Okay, okay. I know there are better things I could be doing with my time than watching mind numbing MTV reality shows but they are my guilty pleasure. Especially now that NYC is involved! I can't figure out what to Blog about but figured this would work for now.
Whitney Port from The Hills has finally made her way to the East Coast via a job at Diane von Furstenberg. Its weird because it reminds me a bit of my life growing up/living here in the city and it also has made so obvious how much editing plays a HUGE part in the show. They definitely fudge locations and time frames to make the show work. I mean I knew they did it on The Hills and Laguna Beach but bc I don't know those areas as well, didn't realize HOW much they did so. And honestly, you could pretty much call this the TV version of The Devil Wears Prada or Everyone Worth Knowing. The opening credits made it look like it was 2PM and Days of Our Lives was on. Cheese-E.
1. Love how Whitney put low lights in her hair to fit in on the East Coast. Obviously we don't have sun here. We are all brunettes. A physical difference that producers are looking to distinguish the 2 coasts perhaps? West Coast = Blonde chicks, East Coast = Brunettes.
- Olivia and Whitney also have the same hair style. Puke.
- everyone in NY wears black ( Whitney has to learn quick because that neon yellow dress was fugly and blinding).
- It was cool to see the offices at DvF. I live about 2 blocks form the building and always wondered what's upstairs. I NEVER see people there though, very strange.
2. Who the eff is Erin? Is she the chick that Kelly Cutrone publicly embarassed and then kicked to the curb? She looks familair.
- I like her hair (cough cough she copied mine cough).
- I also hated her blue spangly beret. Unless you are staring in Fame in the 1980's, it's a no for me.
3. Apparently only the lower 1/3 of the city is inhabited. The downtown girls? The downtown boys? I saw no neighborhoods listed above Chelsea or Grammercy. In reality the Aussie and his model roomie were playing Bball on the courts in Central Park just off the Great Lawn on the Upper East Side (of course they don't list the location for this one though). God forbid anyone committ social suicide by stepping over 23rd street.
4. Olivia Palermo hasn't had this much mainstream exposure since Socialite Rank went dead last Spring. Her dinner party was pretty dead on tho, freaking over place settings and the boy/girl/boy/girl seating arrangement. But she definitely wouldn't have invited Whitney at the last minute ( since she's been planning for months) and an Aussie grunge band member?? Don't think he would get an invite no matter who he was dating. And I really don't think a socialite would be hanging out with an MTV reality "star" nor do I think a socilaite would be seating people at a fashion show, she would be the one seated. It's a bit fishy.
5. By the way, does Whitney really think his invite was transferrable? Bringinig Erin was a BAD idea. First off, she screws up the boy/girl seating arrangement and one of the Art Dealers kids even asked her if she was a hooker. to her face. She'll know better than to crash one of OP's parties in the future. Also pretty sure OP's apt was in Tribeca. And then the Aussie shows up out of nowhere? Slightly rude and REALLY throws off the seating arrangement...AWK-WARD. Also the naked bottle of Veuve was strange to bring, but at least it was something. He's a half step above Justin Bobby ( at least this homeboy didn't wear combat boots to the beach).
6. The Manolo event @ Bergdoff's was pretty hysterical. Watching Olivia describe her Deb Ball and how her first pair of Manolo's that she wore for it were SO comfy (yet she needed 2 pairs?). Yes, Deb Balls do happen. I was supposed to come out ( at The Mayflower Society Annual Ball, not the closet) when I was in High School. Apparently my private High School wasn't premiere enough. That and the fact that it costs about the same amount as a wedding. Spending my afternoons in etiquette classes to prepare was not my cup of tea and spending $50,000 + was not my parents. Alas, no comfy Manolo's needed. I am surprised that those were Whitney's first pair. She's in fashion, no? Wouldn't she have been able to snag some swag somewhere along the line?
7. The crowd outside of Tenjune was right on. People still spill out into the cobblestone street trying to get in. It's ridiculous and I would only hit it up Sunday - Tuesday nights (MAYBE a Wednesday). But its weird because I feel like there are better clubs that they would go to, especially in the Meat Packing District. Im guessing they were going wherever the camera parade was allowed.
8. Kelly Cutrone shut it down. She is the bluntest person. Kind of reminds me of the dad from All in the Family. People with no internal filters make for great TV and I loved her advice to Whitney on not trusting both of the boys ( shouldn't it be "either") and which Dry Cleaners she should use in the same breath. Fabulosity.
9. "There's no polite way to get out of a Taxi." Best line of the night because it's SO true. Trying to get out of a taxi is about as graceful as falling down a flight of stairs, especially if you have to slide across the seat. It's a necessary evil though. There is no way to get to DvF becuase its so far West (Washington Avenue). I mean unless Whitney took the M14 bus, but really, is that going to happen?
In all, I'll watch the show. I don't think its going to be anything great but it will be fun to see NYC on The City. NYC is the best character on this show, hands down. Fabulocity.
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