The Name Of The Game Is Seeing And Being Seen

New York Fashion Week is about the celebs who attend to grab free swag as much as the clothes that walk down the catwalk.  Who sits where, who wears what and who was blocked at the gate, the drama in Bryant Park is like the Devil Wears Prada crossed with Project Runway, with ten times the egos, bitchy attitudes and hair spray.

Case in point:

Oh, to be a frazzled, unpaid intern hanging out on this tension-filled tableau!  Check out the stink eye and “your catchphrase is stupid” vibes Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian is giving Paris (doing her best Anna Wintour impression) and Nicky Hilton.  It’s like the Hatfields vs the McCoys.  Or the Real Housewives of Orange County vs High-Definition TV.

One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush has become so ubiquitous at FW that we are starting to suspect that she gets paid to show up like it’s her second job.  As much as we admire her plucky courage and restraint in not switching her ex Chad Michael Murray’s hair gel with hair remover after their split, we can’t fathom how she keeps scoring invites since you see her more on the CW than on the red carpet.  At the Reem Acra show, the small-screen actress kept it classic and chic in a rich two-toned dress by the designer, worn with the de rigueur YSL Tribute Two pump.

Style star Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City fame was sitting pretty at Alexander Wang in an edgy head-to-toe black ensemble which she paired with black Maison Martin Margiela split-toe boots.  ShoeMinxers will recall that the dress-for-less Bitten designer had the fashion world buzzing when she sported a pair of ballet flats last year with the avant-garde designer’s signature silhouette.  Could SJP have been scouting looks for the SATC sequel?

These black criss-cross heels are oh so very Carrie.

Taking a break between fights with GF Sam Ronson, Lindsay Lohan’s skinner-than-usual frame caused a flashbulb frenzy at Charlotte Ronson’s show.  That, plus her see-through top with stirrup sleeves and built-in bra-strap ventilation system from the designer’s collection which she wore with a pair of Loubs.  Seriously, doesn’t that top look like one of those Ice Capades meets early 90s music video bodysuits that have snaps at the crotch?

We’ll pass on the top but say “charge it!” to these cut-out shoes from the collection.

Since we’re still slogging through sleet and slush and counting down the days until the first spring pedicure-ready pair of sandals, footwear for fall 2009 is so not our radar.

But the trend in cut-out booties, like these ‘Tammy’ boots by L.A.M.B., means they can be worn year-round.  One style for all four seasons?  It’s investment dressing and an economic stimulus purchase all in one.

By ShoeMinx Fashionista Paige Muller

Shows She’s Not Just a Pretty Face.  And That Her Ex is An Idiot.

The reason why “looking good is the best revenge” is such a cliché?  Because it’s so true.  Case in point:  Shania Twain.  After dumping hubby Mutt Lange for allegedly cheating (the dog!) with a family friend, the country singer hit the CMA red carpet with her chin, and the girls, held high.  After the stylish comeback of the likes of Sophia Bush and Anne Hathaway during her Get Smart press tour while her ex was getting sent down from the penthouse to the jailhouse, the red carpet is the place to be to get your chic revenge.  Sure, looking good is its own reward, but it’s doubly good when you can rub it in someone else’s face.

In her first red carpet appearance since the split, Shania seems to be following her own musical advice:  “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”  The chart-topping superstar showed off just what Mutt is missing in a cleavage-boosting sleeveless dress that bares oodles of sun-kissed skin, accessorized with loosely tussled hair that Cameron Diaz would envy and gorgeous Giuseppe Zanotti floral heels.

Further rubbing salt in Mutt’s soon-to-be single wounds, Shania earned a standing O when she took the stage to present the entertainer of the year award to Kenny Chesney in a low-cut Missoni gown.  Bravo, indeed!  Oh, congrats to you too, Kenny.

Look out Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.  The queen of cross-over country pop is gearing up for a comeback.  Thanks for keeping the seat warm.

Get your post-breakup groove back in gam-tastic Giuseppe Zanotti heels, like these flirty florals, from ShoeCompare.com.

By ShoeMinx Dixie Chick Paige Muller