Jezebel: dodai

HollisBackGirl: Someone's Sister Is The Cat's Meow

Anna — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Okay, I don't care if this comes off as tooting one's (2 degrees of separation) horn, but Dodai's awesome sister Hollis was on television this morning, and I just had to make a clip of it. See, Hollis is a newly-minted veterinarian (dream job!) and she is concerned about the glut of cats (young and old) in New York City animal shelters, a problem caused, in part, by the flailing economy. Above, Hollis keeps her hand on a kitten in need of a home and explains why everyone should go out right now and save an animal in need. For those of you outside NYC, link to your local shelter/adoption center in the comments. (Note: as I am just learning how to make my own clips, the footage may take a while to start; I had it on pause for a bit.)

A Year In The Life Of An Overworked, Much-Appreciated Jezebel Editor

Anna — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Longtime readers may recall that, one year ago today, Jezebel caused a ruckus with our publication of that ridiculously-retouched Faith Hill Redbook cover. (More on that can be found here.) They may also recall that July 16, 2007 was also the first day of Dodai Stewart's tenure as a Jezebel all-star. Looking back, I don't know what the hell I was thinking scheduling Dodai's first day of work on the very same day we started a media shitstorm (sorry, Dodai) but I'll say one thing: on that day, and every one following, her intelligence, sense of humor, good cheer, evenhandedness, and work ethic have made Jezebel that much smarter, funnier, and more enjoyable to manage...and, of course, read. She is, in many ways, our rock. So: In honor of Dodai's Jezebirth, I'd like to walk you through a year in her life of celebrity gossip, fashion magazines, and mail-order catalogs, among other things. Let's start here, shall we?

A short list of some of Dodai's most memorable moments:

The much needed comparison of Urban Outfitters, Free People, and Anthropologie.
LOLVogue!
Weighing in on the Glamour "black hair" controversy.
A celebration of bike-loving women.
Weighing in on the agonies of internet dating.
Taking a stance — a wide stance — while test-driving the shenis, the "penis" for women.
Liveblogging the Baby Phat fashion show.
Badvertising.
Explaining why loving Lost is like being in a codependent, dysfunctional relationship.
What I think was Dodai's first post. And second!

That's just the tip of the iceberg, obviously; readers should take their turn to weigh in below.

Earlier: Every Post Written By Dodai. Ever.

This Fall, We'll All Be Flappers On Acid In French Boarding Schools

Jennifer — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:30:00 EST

New York Fashion Week kicked off on Friday at the tents in Bryant Park, and in the ensuing three days, plenty of big-name designers have given us their vision of what women can look forward to, sartorially that is, once winter passes, summer swelters, and the chill sets in again. Designers as disparate as Diane von Furstenberg and Baby Phat played with the idea of the modern flapper: Dropped hems, deco styling, thoroughly modern (Millie), all of it. But if heading for a night out at your local speakeasy is not your thing, fret not: Fashion-minded females can always play prim and proper (and somewhat naughty) by embodying the French school girl chic shown at DKNY and Tracy Reese. After the jump, and using ten representative images from each show, Dodai and I weigh in on The Good, The Bad & The Ugly from these shows (and others) following Fashion Week's first, incredibly exhausting, weekend.

(Click on any image in galleries to begin the show)
BCBG:

Nicole Miller:

Erin Fetherston:

Baby Phat:

Abaete:

Alexandre Herchkovitch:

Sass & Bide:

Rock & Republic:

Herve Leger:

DKNY:

Tracy Reese:

Diane Von Furstenberg:

Miss Sixty:

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Awfully Pretty Or Pretty Awful?

Jennifer — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST

The Victoria's Secret fashion show is basically a drag performance. But the most phenomenally over-the-top one you can imagine, from the garish skivvies (which no real woman will ever wear) to the sets (which put the Radio City Christmas Spectacular to shame) to the audience (packed with celebrities and smarmy older men in suits). It's a spectacle all right, and though the pomp and circumstance surrounding the event itself can distract from the actual "fashion show," it doesn't matter! Because it has nothing to do with "fashion" and everything to do with "show". This year, the Spice Girls got in on the action (above), performing two songs. In a gallery after the jump, Dodai and myself discuss the absurdity and horror of this year's ensembles.

