Thanks for the Ad: Mulberry Fall 2012

It's hotter than a witch's oven here in New York, but it wouldn't be fashion without that wonk-a-do sense of calendar disorientation.

Mulberry's Fall campaign has dropped and feature fuzzy wuzzy Where the Wild Things Are critters creeping for Alexa and Del Ray bags 

Careful, girl!

And careful furry monsters you don't go getting heat exhaustion!

Three Makes it a Trend: Someone's Pumped for the Dark Shadows Movie!

At The MET Ball, there was a lot of Dark Shadows fans coming out of the woodwork

(Amy Adams and Giambattista Valli) 

Mr Valli is just missing a cane and a cape to win Barnabas Collins look-a-like of the year. Take note Johnny Depp: this is how you should have looked. Not like drag queen Liza. 

(Lana Del Ray in Joseph Altuzarra) 

All she's missing is a turban for the evil gypsy look. Or a poison apple. 

(Brooke Shields)

Oh there's the cane! 

Lindsay's SNL: Success or Fail?

               


I wanted to get behind this. I really did. Lindsay's comeback #37 is in full steam and hosting Saturday Night Live this past weekend was going to be a reminder of her relevance beyond the US Weekly set and a display of the razor sharp comedic skills of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday"




                


But where was it? That 'Oh Yeah' moment? Lindsay got few lines, wasn't even in the opener and then flubbed what should have been the highlight of the evening, portraying herself in a criminal rehabilitation skit, relying too heavily on cue cards. That bit did generate two big laughs; on was when she announced, in her jumpsuit and Crips bandanna, she's gonna scare them straight as... Lindsay Lohan


                    


With Monday upon us, I can't help but correlate this effort to get a career off the ground to that of a certain other controversial white woman with too much lip filler. Did Lindsay Lohan just have her Lana Del Ray swan song?

Is Lana Del Ray Tired of Playing "Video Games" ?

This weekend internet sensation Lana Del Ray was the musical guest on SNL



               



Needless to say this was not the intended grand debut and all the people who didn't know her before now think of her in infamy.

Most biting, people said she couldn't sing.

I've never had a hit single, so I can't comment officially here, but just imagine flogging the same old jam over and over like a piece of stale chewing gum. Perhaps Del Ray's premier proffer, "Video Games" has lost its flavor for her. That would explain why she toyed with the composition of the song to mixed fruition.


Take in contrast her first TV performance on Later... with Jools Holland



                        


Notice the note hitting and the emoting. This time her passion is audible and laudable, but then it was months of live tap dancing ago. I am not defending the poor girl with the hit single and media blitz, I'm just wondering aloud. Yes, I think she unprepared and needed more time to season her stage presence, but mayhaps it's telling that the song that has been hers to helm is about indifference (from a lover) and lopsided effort.