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CougarTown “Like a Diamond” Recap

January 31, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

This week on CougarTown Courtney Cox and Matthew Perry have a Friends reunion…and could it have been any more AWESOME? (That’s my Chandler for you).

I also loved the Friends nod in the opening credits:

To set up this awesome reunion a few things had to happen, first Jules and Grayson’s (Josh Hopkins) heat gets turned off because Jules went paperless and forgot to pay all of the bills. Because it was so cold, her wedding ring kept falling off. As she is on the phone in the car, her wedding ring falls off and she takes her eyes off the wheel to get it – rear-ending who else but Matthew Perry!

Jules wears a Balmain biker jacket ($933.36) and floral top by Parker ($187). This Calvin Klein faux leather moto jacket ($89.99) is similar and also comes in plus sizes.

Bobby (Brian Van Holt) gets excited because there is a chance of snow – he gets geared up with a snow suit so he can wake up to a winter wonderland and have a father son snowball fight with Travis (Dan Byrd). Bobby, just come to the Polar Vortex…we have plenty.

We find out that Laurie (Busy Phillips) has a doppelgänger that is getting into high jinks all over town. Ellie (Christa Miller) doesn’t believe this and decides that Laurie has lied about all of her crazy stories and sets out to prove it.

Sam (Matthew Perry) is instantly attracted to Jules and wants to forget the whole accident providing she will go on a date with him (how could she say no with that chemistry?). Since she doesn’t have insurance (because she hasn’t paid the bills) she agrees to the faux date.

We also learn some interesting facts about Laurie – she was conceived in a hottub, pronounced medically dead at least four times, molested by a dolphin, has a friend with robot arms and another with robot legs just to name a few. We seriously need a Laurie spin off backstory show!

After their date, Sam is so smitten with Jules that he proposes to her in the most amazing flashmob proposal ever with a huge engagement ring! Who could say no to that! Nobody apparently, because Jules accepts his proposal even though she is already married!

Jules wears a comfy cashmere hoodie from Autumn Cashmere ($365). I found a similar hoodie from Under Armour ($59.99):

Even Laurie and Ellie thought it was an amazing proposal, much to Grayson’s chagrin. Jules decides to have dinner with Sam so she can let him down gently. She does this at Grayson’s bar wearing a sold-out floral dress by Jean Paul Gaultier. I found a similar print dress from Dylan & Rose ($34.30):

Just as she tries to let Sam down easy, he brings in his entire family to meet her!

In the meantime, Ellie finds a hole in Laurie’s story, bringing the whole web down and making her look bad in front of everyone. So to make up, Ellie finds her doppelgänger to show that she believes Laurie’s crazy stories. Laurie wears a great stonewashed jean jacket from Paige Denim ($144.99).

Grayson, like the great husband he is, saves Jules by professing his love for Jules and proposing to her in front of everyone. Poor Sam is bummed, but mad that he spent $200,000 on everything (holy crap!). But things work out when Laurie’s doppelgänger steps in and asks him to breakfast. Things are looking up for Sam.

And last but not least, Andy (Ian Gomez) keeps Bobby’s dream alive by making it snow for him with a snow machine! Love it!

What did you think of Courtney and Matt’s reunion?

If you missed this episode, you can watch it online here.

For more CougarTown recaps, click here.

Filed Under: CougarTown, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Big Tippi, Bob Clendenin, Brian Van Holt, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller, CougarTown, Courtney Cox, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins, Matthew Perry

The Bachelor – Week Two Recap

January 26, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

Week Two of The Bachelor is here! Sunday began with a Behind-the-Scenes special of Monday night’s episode. There wasn’t anything too crazy, but I thought it was cool to see how they set up some of these awesome dates.

Chris Harrison and Juan Pablo crashed some Bachelor viewing parties and it puts my two-person viewing party to shame. Maybe I’ll work on something bigger for the finale. I did feel bad for that poor girl Avery they interviewed at the end who said that The Bachelor shows that love and happiness do really happen. I had to laugh because while I think those things are true, I don’t know if I would use this show as an example of that.

We learn right away that Clare is going to get the first one-on-one Winter Wonderland date. Juan Pablo got to take his daughter, Camila to play in the Winter Wonderland before his date with Clare, which was really sweet. On the drive there Camila mentioned that she likes surprise chocolate (me too Camila…).

