just for fun...

i know we've posted this one before...
but it NEVER GETS OLD!!!
thanks to our lini twin (and nail polish guru) for reminding us to go back for the giggles. 
if this doesn't bring a smile to your face, you gots problems.
enjoy ~
a.

cute kid alert!

you know i have mixed feelings about old rachel zoe.
but dang...that kid is a CUTEY PIE!

rachel and skyler were photographed getting low to the ground at a toy store, and i have to admit...i'm loving mommy and skyler's sassy head wear.
work those platforms, honey!
;)
(image via people style watch.)

what we're listening to...

this song totally reminds us of the good old days...old school john hughes, anyone?
where is molly ringwald when you need her?!?!
enjoy ~
a.

drum roll please...

our favorites of the night...
jennifer garner, GORGEOUS in gold!

i don't know who her trainer is, but give that biyatch a RAISE!
that oscar de la renta is to die for...and her hair and makeup were FLAWLESS.

and...marion cotillard. dreamy in dior.

the hair, the shoes. the jewels. simple and elegant. and you know if it has pockets, i'm in.
ooh la la!
;)


(image via ny mag.)

sheer heaven...and HELL!!!

how sheer can go so right...and so WRONG!

nicole kidman rocked a sheer vivienne westwood sunday night on the SAG awards red carpet. and even though she had a bad keratin treatment and her face doesn't move, she looked amazing in that dress!

 and then poor little anne hathaway showed up. in that thing. in that extremely expensive giambattista valli THING. and then i had a rachel weisz polka dot/louis vuitton/golden globes flashback, and had to sit for a moment and compose myself.

NO! fire your stylist!

NOW!

;)

(images via huffington post.)

can you say...

S&M formalwear?!?!

julie bowen rocked that black leather johanna johnson sunday night at the SAG awards!

i am obsessed with leather dresses right now, so of course i love that she took the chance with this one...
and can you say hello high beams?!?!
42 years old, y'all. FORTY-TWO! looking good babay!
;)


(image via huffington post.)

where is that dress taking that girl?!?!

poor little amanda seyfried!
she looked absolutely STUNNING in her navy zac posen, but the dress was so heavy she could barely walk in it!

she even had a handler that seemed to be holding her up at times. 
when she did stop to pose, she looked amazing.
love this!
a.


(image via huffington post.)

cute couples alert!

there were some really cute couples at the SAG awards last night...
i love me some jon hamm and jennifer westfeldt!! they just do what they do and don't seem to give a shit what anyone else thinks. gots to love NY actors! ;)

the other cute couple of the night? 'argo' nominee ben affleck brought wife jennifer garner, who looked incredible in gold oscar de la renta!!! 

don't you just love it when all the cute rich people hang out together?!? oh look at our cute little friends isla fischer and sasha baron cohen...

;)

(images via huffington post, access hollywood.)

what happened?!?!

and in other news...
two of my favorites from the golden globes, claire danes and julianne moore, looked TERRIBLE last night at the SAG awards.
what in the world happened?!?!
'homeland' nominee claire danes looked flawless in red versace at the golden globes...and then showed up last night with the worst makeup of the night!!!

and her ill-fitting givenchy was giving her back fat...and she's skin and bones!!!

meanwhile...i LOVED 'game change' nominee julianne moore's black and white tom ford at the globes...and then she shows up in this flowery chanel fart bag?!?!?

the top could have gone at any second!
oy vey.
come on ladies...you best BRING IT at the oscars!!!
;)


(images via huffington post.)

most improved...

thank you thank you thank you!!
these 2 beautiful girls made up for their golden globes dresses...and then some!

'silver linings playbook' winner jennifer lawrence was gorgeous in her strapless navy christian dior, while 'zero dark thirty' nominee jessica chastain looked absolutely fabulous in red alexander mcqueen.

love. love. love.
a.


(images via ny mag.)

let's do this!!!

god i love me some red carpet season, y'all!
the good, the bad, and of course, more dresses that look like CURTAINS!!!
and the award for the best curtain at last night's shin-dig goes to...

