Now with extra special lateness so I could capture the perfect movie photo using Windows!!!
I had to research until I found a setting to disable, or no video caps!
(Look at that Cinderella pic, so worth it. Or else shoot me now - what do you want? I’m a perfectionist. Rare in bloggers, and it’s obvious why. Still please enjoy! *Jedi*)

No, I’m not the perfect demographic for Sex and the City. I have nary a female friend, I live in Florida in a town-like city—even though I dream of working in fashion—yes I don’t even like NYC that much. I hate the cold, I’m a Red Sox fan, but most of all I actually love my bags too much to risk their snatching. Call me scaredy-girly-girl. But hey I have no film crew to protect me, or the money and power of Samantha and Miranda, after all. And heck–I couldn’t even make anyone I know near where I live to see the film in theatres … but I do love fabulous things, and I just couldn’t wait to rent Sex and the City. In so moi style, a fashionably late (even for a rental) writer’s review:

I did grab a hold of the flick early, but on that Monday morning, after being reminded Heroes would premier that night, I was all too excited with my hands on the flick. I threw it on, but could barely stand to last the label-gasms the opening gave me. For my own sanity, I turned it off for a time.

It is a long movie. But that’s one big thing a girl wants from her sex, you know. Still this means make sure you don’t have to sneak away from the screen when it’s half over … once the Big dramatic wedding day starts (a hint is that it’s early on) you’ll soon know you cannot tear yourself away until the cuddling after it’s over. (I do suggest watching this emotional movie with your beloved or dearest friends - all of age of course - and tissues and some sore eye products. Suggested 1, Suggested 2)

It was for the fashionista, for the writer, for the Cinderella-dreamer … it was so for me.

But was the end as satisfying as the best of sex? A girl shouldn’t kiss (and cry) and tell.

But I’ll gladly gossip about some of the juiciest and eye-candiest goodies!!!

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… or also against conservatism. But any even near-feminist must see (love?) Tina Fey portray Sarah Palin, in those sexy librarian glasses (ok maybe men, too!).

And any near feminist is pro-choice, anyway, right?

If not for that, view it for a great parody of Hilary Clinton that is also leaning negative.

*I wanted to publish this video as soon as a quality one went on the Internet, but life popped up while waiting. Enjoy for the 2nd time, if not first!

There was great buzz about the very 1st virtual fashion week held in Second Life last February, but where is the 2nd Second Life Fashion Week in the uber-important fall showings?

A Fashion Runway in Second Life

It’s not much publicized, but thanks to Second Life’s equivalent to Vogue, Second Style, I have the schedule for at least a few shows (fashionably late, I must apologize):

• Sunday, 9/7 - The Art of Autumn Fashion Show, 1 p.m. Too late, sorry.
• Saturday, 9/13 - Styles for Seduction Fashion Show - 2 p.m. again, sorry.
• Sunday, 9/14 - Frida’s Fine Fall Fashion Show - 12 p.m. VISIT LIVE!*
• Sunday, 9/14 - Mondira Fashion - 1 p.m. VISIT LIVE!
• Friday, 9/26-Sun. 28 - Impressione Weekend of Beauty - more info

*You must be registered as an avatar and have Second Life installed on your machine to visit the live links.

By the way, I’m working on creating a public calendar
for Lipped Media so both I and any of you may follow
and better remember fashion events!

That is all that seems to be scheduled. The lack of a “hoopla”, especially compared to that of the last SLFW, is due to the 1st being sponsored by iVillage, a big company, which for some reason did not continue their involvement. It’s sad that support for underground and mass-participation / social/equality is low after initial *shiny* novelty wears off. It’s equality sad that a grassroots campaign didn’t keep what could have been (and I pray still will be someday) a phenomenon from growing, let alone prevent from shrinking.

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I tried hard to spare you the technical details (you’re welcome)*:

Our host tried to do their clients a favor by spring cleaning

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Like a good story, but unlike journalistic-style, you must read ’til the end for the “climax” of “drama”.

WireImage.com - Posh New 'Do Dominates News

Her very name-of-fame is literally defined as, “elegant and fashionable”, but Posh (Spice), or Victoria Beckham, gathered more media buzz attending events^ with her new* pixie cut hairstyle than her own debut high fashion collection - both of which went public the same day; Sept. 8th^.