The second part of the special showed the women moving into the Bachelor mansion and then we get to see what happened to the women who didn’t get a rose. Sean and Catherine visit Juan to give him some advice (and to promote their upcoming wedding). Then Chris Harrison comes out to explain how the show works for anyone who didn’t know. I LOVED Clare’s white sequin tank! She mentioned on Twitter that her necklace says “Creer” which is the Spanish word for Believe and that it is the Gold Bar necklace by James Michelle ($58). She also has amazing hair – I have hair envy. I also found a similar white sequin tank top from One Hip Mom ($36):

Clare gets the first one-on-one date – the date card reads “Clare – Let’s Chill – Juan Pablo.”

We also get to take an in-depth look at the women who create all the drama in tonight’s episode, Victoria, Lucy, Elise, Amy and Clare. Could Lucy please keep her clothes on for one episode. Spraying herself with the hose was just ridiculous…did we really need to see this ABC? Clare has a touching DVD that her father made before he died for her husband to watch. I hope that she doesn’t show this video to Juan Pablo, but you know that the producers are going to try to ask her show it to him at some point this season.

Now, on to our dates…

Juan Pablo drops by the mansion to pick up Clare for the first one-on-one date. She wears a great sold-out IRO shearling leather jacket. Neiman Marcus has a similar jacket for $395:

JP blindfolds Clare and takes her to the Winter Wonderland – hot tub included! Clare opens up to JP and tells him about her father passing away. She also mentioned why she keeps her necklace – to remind her that there is something out there. It doesn’t take much for JP to give her the rose. Clare sort of reminds me of AshLee Frazier – I feel like she is going to get her heart broken just because she is falling so hard so fast. To close the date, they get a private concert by Josh Krajcik (not sure who he is, but the Internet says he was on the X-Factor). She also gets the first kiss from Juan Pablo.

Back at the house, the second date card comes and reads “Kat – I can feel the electricity – Juan Pablo.” JP picks her up and they jet off in a private plane to Salt Lake City for the Electric Run. For having no idea what she was doing I have to commend Kat for jumping right in and going with the flow. I thought this was a great first date for someone like Kat. Kat gets the rose on this date, so she is safe for next week.

The group date card came for Chelsie, Christie, Kelly, Cassandra, Andi, Renee, Lauren, Alli, Chantal, Nikki, Elise, Victoria, Lucy and it reads “Say Cheese – Juan Pablo.”

The girls arrived at a warehouse for a photo shot for Models & Mutts to raise money for the Best Friends Animal Society. This means that they are all going to have to dress in awkward costumes that they aren’t comfortable with – but with dogs. Elise and Andi are told that they are going to be naked for their photo shoot. I felt bad for them until I read Reality Steve and found out that Elise isn’t really a first grade teacher and she pretty much takes her clothes off all the time (see the link at the bottom of this post to read more about that at Reality Steve). I was impressed that she traded her outfit with Lucy though – that was a genius idea.

According to Andi’s Twitter she wore nude undergarments for her part of the naked photo shoot.

After the photo shoot they move on to the after party at the Watermarke Tower in LA. Cassandra gets some one-on-one time with JP and we discover that she’s a Michigan girl! She also is Rodney Stuckey’s baby mama (for those of you that aren’t from MI he plays for the Pistons) and she is 21 (so young!).

Then the drama begins with Nikki pulling Victoria aside to tell her that she is drunk and needs to slow down. Well – my if my sorority days have taught me anything it is that the more you tell a drunk girl to cool down, the more defiant and drunk she is going to get. She ends up having a meltdown and Renee decides to try to reason with her, but we all know how that turns out.

Kelly ends up getting the group date rose, probably because she had to wear the worst costume during the photo shoot.

The producers get Victoria a hotel room for the night so she can sleep it off. Juan Pablo comes to see her the next morning and she goes home.

Moving on to the cocktail ceremony, Juan Pablo gets to spend some more time with Sharleen, who looked awesome in her Haute Hippie draped dress and Jessica Matrasko Natasha earrings ($195). I found a similar Vince Camuto Dress for $64.99:

I really like Sharleen, I have the feeling that the producers wouldn’t get her to do anything she wasn’t comfortable with. It makes me wonder why she came on this show – maybe she thought it would be good for her career or something.

Cassandra is feeling uncertain about JP’s feelings for her. He reassures her that as soon as he doesn’t feel it he will send her home because she has a son to get back to. My favorites from the cocktail party were Cassandra’s earrings – I LOVED them! I sent her a tweet to ask her where they were from and surprise – they are from Cache! They don’t seem to have them in stock anymore, but I will continue to scour eBay because I want them for myself. I did find this similar pair from Max & Chloe ($125):

I also liked Andi’s Parker magenta tiered dress. It was sold-out so I found this Laundry by Shelli Segal tiered dress ($69.99) that is similar:

I also liked Chelsie’s light blue lace mini dress. I found a similar Kay Unger Metallic Sheath Dress ($450) to recreate it:

At the rose ceremony, Amy L. and Chantal don’t receive roses this week and were sent home.

