Summer in The Hamptons...

No, not me.

Looks interesting. But truth be told I'm not all that enamored of NY so if I find myself in the Hamptons one day, fine. If I don't, fine.

There are plenty of beautiful, wealthy little coastal spots in America if that's what you're looking for....I spent a day at a teeny tiny one a while ago(and I mean tiny, like a total population of about 1000 people and it only had about 10 shops, 6 restaurants but a beautiful bay).

And the starting price of homes was $1 million. I kid you not. I'm a little obsessed with property so I always check listings in property agents windows to get a more accurate reading of an area. And damn, Tiburon is nice but hmmm....$1 million for a nice house, in the middle of nowhere and in a place that small, you just know everyone will be far too interested in what new car/chopper/yacht Bob and Susan down the road just bought.

Anyway I digress.

We've had the August Bank Holiday in the UK (how was carnival if anyone went?) and we've had Labour Day in America (what's labour day for and what happens?). Which means 3 things in my world.
1. New season clothing
2. Temperatures drop
3. New Season TV.

I'm not TV buff but when I like a show, I like it. And last night I sneakily watched the season premiere of Gossip Girl. (www.sidereel.com...don't say I don't share). Great stuff, story lines a little mature for a bunch of school kids but at the end of the day, they all look my age anyway, and the best bit by far is the wardrobe.

So here we go....(I'll see if I can find details on who the clothes are by and update later).


TV's favourite reformed blonde, Serena Van Der Woodsen looks rather fabulous although a bit pissed off as she stomps down the beach. Her tunic looks like a Yaya one.



Love Blair. Yes she does tend to look a little overstyled but that's the beauty of TV, a shinier, prettier better put together version of real life. I think that's a Kate Spade bag she's carrying.


Serena does beach casual fabulous...which is always the best way.


Love this dress! I see they've got Blair in a lot of green this show. This dress looks like a Milly dress. (Like I said, I'll verify the designers if I can later).


I so want Blair's wardrobe! The leafy print dress looks fab with the red bangle and red and white shoes. And they've gone all out this season making Chuck Bass look like a true dapper don....Love it. Yes its a tad camp, but its TV.


That's definitely a Kate Spade bag Blair's carrying. Not too crazy about these outfits on either one of them but I do like Blair's highlights.


Love the Pinafore style dress on Serena (Rag & Bone?) and that bright cobalt blue Chanel bag is fabulous. And so are the glam glads. And yeah, Nate's got that beach casual look down to a T too.


And they all attend the Labour Day highlight, the White Party.

Holy Moly this is a fabulous shot. Very Great Gatsby which I'm sure is exactly what they were looking for. This is quite possibly one of the best dresses I've seen in a long time. Marc Jacobs....and I'm usually not a fan. Love it. And I love her little hairpiece too. And just get a load of Chuck! If he wasn't such a raging bull of teenage hormones....he'd totally be gay.


Such a hot dress it gets two pictures. If I was going to wear it, I think I'd take that bow off the front...a little too cutesy even for me.


LOVE the Grecian goddess look on Serena. The hair looks impossible but I love it and the dress is a more relaxed, laid back boho alternative to Blair's. I think we can see that Blair and Chuck are the superstylised overdone pair while Nate and Serena have that laid back moneyed look down to perfection.


Little Jenny Humphrey not to be outdone looks fabulous in this very Betsey Johnson style prom dress.


And Tinsley Mortimer (looking like she's had a shocking amount of 'work' done) makes a cameo appearance which is quite brave of her. in the last season, Blair made some reference to 'being about as reliable as Tinsley Mortimer after one martini too many'...ouch.


And last but not least, an adorable bonfire picture of Dan and Serena...don't you just love the fact they're a couple in real life too.

So far, Gossip Girl is the only show I'm happy to see is back on. The new 90210 looks like crap....and I can't say I've noticed anything else on the horizon....what are your favourite new shows? For the story lines and/or the fashion?

Ready for your close up?

So yesterday at Tiger Tem was the most fabulously fun day.

Why? Because then entire day we had a camera crew in there with us. The Soundcity team are launching a new channel, Spice TV, that's billed to be the African E! and the program being filmed at Tiger Tem is a hybrid of The Fabulous Life of and Cribs. Which sounded like far too much fun and free publicity to pass up on. The channel's being launched in April and Tiger Tem has top billing for the show. Will confirm when it will be aired as soon as I know.

Its the first time I've been the focal point of what's happening on a TV set, I've been to a couple before when I was much younger and obsessed with the idea of being an MTV Producer. So lights, camera, action. And oh my is that a hell of a lot more complicated than it look!

Exec Producer Kemi Adetiba was fabulous as she was pretty clear on what she wanted and it felt like a true meeting of minds. I LOVED every second of it...well apart from how HOT it got under the lights. Next time I'll have to be a lot more vain and get hair and make-up in to 'look after me'!!! I felt a little unprepared as the original plan had been to shoot a few days later but due to conflicting schedules....it was game on.

Anyway here are a sneak peek pics of the 'set', even I have to say Naomi and Lex and Tiger Tem did a sterling job of helping me make sure the place looked absolutely FABULOUS!



Mic check, one two, one two.


The fabulous fabulous GoldenBleu bags on display in the Tea Room.


Creative use of a fabulously sexy carving. And yes, the carving's for sale too.


Naomi, an invaluable member of Tiger Tem staff.

I'll post more pics tomorrow...tired now.