” I would like to do it until I have to wear the girdle and the toupee.” David Duchovny on the X files.

“Every time she lifts her leg, I think another kid is going to fly out.” Joan Rivers, Kate Gosselin on Dancing with stars ( who has 8 children). A girdle for her?

“I have a new rule: not to date anyone who has a publicist. Who announces a breakup? I don’t understand that!”  Ryan Phillippe.

“If you could wish for one change in the world what would it be? “That everybody could afford my shoes.” Christian Louboutin in AnOther’s Proust Questionnaire.

“I’m so sorry, Gucci. I have tarnished your name.” Drew Barrymore regrets that green Golden Globes dress.

“I am having so much fun. A lot of guys have obviously hit on me and I am getting thousands of calls,” Paris Hilton on breaking up with Doug.

“He’s going to be my husband…I’m really in love and I’m really happy.” Paris Hilton last year about Doug Reinhardt.

“I’m pretty sure that I was JFK in my past life.” -Ke$ha in Interview.

“Her expression is perpetually bored and restless, as if the only thing she’s got on her mind is getting back to her walk-in closet to assess her vast kingdom of tank tops. This is a performance with all the elegance of a bitten fingernail.” -Salon reviews Miley’s new movie, The Last Song

Lingerie dressing was a huge trend on The Spring 2010 runways. But I am not so keen on the underwear as outwear trend in real life: it’s just too overt.  Then I saw these lovely shots which Garance Dore shot for March US Vogue and I loved the way she has incorporated the pretty little pieces of lingerie into the wardrobe. A little pretty lace skirt peeking from under an oversized sweater. A soft feminine lace cami tossed under a white shirt and chinos. I love the way Stella McCartney styled the lingerie under her blazers with high waist pants for the spring 2010 show. It’s about the soft and the hard, tailoring with relaxed knits and pretty lace.
So right for dressing right now when you want something trans seasonal to take you from summer to Autumn. You can go to any department store and find some chic lace pieces. it’s the way you wear it that’s important: Remember lace +denim + Gold = Tacky . Mais oui.

We Love Tom Ford.

• Because he re-launched Gucci and make it current, covetable and oh so sexy.
• Because he is so outrageous he had a model shave her map of Tassie into a map of G (For Gucci).
• Because he now designs the chicest sunglasses. Ever..
• Because he then went on to make a fabulously stylish and intelligent movie.
• Because that is not an oxymoron.
• Because he is now launching a lipstick collection (available now in the UK).
• Because he says there is “no more dramatic accessory than a perfect lip.”
• Because he always gives good quotes: read more Quote-de-la-quote

Vicky B, The Fem Bot, has landed herself on the cover of Vogue German ( can you land your self?  She can ).  Vogue.co.uk

US Vogue is planning New York’s Biggest Public Fashion Show Ever …for Fashion’s Night Out reports Fashionologie.com

J. Crew’s Creative Director Jenna Lyons appeared on Oprah’s ‘Dream Jobs’ episode. In this video Lyons walks viewers through a day in her life starting with her closet. OMG those shooes…so many shoes…Huffingtonpost.com via fashionista.com

Derek Blasberg has the life … “Last year, he was flown to events in Rio de Janeiro for Fashion Rocks; Moscow for the opening of a Diane Von Furstenberg exhibition; London for the Frieze Art Fair; Vienna for the Life Ball; and Venice, twice, for the Biennale and another Chanel show.” Nytimes.com

If I had to choose only one designer to wear it could only be Azzedine Alaia: Divine: runway.blogs.nytimes.

He has the business acumen; she has the talent required to create a two-billion-dollar global fashion brand. Together, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada are the most successful husband-and-wife pairing in fashion. A Must read ( she doesn’t like twitter) wsj.com

THE Ungaro plot thickens with the announcement that head designer Estrella Archs leaving  Vogue.co.uk

How did I miss this? Japanese Vogue fashion director Anna Dello Russo gives a lesson in packing her suitcases. Does she really wear track pants on the plane? I feel so much better.  Nymag.com

The next exhibition at the Met in New York is ‘American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity’ . The Met Ball is on May 3 and the Gala is sponsored by the Gap.  metmuseum.org

