Les femmes d’un certain age
Glamour Girl is terribly envious of her friend Meg Fairfax Fielding, who not only hosts the superlative blog Pigtown Design, but who has already seen the new movie about Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to...
View ArticleBrian Atwood, Dream Date
Glamour Girl doesn’t know what’s come over her. Maybe it’s all those years she was forced, by a foot injury, to spend in orthopedic shoes. Maybe it’s the change of season. Maybe it’s a whim. Maybe it’s...
View ArticleReinventing Your Face
Glamour Girl really must protest. Since the demise of televised Oprah, GG has been getting her late afternoon fix of glamour, girl stuff, celeb sightings, psychobabble, and “lifestyle” on Katie...
View ArticleAround Town, Front and Center (Club)
Glamour Girl admits it. Despite her moniker, she spends most of her time these days in ratty jeans, comfy sweaters, and barefoot. Since she does all her work from home – yes, even the radio stuff – she...
View ArticleOptical Illusion Dresses
It’s that time of year, when we might be tempted to over-indulge in all the yummy eats and drinks of the holidays. And why not? You can’t be an ascetic all the time. Or at least you shouldn’t be. Life...
View ArticleGolden Globes 2012-2013
It was the Night of the Woman at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, as co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kicked a**. And looked glamorous while doing it. Witty, irreverent, at times scathing, the funny...
View ArticleRed Carpet Project
The New York Times has put together a wonderful compendium called the Red Carpet Project. It covers red carpet gowns from the past 15 years, and you can sort them by color, designer, actress,...
View ArticleRed Dress Fashion Show 2013
Oh, wow, if there’s one color (actually, there are many) Glamour Girl loves, it’s red! That’s why she salivates every year at the Red Dress Fashion Show. A consciousness-raiser for the issue of heart...
View ArticleDesigner Danielle DiFerdinando at Nordstrom
Local-gal-made-good Danielle DiFerdinando, who sells her beautiful handbags under the name Danielle Nicole, will be hosting a trunk show at Nordstrom in Towson Town Center on Friday, February 15th. The...
View ArticleAcademy Awards 2013
Glamour Girl was very lucky to be invited to an Academy Awards soirée chez Marion Winik, who is not only a great host but a great cook. The spread was fantastic, as was the abundant bubbly. GG never...
View ArticleDanielle Nicole at About Faces in Towson Thurs May 9
Fab handbag designer and local gal made good Danielle Nicole, about whom I wrote here, will be back in town on Thursday, May 9th, from 4 to 8 PM at About Faces Day Spa at the Shops at Kenilworth in...
View ArticleGlamour Girl Goes to France—on the QM2!
Glamour Girl just returned from an extraordinary trip. She plied the waters of the Atlantic on the magnificent, fabled, uber-glamorous Queen Mary 2, a crossing that takes 7 days. After being wined and...
View ArticleRight On, Rod!
A headline in the deliciously gossipy UK newspaper Daily Mail caught Glamour Girl’s attention this morning: “Rod Stewart blasts modern men who don’t dress up for dinner” Music to GG’s ears. It’s...
View ArticleNot Just For Brides
Glamour Girl just can’t get enough of some websites. Though these days she’s getting rid of clothes more often than acquiring new ones, it sure is fun to look. I’ve written about some of my faves...
View ArticleHarvest Ball at Homewood House
A rare black-tie event—the first-ever Harvest Ball at Homewood House. A great venue and a great cause. I’m a volunteer docent at this beautiful historic house. It’s one of Baltimore’s architectural...
View ArticleHarvest Ball 2013
As I wrote the other day, I was all atwitter (not that way—Glamour Girl doesn’t tweet) over the impending Harvest Ball, a fundraiser for Homewood House Museum and that worthy organization’s first ever...
View ArticleDanielle Nicole’s Blake Collection Launch
Local gal-made-good Danielle DiFerdinando, who designs handbags under the name Danielle Nicole (see Glamour Girl’s posts here and here), often takes inspiration from people she knows to create her...
View ArticleFabulous Fashionistas
You’ve probably been hearing about this new documentary by the BBC called “Fabulous Fashionistas.” Maybe you’ve already seen it. If not, let Glamour Girl bring you into the fold. GG has written before...
View ArticleMotilo
OH. MY. GOD. Glamour Girl has just stumbled upon these amazing shoes—actually, “shoes” doesn’t do them justice—and she is about to lose her mind. Of course she can’t afford them, but she is dreaming...
View ArticleParis: Haute Couture
Though Glamour Girl gave you a mini-whirlwind tour of her sojourn on the QM2 and into France in this entry, she neglected to tell you about one of the most exciting events of the trip because she...
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