Peckerwood Manor

I didn't think this was real until I saw it was in Alabama. Of course! Where else would you find a zoo full of jankily painted rocks that are supposed to look like animals? I know the history behind it sounds sweet; Granpappy saw a boulder in the road, said it looked like a bull, tried to find a professional artist to paint it, couldn't, so, dangit, he did it his own damn self.  People pay money to come to a zoo with nary an animal to behold but a field of rocks painted by someone who should be banned from every paint store in the universe. There is a level of fun absurdity about it that would be a wacky good time to see when drunk or high and do fucked up photo shoots all over the zoo. Channeling 70s fashion would be our theme.  Camel toes were the thing in the '70s. Apparently.  I just wanted to offer you some fashion inspo for the trip.  Alabama Rock Zoo awaits! Uncanny resemblance to...um...er...a cow seal. A frog?

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  Andra Day, George Clooney, and Alicia Keys at Albie Awards.  Photo: Neil Rasmus / BFA //Vogue The Clooney Foundation recently hosted its 2nd annual Albie Awards. The award is named after anti-apartheid hero Justice Albie Sachs. According to the Clooney's Foundation's website:  "The Albie Awards were created to shine a protective spotlight on courageous justice defenders who are at risk - sending a message to those who abuse human rights that the world is watching." What better way to shine the spotlight on those risking their lives for having the courage to speak up about human rights atrocities than by throwing a glitzy bash. The event was attended by a parade of A-listers wearing gowns and tuxedos whose value could probably feed a small impoverished nation. I'm always leery of foundations because so many of them are created as tax shelters for their founders. Who can blame them when tax laws have so many loopholes. And before anyone says anything, I know Amal

Dressing up for Horseracing has rules; during the weekdays, it is more casual, and unless you are at the royal races in certain boxes, you don't have to go full out. But these women didn't get the memo. The London social season is over, and it is hunting season now when the social scenes move to the country and the social calendar changes to country pursuits-shooting parties, weekend parties, hunting parties, and so forth. So, these races are less prestigious, but there is no reason to look ridiculous. You should still wear something tasteful, comfortable, tasteful, and TASTEFUL for the love of all that is holy.  British hats are wacky, and some women love to wear them and have collections of them. Some designers are better than others at it; Philip  Treacy makes nice ones. You should save them for weddings, some weekend racing events, and some events when it is asked for; otherwise, you run the risk of looking foolish and getting your picture taken. Wouldn't someone look

  A tailor in Jakarta makes a living making fashion for the Asian market. It's unremarkable of a statement until you find out his clients are people who love the look of snappy wardrobes for cats. Some clients have seasonal wardrobes and unique holiday clothing just for their cats. Japan is one of the largest markets for this because they are known to be cat crazy and pamper their felines more than any other country in the world. These cats seem up for it; one of mine would take one look at a kitty kimono and might launch herself at me, claws out and saying, "Bitch, Please. I hope you enjoyed having sight all your life because this cat fashion shit is the last thing your sorry ass will ever see." It will have been the least I deserve.  Above is a photo at the Indonesian 2023 Fashion Show in Indonesia, and as you can see, these women mean business. (top photo the guardian)

    The fashion in the 1980's can be summed up in two words: Members Only Members Only was a clothing brand that got its humble beginnings in 1975 by Herb Goldsmith. Mr. Goldsmith was inspired when at his country club he saw a sign that said, "Members Only". The name would create the "snob appeal" Herb needed to kick start the brand from a mere piece of cloth to icon status. Members Only really took off in 1980 when it introduced their distinguished jackets which could be identified by the Members Only tag on the front. Anyone who was anyone owned a Members Only jacket. From kids to grandmas, wearing Members Only meant you arrived! It was like being part of an open secret society. Mr. Goldsmith, being a fashion genius, recruited celebrities including Frank Sinatra, Anthony Geary, Johnny Carson and many more to shill the jackets.   By the late 1980's, the brand fell out of favor with fashionistas. Personally, I blame acid washed jeans. Then in 2016, the Membe

What will adorable straight men wear next? Personally, I never would have guessed keys. From the 1950s through the 70's, when gheys wore keys as outerwear, it signified sexy times, or rather, if you wore them on the right side, it meant you were passive, on the left, dominant (or maybe it was the other way around?) (there were a lot of rules back then and I honestly don't know how anyone kept track).  But in an amusing twist, The Wall Street Journal , of all places, is reporting that the "hot new trend" for straight men (pictured above) is to wear keys hanging from belt loops, even going so far as to call it, "Kind of kinky! Swashbuckling! A peacocking statement!" I'm not joking. They may as well just scream, "It means you have a taco hammer!" Never mind that bikers, as wells as plumbers and other laborers, have been "peacocking" with outerwear keys forever, even before the gheys, but  The Wall Street Journal  credits this modern key