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2007
06

Hooters Hottie on No Fly List

Manolo says, sometimes it pays to take the bus. Tell that to Kyla Ebbert, who was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight two months ago for wearing an outfit far less revealing than a bikini top. Ebbert, a Mesa College student and Hooters waitress, was allowed to stay on the plane, but only after she put up a fight and, she says, was lectured on how to dress properly. […] After the plane filled, and the flight attendants began their safety spiel, Ebbert was asked to step off the plane by a customer service supervisor, identified by the airline only…

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2007
06

Manolo’s Thursday Miscellany

Manolo says, here are the few links which may perhaps amuse… Last night I bolted out of the L.A.M.B show, nearly knocking over the publicist Paul Wilmot. Sorry, Paul. If ever there was a reason for a pop star to concentrate on her vocal skills, it was Gwen Stefani’s fashion meltdown. Among the words I wrote in my notebook, until my pen came to a stop, were “blob,” “very last season,” “bad secretary,” “astonishingly bad,” and “Ditzville.” I’m amazed—now—I had that much to say. Cuisine marks culture more distinctly than any other lifestyle choice. It’s the most conservative cultural trait.…

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2007
06

Calvin Klein’s Suri

Manolo says, the Manolo is not only the big fan of this embellished ballet flat from the Calvin Klein, he also the admirer of the designer’s savvy marketing decision to jump upon the celebrity baby-naming bandwagon before it leaves the station. Look soon for the Apple, the Brooklyn, the Shiloh Nouvel, and the Moxie Crimefighter.

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2007
06

Ayyyy!

Manolo says, Skinny Betty!