Kitty tried to slam down the phone receiver. Damm her lack of opposable thumbs and damm Barbie. They had been vying for sexiest toy title for years. Kitty thought she had Barbie beat when she went for the big time bling. But now the diva was topping her with a runway show on Feb. 14 in Bryant Park, complete with designer inspired Barbie clothes. What was the world coming to? Then Kitty sat back and purred – she still had her line at Neiman Marcus and a higher net worth (see November 17, 2008 post for more on net worth). And, wasn’t Barbie turning 50?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/fashion/05ROW.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/search.jhtml?N=0&Ntt=heloo+kitty&_requestid=15797″
February 5th, 2009
Recessionista, Depressionista, and now Frugalista – where in the word will it end? William Safire, in his November 23, 2008 New York Times Magazine column, has picked Frugalista as his choice for word of the year: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/magazine/23wwln-safire-t.html
Here are some additonal choices:
Neimanista – one who frequents Neiman Marcus
Jeanista – owner of too many jeans
Jewelista – after all, diamonds are a girls best friend
Shoeista – “She who dies with the most stilletos wins,” Nina Garcia, The One Hundred
Fashionista’s know you can be super stylish even in trying times by mixing expensive and cheaper pieces, checking out designers second lines, remembering that debt is never stylish, and you will live without “fill in the blank.”
November 23rd, 2008