There were some great deleted scenes of Kat’s date with Juan Pablo – apparently they went on a picnic before they went to the Electric Run.

I enjoy reading Bachelor spoilers and if you are interested in finding out what happens in advance you can check out Reality Steve for more information. He also has great behind the scenes details on which cast-offs are dating and who is going take the final rose this season.

If you missed the Behind the Scenes special you can still watch it online here.

If you missed Week 2 you can watch it online here.

Juan Pablo posted his Week Two Bachelor blog on People that you can read here.

Chris Harrison posted his Week Two Bachelor blog here.

Last season’s Bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock posted her recap here.

For more Bachelor posts, click here.

Filed Under: Bachelor, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Chris Harrison, Juan Pablo, Reality Steve, The bachelor

The Good Wife “We, the Juries” Recap

January 26, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

This week’s episode of The Good Wife finds Will (Josh Charles) and Alicia (Julianna Marguilles) thrown together again on a new case, but this time they have to work together for the good of their clients. Alicia wears a grey skirt suit in the courtroom. I found a similar Emporio Armani blazer ($290):

Cary (Matt Czuchry) and Diane (Christine Baranski) agree to co-chair on the case so Will and Alicia keep level heads. Diane wears a red asymmetric blazer. This Lafayette 148 Couture Cloth Stellan Jacket ($358.80) is similar:

The double jury trial starts to get confusing as each jury is only allowed to hear certain parts of the trial. Alicia wears a black blazer with white print. This Calvin Klein Tweed Jacket ($87.99) is similar:

Diane wears a wine colored dress with a pearl necklace, similar to her outfit from The Next Month episode. The same Anne Klein Ribbed Sweater Dress ($72.52) would work for this one as well:

In the meantime, Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) is trying to get back into Cary’s good graces, but I think that ship has sailed for her. Cary gets a drink spilled on him and goes to the bathroom. He leaves his phone on the bar and Kalinda sees a private text from Robyn about one of Lockhart Gardner’s clients jumping ship. It doesn’t take her long for her to talk to Will and get him to set up a meeting with the client. What she doesn’t realize is that Cary played her with false information that seriously offended the client. Who’s laughing now?!

After last week’s video reveal of the election fraud, Marilyn (Melissa George) has to question everyone on Peter’s (Chris Noth) team, including Alicia who acted as his lawyer. Once Alicia sees the video she is furious and marches down to Peter’s office to demand that he fixes this immediately for the Zach’s sake as he would have to testify in front of the Feds if it continues. Alicia wears a grey blazer with a lighter lapel. This Joie Neville B Two Tone Blazer ($126.40) is similar:

I love the scene between Kalinda and Cary because she isn’t even mad at him, she just respects his cunning maneuver! She still wants to get a drink with him and he agrees to go with her…maybe they will still be friends after all.

Marilyn finally gets to investigate Will, but he can’t say anything because Peter is covered by attorney/client privilege. They speak alone in chambers and Will finally throws down with Peter about taking away Diane’s judgeship and then Peter throws back sleeping with Alicia in his face! They are at a standstill, but Peter frustrates Marilyn by not allowing him to testify for Marilyn.

Eli (Alan Cumming) and Marilyn are at a standstill – she can’t complete her investigation because Will won’t testify. This is really going to hurt Peter. Who knows what will happen next?!

What did you think about this week’s episode?

You can still watch the episode here.

For more The Good Wife recaps, click here.

Filed Under: Fashion, The Good Wife, TV Tagged With: Alan Cumming, Alicia Florrick, Archie Panjabi, Chris Noth, Christine Baranski, Dallas Roberts, diane lockhart, dreama walker, Jerry Adler, Jess Weixler, John Noble, Josh Charles, Julianna Marguiles, Mamie Gummer, Mary Beth Peil, Matt Czuchry, Matthew Lillard, Melissa George, Murray Abraham, nathan lane, Stockard Channing, The Good Wife

White Collar “Live Feed” Recap

January 21, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

Peter (Tim DeKay) is in turmoil this week after Neal’s (Matt Bomer) betrayal. He can’t let it go, but he doesn’t want to lose his career over it either. Of course as everything is up in the air, he gets offered the section chief job in Washington D.C. starting in two weeks.

Jones (Sharif Atkins) brings a new case in but Peter doesn’t want to involve Neal this time. Jones knows something is up and advises Peter to end the cycle and quit letting Neal hold him back.