Blogging 'Project Runway'? We Try To Make It Work

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:00:00 EST

Step right up for the Greatest Show On Earth: Project Runway. After the jump, Jennifer, Dodai, Tracie and Jessica liveblog the premiere episode of the show's fourth season, where we're sure to see plenty of fancy, sparkly costumes and nary an abused elephant or overstuffed clown car. (One hopes!)

Jen: tracie - don't you think heidi sorta has jaslene's voice?
Jessica: wow, he's supposed to be a designer with that shirt?
Dodai: this guy is jay 2.0
Jen: no he is vincent 2.0
Dodai: MISSHAPES HAIR
Tracie: homer simpson said that only two types of people wear hawaiin shirts "gay men and party animals"
Dodai: that guy is both

Jen: uh oh - carmen is a model?
Dodai: her skin!!!!
Jen: she looks like she is going to get beat up, this young one who works for ralph
shit her name is pistol
Jessica: Pistol?
Tracie: kit is last year's Alison
Jen: i loved alison and i think i hate kit already
Jessica: i hated all the girls who would go to college and change their name, tell people it was sadie or nico or some shit
Dodai: STRAIGHT GUY??? with gay facial hair
Tracie: omg! ew! scary puppets
Dodai: my point is that guy may be straight but his facial hair is not
a 39 year old man named marion is also not straight
Tracie: wait, how old is sweet p?
Jen: $10 says sweet p is the next wendy pepper
Jessica: 42! i think
Dodai: i bet sweet p reads bust magazine
Jen: what's with her erin fetherston hair? and schizo tattoos?
Tracie: i don't want to grow up to be sweet p i will not shop at delias when i'm in my 40s

Dodai: I'd like to call and end to sweeping keychains on jeans, thank you
Tracie: so how many dudes are straight?
Dodai: it's only been 6 minutes and they're already drinking
Jessica: so far i'd count one

Dodai: GEMINIS that equals CRAZZY
Dodai: ok the hat
Tracie: that guy went from gay career to gay career
Jen: in the words of elaine stritch in sondheim's "company": doesn anyone still wear a hat?
Tracie: the art school boy with the glasses looks like a lesbian
http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/
Dodai: first challenge!!!! haha TENTS

Jen: how..ironic?
Dodai: ugh this is a cop out ANYONE CAN MAKE A DRESS OUT OF FABRIC
Tracie: omg, big fat party animal was just clutching his chest
Jen: ew grass stains my ass
Dodai: grass stain? fucking hippies.
Tracie: i bet she smells like patchouli

— FIRST COMMERCIAL BREAK —

Dodai: i can't remember anyone's name
Jessica: me neither
Dodai: except sweet p
Tracie: i remember sweet p hahaha jinx
Jen: do you think tim worries about becoming a cariacature of himself? like, how he jsut said make it work?
Dodai: he knows what the people want
Jessica: he's a fashion monkey dance tim, dance!
Dodai: the hat gay
Jessica: hat gay!
Dodai: RAMI IS HOT
Jennifer: guys, elisa is so this season's angela
Dodai: UGH ELISA IS THE HIPPIE
Tracie: I'm sorta into elisa
Jessica: she's not nearly as bad as angela
Jen: we don't know that yet
Jessica: angela just had those retarded fleurchons. elisa actually seems like she's doing something different

Tracie: she will probably start a compost heap in the apt.
Jen: i am worried that elisa is going to stab herself with a needle, sewing onto herself Jessica: former model has kelis hair
Jen: i don't think jack is so hot. i would take rami over jack even though they're all gay
Dodai: you know what color i don't like? GRAY YawN that dress is nice though. christian's looks like a suicidal librarian
Jessica: simone is hot
Jen: i agree. she is the alison
Dodai: where are the grass stains on elisa's dress?