ROSE BYRNE.
WTF.
seriously...i honestly do not even want to know how much signore valentino is charging for that hot floral mess rosie was rocking last night.
be careful...if you don't eat something soon, you might float away with all those ruffles!

we're posting our favorites and out not-so-favorites...stay tuned!
;)


(image via ny mag.)

congrats, y'all!!

the screen actors guild awards were held last night...

ok, that's enough. i know what y'all want. best and worst dressed...coming up next!!!!
congrats to all the winners...now on to the oscars!
;)


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER
Argo (2012)
Other Nominees:
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Les Misérables (2012)
Lincoln (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)
Other Nominees:
Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
John Hawkes for The Sessions (2012)
Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables (2012)
Denzel Washington for Flight (2012/I)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Other Nominees:
Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Marion Cotillard for Rust and Bone (2012)
Helen Mirren for Hitchcock (2012)
Naomi Watts for The Impossible (2012)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)
Other Nominees:
Alan Arkin for Argo (2012)
Javier Bardem for Skyfall (2012)
Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (2012)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)
Other Nominees:
Sally Field for Lincoln (2012)
Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)
Nicole Kidman for The Paperboy (2012)
Maggie Smith for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
WINNER
"Modern Family" (2009)
Other Nominees:
"30 Rock" (2006)
"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
"Glee" (2009)
"Nurse Jackie" (2009)
"The Office" (2005)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
WINNER
"Downton Abbey" (2010)
Other Nominees:
"Boardwalk Empire" (2010)
"Breaking Bad" (2008)
"Homeland" (2011)
"Mad Men" (2007)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)
Other Nominees:
Ty Burrell for "Modern Family" (2009)
Louis C.K. for "Louie" (2010)
Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)
Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)
Other Nominees:
Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)
Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" (2009)
Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)
Betty White for "Hot in Cleveland" (2010)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER
Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)
Other Nominees:
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010)
Jeff Daniels for "The Newsroom" (2012)
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)
Damian Lewis for "Homeland" (2011)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER
Claire Danes for "Homeland" (2011)
Other Nominees:
Michelle Dockery for "Downton Abbey" (2010)
Jessica Lange for "American Horror Story: Asylum" (2011)
Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)
Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER
Kevin Costner for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)
Other Nominees:
Woody Harrelson for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Ed Harris for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Clive Owen for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)
Bill Paxton for "Hatfields & McCoys" (2012)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER
Julianne Moore for Game Change (2012) (TV)
Other Nominees:
Nicole Kidman for Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV)
Charlotte Rampling for Restless (2012) (TV)
Sigourney Weaver for "Political Animals" (2012)
Alfre Woodard for Steel Magnolias (2012) (TV)

old school jam of the day!!!!!!!

thanks to our new pool boy/intern, JB, for this little gem...hilarious.
i forgot this song even existed.
love our boys that made good...
another night alone in CHARLESTON!
you could watch it, but maybe you should stick it in your ear hole instead...
(translation: the video SUCKS.)
enjoy...aurally ~
a.

LOVE this!

this is fantastic...
if this doesn't put a smile on your face, then nothing will.
smart kitty!
;)

old school wack-a-doo...

don't get mad, toine!
oh. my. god. i can't believe these are 20 years old!!!
if i offend anyone, i apologize.
somehow i have a feeling they wouldn't get away with this today...
;)

what we're listening to...

we're dropping songs from our half marathon run mix on you all week...
this song saved us at mile 8 when we hit the wall something fierce!!!
please don't vomit from all the inspiration...
enjoy ~
a.

just because...

ok...this one's an oldie, but i just came across it again.
the looks are priceless!
enjoy ~
a.

(first) lady in red...

first lady michelle obama wow'ed in red jason wu last night at the commander-in-chief's ball following the president's inauguration...

this was the second time the first lady chose wu, who designed the cream one shouldered dress she wore to the 2009 inauguration ball.

gorgeous!
;)

(image via daily beast.)

what we're listening to...

love. this. song.
if you're in need of a little inspiration, then this one's for you!
enjoy ~
a.

happy birthday, babay!!!

happy happy happy day to first lady michelle obama, who turns 49 today.

that broad looks GOOD!
the FLOTUS sported some new fabulous bangs (and a fitted red zac posen dress) in a picture posted to her twitter account today in honor of her big day...
listen...you may agree or disagree with her husband's politics, but you can't deny that is a beautiful lady.
loving the new 'do!
a.


