Dennis Basso Fall 2012: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Dennis Basso sent the packed crowd on an imaginary ride on the Orient Express on Tuesday.  It was a full out glam fest, with beautifully understated R-T-W, (a strong suit), housed under opulently mixed furs.

Russian Broadtail on one side...double faced cashmere on the other-- Sable and chinchilla, lynx and mink, and raccoon with python looked exotic and original in Basso's masterful hands.

Basso has always had away with the Girls who live on Park and Fifth, and they happily sat perched in the front row taking copious notes....Lucky ladies!

We sat opposite his loyal celebs as they smiled, clapped and cheered for their favorites.

Joan Rivers, Susan Lucci, the lovely Ivanka Trump, Kristen Cavilleri

My favorites, were all in shades of  grey, from pearl to smoke and an amazing chincilla in shades of chocoate and iris:



Want it! And the carry on luggage too



Yes please!

Nary a hair and utterly charming.  I can see this on Elle Fanning.

Basso closed the show with this utterly splendid, orange gown with a plunging sequin bodice...Unfortunately, that wasn't the only thing to plunge...

Do you remember the infamous SEX and the City episode, when "Carrie" has her big fashion moment and falls in her runway modelling stint?

Well, the poor (ex-model), who wore this gown fell not once, not twice, but three times, before she made it safely backstage.   Frankly, I'm sure it's never been done before.

Good thing she was the "closer", or she might have turned into "fashion roadkill", as Carrie's friend Stanford, adroitly oberved.

It didn't seem to take any of the pleasure from Basso...he knew his show was splendid and happily he took his bows...still standing.

xox,

DD

Carrie Fisher Has a Brand New Head

I was rendered speechless when I saw this picture of Carrie Fisher.  My eyes were trying to convince my brain that this was in fact Carrie Fisher.  True, we haven't seen her 50 lbs. lighter in quite some time (she is the new Jenny Craig spokesperson), and we have never seen her with a chocolate brown bob, but neither of those two facts  deflect from the fact that Carrie Fisher has a brand new head!

How does this happen???

To me, this is the epitome of scarily, overdone work.  This is not a 57 year old woman getting refreshed, (this, I have no issue with)  This is a 57 year old woman getting a major overhaul, that has left her with that vaguely generic, over blown, Hollywood  look.  It's not just the facelift (and chin implant,, I suspect), it's the nose work, cheek implants, lip enhancement, Botox and Restylane...in short the full Montag Monty, and all I can think of is why???

Who are my Poster Girls for "Good Work"?  Here are some examples; some are great beauties, some simply attractive women like Carrie.  A few are a few years younger than Carrie, several a few years older. 

To me, this is how it should be done:



There is no need to identify anyone, because everyone still looks like themselves!  Carrie???...not so much. Ultimately, we need only please ourselves.  So I truly hope she is happy with her results.

 One of my favorite Carrie Fisher films, is the still hilarious When Harry Met Sally with Meg Ryan (don't get me started)... Billy Crystal and the wonderful Bruno Kirby, as desperately lonely singles looking for love in N.Y.C.

In my minds eye, I will always remember her best as "Marie", fresh faced and funny.

And I will leave it at that...

xox,
DD