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Monday Mashup: Taylor’s Got Options

By |December 20th, 2010|Monday Mashup|

Speaking of twins…

Some people are a little skeptical of Swyllenhall/TayJay/Gyllenswift’s new budding romance and I can see why. Experienced Hollywood actor courting sweet, sweet American girl?  Has her next country platinum single written all over it. Well, luckily for Tay Tay, she has options. After seeing Love and Other Drugs a few weeks ago, we started trying to figure out what other movies Jake had been in. Was it Spiderman? Brokeback Mountain? Win a Date with Tad Hamilton? Wait… are there three guys playing the same roles?

So basically, my point is this… if Jake doesn’t work out, looks like there are two other gentleman who I’m sure would be willing to fill in. Is that what it’s like to be a Hollywood agent?

xx,

WhyDid

Why Did You Eat That: Dinner and a Movie

By |December 7th, 2010|Los Angeles, Why Did You Eat That?|

Ah… the quintessential dinner and a movie date.  This is the oldest trick in the book… well, it’s not really a trick. Just pretty straight forward. Anyway, I was lucky enough to have not one, but two handsome gentlemen take me to dinner and a movie this past Saturday.  We dined at Soi 7 in downtown Los Angeles which is a pretty swanky Thai restaurant. I had only ordered take out from here, but was pleasantly surprised when we stopped to dine in. You can’t go wrong with the pad siew, chicken satay summer rolls, and panang chicken. They also have amazing Thai iced tea if you’re into that.

After dinner, we wanted to see a movie and took a group vote to see Black Swan (it was a toss up between that and Burlesque). I was a little skeptical of the Arclight in Hollywood on a Saturday night… apparently with good reason. While, we didn’t quite get to the theater on time to see Black Swan before it sold out, we did decide to stick around and watch Love and Other Drugs. (The next day we ventured out yet again to catch Black Swan so I spent more time at the movies in one weekend than I have in the past six months).

Love and Other Drugs was actually very good. I felt the tears coming in several different scenes. Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal spend quite a bit of time on screen sans clothing. I’m willing to bet they saved a bundle on the wardrobe budget for this film. But it is not one of those movies on drugs that sees the protagonists check in to a rehabilitation center like WhiteSands. While on the other hand… Black Swan used over 250,000 Swarovski crystals on its costumes. I know people are talking “Oscar” for the film, but I hope it’s for the costume designers (Rodarte) because that’s about the only highlight of the film. Not even the lesbo makeout scene can save this one… I wouldn’t recommend the film, but I would sell my first born for that white gown Natalie wears to the opening gala.

Anyway, while waiting to enter the particular theater for our movie, we squeezed in some time for some serious people watching. Apparently, my commentary on the attire of movie goers was that of a news anchor during Monday Night Football. My companions remarked that this commentary needed to be “harnessed’ and next time they were going to mike me and film the scenery. The things that people wear to the movies is just totally baffling. I understand that quite a few of you are on dates, but your outfits… Let’s just break it down: you’re going to be sitting in a theater for at least 90 minutes- skin tight jeans are going to give you a yeast infection. That said, you should be wearing pants or some type of leg covering seeing as thousands (if not more) people have sat in that seat before you. So unless you are trying to encourage your date to cop a full frontal feel all while risking a case of crabs, I suggest covering up. Look casually cute by trying a look like the following:

Forever 21 Warm Knit Pom Hat, $6.80

Nation LTD Georgia Burnout Tunic, $98

T by Alexander Wang Knit Fitted Sweatpants, $113

YARNZ Feathers Cashmere Scarf, $169

Sam Edelman Vancouver Military Bootie, $199

xx,

WhyDid

Why Did You Wear That: This Week’s 5 Best Celebrity Looks

By |November 6th, 2010|Celebrity Style|

I’ve decided to go ahead and stiffen up the competition this week by cutting the list in half. So without further adieu let’s check out WhyDid’s Top 5 looks of the week.  Worrrrk!

  1. Julianne Moore redeems herself here wearing Alexander McQueen at the Bulgari Express for Save the Children party.
  2. Does Rosie Huntington Whitely ever look bad?
  3. Anne Hathaway looks heavenly at the opening of Love and Other Drugs wearing Antonio Berardi.
  4. Heidi Klum. I think I like this look a bit better than her Halloween costume. It may have something to do with her wearing my favorite color…
  5. Thandie Newton shows us how shorts are meant to be done on the red carpet while out promoting  For Colored Girls in LA.

Looking good, ladies.

xx,

WhyDid