Neal is on his way to finish the Mosconi window deal with Hagen (Mark Sheppard), but Hagen turns the tables on him by kidnapping Rebecca (Bridget Regan) to keep Neal under his thumb.

Peter meets with Elizabeth (Tiffani Thiessen) to discuss the section chief job. She is ready to move, but he isn’t ready to let go yet. He’s made his peace with Neal’s betrayal but he can’t forget what happened to Siegel and needs to solve his murder. Elizabeth wears a sold-out Narciso Rodriguez Blue Colorblock Short Sleeve Dress. This Kenneth Cole ‘Andrea’ Colorblock Sheath Dress ($58.80) is similar:

Neal and Mozzie (Willie Garson) bring Hagen the glass key from the Mosconi window, but Hagen doesn’t bring Rebecca. He decides to hold her until Neal cracks the code.

In the meantime, Peter needs Neal for an art forgery case that implicates Hagen. Neal tries to buy some time by having Mozzie decipher Mosconi’s code. As the FBI is on their way to arrest Hagen, Neal burns the Mosconi pages to try to get Hagen to reveal Rebecca’s location. He has Mozzie memorize the page symbols so they can recreate it later. Neal is able to rescue Rebecca and they have a touching reunion.

With Rebecca’s help, Neal realizes that they are on a treasure hunt for the Hope Diamond’s lost twin. Peter arrests Hagen, but in the interrogation Hagen points the finger at Neal. Hagen offers Peter a deal – he has something to show him if he comes to his house. Jones pulls Neal’s tracking data and discovers that he was with Hagen all afternoon.

Peter decides to visit Hagen’s apartment, but before they go inside Hagen tells them that he is working to set them up and before he can say more is shot by a sniper!

Neal discovers a receipt in Hagen’s wallet that gives him a lead. The receipt is for a location on the same block where Siegel was murdered. They visit the location and discover that Hagen was watching someone. The Cooper 3 clue that Siegel left leads them to an apartment that has files on every FBI agent on Peter’s team.

Neal further discovers the room where Rebecca was being held and realizes that this is her apartment and she has been conning him the whole time. She is also now the main suspect in Siegel’s murder!

I didn’t see that coming!!

What do you think about Rebecca’s betrayal?! Do you think Rebecca will have an explanation? Will Neal dump her?

If you missed this week’s episode, you can still watch it online here.

For more White Collar recaps click here.

Filed Under: Fashion, TV, White Collar Tagged With: Bridget Regan, Elizabeth Burke, Kim Dickens, Marsha Thomason, Matt Bomer, Neal Caffrey, Sharif Atkins, Tiffani Thiessen, Tim DeKay, White Collar, Willie Garson

The Crazy Ones “Outbreak” Recap

January 17, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

This week on The Crazy Ones, we learned that dolls are creepy…but you already knew that. The team at Lewis, Roberts & Roberts takes on a PR crisis to rehab Randi Jenkins, the homici-doll. Unfortunately, during the meeting at the doll company, Zach (James Wolk) is exposed to the flu!

Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar) wears the sultry black diamond crystal chandelier earrings from Arte Designs ($52):

Sydney decides to quarantine Zach to the conference room because she has an amazing date with a pediatrician who sommelies (apparently its a verb) and loves Debbie Gibson’s Lost in Your Eyes (who doesn’t). Andrew (Hamish Linklater) is jealous of Sydney’s date and is trying to undermine her excitement.

Sydney wears a Helmut Lang Convex Concealed Placket Blouse ($395), Jay Godfrey Exclusive Cascade Cami ($99), Peggy Li Crystal Elegance Earrings ($79) and the Peggy Li Turquoise Pendant Necklace ($129):

Andrew tries to give Sydney the flu germs by switching her water glass for an infected one, but she catches onto him and confronts him about his feelings. She wears an American Rag striped dress and Robyn Rhodes Azin Earrings ($99). I found a similar American Rag striped dress at Macy’s ($34.99):

She realizes that Zach has her phone in the quarantined area and Andrew sacrifices his health to go in and get it for her so she won’t be exposed. Let me just say that room was a nightmare, scary!

The apology tour doesn’t go as planned when Lauren (Amanda Setton) accidentally includes the defective doll in the group for the event. Simon (Robin Williams) ends up beheading the doll in front of all the kids.

On the bright side, Sydney gets to go on her date and she looks smokin hot in a white lace peplum dress from Bless’ed are the Meek ($99.11). There aren’t very many left, so you can try this similar Herve Leger Peplum Bandage Dress ($209):

I have to admit, I got super excited when she was walking to the elevator and they were playing Starship (one of my favorites)! Unfortunately, Sydney chose that time to cough and the pediatrician got freaked out and bailed on their date. It’s too bad because I hope she didn’t waste that dress.