(image via yahoo.)

i'm so confused...

um...this is the strangest story i have heard in a while...

just what the hell is going on with notre dame quarterback manti t'eo?!?!
he has a girlfriend, she dies of leukemia the same day as his grandmother...but now she's fake?
what in the world?!?!
making it even more strange, t'eo's father says he met the girl, in stanford back in 2009. but both t'eo and notre dame athletics director jack swarbrick say he had never actually met the girl in person, and was the victim of an elaborate online hoax.
and now arizona fullback reagan mauia is saying that he has actually MET the girl who was supposed to be t'eo's online girlfriend, who is not dead and lives in samoa.

or does she? this is some weird business, y'all.

oh wait now, honey. there's more...
t'eo made comments about his dead girlfriend at a press conference supposedly two days AFTER he was informed that this woman, whoever she is, was not actually dead.
my head hurts...
a.

for the rest of the story, click here.

(image via yahoo.)

what we're listening to...

so...we're running the half marathon this weekend.
(don't ask...how i ever got myself into this is beyond me!)
putting together the super run music mix, and this song, as much as ke$ha makes me want to hurl sometimes, has a great freaking beat.
enjoy ~
a.

the bobble heads!

come on now...
;)

giuliana rancic in oriett domenech.

(i know i already posted this one, but good lord. i can haz a cheezburger!?!?)

allison pill in gustavo cadile.

(i love the dress...she just needs to eat something!)

julie bowen in halston.

(i LOVE this dress! it just swallows her...as rosie used to say, "where is that dress taking that girl?!?"

sarah hyland in max azria atelier.

it runs in the modern family, i guess!

(if you are teeny weeny and your head is too big for your body, why would you ever stack 400 pounds of hair extensions on your head??!?!)

the bad...

some of these dresses gave me the heebie jeebies something awful!
come on ladies...you PAID someone to do that to you. 
geez...
a.

jessica chastain in calvin klein.

(that is the most ill-fitting thing i have ever seen. such a pretty girl...in such a saggy dress!)

rosario dawson in antonio berardi.

(another tiny girl in a terrible dress!)

girls' star lena dunham in custom zac posen.

(can i please get her in a pantsuit stat?)

jennifer lopez in zuhair murad.

(enough. i'm over the see through drag dress. you shocked us with the green versace. enough already!)

helena bonham carter in dolce & gabbana.

(where do i start?!? at this point, i'm convinced she does it on purpose. brush your hair, woman!)

the good...

some of our favorites from last night's red carpet...

taylor swift in donna karan atelier.

(love the color, the train, the whole look!)

anne hathaway in chanel.

(simple yet elegant. love the hair!)

julianne moore in tom ford.
(looks ill-fitting in this picture, but we LOVED it on the red carpet last night!!!)

salma hayek in gucci.
(don't like the bow so much, but honestly, nobody cares about that dumb bow when the rack is looking that fantastic!)

kerry washington in miu miu.
(unlike rachel weisz's sheer disaster, this miu miu looked so hip...love the hair, the shoes, the clutch!) 

is it a tablecloth??

or a curtain?!?!
listen ladies...i can appreciate my mom's curtains from the 60's as much as the next person...but do we really have to make dresses out of them?
enjoy ~
a.

nicole richie in naeem khan.

(somehow if anyone else was wearing this, i think i might like it. sorry babay!)

modern family's ariel winter.

(such a cute girl. in such a BAD dress!)

sienna miller in erdem.

(er...that's just wrong. i have nothing else to say.)

lucy liu in carolina herrera.

(i have decided that i LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress! but only on her...kelly says the hair is perfect with the dress. i agree!)

the little black dress...from HELL!

oy!

i don't even want to know how much rachel weisz's black louis vuitton costs...
can someone please take the scissors to those sheer polka dots!?!?!?
;)

(image via the hollywood reporter.)

she's got legs...

there was a TON of leg on this year's red carpet...
angelina jolie would be so proud!
;)

halle berry in atelier versace.

(is it just me, or does she just look like she's cuckoo crazy?!?!)

rosie huntington-whiteley in yves saint laurent.

