Friday's Foto

As always, Miss Chantecaille kept it classy at the Whitney art party. LOVE her style. She always gets it right.

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Weekend Reading

Cathie Black's Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)

Hot or Not?

Belts worn on the outside of jackets and cinched at the waist?

I must say I like the look on Olivia P.

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Friday's Foto

"Carrie" being shot for Vogue with "Big" in the background holding the LV vintage luggage. Love it, dahling. Love it.

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NYC Housewife: Alex McCord

Of all the new "housewives" (they are anything but!) I related most to Alex McCord. According to Bravotv.com, Alex is an up-and-comer in New York society. She is a former actress and model and currently works in graphic design. She is married with two children and manages to balance a thriving social calendar. She hopes her kids will be bilingual and had a French au pair to boot.

I love Alex's international minded attitude and her love of French, travel and St. Barths. I fear she will be labeled as a "social climber" (which she is some ways is) but why the negative connotation? I'm already appalled by the some of the comments posted on Alex's Bravo blog. People take cheap shots at her hair and teeth, as well as lambast her for making disparaging remarks about the 'burbs. I do think Alex is one of the nicer housewives and seems intent on making it in the shark infested waters of NYC. The show makes me question my own desire to take a chance in the Lipstick Jungle where appearances are everything and every move seems calculated.

It will be interesting to watch how Alex interacts with the other housewives throughout the season. I suspect her bitchy side will come out and she will take a lot more heat. But we won't hold it against her. On va voir.

Photo: AlexMcCord.com

Upper East Side Dahlings

Did anyone catch the Real Housewives of NYC last night? What did you think? If you missed it, voila.

If you are curious about how the UES social set lives, tune in to Bravo on Tuesdays. Budding socialites, take notes.

Friday's Foto

The lovely Byrdie Bell at the Other Boleyn Girl screening.