In the end, Simon ends up keeping the doll account due to the company’s weird obsession with their doll. Andrew and Sydney renew their friendship over the flue, but it is unclear whether or not they will ever have a romance.

What was your favorite part of this week’s episode? Do you think Andrew and Sydney will ever get together?

If you missed this episode, you can still watch it online here.

For more The Crazy Ones Recaps, click here.

Filed Under: Fashion, The Crazy Ones, TV Tagged With: Amanda Setton, Ashley Tisdale, brad garrett, Hamish Linklater, James Wolk, Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Crazy Ones

CougarTown “All or Nothing” Recap

January 13, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

CougarTown is back people!! Get your Big Tippis and join the Cul-de-Sac crew for a drink! In terms of fashion, I think I am a little bit of a Jules and Laurie so I will share a few of my favorite looks each episode.

We are picking up right where we left off with Laurie (Busy Phillips) and Travis (Dan Byrd) starting their relationship (finally!). Jules (Courtney Cox) is having a hard time getting comfortable with her son dating her friend, so she has decided to become a movie buff instead. She wears the J Crew Drapey Elbow-Sleeve Tee ($14.99):

For those of you that are just getting into CougarTown, it is sort of a joke with the writers that the name doesn’t really fit the show. So they always have a little joke in the opening credits:

It appears that Penny Can has gone global and Bobby (Brian Van Holt) is getting royalties. Now that he has money, Grayson (Josh Hopkins) decides that he wants to cash in on Bobby’s outstanding bar tab. Bobby doesn’t really get the point of this despite Grayson’s attempts to try to make him understand.

In the meantime, Andy (Ian Gomez) thought it would be a good idea to show Stan Nightmare on Elm Street and now Stan won’t go to sleep. Ellie (Christa Miller) is of the opinion that Andy broke it, so he should fix it.

Trav and Laurie are making out all over the place and Jules is desperately trying to be cool with it, but all of her tells are showing – high-high-fiving, the tone of her voice, and randomly spouting movie quotes whenever she feels uncomfortable. Laurie wears the Lovers + Friends Gracie Dress ($150):

As if this wasn’t bad enough, she walks in on them getting hot and steamy in the shower. This definitely gives her a reason to drink, not to mention she grabbed Laurie’s “honks” when she fell into the shower. The worst part is that she has a broken wrist to commemorate the occasion. Also, best quotes “This is the first time that one of us has seen Jellybean get Jellyrolled.” Classic.

Jules decides to keep pushing through to show Travis how cool she is with everything by having everyone talk about what they like in the bedroom. Obviously, Travis and Laurie find this weird, poor Trav! Jules wears an adorable hot pink blouson dress and I found a similar Dolce Vita Osana Sheer-Back Dress ($240):

I LOVED Laurie’s scarf print kimono style dress, which is the sold-out BCBGMAXAZRIA Blue Inesa Draped Scarf Print Dress. There are a few on sale on eBay:

Jules has to drown her sorrows in Big Tippi:

As Ellie finally realizes, Andy is just going to make the Stan problem even worse, so she steps in and has Tom (Bob Clendenin) to dress up as Freddy Krueger and tell Stan that he is moving away. It almost goes as planned until he ends up scaring Stan at the end.

In order to show Grayson that he appreciates all the free beer, Bobby gives him the used hot tub that he has acquired. It all goes wrong again when Jules catches Trav and Laurie in the hot tub. They just can’t catch a break! In the end they all just agree to power through…until next week that is!

What did you think about this week’s CougarTown?

If you missed the premiere, you can watch it online here.

For more information on Winter TV premieres check out my Winter TV Preview post.

Filed Under: CougarTown, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Big Tippi, Bob Clendenin, Brian Van Holt, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller, CougarTown, Courtney Cox, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins

The Bachelor – Week One Recap

January 11, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

It’s Juan-uary and The Bachelor is back! This month we are jam-packed with Bachelor specials as well as the regular show, so lots of stuff to cover.

On Sunday, ABC aired a Bachelor special “Countdown to Juan Pablo” so we could get to know Juan Pablo and get some behind the scenes info on the casting process. Being in the PR and social media industry, I think ABC has done a great job of marketing the premiere and Juan Pablo – the whole Juan-uary promotion is great. This explains why the show premiered to its best ratings in the past few seasons. So hang on to your hats and get ready for some Latin love with Juan Pablo.

