“You would think people had never seen a boob before. I’ve never seen anything like it! You would think my boob had popped out and shot Gandhi! From the way people reacted I thought I’d got it out and choked someone to death with it.” Tara Reid on her boobgate. ( Shot Gandi? Choke her now.)
“People think I am just a party girl, and it’s bull. I didn’t want to look like a total party-girl drug retard. I’m not a drunk… I don’t have a drinking problem. I don’t have a drug problem” Tara Reid is a drug and alcohol ‘retard’.
“My hooters are under control! I’m taped up now, totally. I’m using double tape. Double double tape. My boobs are going nowhere ever again.” Tara Reid sure has a drug/alcohol problem (who would say that sober?) .
“ I had very big boobs at a young age… I was made to feel guilty about my body, Now people are buying the boobs I have.” Jessica Simpson.
“I love being a woman, and I love having tits,” Charlize Theron ( she bought Jessica’s).
“I suppose as long as the rumors of Jessica and Nick splitting aren’t true, everything will be fine. As Papa Joe would say, “Jessica’s got breasts! Big ones! Everyone, cop a feel!” Yeah, I know that nobody mentioned Jessica’s breasts, but that doesn’t change the fact that that’s what he’d say” The superficial.com
“I’m still young and still have a very active career that I’m not prepared to give up,” Paris Hilton
“very active career? I can only imagine it involves a lot of sex with strangers and possible taping of sex with strangers. Because last I checked, showing up at events and occasionally posing half naked in men’s magazines doesn’t really qualify as an active career” the superficial.com on Paris.
“ The only drugs I had on me were prescription drugs in my implant, but it had gone septic and it’s spewing them out.” Pete Doherty unbuttoning his trousers to show photographers the implant in his abdomen after his was arrested. eeww.
“It’s libellous to call me a smackhead – it’s a good job I am too disorganised to sue.” Pete Doherty, too much of a smack head to know he’s a smack head.
“This is Renée Zellweger, I’m in the lobby, and I wonder if you could come down because I want to talk to you.” To Page Six office in New York
“I just wanted to tell you that story was hurtful about me being with another man, it wasn’t true, and it made me look slutty.” Renee to Page Six gossip columnist ( Renee; with Tara Reid, Jessica Simpson and Paris around you will never look slutty).

It’s true; the bigger the sunglasses, the skinnier the celebrity. So I think I just lost a couple of kilos. You see I tossed on my new, sensational, oversized, dark, grey square sunglasses and, as I ran out the door past the mirror, I’m sure I looked like a Skeletwin (Nicole or Lindsay). Everyone must have a pair of these fabulous sunglasses from Just Jeans. You’ll love the subtle Chanel style quilting on the arm and you’ll love the price. Trouble is you have to take them off. It’s hard to shop in the dark.

$29 Dark Grey Square Sunglasses from Just Jeans.

An item du jour is not for everyone. The whole idea of it being an item du jour means it’s only for the inner sanctum. If everyone had it, it wouldn’t be an item du jour. It would be an item du last season. An item du yesterday. Which brings me to the absolutely divine new Chanel 2.55 vintage bag. It’s du jour and du tomorrow. It’s the bag everyone is talking about. In aged quilted black leather it has that made-to-look-vintage finish. It has a divine dull silver chain strap and was ‘inspired by the original diamond-quilted, chain-strung handbag with its logo-free turn clasp and secret pocket for love letters, which Coco named after its February 1955 creation date (hence, the 2.55)’. It’s all we ever need or want. Du forever.
$2700 Chanel 2.55 bag from The Chanel Boutique. http://www.chanel.com/

Life is all about the shoe (always singular) and this season it’s all about toe cleavage. So revealing. Your feet and toes must look fabulous. No chipped toenails, or daggy nail polish. Which is why I just adore the Revlon Really Rosy nail polish. It’s not bright red and god forbid it’s not pink or watermelon either. I’m thinking it’s a dusty rose. It looks pretty, stays on for weeks and doesn’t seem to chip either. Don’t we all love roses when we show a bit of cleavage?

