February 2007

February 21st 2007
New York City

Because I’m exceedingly lazy and still a bit under the weather from our HOLLYWOULD Valentines Kegger, I’ve decided not to write a diary entry but instead to plagiarize from our very favorite and much-better-written website, www.gawker.com.  There may still be two of you who don’t know about Gawker.com, so now that we’re filling you in, you will finally have access to the kind of top quality gossip that makes life worth living.  You will notice that I have not only cut & paste the entire Gawker article on our party, but have also stolen their photos, which were taken by Nikola Tamindzic, are titled “gawker”, and you will note are much better than mine.  Big shout-out to everyone who came to the party, Paul Sevigny for playing the best music in town, Seize Sur Vingt www.16sur20.com for sharing their guestlist of studs, Draft Magazine http://www.draftmag.com/ for hooking up the beer, and Gawker www.gawker.com for letting me borrow your genius words (below) and photos (right)…

Team Party Crash: The Lonely Hearts Kegger

While the couples of New York were enjoying their reservations at Gramercy Tavern and anticipating late nights filled with champagne, strawberries, and edible panties, some singles were trying to figure out how to celebrate Valentine's Day without involving their friends Ben & Jerry. Enter an invitation to the Hollywould/Seize Sur Vingt Lonelyhearts Kegger.

Editorial Assistant Heather and usual-photographer-but-this-time-writer Kate braved the frigidity of the weather to watch frat boys do kegstands with Gawker photographer Nikola Tamindzic.

We arrived at Hollywould, Holly Dunlap's shoe 'n' clothing store, around 8:30 to already find the party in full swing and the Amstel Light keg already nearing the end of its life. There was Faran Krentcil of Fashionista; she and Heather continued their post-Fashion Week bonding. [Ed. Note: This is not a good thing.] As the two of them chatted, I surveyed the scene, which could be aptly described as School Ties meets the Palm Springs Junior League. There were more navy blazers than you could shake a stick at, 3 Tucker Carlson clones, and at least 2 boys were wearing Nantucket Reds. Say what you will about the wussiness of preppy men, but wearing summer-weight cotton pants to a party in the middle of a snow/ice/hail storm is real commitment to perpetually shrunken testicles.

Wanting to contribute something to the conversation, I turned to Faran and said, "Wow, there are a lot of cheekbones at this party."

"Oh, it's actually just a really small space," she assured me. "There really aren't that many people".

"Oh, no," I said, ignoring a perfectly good opportunity to let my stupid comment go, "there are a lot of CHEEKBONES at this party. "

Faran looked at me like a kindergartener who was showing her a crayon doodle. "Oh," she said politely. "That's cute."

To the keg! I bumped into two young gentlemen. They were friendly enough and we started chatting. Turns out that they were both named Matt. I introduced myself. "That's my friend Heather," I said.

"Can we call you Heather and Heather?" Matt #1 asked.

"Um, is Kate really that difficult to remember?" I asked him.

"How about Keather?" Matt #2 asked.

"This really is that difficult for you, isn't it?" I asked.

Then the keg stands started. Paul Sevigny was playing Motown. Soon enough, he put on Moon River, and the lights started flashing, prompting at least 3 drunken people to yell "LAST CALL!!" several times in a row.

There were gift bags. If anyone wants a size 0 G-String that says "Draft Magazine: Tap This" on the front, they may address all inquiries to tips@gawker.com.

February 13th 2007
New York City

February 8th 2007

The girls in the HOLLYWOULD office spent last night at Madison Square Garden seeing none other than our favorite man in the universe, Justin Timberlake, perform live.  As you can imagine, I was extremely upset not to be able to attend, but the girls did promise to bring me plenty of JT loot, and when I saw my “Sexy Back” running shorts this morning, all was forgiven.  Sadly, I am not able to report on the show first-hand, but have received a play-by-play reportage and the general gist is that yes, Justin Timberlake truly is the hottest man alive (moment of silence for Cameron), and yes, he did play all the hits, with the finale being his “gift” in a box.  Oh Justin.

In other HOLLYWOULD news, it was recently reported that one of our darling Palm Beach customers came in last year and purchased our Cruise 2006 Lyford dress for a trip to see her in-laws, who happen to live in the dress’s namesake spot, Lyford Cay Bahamas. Anywho, according to this fabulous HOLLYWOULD girl, the dress was such a hit with her hubby that it actually resulted in her getting knocked up…in Lyford! She now promises to return next year with the bambino in tow to buy a new HOLLYWOULD dress so her child can have a sibling.

Note to our new mom-to-be, our favorite new HOLLYWOULD Cruise 2007 dress is the “Elba”, which will definitely require a romantic vacation with the hubby to the Isle of Elba once baby Lyford is born.  We’ve also got the Positano, Sardegna and Capri dresses, which can only mean that a suitcase full of HOLLYWOULD and a trip to Italy is in the cards for your next big vacation!

February 2nd 2007
New York City

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, HOLLYWOULD Girls are by far the cutest, smartest, most fabulous girls on the planet.  To prove this point, I’ve just returned from Italy to find two sweet notes from gorgeous HOLLYWOULD Girls…

The first, which arrived from Honolulu, Hawaii on Four Seasons, Beverly Hills stationary, is from the lovely, talented, and oh-so-beautiful super starlet Evangeline Lilly, who was writing to let me know that she loves HOLLYWOULD so much that she purposely makes an effort to wear it when she knows she’ll be photographed by the press.  We love you Evangeline Lilly!  You are truly divine.

The second came from our newest HOLLYWOULD Customer of the Month, Caroline Chang, who is pictured to the right looking drop-dead-gorgeous in her HOLLYWOULD dress and shoes.  Could our customers be any cuter?  I think not!  Below is the note sent by Caroline, which shows she is not only beautiful but also a genius, like all HOLLYWOULD Girls:

Dear HOLLYWOULD Girls,

I am sending pictures from my recent weekend getaway to beautiful, sunny South Beach with my boyfriend Steven.  On Saturday night, I decked myself out in my favorite HW attire (dress and shoes) and partied all night long.  I got a ton of compliments (which always happens whenever I wear HW) and had a wonderful time. 

I have been a die-hard HW fan ever since falling in love with the Athens sandal many years ago.  Since then, I have acquired quite a collection of HW gear, and now I honestly will only wear HW shoes.  Thanks again for making sexy, gorgeous, and *comfortable* shoes!

Caroline

For being so fantabulous and sending us a photo & email to tell us about it, Caroline wins a $150 Gift Certificate from HOLLYWOULD to use online or at one of our stores! Congratulations Caroline and thank YOU for wearing HOLLYWOULD in style!

If you would like to be our next HOLLYWOULD CUSTOMER OF THE MONTH, send a photo of yourself in HOLLYWOULD to shop@hollywould.com today, and be sure to title your email “CUSTOMER OF THE MONTH”!