Eye-Candy for Women: Men in their 40s

Far be it for me to sway your choice of Male Celebrity Hotties. This list and corresponding photos of testosterone toting sexies, (at 40-49) are aged to perfection and get my vote for tops in the "Eye-Candy" department!
These are in no particular order:
* Johnny Depp, 47
* Clive Owens, 46
* Blair Underwood, 46
* Jessie L. Martin, 41
* Shemar Moore, 40
* Morris Chestnut, 41
* George Clooney, 29
* Vin Diesel, 43
* Will Smith, 42
* Brad Pitt, 46
* Hill Harper, 44
* Ken Whisenhunt, 48
There's no shortage of handsome celebrity men and I don't discriminate so look for the next post with hotties in their 30s.

Don't look now...It's Lil Kim's little sister, SNOOKIE!

The other Kim (Kardashian) tweeted this pic of herself with Snooki (of Jersey Shore fame) and Jonathan Cheban of 'The Spin Crowd'. Snooki at her best looks like Lil Kim at her worst! Don't pretend not to notice the resemblance!

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Fashion that Fits: Plus Size On the Runway

Knitwear designer Mark Fast uses Plus Models

Finally!  As a former model agent who lived through the "Super Model" era ('89 - '00), seeing models of all sizes grace the runways of New York last week, was monumental! Back in my day (that expression makes me sound like prehistoric man), plus size models were not only shunned by runway and editorial (magazine) production teams. Believe it or not, retail stores that specialized in plus-size women's apparel like Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catos consistently booked my size 8 models for their catalogues. Not only were the core customers of these stores larger in size than the living manequins they hired for the shoot; they were also older.  Lane Bryant caters to women ages 35 - 55, yet they booked models from top agencies who were under 23. In a country where the average woman is a size 14, showcasing expensive designer garments on real woman and/or models with body types they identify with only makes "cents"!  Real women with real style and expensive taste in clothing equals "real" profits. Knowing all of this, one has to wonder why consumers didn't make a stink about this injustice long ago and why, in a capitalist society such as ours, retail industry financiers didn't encourage their designers to make this move sooner.

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A New Face On Old Style

Attention all 90s babies! Now hear this! You are not the inventors of slickness, swagga, Punk, Goth, edginess or anything else pertaining to style and/or fashion. Way back in the 20th Century (1980's to be specific), your [now] parents were young, vibrant, full of 'can-do' attitude, and card carrying members of the ‘Fresh’ (aka cool) club. Members embodied 80s flare that included various genres of style and went far beyond these United States. Everything we did was big and like our hair that stood out (…and in some cases, UP); excessiveness was not only accepted, but encouraged and applauded. Terms like ‘bodacious’ and eighties 'look' required commitment, dedication, and a healthy appreciation for music and theatre. A challenge we embraced whole heartedly lest run the risk of getting dissed by our crew. As an obsessed fan of iconic trend setters...Madonna, Boy George, and Michael Jackson; wearing 50 rubber bracelets, a men’s 2nd hand overcoat and attempting the moon walk in Kenneth Cole patent leather (men’s) shoes was the ultimate. But for a youngin growing up in NYC, there was no substitute for a Lee suit (pants with crease sewn-in) and a pair of shell top Adidas from Modells. Though my taste in shoes has evolved over the years to more gender and age appropriate styles, I still keep a collection of sneakers to feed my need to be B-boy, Punk, PTA mom, Rocker and straight-up Glam girl. So here are my Fall 2010 sneaker 'must haves'..

B-BOY STYLE
Nike Air Force1 - Brooklyn design

B-BOY STYLE
Nike Air Force1 - Bronx design

PUNK STYLE
Adidas Originals - Nizza Hi design

PTA MOM
Chuck Taylors - Flight Jacket design

ROCKER CHIC
Radii - Straight Jacket

SUPER GLAM
Love Pastry - Black Cherry Bomb
http://www.lovepastry.com/

The Week That Was: Random thoughts...

*Bristol Palin proves that Sarah Palin is still mommy dearest, when she opts for breaking the news of her engagement to family traitor, Levi Johnson, in US Weekly. US Weekly? Why not Vanity Fair? Aim higher next time.

*Lindsey Lohan retained the services of Robert Shapiro, leader of O.J. Simpson's legal "dream team", which means to me, Lindsey is serious about committing more crimes in the future.

*Tiger Woods was caught dropping the F-Bomb at the British Open. Please! If 15 skank hoes exalted you to Wilt Chamberlain fame; causing you to lose your wife, endorsements, and your Teflon coated squeaky clean image, you’d drop some F, B, A, and S bombs too!

*Old Spice’s Isaiah Mustafa, is a stunning and might I say yummy replacement for the suave & debonair sailor I grew up with. But will the viral revolution translate to dollars for the dime store cologne? Only time will tell.
*Now that criminal hobbyist Colton Harris-Moore aka “Barefoot Bandit” has accepted his invitation to party with the inmates, Mom can up the ante on her book deal with the anticipation of “barefoot” erotic chapters.