Thursday Styles: A PSA

June 18th, 2009

Dear New York Times,

I love you, but not today.

Your story on plus size fashion was pretty good - Beth Ditto, yay; Adele, yay; Jennifer Hudson, yay.

But doing your fashion shoot inside a supermarket? With the model holding a bag of frozen food? For real?!

We get she’s plus size. She doesn’t need the sack of Ore-Ida to send the message. And neither do millions of young women who enjoy eating french fries, regardless of their size.

Next time - nicer, please?

xo IS

PS: Jordin Sparks is a size 10-12. So that’s actually still “normal” size, unless… um… you work at Thursday Styles.

[MINDY COHN - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Bookends, Track Three

June 16th, 2009

Statue of Liberty

[ROAD TRIP - SEE YOU SOON]

Bless Me Father, For I Have Shopped

June 16th, 2009

To: imaginarysocialite @ gmail
From: saint chanel @ aol

Dear IS -

I saw this and couldn’t resist. I was just in Omaha hanging out with my friend Shawn, whose band Digital Leather is kinda blowing up. He had a week between tours and I flew out for a visit.

At a BBQ I saw this and just about died. I actually made up a story that my best friend in New York had the same dress and I just had to take a picture for her to see. I think this may mean I’m going to hell.

xo

aw, no, not hell… maybe just a very crowded dressing room…?

[NOMI RUIZ - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Things To Discuss This Week…

June 14th, 2009

1. Blackbook’s Blondie on The City?!

2. Nina Garcia, the sort-of sequel.

3. Cosmetics moguls in love… with Simon and Schuster.

4. Beth Ditto, the disappearing act.

5. When in doubt (or banned from public fun by your agency), wink, peace, and pout!

6. The Real Housewives. If there’s nothing to discuss, you can always bring up The Real Housewives. Even fashion babes at Vogue watch it, I can promise you that.

[S.E. HINTON - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

All My Suns

June 14th, 2009

Thought I saw you the other day

You changed your hair but you looked the same

Well I make wishes late in the day

You’re six feet under and you’re safe.

[LISA MARIE FERNANDEZ - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Richard Serra is not Michael Cera

June 14th, 2009


Editor’s Note - It’s always after posts like this that I get some random blog comment going, “Hi, I don’t get this blog at all.” And I’m like, that’s okay, because this blog doesn’t get you either…?

[ALLISON JANNEY - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Girls In White Dresses…

June 14th, 2009

What’s the big difference between the two Marc by Marc dresses, seen at left?

One’s worn by a model and one’s on its own.

Okay.

One’s from Nordstrom and one’s from Net-a-Porter.

No big deal.

One’s $550 and one’s almost $120 less?

Yeah, now you’ve got something…

[STACEY LONDON - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Show Me Where It Hurts

May 23rd, 2009

girlfight

[I HAVE A TWITTER - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

“I’m Not Dead Yet!”

May 23rd, 2009

To: Imaginary Socialite @ Gmail Dot Com
From: Across The Universe @ Lucy Dot Com

Dear Imaginary Socialite,

It was after the Crystal Antlers show but before the Monotonix gig.

I was strolling along Union Square area trying to regain my ear drums
and hydration. I thought I had imagined it.

But a second look-see showed that the dress that will not die was rocking on to its own beat, once again.

xx
Sarah Mary

Well said, Sarah Mary. Well said.

[ANDREA LIEBERMAN - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Things to Discuss This Week…

May 19th, 2009

1. Robin Thicke’s “green” movement at the Mexican wedding…

2. Emma Roberts, fearless piercer.

3. Juliette Lewis out, Reni Lane in. Thank you, Ellen Von Unwerth!

4. Tatiana, the non-anonymous model.

[AUREL SCHMIDT - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Music Is My Boyfriend

April 17th, 2009

TopShop: A Public Service Announcement

April 10th, 2009

Dear Girl in a Bra,

Are you out of your mind?

a) Yes.
b) No.

If you circled B, then what the fuck are you doing wearing a strapless bra and nothing else into a public place?! On a night when it’s 45 degrees?! And those boots!

My fingers are crossed that you’re visiting a TopShop style advisor, pronto. Dear lord.

[STACY LONDON - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Rise and Shine

April 2nd, 2009

Heels

[NORRIS MAILER - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

(Neverending Story)

April 2nd, 2009

Old dresses go to Salvation Army to die. But dresses that were born in Urban Outfitters go somewhere more modern: To Facebook.

It’s not even May, and already The Dress That Won’t Die is out and about in your friend updates, your Super Pokes, and your very unfortunate photo tags.

With 70 degrees just around the corner, the question remains:

When will you see TDTWD?

Send your sightings to imaginarysocialite@gmail.com and if you’ve still got this dress in your closet, seriously, it’s time to let it go humanely. Give it to your annoying little sister instead.

[JOANNA GERMANOTTA - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]

Things To Discuss This Week…

April 2nd, 2009

1) The unfortunate indie songstress who got food poisoning at Sir Phillip’s fancy dinner. Oh wait, so did the black-banged DJ and the super sweet web editor… ouch.

2) The Dandy Warhols playing a secret concert where? Let’s ask the Schnabel girls.

3) L-O-L-O-L-O-V-E shopping for something, or maybe someone, in NYC.

4) “Oh, yeah, I broke up with that girl right after I saw you.” Thanks, I really like you, but it takes more than half your cigarettes to get me into bed.

[PATTI STANGER - AM I THE IMAGINARY SOCIALITE?]