Jen: i like that tim just took the piss out of elisa's dress
Tracie: yeah, what happened to the grass stains
Jen: and is tim wearing jeans????? i thought that tim doesn't believe in jeans????
Dodai: that dress looks like it is three hours after the mermaid parade
Jen: elisa dares to question tim???. she is a FOOLi like how she is all about deconstruction or whatever and she has such an overstyled haircut

— SECOND COMMERCIAL BREAK —

Jessica; Ah he's doing his lesbian hair!
Tracie: I have that orange and hite comforter cover in the gay party animal's rom
Jen: Does Elisa have a Madonna Detroit-Brit accent?
Dodai: How is Simone's dress taking so long when it's so simple?
Jen: Guys is it weird that watching this I miss people from seasons past?
Jessica: Was Tim's hair always this poufy?

Dodai: Where is the Lezebel model?
Jen: Her name is Marie! She has NAME!
Dodai: OMG the hippie is PISSING ME OFF
Tracie: Hand measure?
Jen: No hand measuring is fairly common
Jessica: She needs to make sure the model has good chi.
Dodai: Seriously though, she was feeling up that model.
Jessica: Maybe she's a Lezebel too.
Dodai: Ricky ricky ricky, that HAT
Jen: That blonde model is FUG
Jen: shocker: elisa's dress doesn't work. God I can't wait to see Nina take a big juicy bite out of Elisa's soul.
Tracie: I hope we get to see her model fall.
Dodai: "I think there's some hand sewn crap up in here". That was Misshapes.
Jessica: He's establishing himself as the bitchy gay.
Dodai: I am so excited for bitchy panel!
Jessica: I think Nina Garcia has a case of the cuntface.

— THIRD COMMERCIAL BREAK —

Jessica; Whoa, Sweet P. With the bra. An the halter top. Looks like Natasha Lyonne in Slums of Beverly Hills.
Jen: KORS!!!
Dodai: Hurry and do the runway show!!
Jessica: I'm bored too.
Tracie: I love the way she says "Nina Garcia". Neeeeena Garseeeea.
Jen: Monique Lhuillier sorta looks like a trophy wife.
Dodai: Monique designed Britney's wedding dress y'all!
Tracie: And Pink's dress.
Jessica: Oh she's carrying it so she doesn't kill herself.
Dodai: Did you see the way Elisa wrinkled her nose?
Jen: Fat guy's dress is awful. What intelligence?
Jessica: Kevin's is worse.
Dodai: I like that dress!
Tracie: That model is a Heather Asperger knock-off.
Dodai: TOTALS
Jessica: Sweet P's is cute but not flattering.
Tracie: Of course Sweet P made a baby doll dress. I'm surprised she didn't accessorize with baby clips and a lunch box.
Dodai: Simone's dress, as I said, is SNOOZEVILLE
Jen: Simone's dress made the model's butt look big.
Jessica: Whoa, 80s prom!
Jen: I love that orange dress.
Dodai: I like eating disorder's dress!
Jen: HAHAHA LOOK AT MARIAN THE LIBRARIAN!
Tracie: Rami's is really nice.
Jessica: That dress looks like a broke down flapper.
Dodai: Rami kicks ass you guys
Jen: Rami is the frontrunner by far.
Tracie: J. Lo would wear Rami's dress.
Dodai: Ricky: NO MORE HATS RICKY!!!
Jen: Ricky's dress looks like Forever 21.
Dodai: Wait who is Jack? I never even saw him
Jessica: He's the male model.
Jen: Jack has AIDS I think. I THINK.
Dodai: That model looks like a tranny.
Tracie: That model looks like Laura from last year.

Jessica: What's up with all the sideburns?
Tracie: Ew, Pistol.
Jen: Marie!
Dodai: Carmen has what they call a "vision"

Jen: I hate that they call her Sweet P. call her by her god given name.
Tracie: I know, way to indulge her
Dodai: Heidi said Sweet P and I spit on my keyboard I laughed so hard.

