A Fashion Smashin’ Season--Filled with Palin Mania

Now that fall is here, a girl’s interest turns to fashion; right? And, from the Lifetime made-for-TV movie, “Coco Chanel,” which aired last weekend, to the recent Bryant Park fashion shows, to the Sarah Palin McFashion trend spin-offs, we’re suddenly awash in clothes and shoes and swept-up hairdos. Retailers are salivating. Diva is thrilled.

Republicans and Democrats, alike, are raving about Palin’s saucy pumps. Turns out most of her footwear is from Naughty Monkey [why is everything she does always about animals?] produced by House of Brands Inc. of San Diego. When one TV commentator referred to her as a “babe,” maybe he knew what he was talking about. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, the shoemaker says Naughty Monkey footwear is targeted to “women in their early-20s, who go clubbing. “ A company spokesperson says the brand is a “very edgy, very hip, very street brand.” [Maybe there’s a lot more about Palin we don’t know. After all, we thought she was a “hockey mom,” with a passel of kids. Who knew she had a hip streak?]

And those glasses. Palin is a dead-ringer for the actress Tina Fey, star of the movie, "Baby Mama," who also wears glasses and sports a range of similar hairdos. According to the WSJ report, Palin’s specs are by the designer Kazuo Kawasaki (style 704, color 34) and from Italee Optics Inc. How does she manage to find all these hip brands, while isolated in Alaska. Have Saks and Neiman’s snuck in stores there, while no one was watching? (Actually, Palin is reported to shop often at Out of the Closet, an Anchorage-based secondhand clothing store, where she buys Juicy Couture and Escada.) And that hairdo--very late '60s--is already instigating a rush to beauty salons and wig shops.

Well, the fashion press is all a twitter. They are as happy as a pig in S_ _ _ [excuse Diva's french] to have the women of America fixate on a fashion role model [and move past Paris Hilton]--one who has somewhat of a sense of fashion style. And Estée Lauder is probably already at work on new lipsticks: Pitbull Plum and Piggy Pink.

Diva is happy to see a renewed interest in fashion, and without debating the hairdo and shoes, Palin’s trend-conscious, yet business-appropriate, outfits do set a good example. Wouldn’t it be nice to see more working/business women dressing that way? Or, sigh—like Madame Coco? “Well-turned-out” is the expression. [Let’s just hope that all those dead animals hanging on the walls of her office that show up in every camera pan for on-site interviews, don’t start a trend as well. Dead animals are definitely not cool!]

Last thought: Well, it seems McCain--after bashing Obama for being a celebrity--rushed out to get a celeb of his own. When Palin is with McCain, the crowd turnouts are in the thousands, a big improvement from the couple hundred he was attracting previously. Seems Americans want their candidates--camera ready and fashion savvy! And seems McCain out-celebed Obama, for sure.

--Diva

Comments

[Laura Jo]

I think her hair is kind of mid-late 90s rather than early 60's. I used to have that updo of her's with the clip and the hair kind of. Anyway, as a fashion icon I think she's a pretty lame. As a VP she would be a disaster!

[Hdtex]

You couldn't have picked a more inappropriate fashion role model. Her extreme views, lack of experience, and radical agenda are nothing this country needs after the horrendous 7 3/4 years we've just come through. She is truely the lowest common denominator, both politically and fashion wise. The bloom is off this celebrity rose. She said it best when she described herself in the context of being a soccer mom...you know the lipstick on a pig?