*I do wonder what the daze is about, since the pop star is easily remembered as always sportin’ a similar coif in the 1990s with the Spice Girls. I’m also amazed at all the polls passing through the blogosphere questioning the style, for IMHO Vic is one of the few grown women who can pull off a lack of mane without looking boyish - maybe it’s because she truly does always dress so posh.

Perhaps there should be more stories about the first showing of her very own signature collection:

Sample…

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For a long time, trackbacking (when another blogger responds to my post, sends a link, inputs a URL into a field in his/her publisher, and a link shows up in my comments) had to be disabled on the blog(s) because these posts were mostly spam and most of my spam were they. (Unfortunately I had to miss out on Maria of The Runway Scoop’s trackbacks, too - among who knows else.)

But now I’ve found new and various means to fight spam comments and faux trackbacks, even referrer spam/splog scraping! It’s very exciting and promising (and fighting referrer cloggers can help lower hosting bills!) As a trial - hopefully to turn permanent - I’ve re-enabled trackbacking. I hope to see some good responses, and I’ll need ‘em coming to really see the benefit. - So of course I need to write a lot of excellent content, don’t I?

Directions: Please write your post, but before you publish, grab this URL and paste into your ping field in your blog publisher.

I’m on the anti-spam attack for crucial reasons (and making up for past slacking). Spambot coders and SpamHo Humans have gotten better at attacking blogs, and it’s never to soon to protect a site.

But it’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work and - uh - Yes - it is fashion week, and I should be reviewing runway shows, and posting news, more than coding behind the scenes. (And I will!) I have to now or who could test my trackback system??! Entry continued, read more »

Following conventions, Mercedes-Benz (or their marketing team, or they being a namesake [for IMG Fashion if you're counting], the real fashion team’s marketing team) is campaigning this (New York Fashion) week to be election-themed. But will it be unconventional? Does the business of fashion want change and democracy? Are we to see indie designers given big shots, or fan submissions down the catwalks?

What the industry wants is not exactly inspired by Obama’s hope for change. Their idea of changing is putting on decade old trends anew, buying enough purses to swap daily, etc. Recycling and upgrading isn’t change, it’s all more of the same.

© 2008 IMG Fashion

The only thing I can say is this is a cute marketing play with colorful graphics.

There’s rarely even innovation among the favored fashion, when even most glorified designers put out nothing much that’s unique, freshly-flattering, or jaw-droppingly intricate. The IT bags today are mostly 2, 3, 4.0s of yesteryear.

Some of this is fine, and a lot of fashion is fun, but I do wonder, with slogans such as, “Hope. Change. Shoes.” which party, aside from coke-floating after-parties, no which political party is the fashion industry a part of? Hint: it’s a big business.

I suppose that’s why it’s all likely to be the same, because conservatism is that, and they do “proclaim” experience matters. New styles from fresh faces - why - those designers have no “foreign policy experience” (outsourcing to China for the cheaps), “no executive experience” (owning companies or just plain having wealth) - and in the economy we’ve been in — fair-trade, handmade, eco-grade, or any other trademarks of the (aspiring) leaders of our (fashion) future — can’t be done.

Does this mean Obama would help aspiring designers and even those wanting to dress with individuality? Well, it should help us afford our groceries, at least, which can’t hurt our business or shopping pursuits - except our chances at modeling - but supermodels are “huge” (tiny) members of the conservative big business of apparel, anyway - we don’t want to be that.

So as the fashion new media, what should bloggers cover in the coming weeks of elegance-on-parade? Would you review in the same old voice as the others of past, or reach for significant inspiration? Perhaps since the powers-that-be decided to - almost naively - dress the event in flags vs. cashmere, in message buttons vs. billboards or leaderboards - in this time of progressive change — should we show the same scrutiny as to presidential candidates? Even less strictly would be harsher than usual. I say so, because this is our business, our livelihoods, our class standing, our passion, and what we hope to be art - it’s important to us and it impacts us, but also the rest of the economy - and is therefore important to our nation, world, and this actual historic election.