(love the skirt. could do without the 80's bow!)

lea michele in elie saab.

(can you say hair extensions?!?!)

eva longoria in emilio pucci.

(um...yeah. i don't even know what to say about this one.)

heidi klum in alexandre vauthier couture.

(i actually really like this one. she looks like a greek goddess!)

the best and worst of...

alexander mcqueen...

kate hudson looked FABULOUS in mcqueen...love the gold accents!

meanwhile...

nicole kidman looked a bit like an alien in her mcqueen...what's with the bumble bees around her neck?!?!

;)

(images via the hollywood reporter.)

funniest ever?!?!

tina fey and amy poehler knocked it out of the park last night as the co-hosts of the golden globes!
watch the opening monologue above...
a.

congrats!

congratulations to all of the winners at last night's golden globe awards!

there were a few surprises (ben affleck!!) and some not so surprises (daniel day lewis)...
what did you think? did your favorites win?
a.


Best Motion Picture – Drama
"Argo"...WINNER
"Django Unchained"
"Life Of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"...WINNER
Marion Cotillard, "Rust And Bone"
Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"
Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
Daniel Day Lewis, "Lincoln"...WINNER
Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"...WINNER
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Salmon Fishing In The Yemen"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Emily Blunt, "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen"
Judi Dench, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"...WINNER
Maggie Smith, "Quartet"
Meryl Streep, "Hope Springs"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Jack Black, "Bernie"
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"...WINNER
Ewan McGregor, "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen"
Bill Murray, "Hyde Park On Hudson"

Best Animated Feature Film
"Brave"...WINNER
"Frankenweenie"
"Hotel Transylvania"
"Rise Of The Guardians"
"Wreck-It Ralph"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Amour" (Austria)...WINNER
"A Royal Affair" (Denmark)
"The Intouchables" (France)
"Kon-Tiki" (Norway/UK/Denmark)
"Rust And Bone" (France)

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Amy Adams, "The Master"
Sally Field, "Lincoln"

Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"

Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"...WINNER
Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture
Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Leonardo Dicaprio, "Django Unchained"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"...WINNER

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ben Affleck, "Argo"...WINNER
Katherine Bigelow, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Ang Lee, "Life Of Pi"
Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Django Unchained"...WINNER
"Argo"

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Mychael Danna, "Life Of Pi"...WINNER
Alexandre Desplat, "Argo"
Darui Marianelli, "Anna Karenina"
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek And Reinhold Heil, "Cloud Atlas"
John Williams, "Lincoln"

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
"For You" From "Act Of Valor"
(Music: Monty Powell, Keith Urban; Lyrics: Monty Powell, Keith Urban)
"Not Running Anymore" From "Stand Up Guys"
(Music: Jon Bon Jovi; Lyrics: Jon Bon Jovi)
"Safe & Sound" From "The Hunger Games"
(Music: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett; Lyrics: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett)
"Skyfall" From "Skyfall"
(Music: Adele, Paul Epworth; Lyrics: Adele, Paul Epworth)...WINNER
"Suddenly" From "Les Miserables"
(Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg; Lyrics: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg)

Best Television Series – Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Homeland"...WINNER
"The Newsroom"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama
Connie Britton, "Nashville"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"...WINNER
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jeff Daniels, "The Newsroom"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Damian Lewis, "Homeland"...WINNER

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Episodes"
"Girls"...WINNER
"Modern Family"
"Smash"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"...WINNER
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Amy Poehler, "Parks And Recreation"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Don Cheadle, "House Of Lies"...WINNER
Matt LeBlanc, "Episodes"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
"Game Change"...WINNER
"The Girl"
"Hatfields & McCoys"
"The Hour"
"Political Animals"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Asylum"
Sienna Miller, "The Girl"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"...WINNER
Sigourney Weaver, "Political Animals"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"...WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock (Masterpiece)"
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Toby Jones, "The Girl"
Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Hayden Panettiere, "Nashville"
Archie Panjabi, "The Good Wife"
Sarah Paulson, "Game Change"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"...WINNER
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Ed Harris, "Game Change"...WINNER
Danny Huston, "Magic City"
Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

(image via wikipedia.)