$19 Revlon Nail Polish from major department store.

Truman Capote, is hot, hot, hot. ‘What with Philip Seymour Hoffman’s wonderful portrayal of Tru in the just-released film “Capote.” Still another biographical film, “Have You Heard” — with Toby Jones as Capote and a cast that includes Sandra Bullock as Harper Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow as Peggy Lee, Sigourney Weaver as Babe Paley, Isabella Rossellini as Gloria Guinness and Hope Davis as Slim Keith — is filming in Texas and New York at the moment.’ wwd
Random House has announced that Truman’s first novel, “Summer Crossing,” long lost will be published later this month.
Andrea Levy’s novel, Small Island, has been declared the best ever winner of Britain’s Orange Prize for Fiction. The Best of the Best contest pitted the 10 winners of the women-only award against one another.
Check out the site of architect John Pawson http://www.johnpawson.com
This is very cool: An art installation of a Prada store in the dessert http://www.eartharchitecture.org/
Richard Avedon’s groundbreaking portrait exhibit, “In the American West,” was both vilified and praised when it opened 20 years ago at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort worth, Texax. A critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram derided the black-and-white photos of small-town working people and drifters as “perverse,” and visitors complained that the photo subjects appeared to be “low class” and “ugly.” Now, a year after Avedon’s death, the museum again has mounted the landmark exhibit, displaying 78 of the 124 images. wwd.
In Paris after the fashion shows head over to a Dior retrospective chez Didier Ludot, the vintage guru store in Palais Royale. Then check out Book publisher Assouline’s new plush flagship just opened with a ‘stock of all their fabulous 500-plus titles along with oodles of luxury accoutrements, from library-scented candles to $11,500 Goyard trunks custom-made for tomes. Next door to Christian Dior at 35 Rue Bonaparte, it has leather walls, natural lighting and a lounge area where customers can sit and have an espresso or a glass of champagne’. wwd http://www.assouline.com/
Then check the exhibitions on in Paris: “Vienna 1900″ is at the Grand Palais — sponsored by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton — and draws on works from Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. The Musée d’Orsay has a revealing exhibit of late 19th-century Russian art. And the Centre Pompidou is reassessing the Dadaists — sponsored by Yves Saint Laurent — with a major show. Or check out photography from Karl Lagerfeld, Jeff Koons and Allen Ginsberg at the “La Photographie En Parallèle” exhibition at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.
‘The crew that turned Le Baron into Paris’ grooviest bar, attracting the likes of Sofia Coppola and Jarvis Cocker, has a new hot spot — Paris Paris, a former basement cabaret club. (No, it’s not named after Paris Hilton and her ex.) Paul Sevigny (Chlöe’s brother) and his band, ARE Weapon, will perform all fashion week long Paris Paris, 5 Avenue de l’Opera, 750. Cool

http://www.seatguru.com/
This is a fantastic travel site: the ultimate source for airplane seating and in-flight services information.
‘Do you want a seat with extra legroom? Like to compare the First Class, Business, and Coach seats of different airline carriers? Need to know which airplanes have laptop power at your seat and what type of adapter you’ll need? Want to know what type of in-flight entertainment is featured on your flight and what movies are playing this month? It’s all here…Brilliant.

http://www.vanityfair.com/features/outtakes/050914feou
Another Paris Hilton video? Relax! You can actually watch this one at the office: it’s from her shoot for Vanity Fair.