Some of the highlights of the special were getting to see some of the rejects from the casting process. This included a girl that always ends up being a booty call, a girl that can put her fist in her mouth, a topless performer, a weird girl in a hot tub, the crazy-eyed girl and a girl who admitted to losing her virginity just two weeks prior. This is why we drink wine while we watch this, because you just can’t make this stuff up! Mom and Dad must be so proud! Kat, Lucy, Chelsie, Andi and Nikki were all featured in the promo so I have to assume that they will stick around for a while. Most annoying? That would be Lucy…the so-called “Free Spirit” – I’m sure they just keep her for the entertainment value.

We learn more about Juan Pablo, his life and his daughter Camila and that she was born on Valentine’s Day so she will always be his Valentine. There is also a Facebook page that counts every time Camilla is mentioned, or that JP has a daughter, you can follow along here…maybe a new drinking game? Juan Pablo is also a sports agent (a.k.a. trying to break into the entertainment industry…guess who we’ll probably see on Dancing with the Stars next season?)

During the special, ABC took some time out to remember Gia Allemand, a previous contestant who committed suicide. The segment was touching, but I wish they would have done more. Gia was one of my favorites and she had such a tragic ending to her life.

What was the deal with them interviewing Jenna Burke from Ben’s season? She was on the show for like two seconds and was a train wreck?! It doesn’t look like anything has improved…

Juan Pablo also gets some advice on how to take off his shirt from Sean, our most recent Bachelor.

Enough of the special, it’s time to start this journey and meet the 27 women already!

There are some beautiful women this season. I love watching to see the fashion and I can already see a few that will stand out. Here are my favorites:

Andi Dorfman (You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

Andi sort of reminds me of one of my all-time favorites, Michelle Money. She even wore the same Jennifer Zuener monogram necklace that Michelle made famous (and if you follow my blog, you’ve probably seen on my wish lists):

Andi looked gorgeous for her limo entrance in a sold-out Halston Heritage Twist-Front Gown. I found one here on eBay ($226.85) and this La Femme 18039 Navy Deep V Neck Long Homecoming Dress ($278) that is similar:

Nikki Ferrell (You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

I think Nikki will be very popular, who doesn’t love a pediatric nurse? I thought her entrance was cute with the stethoscope bit – a good way to to break the ice. Juan Pablo seemed to really like her, so I think she will go far. Nikki wears a Sherri Hill 1605 dress in black ($550):

Clare Crawley (You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

Clare’s father recently passed due to brain cancer and he made her a special DVD for her future husband to watch. I think Clare will go far this season, she is gorgeous and has a great sense of style. I thought the pregnant belly joke was a little weird, but Juan Pablo seemed to like it, so I guess that’s all that matters. Clare wore a beautiful Badgley Mischka Fluorescent Chiffon Gown (you know what a fan of Badgley Mischka I am so of course I was going to love this!). You can rent this same dress for $125 at Rent the Runway, I found this similar Badgley Mischka Strapless Draped Silk Gown ($990) and I found a great look for less at iFitDress.com for $79.99:

Kat Hurd (You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

Kat killed it – she had a great entrance – I loved the salsa dancing and her dress was gorgeous! The dress is a Herve Leger Mermaid Bandage Gown ($1450), this ABS Deep V Gown ($390) is a similar look for less:

Kelly Travis (You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

Kelly had the adorable dog entrance with Molly, which seems awesome because I think she is the first contestant to get to keep her dog in the house. She wore a Nicole Miller Exotic Spice Gown which you can rent here. I also found this Nicole Miller Open Back Jersey Gown ($375) which looks exactly the same except it has a slit:

You can also see how the other women of the house felt about Kelly’s dog in this deleted scene:

Notable Entrances and Entertainment:

Amy – the weird massage therapist. At first I thought she was really upbeat, but then she just got creepy. What was up with that weird over the jacket massage she gave Juan Pablo?! She was ruining his jacket by rubbing oil on it – no wonder she got booted!

Lauren H. – It was obvious from the package that she was not ready for a new relationship yet. I felt terrible for her, but it seemed like she was still hurting and not ready to come on a show where she would have to deal with extreme jealousy issues. Lauren did an interview with EOnline to talk about her experience, you can read it here.

Lucy – I’m sorry, where are your shoes? What is wrong with you? If you don’t want to be too tall, wear flats. I hope she gets eliminated quickly, she is too immature.

Lauren S. – I wasn’t a big fan of her bicycle/piano entrance, but I have to give a shout-out to the girl from Detroit! It was cute that Juan Pablo ran back in to ask for her name, that was a nice move. I think she was really nervous.

Chelsie – I can’t decide whether or not I like her. There are moments where I think she is great, but then she has some odd moments.

Renee – I think she has a lot in common with Juan Pablo, so we will see what happens once they actually get out on some dates.

