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More Than a Woman: The Song

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More Than a Woman: The Song

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week; Which version of this romantic song is your favorite? The Bee Gees version or the Tavares version?  Both songs featured the soundtrack and the movie Saturday Night Fever in 1977. We won’t show clips, they don’t do the songs any good; just listen and decide…..

BEE GEES: https://youtu.be/fy0rYUvn7To
TAVARES: https://youtu.be/GQcCRo2b-ZE

Our favorite is the version by the Bee Gees; it sounds so much more romantic to us; with the violins and the castrati voices….

(imgs via wikipedia.org)

Fall 2015 Prêt-à-Porter: Fringes VS Fringes

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Fall 2015 Prêt-à-Porter: Fringes VS Fringes

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week; Which fashion house presented the most noteworthy fringes on the runway for the Fall of 2015?
Let’s make that choice!

Tom Ford
Burberry Prorsum
Pringle of Scotland
Valentino
Valentino
Kenzo
Nina Ricci
Nina Ricci

Difficult, but we say Nina Ricci! Which one is your favorite?

More Fringes; read more on that in our runway report for Spring 2015; Native American Girls

 

Diana Vreeland VS Sarah Jessica Parker

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Diana Vreeland VS Sarah Jessica Parker

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week; These images are taken 30 years apart. Which one is your favorite?

Ours is the left one!
Left; Diana Vreeland in her home photo by Jonathan Becker in July 21, 1979 for Vanity Fair Magazine (getty images)
Right; Sarah Jessica Parker photographed as Diana Vreeland for Harper’s Bazaar by Peter Lindbergh in March 2009 (via harpersbazaar)

Jackie Kennedy/Onassis VS Grace Kelly/Princess Grazia in a Headscarf

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Jackie Kennedy/Onassis VS Grace Kelly/Princess Grazia in a Headscarf

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week; Which of these fabulous women wore the headscarf the best?
Is Jackie or Grace your favorite?

Jackie Kennedy/Onassis

Grace Kelly/Princess Grazia de Monaco

Our Winner is Jackie! We think in runs in the family….

Age of Aquarius VS Age of Aquarius Songs

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Age of Aquarius VS Age of Aquarius Songs

Mimi’s Brainbreaker Week; Two versions of the song recorded 10 years apart. The first clip is by The Fifth Dimension from 1969, the second from the film-musical Hair made in 1979. Which one is your favorite?

Our favorite is the Hair version……..But what is the age of Aquarius ? Continue reading →