TomKat is pregnant (it’s a miracle!).
Another day, another divorce story about Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. They are splitsville. Here’s the scoop: the couple is waiting to make an official announcement later in the month “Nick and Jessica have not separated,” Simpson’s rep, Brad Cafarelli ( And Brad is not dating Angelina either.)
Lindsay Lohan sustained minor injuries ( lost weight?) after her black Mercedes-Benz convertible collided with a van.
is Mischa Barton back with Brandon Davis or back with Cisco Adle?
Britney Spears and Kevin fear a steamy home sex video is about to be made public. (Steamy? Foggy more like).
Tara Reid is bordering on a mental breakdown after the cancellation of Taradise , (thesuperficial.com says “I have no idea how anybody could even gauge a mental breakdown with Tara. A mental breakdown suggests that there’s a mind to actually break down, as opposed to the cavity of air where Tara’s brain should be from).
Paris Hilton has hooked up with Stavros Niarchos, worth a $75billion. They were spotted canoodling at Los Angeles nightspot Spider Club .
Nicolas Cage and his wife had a boy Kal-el Coppola Cage.
You can write to Lil’ Kim while she’s in jail…..Att: Kimberly Jones # 56198-054, FDC PHILADELPHIA,FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, P.O. BOX 562, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106….(just a get well card will do.)
Denmark’s Princess Alexandra ( our Mary’s sister in law) has a new toyboy lover. The 41-year-old is romancing 26yr old photographer Martin Jorgensen.
Is Gwyneth Paltrow pregnant? That’s what gossips claim. “Gwyneth is 99% sure this baby was made in one of Chris’ dressing rooms.” Spare us the details.
Kate Moss is to arrested and questioned when she returns to the UK. Then they will burn her at the stake.
Gisele Bündchen has left Leo once again because he won’t pop the question.
Mandy Moore is NOT in rehab nor is she having any sort of sordid crisis ( but the rumors are really upsetting her and driving her to drink)
Victoria and David Beckham’s son was rushed to hospital after suffering convulsions. ( he saw his mother eating).

Nothing Serious by Justine Levy, Charlotte Mandell (Translator)
This book was a huge best seller in France for obvious reasons. The daughter of famous French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy, Justine was famous even before her husband left her for supermodel Carla Bruni. Then the shit hit the fan so she wrote a book based on the whole affair. Nothing serious is about “ Louise whose husband, Adrien, leaves her for his father’s lover, Paula, a surgically enhanced model. A delicious cynicism creeps onto every page as Louise recounts her dysfunctional marriage, her addiction to amphetamines and battles with low self-esteem. Lévy’s memorable if neurotic protagonist proves loveable” Perfect
$15 http://www.amazon.com Publisher: Melville House (October 15, 2005

The Christmas List
Jed Johnson : Opulent Restraint (Hardcover)
by Jay Johnson, Paul Goldberger (Contributor), Bob Colacello (Contributor).
Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint is the first book to chronicle the fascinating career, work and times of an interior design superstar whose life was cut short in 1996 by the disastrous explosion of TWA Flight 800. From humble beginnings in Minnesota, Johnson rose to prominence in 1970’s New York, via the Warhol Factory, to the highest echelons of the rarified world of design and decoration. His impressive celebrity client list included Pierre Bergé, Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Richard Gere, and Barbara Streisand. A must have book for every interior design office and for those interested in the fascinating Warhol years in New York.” Fabulous!
$65 http://www.amazon.com/Publisher: Rizzoli (November 1, 2005)