Kylie – Poor Kylie – the hair, the dress, the awkward moment at the end of the rose ceremony – she just couldn’t win. If you listen to Jason and Molly Mesnick’s podcast, they provide some more insight as to what might have went wrong with her, you can check it out here. Kylie also talked to TMZ about her experience which you can read here.

Sharleen – This girl has so much going for her – I have no idea why she’s on the show, but it will be interesting to see how her dates with Juan Pablo go. She did get the first impression rose, but she really didn’t seem like she wanted it. Juan Pablo was right to single her out though, she seems like a great catch.

Rose Ceremony

During the Rose Ceremony Alli, Chantel, Lauren S, Kelly, Cassandra, Danielle, Chelsie, Kat, Victoria, Christy, Lucy, Elise, and Amy L. all received roses from Juan Pablo.

Eliminations include: Maggie Gantt, Alexis Morgado, Kylie Lewis, Amy Jokinen, Lacy Faddoul, Ashley Poe, Christine Llano, Valerie Eredia, and Lauren Higginson. Watch for them to pop up at Bachelor reunions and hooking up with other alums of the show.

What did you think about the Bachelor premiere? Will you keep watching?

If you missed the Countdown to Juan Pablo special you can still watch it online here.

If you missed the first week Season Premiere you can watch it online here.

Juan Pablo posted his Week One Bachelor blog on People that you can read here.

Season Six Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky posted her Bachelor recap here.

For more information on Winter TV premieres check out my Winter TV Preview post.

Filed Under: Bachelor, Fashion, TV Tagged With: Chris Harrison, Juan Pablo, Reality Steve, The bachelor

The Good Wife “Goliath and David” Recap

January 10, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 1 Comment

Before we get started, a big congratulations is in order to The Good Wife and Josh Charles for winning People’s Choice Awards for best drama series and best actor in a drama series!

If you love the style on The Good Wife, costume designer Daniel Lawson is taking pre-orders for his new clothing line 35DL.

On to this week’s episode…We pick up where we left off at the Florrick, Agos & Associates Christmas party when Eli (Alan Cumming) finds out that Marilyn (Melissa George) is naming her baby Peter, after the father. Eli freaks out thinking that Peter (Chris Noth) is the father. Marilyn tells him that is crazy, but he can’t take that at face value.

During the party, Alicia (Julianna Marguilles) and Cary (Matt Czuchry) retain a new client – a band that is suing for copyright infringement. Matthew Lillard guest stars and is great in this role. The band ends up suing one of Burl Preston’s clients (guest star Murray Abraham) who is an old foe of Alicia’s. He heads to Lockhart Gardner, but finds Will (Josh Charles) instead who wants to get in on the action to piss off Alicia and to start expanding in LA.

Will and Diane (Christine Baranski) are butting heads on expanding Lockhart Garder. Will is making too many changes too quickly and Diane tries to slow him down by putting a two-month ban on soliciting new clients. She wears a red wrap coat and a black chain link necklace. To recreate this look try this Le Suit Jacket ($59.99) and NEXTE Cuban Link Necklace ($27.59):

Will and Burl visit Alicia and Cary to negotiate. Alicia is genuinely stunned to see Will there. She tells him to get over it, her that is, but he just laughs it off. Alicia wears a Armani Collezioni Herringbone Blazer ($523.25). This Antonio Melani Kloey Jacket ($119.40) is similar:

In the meantime, Eli decides to hire Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) to investigate Marilyn and find out who the father of her baby is.

In court, Will uses everything he knows about Alicia to throw her off of her game. Alicia wears a Smokey Plaid Cecille Jacket ($798) and Aviana Skirt ($298.80) by Lafayette 148. This Pendleton Cordelia Jacket ($207.99) is similar:

Cary tells Alicia that Will is trying to get under her skin and convinces her not to let him get to her. She decides to leave and change into the suit she wore the first time they slept together in the Season 2 finale to remind him of that event. This definitely shows that they aren’t over each other. If that can still throw him off his game, he still has feelings for her. I can’t believe how she talked to Will, it definitely seems like the gloves are off in a big way! This Calvin Klein Khaki Skirt Suit ($144.96) is similar:

Kalinda meets Marilyn at the doctor’s office trying to get more information out of here in casual conversation, but is interrupted by her new cop friend, courtesy of Damian. This pisses her off – don’t mess with Kalinda at work!

