Hillary Duff is Pregnant!
Not sure where and when Hillary Duff (aka Lizzie McGuire aka Wendy from Casper Meets Wendy) grew up, but it looks like she has. Duff, 23, announced yesterday that she and her hockey-playing husband of one year, Mike Comrie, are expecting their first child. OH EM GEE.
Is it just me or does it seem like she was just feuding over Aaron Carter with Lindsay Lohan? I guess that was all “So Yesterday“ since apparently now the two girls are totes over it. Ah, young love.
But enough of Hillz’s dark past. She is an icon and Lizzie McGuire was an inspiration. I mean, don’t even tell me that the Lizzie McGuire Movie didn’t win an Oscar; It did in my heart. Mistaken for half an Italian pop duo Paolo & Isabella, Lizzie galavants around Rome posing as Isabella and eventually uncovers the not-so-nice truth about Paolo, and of course, falls in love.
Her cartoon inner-psyche would bounce around the screen telling us all what Lizzie was REALLY thinking, usually something profound like, “Nooooo” or “Ethan Craft just said ‘hi’ to me!!!” But more important than her profound declarations in cartoon form is the fact that Lizzie is and was a trendsetter. Perhaps Lizzie’s unmatching clothes weren’t understood at the time, but today, most likely due to Lizzie McGuire’s forward thinking fashion, mixing patterns are a fashion do.
Lizzie tackled the tough issues of the day like, eating disorders, hanging out with the wrong crowd, sneaking into R-rated movies, family issues, and growing up.
Now that Nick has brought back its 90’s classics – All That, Kenan & Kel, Clarissa Explains It All, and Doug – what about Disney? Bring back Lizzie McGuire!!! Oh, and maybe even throw in a little Even Stevens, The Famous Jett Jackson, So Weird, and Kim Possible.
I miss you, Lizzie. I really do. XOXO
Amazing technology or Antichrist?
Remember way back in the day when Disney characters in parks were played by sweaty college students in stuffy costumes trying to make a few bucks over the summer? Apparently, those days are over.
I’m half fascinated, half horrified. I don’t think I would want to let kids around that thing for fear that it would malfunction and start eating babies, but hey that’s just me. What do you think?
Our Favor!te Things 2009: Camilla Morton
We’ve been informed that the end of 2009 is just around the corner, and since absolutely no one else is offering “Best Of” lists, we decided to fill the void. Between now and the new year, expect year-end favor!tes from our friends in the world of fashion, music, comedy, film and literature.
Today’s inaugural Favor!te Things 2009 list comes from the delightful Camilla Morton, fashion writer, author and arbiter of good taste.
Without further ado, Camilla Morton’s Favor!te Things 2009:
Favor!te Film: I am literally besides myself with excitement to see WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE but until then THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE gives a slice of the day job.
Favor!te Album: I like songs and then jam them on repeat but do like a good Disney Sing along – Cinderella, “Someday My Prince will Come”– great way to start the day… I am more of a hummer than a album collector… I also shift music tastes like the wind, as the mood changes so do I…
Favor!te Book: It’s not a new release – I will have to think with that – but a book that I never travel or leave home without, and, in my opinion, is the most charming story ever is The Ordinary Princess, by MM Kaye. It’s out of print but worth the hunt.
Favor!te Work of Art: The Christmas Tree at Claridge’s designed by John Galliano… viewed as you have afternoon tea there… I agree with Spencer Tracy who said, “I don’t want to go to Heaven I want to go to Claridge’s.”
Claridge's Christmas Tree by John Galliano for Dior
Favor!te Designer:
Who can you ever choose between John Galliano and Manolo Blahnik? The two go together like tea and scones…
Favor!te TV show:
My guilty pleasure is the English Soap Opera Eastenders – you think you’ve had a bad day, and twenty minutes of this you feel glad to be you… love a bit of East end misery on Albert Square and Christmas isn’t Christmas without a trip to see how theirs goes wrong (death and damnation and all before the turkey has been so much as sliced).
Favor!te Blog/Website:
I am a fashion junkie:
www.style.com, www.net-a-porter.com, www.topshop.com, www.mrpaparrazzi.com
I would love to say my own website but I can never remember the password to log in and write the blog so that is NEXT year’s resolution…
Favor!te Real Housewife:
My mum makes it look easy – my Ukraninan cleaning lady overly complex, I have however aimed to perfect the art of the every night takeout. (editor’s note: it’s refreshing to see that Real Housewives of X is one trashy American obsession that hasn’t made it to the UK!)
Favor!te Twitterer: It’s not become the compulsive acquired taste in the UK but I did use it once to stalk someone during the shows to see if they were coming to ours…
Favor!te You Tube Video:
SO many
Cinderella – the Slipper and the Rose – and how to make an entrance
Pretty in Pink – trying a little tenderness – and why do the ones you like never like you?? Why is it always so hard?!?!?
Devil Wears Prada because it makes me appreciate my job today soooo much…
Bonus Coverage:
What are you most excited about for 2010?
My new books!! About Happily Ever Afters!
Who do you most want to smooch on New Year’s Eve?
To have a plan that doesn’t fall apart would be amazing, to have a date would be a miracle – reality looking like a night in with the cat!
Camilla Morton is a London-based fashion writer and the author of A Year in High Heels. She was the runway reporter for Vogue.com, covering all international and couture collections, and currently blogs from the fashion shows on Telegraph.co.uk. Morton has also written for several magazines and newspapers—including Time magazines’s “Style and Design” supplement, W magazine, and Harper’s Bazaar. She divides her time between London and Paris.
