This is SO beyond my Bedazzling capabilities

I will die if I cannot have this dress...

Picture courtesy of JustJared

BEHOLD OLIVIA WILDE IN ALL HER GOLDEN GLOBE GLORY!

I like fashion -- I mean, I do have girl parts, after all -- but it's not all that often that I fall in LAFS (love at first sight) with a particular frock. This, however, is no dress from Windsor.*

*(aka where I bought at least one of my prom dresses some 10-odd years ago)

Hell, it's not even my usual fave off-the-rack designer, BCBGMaxAzria.



No. Olivia Wilde's gown is mouthwatering, chocolate perfection. The Marchesca Gods have gratuitously smiled back upon themselves, and the only thing that could make this dress fly any higher on my personal Pedestal of Fashion Greatness would be if it had hidden pockets in the sides. Cause you all know I loooooove me some fancy dress pockets.

But pockets or no pockets -- I want to have BABIES with this dress. Luscious, sparkly, molasses colored babies. I mean just look at it. LOOKIT!!!!

Picture courtesy of The Huffington Post

Hey, YOU with the catatonic stare & germy hands. Do not touch that dress! IWILLCUTYOU!

::ahem:: Sorry. I just lost my mind for a second. Done now.

The crystals! The sequins! The tulle! I think I died and went to fairy-princess-Barbie-doll heaven. Indeed, this truly *is* a ballgown fit for a Princess. A Princess with money to burn.

...So which one of you is gonna make mama her knock-off, hmm?

I will pay you back in chocolate-sequined-covered babies. Or perhaps just chocolate.* Your call, really.

*(I have been known to make some RIDICULOUSLY GOOD chocolate fudge brownies with sea salt and homemade caramel sauce. Ask Justin.)

PS
Yes, I did see her 4-5" solid gold spiked heels under her ballgown (not pictured here), and I wasn't in love. Sorry, Christian Louboutin. I still love your other shoes, though...

True Blood Goldenrod

I have a confession to make... I don't watch HBO's True Blood...



Not that I don't love all-things premium cable - Sex and the City, Weeds, The Tudors, Curb Your Enthusiasm thankyouverymuch! But for some reason, the vamp drama hasn't caught on with me just yet. The husband insists that I should give it a chance; he knows I sometimes disregard shows in their first run for no good reason, only to fall in love with them in syndication. Case in point: though I liked it ok when it ran on the WB, it wasn't until Buffy started rerunning on TBS at three in the morning that I fell in bloody love. Yeah, I know. I was a little late to the party on that one.


But back to True Blood. It sounds great based on everything I've been told, and it helps that one of my favorite Bold and Beautiful actresses, Ashley Jones (aka Bridget Forrester), is supposedly beginning a stint on it...

Yet I don't feel grabbed by the neck by it, so to speak. Oh well.

So I sat idly by and let my husband watch it a few days ago, barely paying attention... That is, until I happened to notice a beautiful, vivid maxi dress being worn by one of the characters (I learned her name is Maryann) at a *very* naked party. In fact, she may have been the only woman wearing clothes. Which is why she stood out.




"Gee!" thought I, "what a pretty dress. I need more pretty dresses like that. Hey, I feel inspired to look up BCBG dresses on eBay, since I love them so but can never afford them retail!"

And what do I see as the first listing...?



Can I get a WOOT WOOT?!

Who knew the HBO/BCBG stars would be so aligned? I called it without even trying!

And - btw - $69 is a LOT better than $600, if I do say so myself.

Maybe I should reconsider my career as a buyer...