*FiFi Alert! Due to the huge success of the first FiFi Style sessions at WBJ you are now invited to the next FiFi Style Sessions on Wed Oct 19. Find out how to take your summer wardrobe from day into evening. How to look fabulous going from the office to drinks without spending an outrageous fortune. You need to do this. For your bank manager’s sake. For your sanity’s sake. Because it’s fun. Because it’s about shopping. And you can drink while you’re doing it. Hic! Book Now! Seats are limited. go to http://www.westfield.com/bondijunction/news/askfifi.rdf
Economy Class:
Target: Got to love a store that has done a very good copy of the Chloe/Mulberry tan buckle bag in black for $39! What the? It’s in textured pleather ( read plastic) so it doesn’t look too cheap. Squint your eyes and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Jag: have a quite good oversized bag, very Prada with eyelets, brass hardware buckles and pockets in tan or white $115. Check out the groovy side pocket jeans $99.David Jones: The Herve Chapellier bags are on sale, half price the mini $59 and the big canvas totes (very Longchamps) are now $149. Check out the taupe and black one. Chic. Mimco: Love their big floppy sunhats in cotton in red, white and black and white $79. Sportsgirl: Buy the Cacherel esque floral skirt with lace inserts as reported $79 (find the real deal in Myer for $699); the fabulous Cacherel esque striped cami top with wooden beaded straps is a winner and a complete and utter copy (as is the skirt) $79. Outrageous.( but good). Buy the scoop neck baggy T $19 in good colours; the choc brown frayed edge military jacket now $59 and the Marc Jacobs copy (from 02?) denim puff sleeve, peplum jacket with double breasted brass buttons now $69. There is are basic to the knee shorts in black and also very chic brown $69; a cute chiffon blouse with a peter pan collar and short sleeves in soft blue, tiny floral print $89; a grey jersey halter top with a smattering of sequins $79 and a funky, white waistcoat $89. And because The Dress is huge for next summer (as seen on the runways 2 minutes ago on Style.com) I suggest you invest in cute little chiffon dresses here; very cool in simple block colours $149. Witchery: I see beaded caftans but surely you bought up big last year as I told you to? Check out the spot/cream/brown sundress $129; the boob tubes in brown and black $29, (fab under a jacket in trans seasonal weather;) the cute faded Seven style jeans $89 and the Mulberry ish bag in black or tan $169. There is cool slouch, shoulder bag in choc with brass studs $189 too. Also for the beach I like the halter muslin long dress with a rope drawstring waist $79 in white. But buy the perfect black to the knee shorts with side pockets $89; they are just the right length and nice and narrow, a must buy. Cue: there are some good pieces on sale: The ubiquitous caramel full skirt with a blue, frill waist is now $79; the Miu Miu brown pleat front skirt with blue or yellow side pockets is $70. New in is a grey chiffon dress pleated $269; a black Balenciage style tulip skirt with brass buttons: Buy this, the tulip skirt is a big story for next season too $159. There is a taffeta scoop neck dress, with a tulip skirt, (I’m thinking very Gucci) for you about $250 and the Mui Miu esque graphic print skirts ( almost an exact copy) are all in the Cue store in Myer city store; a great buy $179. And they have done a quite good Birkin bag copy in a fab orange, chic brown or white; not bad for $249. Also I like the tan buckle bag $259 too. Myer: I came here to find more of the label Zara but it’s gone. : You blinked and you missed it. It was sent to Melbourne and, as I was told, it was all wrong. Interesting to NB. Check out the DKNY jeans simple, white racer back T ; great fabric $89; the fab Balenciage esque zig zag chiffon navy and white stripe caftan top from Urbane $99; and the sheer brown version with stripe thro it, with a drawstring $99. In the bag department here I see a chic, choc leather Olga Berg YSL ish slouch horn bag $99; and a chic David Lawrence Mulberry ish bag in choc brown $229. Kookai There is a cool brown and cream birdseye check jacket $169 and also the slinky jersey dresses are great here if you are skinny. Betts shoes: They have a few cheap but chic flat sandals here: Checkout the gladiator tan sandals, very Kate Moss $59; the chunky wooden platform, Miu Miu esque mules $89 with tan leather straps; the choc leather wedges with an ankle strap $75; the ‘Sandra Miller’ ( who?) ‘Greek’ flat T bar, capri sandals $79 and the bronze or gold roman sandals are a great Prada rip off, it’s true. $89. All cool.MNG: There is a cool denim peacoat with a frayed edge but it’s for winter so it’s padded (we’ve all got enough of that non?) $159; a cool cropped bolero trench in stone cotton $189 and lovely sheer caftan top in purples/browns paisley print $99.