Jen: Haha Heidi hates it. But she's a follower. She didn't like it and now she does cause Nina and Michael do.
Jessica; OMG Simone's model is so not cute.
Dodai: Simone is totes going home.And that shit is riCOCKulous.
Jen: Is Rami's model, kinda, in the words of Tim Gunn, zaftig?
Tracie: Hahaha.
Dodai: We should drink everytime someone says "new and modern".

Jessica: Heidi kinda has man hands.
Dodai: Poor Ricky, I know there are going to be tears.
Jen: I am waiting for my favorite Nina-ism: "aesthetically unpleasing"
Jessica: We should have a crying count for Ricky.

Jessica: I don't like Victorya's dress.

Jessica: Haiku of a cut!
Dodai: Haiku of a cut! WTF
Jen: I am speechless.
Dodai: Nina I'm confused
Tracie: Haiku of a cut!
Jen: Nina is going to cut her.
Dodai: GO HOME HIPPIE.
Jen: "You had me at hello!"
Dodai: Some of my best friends are hippies.

Dodai: Ok, cue the tears on Ricky.
Tracie: Grass stains on fabric; patchouli scented nap time; means your dress will suck. That was a haiku, you guys.
Jen: That was amazing, Tracie.

Jessica: Simone is so going home.
Tracie: hahahaa pooing fabric.
Jessica: That would be so painful.
Tracie: I love that Michael Kores loves a poop joke.
Jen: Michael Kors sorta IS a poo joke.
Dodai: This really is the greatest show on earth.
Tracie: I think that fabric would be less painful than some of the stool I've passed in my day.
Jen: Oh, cry me a river. I have CROHNS.

— FOURTH COMMERCIAL BREAK —

Dodai: RAMI RULES
Jessica: Oh we called Rami FTW
Jen: Rami wins!
Dodai: Israeli army takes no prisoners
Jessica; The lesbian misshape is so peeved
Dodai: Oooh, ricky stays.
Jessica: Yay Ricky is in!
Dodai: Bye bye Simone.
Jen: Is Elisa crying? I think I see tears.
Dodai: Hippies don't cry, they become one with the rain
Tracie: Damn we're good.
Jessica: For reals
Dodai: We really are.
Jen: We called all that shit.
Tracie: Elisa must have excellent karma.
Jessica: The editors need to do a better job of tricking us.

Jessica; God, being the first person to get kicked off sucks. No one recognizes you in the supermarket.
Jen: Look at Tim's limp wrist.

Dodai: Next week, Ricky cries.

First Impressions: Someone Left A Drag Queen Out In The Rain At Heatherette

Anna — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:20:00 EDT

Who: Assorted drag queens (seen at left).
What: The Spring/Summer '08 show for Heatherette, the line by former club kids Richie Rich and Traver Rains known for its bright, shredded, bedazzled, fucked-up separates and dresses.
Where: NYC's Gotham Hall.
When: Now. After the jump, we check in with Dodai, who is being dwarfed by a phalanx of skinny, towering drag queens as she waits in line to get in.

First Impressions: Betsey Johnson Show Looks Like "A Bistro In A French Whorehouse"

Anna — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:30:00 EDT

Who: MisShapes harpy Leigh Lezark; Nigel Barker.
What: The Spring/Summer '08 collection of Betsey Johnson (seen at left), the eternal teenager famous for her florals, animal prints, baby-dolls, and platforms.
Where: NYC's Bryant Park.
When: Now. After the jump, we check in with Dodai, who braved a literal downpour to make it from the Lower East Side to Midtown and is presently creaming her pants in the SRO line after spotting Nigel.