Is the New York Times zeroing in on a replacement for Stefano Tonchi at T magazine?  Sally Singer, Vogue’s fashion news/features director?? No! It can’t be true! wwd.com

KATE MOSS and Mario Testino are collaborating on a photographic book, which will be published by Taschen.. Just 1,500 signed copies of the 128-page boxed hardcover book will be produced for £305, according to WWD. Vogue.co.uk

Anna Wintour gave a moving 20-minute tribute to Penn’s life and work, and Hamish Bowles taught what was virtually a master class on the style and genius of Vogue photographers since Edward Steichen..From the Lecture at The Pratt Institute Fashionista.com

Fall 2010 campaigns: Karen Elson joined Christy Turlington and Natalia Vodianova on the Fall 2010 Louis Vuitton campaign set where Steven Meisel photographed and Karl Templer styled. Meisel also shot the Lanvin campaign this week in New York.. .Read more here Fashionologie.com

Madonna Shoots Dolce & Gabbana Campaign with Another Inappropriately Younger Man NYmag.com

Model.com interviews French stylist Melanie Huynh, one of fashion’s most photographed faces. “What was your most memorable work experience? Working at Vogue Paris with Carine Roitfeld, the greatest source of inspiration!” http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=17087

Karl Lagerfeld Shoots Short Film in Saint Tropez. See the pics here at  Fashionologie.com

Is This Christian Louboutin’s First Ad Campaign?Fashionista.com

French Vogue tapped Penélope Cruz as guest editor of its May issue, which typically is themed around the Cannes Film Festival. The 210-page issue has three cover choices: Cruz with Bono; Cruz with Meryl Streep, or Cruz with Kate Winslet, Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Streep.  Love It ! Good on them if it supports The (RED) campaign. wwd.com

Think you’ve got nothing in common with high-profile celebrity moms? Think again. See who’s tired, who struggles to find balance - and who’s on the verge of just cracking up. Harpersbazaar.com

Whitney Houston’s Voice Used to Scare Away Birds at Airports dailysquib.co.uk

Jennifer Lopez “Didn’t Care” About “Flabby Belly” After Twins’ Birth…says she “laughed” at her post-baby body ( so why did didn’t she just stay fat? ) .usmagazine.com

‘Too fast to live, too young to die” on his coffin?: Former lover Vivienne Westwood leads mourners at funeral of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren Dailymail.co.uk

Heather Locklear Arrested for Hit-and-Run..oopsies People.com

The Naked Truth: Nude Celebrities, Unretouched …Kim Kardashian, Joy Bryant, and Amanda de Cadenet forgo retouching ..whatever. YAWN. Harpersbazaar.com

Is Isla Fisher expecting baby number two? Whatever.  Hellomagazine.com

Amanda Seyfried Wore Her Cocktail Dress Backward on the Red Carpet..it’s about the zip and where it stops…Oopsies… redcarpet-fashionawards.com

Another day, another drunk Kiefer Sutherland story. Vanityfair.com [Page Six]

Another day, another story about Charlie Sheen and drugs and a hooker. Vanityfair.com

Catholic Church to Replace Choir Boys With Replicas..Dailysquib.co.uk

Naomi Campbell’s  boyfriend lets wedding plans slip..Marry me or I will hit you?. Dailymail

Oh my Lord : Kylie is so lucky! Andrés Velencoso is on the cover of Vanity Fair España May 2010.  Fashioncopious.

Gwyneth Paltrow looks great even with out makeup in ripped jeans… imnotobsessed.com

The Carrie Diaries (Hardcover)….by Candace Bushnell
Just in time for the new SACT movie sequel: It’s the prequel of Carrie and her life before New York City. 
‘Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She’s ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school. Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend’s betrayal makes her question everything.
With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we’ll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins. ‘ Probably a great beach read.
$10 Publisher: Balzer + Bray (April 27, 2010) Amazon.com

The Story of Fashion with Karl Lagerfeld - Rememberance of Things Past; Art & Sport of Fashion; Age of Dissent (2010)…DVD narrated by Karl Lagerfeld

