which is totally awesome, don’t get us wrong). If you want something simple, though, check out department stores come prom and formal seasons.
Our favorite is the Sophia dress from J.Crew. It comes in petite so it’ll be scaled for a smaller stature. We love the nipped-in waist, the top is pretty but could be worn in any season, and we are really into the slim lines. Plus, it’s on sale! We love sales!
Sophia dress, $225
We love the kind of Hollywood look to this - but it might be too much fabric for a petite frame. But we think it’s worth a shot.
Suzi Chin Maggy dress, $128
We know, we know. A minidress does not make a wedding dress. But this could be the right dress for someone - we love it.
Maggy London Metallic Stripe Dress, $138
There is something so lovely and so simple about this dress. We actually just capitalized the d, as if it were a proper noun. We think this style looks great on everyone, works all year round, and it’s under a hundred bucks. We will note that it seems a bit long, but for $88, you can probably swing some alterations if necessary. Excellent.
Shirred Strapless Gown, $88
-LB
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Clarks going Ballistic
Limited-edition Desert Boots. Manufactured with Ballistic Nylon, slightly heavier than the original, maintaining the flexibility and comfort Clarks are known for.
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birds of prey bag [Indie Style File]
There is something about big bags that you just dump your stuff into. They’re lovely and this particular bag, by Ryan Green, is perfect for slouchy weekends. ($68)
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bags, birds, elsewheres, ryan green
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Clips: Richard Simmons Makes David Letterman Uncomfortable, Hilarity Ensues
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Richard Simmons and his glistening legs were on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to talk about fitness and dieting and obese children or whatever. In a dangerously-too-flirty banter, Letterman strayed off topic and openly mocked Simmons’ clothes and moist gams, which noticeably ruffled his feathers. But he had a perfect, disarming retort: Scissor kicks!
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Reader Question: Height vs. Heels
In case it isn’t obvious, we love reader mail. Because, honestly, we do care about everyone who takes five minutes out of their day to read what we write. And, plus, we’re on this new no-spending kick (it’s complicated, but it involves scrambling credit card account numbers and an allowance), it allows us to shop for a purpose - answering questions! So, send us more here!
Here is this morning’s question:
I’m almost six feet tall (medium build) and feel conflicted about wearing heels. I love the way they look and therefore have pretty much worn them regularly the last few years regardless–especially since I now have dress up for work. However, I am starting to wonder whether they make me look too much like a “giant”. I am starting to try put a 2 1/2 inch limit on heel height for me, but what do you think–am I too tall to wear heels at all?
Thanks,
Alison
Ok. We cannot say emphatically enough WEAR YOUR HEELS. We so support wearing what you feel good in - and if you feel best in heels, wear them! We just wrote this huge thing about Katie Holmes not wearing heels because of her shorter husband and then erased it because it doesn’t really matter. She is not asking us for advice. Your second sentence says you love the way they look - that, for us, seals it. No question. You love wearing heels, and take it from us, it can be hard to dress up flats. Wear them, love them, and be confident in them!
We will leave you with lyrics from one of our favorite songs from our most favorite musical. Because we honestly think confidence is the most important thing in getting dressed in the morning. That, and having clean underwear.
I have confidence in confidence alone
Besides which you see I have confidence in me!
Above, Nine West Frillyy, $78.95
-LB
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Celeb Look Link Love: October 17th. [Celeb Look]
Take a look at what some of my favorite bloggers are saying about the CELEB’s this week.
Does Paris Hilton look smarter in brown? Leora from Kapped wants to know.
Celebrity Style has the info from the launch of Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen’s new clothing line, The Row.
Queen Latifah is touring, and you’ll never guess who her sponsor is. eBeautyDaily has the low-down.
Makeup Minute has some exclusive information about Paula Abdul, being a model!
Petite Fashionista has her petite celeb picks of the week.
Enjoy!
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Sex Sells: Recognizing that women of all shapes and …
sex sells
Recognizing that women of all shapes and sizes like to get freaky, eXtreme Restraints, “the ultimate fetish store,” has added plus-sized lingerie to its line. Right now they only offer a few leather and fishnet items — lace-up teddies, bras, buckle bustiers — but they plan on expanding the selection over the next few months. But what seems to be a positive step toward inclusion was sort of undermined by the site’s affiliate manager James Medina when he said, “As the joke goes, plus-size women are a growing market.” [eXtreme Restraint via AVN]
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