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Actress Dixie Carter, who passed away this weekend at the age of 70, was best known for her role as Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women — a refined Southern woman and liberal intellectual who contrasted her beauty-pageant winning sister Suzanne. While real-life Dixie Carter was a registered Republican who disagreed with many of the character's more progressive views, you would never know it by Read more
Dixie Carter passed away on Saturday, her publicist has confirmed. Most recently Carter played mother to Orson Hodge on Desperate Housewives, but I'll always remember her most as the outspoken and fabulous Julia Sugarbaker on Designing Women. Our thoughts are with her family. Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie and the winner gets a BuzzSugar t-shirt! Last week, we considered "Designing Women," the show about four sassy Southern belles (and an ex-con) who run an interior-design business. Oddly, of all of the classics we've Recast so far — from Casablanca to "Cheers" — this one Read more
Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt! I don't know about you, but I have a weakness for "Designing Women," the show about four sassy Southern belles (and an ex-con) who run an interior-design business. The series ran from 1986 to 1993 but lives on Read more
For model Liya Kebede, Cannes feels like magic. "It gets into you the minute you arrive here," she said this morning. "It's very glamorous, and I like that it's very international as well. You see all these different people from all over the world coming with their films, which is great." It's been a big year for Liya, who was named a L'Oréal Paris brand ambassador last June and is making Read more
Jenna Lyons thinks Iris Apfel should revive Schiaparelli — Fashionista Remembering the late Donna Summer and her fashion legacy — Styleite Olivia shops for slick lucite accessories — Olivia Palermo Women more apt to buy clothes shown on models their own size — The Frisky Burberry wins its $100 million counterfeiting lawsuit — HuffPost Style Celebrity man cleavage: not a trend to Read more
Miranda Kerr made the trip Down Under for the 2012 Women of Style Awards, where her skin care line, Kora Organics by Miranda Kerr, was nominated in the beauty category. She chose a pale blue gown by Australian designer Carla Zampatti for the evening that had beautiful draping, a racer back, and a plunging neckline. Clearly, the 29-year-old supermodel has major style. On Allison McNamara: Rebecca Read more
Miranda Kerr struck a pose on her way inside last night's Women of Style Awards held at Sydney's Carriageworks. She hit the red carpet wearing a billowy dress from Aussie designer Carla Zampatti, and chatted with reporters ahead of claiming InStyle Australia's Readers' Choice Award for "Most Stylish Woman." Miranda said of the prize's meaning, "I feel that means a woman is confident in who she is Read more
You may not be ready to splurge on a pair of Louboutin heels yet, but no worries: his cosmetics line could be classing up your bathroom counter in 2013. The famed shoe designer has started a new company, Christian Louboutin Beauté. "Beauty products also have to do with empowering women," he explained to WWD. "That's very much the job of the shoes I'm designing." This announcement comes just in Read more
Beyoncé Knowles wants to have more kids! — Lifeline Live Drew Barrymore rocks an apparent baby bump at lunch — People Mary-Kate Olsen doesn't seem to care about what we think of her fashion — Lainey Gossip Will 30 Rock be back next season, but with fewer episodes? — HuffPost Entertainment Denise Richards and Richie Sambora are on again and going public — TooFab Maurice Sendak, author Read more