First Impressions: Rosa Cha Show "Kind Of Like A Joke From Zoolander"

Anna — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:00:00 EDT

Moe, Jennifer and Nikola (our photographer) needed sustenance following the Catherine Malandrino show, so while they eat, we'll check in with Dodai, who is at the Rosa Cha show, set to begin at 2pm. (Ha!). Apparently, there are some C-list celebs in attendance! After the jump, the live-blog.

1:52: "Everyone around me speaking Portuguese." 1:52: "I mean Brazilians galore." 2:17: "Ivana Trump is here." 2:18: "With hot young boyfriend." 2:19: "By the way, yesterday at Baby Phat was also Ivana not Ivanka. I think my brain was fried." 2:20: "Mena Suvari just sat down. Her earrings are huge but mine would be too if my hair was that short." 2:22: "Nigel Barker! So tall, so beautiful. Sigh." 2:23: "Um, older rock star, maybe Nikki Sixx?" 2:26: "JC Chasez is here LOL." 2:28: "Ooh, the old guy with walking stick and hat, I heart him. he is wearing plaid zoot suit pants." 2:37: "I was allowed to move closer, yay." 2:38: "Daisy Fuentes?" 2:40: Someone who may or may not be Joy Bryant." 2:48: "It's starting." 2:49: "The music is Brazilian of course." 2:50: "Okay, this one has a copper rib piece on outside like she was attacked by that thing from alien." 2:51: "Jesus, the bottoms of these suits are small." 2:52: "Color-blocked one piece with molded strapless cups, not so bad." 2:53: "Another suit with, like, plastic and metal scraps and shapes down the front WTF. I don't think you can go in the water." 2:54: "These old fashion molded cups are freaking me out." 2:55: "Okay one suit has abstract shark face on it, haha. Um, one lone dress just went by." 2:56: "Okay another color block dress. White suit twisted in front with um a crystal covered cape attached." 2:57: A futuristic suit with metal pieces." 2:58: "I feel like really confused." 2:59: "Black model in hot yellow suit. Best thing I have seen so far." 3:00: "Green bikini with pointy cups. I really don't even have words to describe what I am seeing." 3:02: "One white suit had spider web cut-outs on side." 3:03: "It's over. It was kind of like a joke from Zoolander."

First Impressions: Hot Guys & Star Jones At Tracy Reese Show

Anna — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:20:00 EDT

Dodai is over at the Tracy Reese show with "standing room priority" status. Hope she gets in! Here's what's happening there so far: 11:15: "No one needs to be told this, but Nigel Barker is all-caps HOT!". 11:16: "I saw Angela Davis Jr I think. Doesn't she have a huge blonde fro?" 11:18: "Star Jones in the house." 11:21: Tim Gunn! Yay! 11:22: "Some very stylish older black people which I love, one dude has cane and boater hat like in old movies." 11:24: "Andre Leon Talley!!!" 11:27: Danyel Smith editor-in-chief of Vibe. 11:31: "Omg! I got a seat!" 11:32: "But I can't see now!" 11:34: "I think I see Veronica Webb. Love her." 11:37: "By the way, it is hot in here. Fashion is sweaty." [Is this gonna start soon? -Ed.] 11:40: "Okay, it's starting." 11:42: "Huge black straw hats with ladylike black dresses. Very tailored."

11:43: "Velvet frock coat in bright henna." 11:44: "Sequins! On baby-doll dresses and cropped collarless jackets. Really sweet patterned sundresses." 11:45: "Gorgeous black dress that looks like ribbons. Comes in white too." 11:46: "Lavender bikini with matching parasol!" 11:47: "Foxy navy swimsuit cover-up. Also: These parasols are amazing. They're embroidered." 11:48: "Khaki dress not so great." 11:49: "Ooh, cherry v-neck dress so cute. Stevie Wonder's 'Golden Lady' is playing." 11:50: "Yellow halter dress with ruffles. 11:51: "Bikini top with matching full skirt in soft cherry-red pattern." 11:52: "Super foxy plunge v-neck dress with ladylike sleeves. White jumpsuit with huge white hat." 11:53: "That was like having a refreshing bowl of sorbet!"