Michelle Trachtenberg Fights the Chaos of Fashion Week with Moisturizer and 1920's Black Tie Parties
Quite the turnout for Jill Stuart's Spring 2009 show this morning: Beth Ostrosky next to Kelly Killoren Bensimon, actress Lindsay Price next to Michelle Trachtenberg next to Zoe Saldana next to The MisShapes' Leigh Lezark, and Bette Midler next to photographer and Top Model judge Nigel Barker.
"I'm training for the marathon so I'm busy running every day and I'm sneaking away for only my favorite shows," said Ms. Ostrosky, who will be getting hitched to Howard Stern next month. (Designer Georgina Chapman, that's Harvey Weinstein's wife, is in the process of designing the wedding gown.)
"I told her that Howard loves it when I dress sexy, I love girly, and then she's got her own style so I said just incorporate all of those three things!" Ms. Ostrosky told Daily Transom.
Ms. Saldana said that she's been trying not to "over-saturate" herself during fashion week.
"But at the same time I want to go to all the good designers and stack up for awards season," she said. And Ms. Midler, who was sandwiched between her daughter and Mr. Barker, said that she's just taking a break from Vegas to attend a few shows, this one being her first.
"And I'm planting trees, always always plating trees," she added.
As for Ms. Trachtenberg, who has been spotted at many a fashion week front row over the weekend, she's already had an eventful few days.
"It's sort of been non-stop since I got here," she said. "I'm trying to drink a lot of water and use a lot of moisturizer--anyone looks a little dry-skinned after a flight, being on the go, and tons of make-up, etc, etc."
On Saturday, as the heavy rains scared away the fashion week crowds, Ms. Trachtenberg attended a 1920's black tie party in honor of fellow Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively's 21st birthday, which made us think that these actresses have ceased being able to tell reality from their fictional rich-kid unreality.
"We were a little worried because of the thunderstorm but it stopped raining perfectly on time," said Ms. Trachtenberg. "Blake must have done something good and got good karma."
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GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN IS A WOMAN OF IMPRESSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
SHE IS A ROLE MODEL FOR INDEPENDENT THINKING WOMEN WHO WANT TO BE FULL PARTICIPANTS IN OUR SOCIETY AND IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM.
SHE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF THE GOOD-OLD-BOYS POLITICAL NETWORK.. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A SCHOLARSHIP TO HARVARD.. BUT SHE DID HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A LOVING SPOUSE AND FAMILY.
FROM PTA MOM, TO HOCKEY MOM, TO SMALL TOWN MAYOR, TO GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA --- THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ANYONE ---- BUT ESPECIALLY FOR A MOTHER OF FIVE.
GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN IS REMARKABLE BY ALL MEASURES. ONLY A PERSON OF INCREDIBLE INTELLIGENCE AND DETERMINATION COULD POSSIBLY ACHIEVE WHAT THIS WOMAN HAS ACHIEVED.
SHE IS A WONDERFUL & WELCOME ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY ----AND SHE WILL MAKE A TREMENDOUS VICE PRESIDENT FOR OUR COUNTRY.
As an Alaskan, I am writing to give all of you some information on Sarah Palin, Senator McCain's choice for VP. As an Alaska voter, I know more than most of you about her and, frankly, I am horrified that he picked her.
The most accurate description of her is red neck. Her husband works in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and races snow mobiles. She is a life time member of the NRA and has worked tireless ly to allow indiscriminate hunting of wildlife in Alaska, particularly wolves and bears. She has spent millions of Alaska state dollars on aerial hunting of these predators from helicopters and airplanes, dollars
that should have been spent, for example, on Alaska's failing school system.We have the lowest rate of high school graduation in the country. Not all of you may think aerial predator hunting is so bad, but how anyone (other than Alaska wolf-haters, of which there are many, most without teeth), could think this use of funds is
appropriate is beyond me. If you want to know more about the aerial hunting travesty, let me know and I will send some links to informative web sites.
She has been a strong supporter of increased use of fossil fuels, yet the McCain campaign has the nerve to say she has "green" policies. The only thing green about Sarah Palin is her lack of experience. She has consistently supported drilling in ANWR, use of coal-burning power plants (as I write this, a new coal plant is being built in her home
town of Wasilla), strip mining, and almost anything else that will unnecessarily exploit the diminishing resources of Alaska and destroy its environment.
Prior to her one year as governor of Alaska, she was mayor of Wasilla, a small red neck town outside Anchorage.The average maximum education level of parents of junior high school kids in Wasilla is 10th grade.
Unfortunately, I have to go to Wasilla every week to get groceries and other supplies, so I have continual contact with the people who put Palin in office in the first place. I know what I'm talking about.
These people don't have a concept of the world around them or of the serious issues facing the US. Furthermore, they don't care. So long as they can go out and hunt their moose every fall, kill wolves and bears and drive their snow mobiles and ATVs through every corner of the wilderness, the y're happy. I wish I were exaggerating.
Sarah Palin is currently involved in a political corruption scandal.
She fired an individual in law enforcement here because she didn't like how he treated one of her relatives during a divorce. The man's performance and ability weren't considered; it was a totally personal firing and is currently under investigation. While the issue isn't
close to the scandal of Ted Steven's corruption, it shows that Palin isn't "squeaky clean" and causes me to think there may be more issues that could come to light. Clearly McCain doesn't care.
When you line Palin up with Biden, the comparison would be laughable if it weren't so serious. Sarah Palin knows nothing of economics (admittedly a weak area for McCain), or of international affairs, knows nothing of national government, Social Security, unemployment, health care systems - you name it. The idea of her meeting with heads
of foreign governments around the world truly frightens me.
In an increasingly dangerous world, with the economy in shambles in the US, Sarah Palin is uniquely UNqualified to be vice president. John McCain is not a young man. Should something happen to him such that the vice president had to step in, it would destroy our country and possibly the world to have someone as inexperienced and inappropriate
as Sarah Palin. The choice of Palin is a cheap shot by McCain to try to get Hillary supporters to vote for him. when McCain introduced her today, Palin had the nerve to compare herself with Hillary and Geraldine Ferraro. Sarah Palin, you are no Hillary Clinton.
To those of you who, like me, supported Hillary and were upset that she did not get the nomination, please don't think that Sarah Palin is a worthy substitute. If you supported Hillary, regardless of what you think the media and the Democratic party may have done to undermine
her campaign, the person to support now is Obama, not Sarah Palin. To those of you who are independent or undecided, don't let the choice of Palin sway you in favor of McCain. Choosing her shows how unqualified McCain is to be president. To those of you who are conservative, I
guess you have no choice for president. But please try to see how the poor choice of Palin tells us a great deal about McCain's judgment.
While the political posturing inherent in the choice of Palin is obvious, the more serious issue is the fact that the VP is, literally, a heartbeat away from the presidency. Sarah Palin is totally and unequivocally unqualified to be vice president, let alone president.
I know this is a lengthy and emotional email, but the stakes are high.
I thought it might help for all of you, regardless of political affiliation , to know something about Palin from someone who has to live with her administration in Alaska on a daily basis.
What the hell does Sarah Palin have to do with this subject -- I flagged both of the above comments as inappropriate -- keep your stupid politics out of the entertainment section.