How to Get Out of Work to Watch the Royal Wedding


With the royal wedding less than a week away, it is now time you started making plans to tune into the fashion, the romance, and the excess of this day. Though the actual guest list was limited to an elite group of 1900, with the amount of broadcast networks covering this occasion and websites live streaming the wedding of the century, it is going to be hard for anyone to miss seeing William and Kate tie the knot.

With England being six hours ahead, coverage will begin on April 29th promptly at 4 a.m. Eastern Time. I intend to wake up at exactly 4 a.m. in order not to miss a moment of the coverage of this couture fairy tale. At 4:10 a.m. I will call my mother who named me after Queen Victoria to go over what is happening with her. But, what happens when the clock strikes 9 a.m. and the New York work day begins? Well, Cinderella didn’t turn into a pumpkin until midnight and neither should you. The British people were given the day off. Therefore, it is time you took your own Bank Holiday.

Cinderella didn’t skip the ball because her stepmother would rather have had her clean the chimney. Here are some suggestions to avoid the office in order to watch this once in a lifetime fairy tale unfold across the pond:

Don’t show up: The royal family may have certain obligations, but you don’t. If you have to make a spur of the moment decision not to go to work for a day, I’m sure everyone will understand. After all, you can always “work from home.”

Family emergency: With all of the press the royals have been getting surrounding this most high profile wedding, they have begun to feel like family to all of us.

Sickness: Calling in sick is always a classic excuse to avoid the workplace when there is something you would much rather be doing. To make your excuse more believable call in sick the day before and treat yourself to a spa staycation. Then when you call in sick the day of the wedding it will just be an extension of the illness of the day before.

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards: The Morning After

I would like to thank the Academy for a fabulous night of fashion.  In spite of a few blunders; the dresses this year were fabulous Hollywood looks.  To celebrate my love for film and red carpet style, I have compiled a list of Socialite Superlatives highlighting the best (and worst) looks of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.

Best Dressed: Mila Kunis looked like a goddess in a lavender chiffon gown by Elie Saab Haute Couture. It is looks like this that the Oscars are truly about.  I tend to wear a lot of purple, but the glamour in this dress is unlike anything I have ever seen.

Worst Dressed: Cate Blanchett’s Givenchy gown with the unsightly circle in the front looked like it is was inspired by Lady Gaga arriving in an egg at the Grammy Awards.  Though it may have gotten good reviews from some style commentators, I thought it was by far the worst look on the red carpet.

Cutest: Hailee Steinfeld, nominated for her role in True Grit, took no cues from Miley Cyrus when she walked out on the red carpet in a one-of-a-kind Marchesa gown that she designed herself.  Not only did she look fabulous, she looked her age.

Best Hair: Reese Witherspoon looked stunning in a black and white Giorgio Armani Prive gown. When it comes to an evening look, I have always been a huge fan of black and white.  However, her hair was the best I have seen in a while on the red carpet.  I am in adoration of this ponytail.

Most Balanced: Amy Adams sparkled on the red carpet in L’Wren Scott and $1.5 Million worth of Cartier jewels.  What I loved about this dress is that while the slit showed a lot of leg, a well-covered top complimented it.  When choosing the perfect evening look, it is always good to show one or the other.

Most Daring: Helena Bonham Carter should always wear black.  She looked fabulously normal in a dress designed by costume designer, Colleen Atwood.  Though she looked much more put together than she normally does during awards season, the dress was still very much her style.

Prettiest: Best Actress winner, Natalie Portman, looked ballerina pretty in a purple Rodarte floor-length gown.  The dress was the perfect design for any expectant mother.  She was absolutely glowing.  Black Swan may have taken away Best Actress, but purple was the color of choice this year on the red carpet.  It seems like Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis shared more than a make out scene this year in film when they both sported the signature color at the 2011 Oscars.

Best Pattern: Scarlett Johansson’s Dolce & Gabbana Oscar gown may have gotten mixed reviews, but I really liked it.  Both the pattern and cut really worked for her.  You can’t have a red carpet without lace.

Most Star Studded: Gwyneth Paltrow rocked the red carpet in a sparkling Calvin Klein.  She embodied the excess and celebration that is the Oscars while looking like a couture glass of champagne.

Most Memorable: Jennifer Hudson looked red hot on the red carpet in an orange-red Versace.  Not only did she have a couture gown to show off, she also had a sexy new body to strut down the red carpet.

…And the Oscar Goes To

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are so close that I can almost feel the softness of the red carpet under my feet.  Soon James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be famously standing on stage announcing this year’s much-anticipated winners.  I know they say it every year, but this has truly been a great year in film.  With The Social Network and Black Swan as my frontrunners, I predict that a select few will be walking away with numerous awards.  Since I have been too busy following the engagement of William and Kate religiously, I have yet to see The King’s Speech, but I believe that film will also take away its share of awards.

As every socialite knows, no awards show is ever about who wins, but about who Joan Rivers and the rest of her Fashion Police posse deem the best and worst dressed.  Ever since I was a little girl, the designs of Oscar de la Renta have always been my favorite on the red carpet.  So it is going to be a very close race between Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang as to who will win the Oscar for designing my wedding gown.  Truth is always stranger than fiction.  Since I’m a little bit dramatic when it comes to just about everything, I think that maybe I should get an Oscar for playing myself in real life.  I have done an excellent job and it’s not my fault that there weren’t any cameras there for my most tragically beautiful moments.  So this year as I watch the biggest movie stars of the moment walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards while tweeting simultaneously, I will not cease to remember that I aspire to be myself only in a far more iconic way.

Pretty Little Liars & Greek Premiere Tonight on ABC Family

Jersey Shore may be cool and all, but I am going crazy with excitement for the back to back premieres of two of my favorite shows, Pretty Little Liars (8pm/9c) and Greek (9pm/10c) tonight on ABC Family. I have always been a fan of teen dramas. Perhaps, they are my way of compensating for my awkward high school years.   Therefore, there is nothing I would rather be doing on a Monday night than drowning in the river of lies shared by Spencer Hastings (Troian Avery Bellisario,) Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson,) Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale,) and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell.)  Plus, Ezra (Ian Harding) is hot!

Growing out of my awkward teenage phase, in college I was the quintessential sorority girl who wore the golden arrow of Pi Beta Phi. My friends have even jokingly referred to me as Casey Cartwright (Spencer Grammer.) So Greek brings back tons of great collegiate memories. Like myself, Paul James who plays Calvin Owens also went to Syracuse University. He was frat boy in real life too. I even saw his picture in a composite at Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Speaking of frat boys, Cappie (Scott Michael Foster) is totally overrated.  I think I will follow in the footstep of Rebecca Logan (Dilshad Vadsaria) and find a boy like Evan Chambers (Jake McDorman.)

2011 Happy New Year Socialites!!

The year 2011 is finally here and as an Aspiring Socialite I can’t wait to see what adventures the New Year has in store for me. In 2010, after starting this blog in February, I received personal invitations to Fashion Week, the MONET showroom, and exclusive Lord & Taylor events, but my journey to stardom has just begun. The arrival of 2011 means an entire year of new parties, fashions, and philanthropic endeavors. Will leggings stay in style or become “so last year?  I’m thinking they will be in fashion for years to come. I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, but it is my hope that more people will discover this blog the way thousands did in 2010 and get inspired to take charge of their lives through shameless self-promotion. So if you haven’t already, make it your 2011 New Year’s Resolution to stop eating your humble pie and go on a diet.