Business
David Jones; check out the brown leather patch work slouch bag by Lucky Brand $360. Myer: Agnes B: there is a huge range in the city store but as reported not very exciting. Best buy is the very Miu Miu /Marimekko brown/rust /orange big, 60’s floral print caftan top $329; the low back, black dress $329 and the simple white shirts. Also check out the Nicole Farhi steel blue trench $999 and the very arty, crafty, hippy top in cream with amazing top stitching and buttons on it $499. Check out the DKNY dark denim, very simple blazer $559. Find some fab hats here for the races. Bettina Liano: Love the silver line jackets and the skirts. Check out the fab new swimwear and the cute beachwear and bikinis, bright 60’s style prints from $220. Queenspark; have done a great job with their bags: Find a very good version (!) of the Fendi Spy bag $349 in choc brown; the Paddington Chloe is $349 and in tan is an outrageous copy too. Country Road: the sale continues: Check out the shorts, shorts in cotton for sexy long legged girls $85; the mint faded cotton twill jacket $198; the wrinkle silk washed, V neck Tank/cami with beaded front $170; and the external pleat, multi pleat skirt in silky taupe ( barley) with a ribbon waist is a great buy $229. I do like the Chloe style, soft blush cami in silk with black straps $129. Check out the fab gold line jacket $299; the new shirred cami top $149 in taupe chiffon. And a lot of very nice dresses. Buy the handy choc boob tubes for $34. CK Jeans: Check out the original jeans for $99, they are just good, classic dark jeans with a simple, straight leg in David Jones or Myer.David Lawrence: has some cool, choc Jesus sandals $79; and some good Mulberry style bags $229.

First:
David Jones: The IT bag is here in Fendi. It’s the ‘Spy’ bag in a burgundy brown $3000: There is a waiting list. Also check out the fabulous Linda Evangelista bag in the Celleria range in green $3000 and the mini Linda $2500. There is only one of each bag in each colour in Australia. Also check out the chic Fendi logo heels in gold $695; and the sunglasses too. Dior: Check out the cute, choc sling backs heels with navy flower detail $750 and the amazing sunglasses. Prada: Buy all the bags here in canvas: big news for next summer too. Love the 2 strap orange or brown structured bag $2000. Weekend Max Mara: check out the fab, simple, drape neck black T $160; the divine white leather ring front sandals and the divine, very simple, big, square bag $495. The groovy strapless Burberry style trench dress is $800; check out the shirtwaister dress in stone for $860 and the black simple V neck cardigan is chic with a white shirt. Myer: The Stella McCartney is here but it’s not so exciting I must say. There is a lot of watermelon. Check out the Donna Karan divine grey bias cut T-shirt $829; and the Ferre Studio absolutely divine stone suede trench $4489. Tiffany & Co: The divine and very modern collection of the Tiffany 1837 has arrived in store and it is gorgeous. Check out the bracelets and the rings.http://www.tiffany.com/international.asp.
Evelyn Miles: Check out the Miu Miu heeled loafers in tan: a must buy for next winter $540 so buy them now. I insist. Then get the fabulous brown and gold flat sandals $500. Belinda MLC: All the winter collections will be in store by 22 Oct but the winter Marni collection has just arrived. Check out the bronze/blue taffeta print 50’s skirt $975; the stripe burgundy L/S T shirt $495; the soft brown leather jacket $2395 and the soft brown, crop button thro jacket $2799. There is an amazing silk taffeta opera coat in grey with green flowers $2025 and lots more: Also check the new gorgeous grey Yohji L/S T and the cool black trainers $800. Buy 2. There is a divine red chiffon tank dress with a frill going all down one side; so, so, Yohji and so $2695. There is red version in a top too. There is a chic but simple and luxurious black Ts hirt $520. In the Lanvin buy the most sensational soft rose, raw edges, tie front coat $4900. why ?Because it’s just gorgeous. Then have the amazing bow front pleated black dress $6200. And sunglasses are fabulous too. Christensen Copenhagen; The Marlena Burger collection has arrived in store: Check out the black sweet very Marc Jacobs style 50’s dress with Peter Pan collar $525; the pretty pink chiffon blouse $325; the black Chanel style leather jacket $1295 and the petit bateau T shirts are now on sale $22.Tiny sizes I think. Also check out the Paul and Joe grey marle knit slit sleeve top; and the black jersey scoop neck dress with full sleeves $795.

