● Martha Stewart at Good Housekeeping's 125th anniversary "Shine On" benefit for the National Women's History Museum - Mmm. I love La Grenouille. I love everything of Jean Georges. I love everything of Daniel. And I love Benoit, right around the corner, yeah. Every one of them has its specialty, of course. If you go to Benoit, you can have the oysters—they're delicious. The souflees are like the best. And at Grenouille—the frog's legs.
more● The only thing better than this video of Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harriet the Spy, Gossip Girl) rapping along to a Nicki Minaj verse while riding through the Holland Tunnel is the fact that it was filmed by James Van Der Beek. [TwitVid] ● A Pennsylvania school district issued laptops to their students, then allegedly used webcams to spy on kids in their homes. This is what happens to English teachers who read 1984 with their classes for 20 years straight. [Boing Boing] ● The Family Guy actress with Down Syndrome -- Sarah Palin's Facebook enemy -- sent a letter to the New York Times with some saucy words about humor for the ex-governor: "My mother did not carry me around under her arm like a loaf of French bread the way former Governor Palin carries her son Trig around looking for sympathy and votes." [Gawker]
more● Tom Ford has never been subtle, so it's no surprise he chose to open his namesake boutique directly across from his former design home, Gucci, on Rodeo Drive. [LATimesBlog] ● Hugh Jackman has dropped out of discussions for Cleo, Steven Soderbergh's 3-D live-action Elvis-style musical about Cleopatra and her lover Marc Antony. Not gay enough? [Variety] ● The International Center of Photography will debut a yearlong series of exhibits dedicated to fashion photography. [WWD]
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Consider this dream: I’m in a small SoHo boutique, say, Sunglass Hut. Twinkling pairs of designer shades surround me. Beside me is my favorite “Gossip Girl” Michelle Trachtenberg and together we are tirelessly trying miles of them on, rummaging through cases of them. Thankfully, I live in New York and things like this occur rather frequently. Yesterday, Trachtenberg, Gen Art, and BlackBook’s Fashion Director Elizabeth Sulcer came together in SoHo’s reinvented Sunglass Hut to host the launch party for Gen Art’s 10th Anniversary Styles Runway and Awards Show. Trachtenberg busied herself with the exploration of the sleek black-and-white interior of the store, perusing the endless selection of eyewear. I jumped at the chance to try the Dolce & Gabbana, Tiffany & Co., and Sunglass Hut’s “Glam New York” collections.
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