This week we have a DVD instead of a book.  Cathy Horyn  on her blog at The New York Times explains: “The Story of Fashion,” a three-part series presenting 100 years of fashion, was first shown in 1987 and was narrated by Karl Lagerfeld. The films have been reissued as a DVD set, and they are still pretty interesting and informative, if dated in places. Of course, the designers look astonishingly young. Mr. Lagerfeld, without his many rings, discusses everything from French court clothes to Mary Quant, and there are some fascinating bits with people such as the late illustrator Antonio Lopez.”
‘On its excursions to the different fields of fashion, the trilogy moves through cultural history, pointing out trendsetters from art, music and film, and portrays a great number of influential fashion designers such as Poiret, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Quant and Dior. Along with Lagerfeld, the designers Armani, Donna Karan and the critic Carrie Donovan afford us fascinating insights into the sensual world of fashion.’Fabulous!

$49.99 DVD Release Date: March 30, 2010 from Amazon.com

This week The FiFi fashion Report is posted in my blog…It will be where I will be posting my fashion finds, fashion news and all the best buys I spy as I hit the shops ( almost) every day. Click here FiFi’s Daily Blog

Let me know what you think! I would love to hear your feedback….Do you want a little bit of The FiFi Fashion Report every day or all of it in one big hit on a Friday afternoon?
Who knows: I might be able to organise it so you can choose!

P.S This divine Anya Hindmarsh bag is new on Net-a-porter.com

Zucchini, asparagus, peas and ricotta salata salad …..adulterated from Gourmettraveller.com.au

If you know and love North Bondi Italian Food you will know and love this fabulous vegetable dish. It’s the perfect early autumn dish to eat right now especially for an Anzac Day lunch.
You need for 4 fashionista, 2 handsome hungry men, 1 hungry vegetarian or 30 models.

1 kipfler potato, scrubbed and cut into 1cm dice
About 12 baby green beans, trimmed and cut into 1cm lengths
6 spears of asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1cm lengths
1 small zucchini, cut into 1cm dice
75 gm podded peas
1 tabs designer extra-virgin olive oil
20 gm unsalted butter
1 golden shallot, thinly sliced
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
¼ cup (loosely packed) mint leaves  (finely chopped)
1 tabs  lemon juice or to taste
50 gm Ricotta salata, coarsely grated (See note) or just use a dollop of fresh ricotta and a grating of Parmesan

• Slip into your favorite Kaftan
• Pour a wine or three.
• Write down number of AA.
• Chop up the zucchini into the size of Vicky B’s diamond (1 cm dice)
• Chop up the potato as small as the size of a buckle /crystal on the new Prada bag.
• Chop up the beans into 1 cm lengths : think the length of your new lashes.
• Cut the asparagus into 1 cm lengths: think the length of the new kitten heel.
• Pop on Karen Walker sunglasses and chop up shallot very thinly ( Think your old YSL stilettos).
• Chop up the mint as small as Jessica Simpson brain.
• Chop up the garlic as thin as a Black Amex.
• Get a bowl of iced water ready for tossing in vegetables after cooking.
• Squeeze the lemon juice .
• Now ask George Clooney to bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil. He thinks that’s cooking. bless
• Toss in potato and cook for about 2 minutes. You don’t want too soft and mushy.
• Then toss in the beans, asparagus, zucchini and peas and continue cooking for another 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Don’t over cook or it will be soup.
• Reserve 1 tabs of the blanching water before you find a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to the bowl of iced water to refresh. Think SKII facial.
• Then drain the vegetables and throw in another bowl for some quiet time alone.
• Heat olive oil and outrageously delicious butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
• Toss in the chic shallot and garlic and sauté for 3 minutes or until soft as a Rick Owens leather jacket.
• Add vegetables to the buttery garlic and shallots and cook for another 2 minutes or until heated through.
• Now season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, and drizzle over the reserved blanching liquid and give it a stir.
• Accessorize with gorgeous green mint and the tangy lemon juice and gently give another stir.
• Spoon into a chic bowl and scatter with ricotta salata
• Serve and eat toute suite.

Note: Ricotta salata is made from fresh ricotta which has been salted and sun dried, giving it firmness and an intense flavour. It grates well and is available from Italian delicatessens.  I say just use a fresh ricotta works or so does topping with a scattering of mild parmesan.