[London, December 1. Image via Getty]

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01: A pair of giant red shoes protrude from the store front as Harrods opens their Wicked Witch Of The East display on December 1, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Getty Images)

"My god, the humiliation. Kill me now."


"Je suis triste, moi. Tres, tres triste."


"One paw in front of the other. One paw...in front..."


A proud taste...for scarlet and miniver.


"There's no place like home. There's no place like home."


"When a dog's an empty kettle
He should be on his mettle
And yet I'm torn apart."


"Carry me. I do not wish to sully my paw."


"Great. A winged monkey. Again."


"We need a little Christmas...we need a little Christmas...wait, I forgot my mantra."


"Nah...I'm wasted, I can' do it."

"The show must go on!"

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• Marc Jacobs is rumored to have signed on to appear on Kept, Logo's gay version of The Real Housewives. An open casting call will be held soon in New York to find other "high-powered (openly gay) playboys." [N.Y. Daily News]

• The Italian fashion world wasn't pleased with foreign reviews of Milan fashion shows linking the prevalence of short and sexy dresses to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's recent sex scandals. Reviews in the Financial Times and International Herald Tribune used terms such as "Blame it on Berlusconi" and "Viva la Bimbo." "I don't think Berlusconi influences us," said Donatella Versace. "I didn't see anything vulgar on the catwalks in the last few days." [Reuters]
• British women working in engineering, science, technology and construction are calling for clothing manufacturers to make better and safer clothing for women. Jan Peters, president of the Women's Engineering Society explains: "We need the makers of safety wear – work boots, high visibility jackets, protective gloves and the like - to cater for our needs. We don't necessarily want fashion – although we want to look smart and professional – we just want clothes that fit!" [Science Daily]
• Yesterday, Michelle Obama fave Maria Pinto unveiled the looks she created for the delegates lobbying for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid this week in Copenhagen. At least these outfits are less ridiculous than Ralph Lauren's 2008 U.S. Olympic ensemble. [WWD]
• The new issue of GQ has an article on Christian Audigier that dubs him the "Emperor du Fromage" and contains many musings on the unfortunate popularity of his Ed Hardy and Von Dutch brands such as, "He almost never wears the clothes he designs, which leads some people to wonder whether he actually likes them." [Racked]
• Jil Sander's minimalist collection for Uniqlo will go on sale when its Paris flagship store opens on Thursday. The 100 women's items and 40 men's pieces won't include the designer's name but will bear a white label reading "+J". [WWD]
• Scientists are developing new hi-tech textiles including fabrics that spray on, respond to temperature changes, and release hormones to attract the opposite sex. [The Telegraph]
• The Obama commercial boom may be over. You can still find Obama merchandise - like tees - in D.C. tourist areas, but there's less demand across the country now that he's started actually leading rather than just talking about it. [AP]
• Miuccia Prada likes to have "intellectuals" at her shows and in her clothes. A staffer explains, "She only dresses people who interest her." Warning: Don't click the link unless you're prepared to see Paul Krugman's face Photoshopped on a runway model. [N.Y. Magazine]
• Shares of Liz Claiborne Inc. and Jones Apparel Group Inc. fell yesterday, after a Goldman Sachs analyst said their stock is fairly valued and downgraded the companies to "neutral." [Crains New York]
• Designer Nanette Lepore and other fashion advocates met at the office of California Representative Diane Watson to discuss their support for the creation of a Fashion Caucas in Congress. They say the government needs to be more involved in securing intellectual property rights for designers, creating enterprise zones to promote local talent, and preserving New York's garment district. [N.Y. Magazine]
• Anna Dello Russo wore Peter Dundas' green and white cut-out sequined long sleeve mini dress "better than a model ever could," according to Fashionista. [Fashionista]
• The European Commission is considering extending duties and tariffs on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes to protect Italian and Spanish footwear manufacturers. Most retailers and EU member states oppose the measure. [Times of London]
• Sources say contrary to earlier report, Tommy Hilfiger is not planning to work with Sarah Ferguson. [WWD]
• Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally is going to work on her aunt's Ginny H line, fueling speculation that she's being groomed to take over her dad's brand. When asked if she may some day replace him she said vaguely, "It's such a big company that it's not only one person that can run the company. There are just so many people. I don't know how much control I'd have or help I would be." [Stylist]

(Oz was his only film and Carroll often appeared at charitable, retail and Oz-related events, saying:)

"It's not me; it's the movie. When they see me, they think of their childhood, and it makes them smile."

While Carroll — born Michael Finocchiaro on July 8, 1919 — was being wonderfully humble, it is true that The Wizard Of Oz taps into something magical. Something about the story of a girl on an adventure with her dog — aided by sparkly! shoes! — gets a fierce grip on the imagination and just won't let go. Why else do you think The Wiz might be returning to Broadway? Orlando Jones of Mad TV and those Make 7 Up Yours commercials — as well as numerous films — has been cast as the Wiz. LaChanze, who won a Tony for The Color Purple, will play Glinda; R&B singer Ashanti will play Dorothy, and the the Encores! Summer Stars production of the musical will run in New York June 12 through July 5 as sort of a Broadway tryout. As a fan, I'm hoping this new version of The Wiz doesn't suck. With any luck, it'll make it to Broadway, where new audiences will fall in love with Dorothy — and her little dog, too.

Mickey Carroll, An ‘Oz' Munchkin, Dies At 89 [NY Times]
Casting Completed For ‘The Wiz' [NY Times]

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Mrs. Ziegfeld, The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke, by Grant Hayter-Menzies. While Burke might be best known to the younger generation for traveling in a soap bubble, she was one of the biggest celebrities of the early 20th century, known both as a stage and screen presence and as the wife of Broadway impresario Flo Ziegfeld. (And, obviously, for giving the Burke Estate, sight of a thousand AYSO triumphs, its name.) [Village Voice]

A quick poll of the other Jezebels shows that most of us wax to some degree, whether it's just off the top and sides or we get it all off. One Jezzie goes "retrobush" in the winter, which is a term I'm going to have to fit into sentences all the time now.

After I got my most recent wax, I was all excited like I bought a new dress or something and I came home and ripped my pants off to show my dude. He was like, "Oh...neat," because he totally doesn't care either way. The one time I got a Brazilian he was all "You look like porn. In a bad way." Of all the dudes I've dated, only one ever commented on my hair situation, and that was to make a snide-ass comment about the hair on the backs of my thighs (which btw is so hard to reach). Do your significant others have a say in your pube maintenance? I feel like if they're getting what's underneath the pubes, they really don't have a vote about the upkeep, but maybe you can change my mind.

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