a yen for style.

diamonds on the soles of her shoes


i just read that the woman that created "juno" is having a moment of self-pity since she agreed to wear a pair of $1M shoes to the oscars, but didn't know they were $1M or that she would be attached to an oscar night publicity campaign for wearing them. how dare they subject her to such cruel and unusual punishment? what abuse!

this is where i go, "oh, no she didn't." i can't say much about her movie, "juno," since i simply refuse to go to see a film where the "look at me, i am indie" factor is so contrived that it looks like the wardrobe and set crew robbed an urban outfitters. come on, the lead character talks on a hamburger phone! gag. i can say that she is lame by acting so put out by the fact that she was so shamelessly conned into wearing some shoes that cost $1M, and, oh goodness, she might have to take a picture or two in them. talk about someone who really is taking herself and her importance far too seriously. she has been in the public eye for 5 minutes and is already playing diva? i am not even in the movie business and i know well enough that nothing comes for free in life. designers aren't offering her their wares since they just are feeling philanthropic or because they think she is a nice person; they want the publicity they will get in return every time ryan seacrest asks, "who are you wearing?" if she is having such issues with the idea of being used, she should just wear her own frock to the event and move on. don't just talk the talk, but walk the walk. you can't have your cake and eat it, too (hmmm, how many cliches can i think up in a row on this topic?).

hey, ryan, when i am watching the red carpet tonight, will you at least tell us who she is when she comes by? i know i am certainly not alone in saying i wouldn't be able to pick her out of a lineup. hey, maybe the laugh is on the shoemaker in the end. nobody will even know who she is to bother looking at her feet.

as far as the shoes go, the shoes themselves aren't that special and look pretty lunch lady like, but those kwiat diamond clips on them are gorgeous. i will take a pair! i better get to work on an oscar-worthy movie so i can be shamelessly conned into wearing the $1M shoes next year. i promise, in advance, that i will play nice and not complain!