Buttermilk Pancakes With Crushed Strawberries And Yoghurt …. from Bill’s.
A perfect little je ne sais quoi to whip up for a spring Sunday Brunch. This is a serious crowd pleaser and quite simply sensational. Just don’t think about throwing on a bikini for at least a couple of hours ….

For about 6 you need:

2 cups plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 cups buttermilk
75g unsalted butter, melted
unsalted butter, for moisturizing
For serving:
1 punnet strawberries/raspberries or ½ packet of frozen ones (thawed!)
2 tablespoons icing sugar, sifted
Rich creamy Yogurt to serve

·Put on the coffee for a caffeine hit before you start cooking.
·Then apply lashings of Crème de la Mer to get a beauty hit
·It’s best make the crushed strawberries first so
·Pop half the raspberries in a glass bowl and crush with a fork. Stir in the icing sugar and taste to see if it’s sweet enough. Toss in the remaining raspberries and mix and chuck in the fridge till serving time
·Now for the pancakes: throw the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in bowl.
·Stir to combine it all
·Melt the butter.
·Beat the eggs
·Add eggs, buttermilk and melted butter.
·Whisk to combine. Don’t worry about lumps at this stage. (a bit like your thighs )
·Melt some butter in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
·Then ladle about four tablespoons of batter into pan for each pancake
·Smells great non? Cook for around two minutes until bubbles appear on surface of pancake. (A bit like cellulite, you’ll recognize it when it appears).
·Then turn the pancake over and cook the other side for around one minute (it’s like sun baking). Repeat
·As you cook throw the pancakes to a warmed plate
·Now here’s the crowd pleaser bit:
·To serve, stack pancakes with the crushed raspberries and yoghurt. So add a pancake, top with some berries, a little yogurt and repeat. What a stack!
·Top with a drizzle of more yogurt and raspberries
Sensational!

Cinderella Man ……directed Ron Howard
Who: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
The Plot: A boxer becomes a champion boxer then retires as a boxer then gets another chance of being a boxer and then boxes and boxes and tries to win the boxing championship again. He spends alot of time boxing. Then boxes a bit more. Boxing anyone? (Go, Russ Go!)
Acting: Russell is born for this role and is incredible. He is a thug and plays a great thug. Renee Zewellger is “ a sniffling, squinting Kewpie doll “ and gets about 2 scenes as his wife (she doesn’t watch him box: can you blame her?) Giamatti is fantastic and steals the show.
Photography: It ‘s shot in a retro, sepia style and the amazing, beautiful, dull colours make the depression look like a painting.
Wardrobe: It’s all so YSL 40’s with a few Marc Jacobs sweet retro looks thrown in. For someone poverty struck in the Gepression Renee chicly tosses her scarf perfectly around her neck and is immaculate.
Salon Beaute: Renee’s hair is a fright (but who wouldn’t look like that watching all that boxing and Russell Crowe every day?)
Smooches: It’s another film on sport, yawn.
Smokin’ Smooches: Zero. Double yawn
Blood’n’Guts: boxing, boxing and more boxing. Boxing anyone?
Waterproof mascara? Only because you are sobbing, begging the boxing to stop. Chanel mascara is ideal for the ending
Tom Cruise/Alien sighting? No, but I could Box Katie Holmes ears in now she’s pregnant.
Botox? Get a huge double dose injected before you watch the boxing and more boxing and then a bit more boxing….
When Harry met Sally romance Richter scale: 3/10.They trick you with Cinderella in the title.
Rename it: Ugly step sister Man. Or Gladiator goes to Cold Mountain on Seabiscuit for a million dollar Baby.
Worst review: “So square it makes the original Rocky look cutting edge and Million Dollar Baby positively avant-garde by comparison.” NEW YORK POST
Best review: “ Ron Howard’s film is a shamefully ingratiating old-fashioned weepie’.New York Times.
See it or donate to the Prada bag/save Katie fund? Oh, Let me see? What will it be? A divine Prada bag or watching 3 hours of boxing and boxing and more boxing?
http://www.cinderellamanmovie.com/index.php