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Ovation: When It Comes To Fashion, Tim Gunn’s “Monkey House at the Zoo...
I used to work in the men’s finer clothing department at Saks Fifth Avenue. I quickly learned to tell the work of each designer and, more importantly, the different types of people who shopped for...
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Ovation: Happy No Pants Day!
Once, I thought about buying a kilt. It was a fleeting thought at a unique store in a town at the base of the Smoky Mountains. The store, Celtic Heritage, seemed really out-of-place in the region but...
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Diatribe: Scary Beautiful “Front-Heeled” Shoes.
Fashion has never been terribly important to me. Of course, as a youngster I didn’t want to be the kid that stood out because of my wardrobe, so I begged my parents to buy me clothes that would help...
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Ovation: “America’s Next Top Model” To Include Men In Cycle 20.
Those in my inner circle know that I love game shows. When I win the lottery, I’m going to apply to be a contestant on all my favorites including Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, The Amazing Race and Big...
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Diatribe: Fake Braces As Fashion.
When I was a very young child, the only children I knew that wore braces were “the rich kids”. The field of cosmetic dentistry had not yet come to be and the cost of orthodontia was outrageous. Many...
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Ovation: Freshneck – The “Netflix For Neck Ties”.
My household has always watched a lot of movies. We always enjoy gathering in front of the television to watch a video together. Of course, watching at home allows for pauses to get snacks, run to...
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Diatribe: Were Brittany Minder’s Boobs Too Big For Her Prom?
High School Proms are often the highlight of adolescent romance. The months and weeks before the big dance can be nerve-wracking and exciting. “Will he ask me?!” “Will she say ‘yes’?” “What will I...
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Diatribe: Women Celebrities Without Pants.
We’ve been subjected to “saggers”, folks (usually men) wearing their pants so far down on their hips that their underwear shows, for many years. Now it appears that a new trend may be coming …...
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Diatribe: In Order To Have Business Casual You Need Business To Begin With.
I missed the days when people dressed “for the occasion”. We had church clothes, dinner clothes and work clothes. Children even had designated clothes for school, play and church. We could get in...
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Ovation: Anna Wintour Scratches Miley Cyrus Vogue Cover.
I spent the last weekend in New York City where I happened to stumble upon Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week where designers are introducing their Spring 2014 lines. I only witnessed the goings on from the...
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Ovation: London Collections: Men
One of my guilty pleasures is Project Runway. While, admittedly, I don’t enjoy it as much as I did in its earlier seasons, I find the fashion design reality competition program currently seen on the...
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Diatribe: After More Than 40 Years, Bob Mackie Parts Ways With Cher.
About ten years ago I was fortunate enough to see the legendary Cher perform in Living Proof: The Farewell Tour. It was the artist’s seventh concert tour to promote her twenty-fourth studio album,...
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Diatribe: Michael Smith’s 9 mm Pistol Tattoo.
Last Tuesday, Michael Smith of Norridgewock, Maine, who works the nightshift was woken at 10:00 a.m. by workers contracted by Central Maine Power to clear trees near power lines on his property....
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Ovation Revisited: Freshneck – The “Netflix For Neck Ties”.
During a long-overdue and internet-free vacation with loved ones, please enjoy several days’ worth of “Best Of …” posts from the DiatribesAndOvations.com archives … an opportunity to re-share some of...
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Diatribe: Gentlemen, Shouldn’t You Tuck In Your Dress Shirts?
Shirts that are made with a flat bottom hem are, generally, meant to be worn untucked. But if a shirt has visible “tails” … the hem is clearly longer in the front and the back than it is on the sides,...
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Diatribe: When Your $10,000 Hermès Bag Smells Like Pot Or A Skunk And You...
My dog is a spoiled little creature who, generally, thinks she’s the boss of me. But, when it comes time to go for a walk I make it very clear that I am in charge and we both know who is in charge. I...
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Diatribe: Designer Rick Owens Flashes Paris Fashion Week.
I watch enough Project Runway to know that avant garde fashion isn’t for everyone. Defined as leading edge, progressive and experimental, clothes of this nature are intended to prevent the industry...
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