Back in court, Alicia and Cary lose the court ruling, but they aren’t ready to give up yet. They got back to court to get an extension to find additional evidence. Alicia wears a color block suit from Basler (Jacket, $521.25, Skirt $221.25). This black and white Tahari colorblock suit ($164.98) provides a similar look:

Diane is dealing with a tricky situation of her own as Damian is trying to swing the firm’s vote in her favor on the expansion. She wears a great snow leopard blazer. This Calvin Klein Blazer ($97.99) is similar:

Will and Diane eventually come to terms with the direction the firm is going and she agrees to let him move forward. Well that’s what it seems like in the moment, but we will see if she has something else up her sleeve.

Kalinda’s investigation of Marilyn doesn’t provide anything conclusive…if anything it only makes Eli’s suspicions stronger. A reporter calls Eli with a video of what he thinks is Marilyn and Peter, but it is really of the Florrick campaign rigging votes…you didn’t think that was forgotten did you? After it doesn’t matter anymore, Marilyn reveals that the father of her baby isn’t Peter Florrick, but another Peter.

Robin (Jess Weixler) ends up finding the missing link in the band’s song in order to get them back in the court game. Alicia is able to best Will at his own game and the band gets the money they deserve. I loved Matthew Lillard in this role, so much fun!

What do you think will happen to Peter and Alicia with this new damaging video? Just as she started her new firm, this would ruin everything she’s worked for.

Don’t forget that at the end of last season Will had a copy of this video too – he may not be so forgiving this time…

You can still watch the episode here.

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5 on Friday: Wife After God Edition

January 10, 2014 by DetroitDuchess 2 Comments

It’s time for another edition of Five on Friday with A Liz Adventures, The Good Life Blog, Hello Happiness and Carolina Charm.

I have some fun and exciting news this week – a new giveaway!

1. Wife After God Giveaway

My new Be the Best You in 2014 series is off to a great start. I started with the Wife After God 30-day devotional and I am loving it! My husband is really responding to the challenges each day. It was such a busy week for both of us and this was the perfect thing for me to keep him top priority. As part of the devotional, I found an amazing prayer journal, which I just got in the mail from Integrity Graphics. Jennifer from Integrity Graphics has generously offered to giveaway a custom prayer journal to one of my lucky readers.

Mine is below, which is customized for my husband and I. I can’t wait to use it during my next devotional! The giveaway will stay open for a week, make sure to enter here or at the bottom of this post.

2. Bauble Bar Twitter Nameplate Necklace

One of my favorites, Eliza Dushku, recently tweeted about her new Bauble Bar Twitter necklace and I can’t wait to get a Detroit Duchess one. This is so adorable! You can customize them to any name or hashtag for $100 in silver or yellow gold:

3. Erin Condren Phi Sigma Sigma Planner

I have mentioned in the past how much I wanted to get an Eric Condren planner and I’m so glad I waited! I just found out that she does custom sorority items including her famous planner! I am a Phi Sigma Sigma and still very active as an alumna. This is just gorgeous and I can’t wait to get it! There are also phone cases, notepads, clipboards and more! She does work for a few sororities, you can check to see if yours is on the list here.

4. Necessary Roughness Costume Liquidation

For those of you that watched Necessary Roughness this summer, I have some fun news for you. We are all sad that the show got cancelled, but I was recently contacted by the costume department and they are selling a lot of pieces from the show, some of them were even featured here on my blog. There are a lot more items to come, but the first piece is from Karissa Lee Staples character, Paloma. If you wear a 8.5 show, then you are in luck! The bid price is starting at $29.99, you can check it out here:

These are Screen used shoes worn by Karissa Lee Staples playing the character “Paloma” in the show Necessary Roughness. They are the JCrew Everly Pump. The black pad and rubber tip over the heel can easily be peeled off but they left it on to show you a little behind the scenes magic. These shoes would have caused too much noise walking around the set. This method of silencing the shoes is commonly done in Hollywood. These shoes cost the production $264.60. A certificate of authenticity is available upon request.

5. Sip Happens Party

I am excited to be part of the Sip Happens Party with Val from Chicken Scratch, Eva Marie Taylor and Erin from Living in Yellow. I have been collecting items for my party and have already purchased the wine. I send out my invitations this week and can’t wait to share everything with you. You can read more below and check out my Sip Happens Party post here.

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White Collar “No Good Deed” Recap

January 9, 2014 by DetroitDuchess Leave a Comment

We pick up where we left off – Neal (Matt Bomer) and Rebecca (Bridget Regan) the morning after. Things seem to be going well, but Neal wants to distance her from his dealings with Hagen.

Back at the office, Jones (Sharif Atkins) brings one of the Welsh gold coins that Neal stole and drops it on Peter’s (Tim Dekay) desk. This is their first lead in the case. Someone is trying to unload the coins and Peter is determined to find out who the fence is. Neal hits the pavement to find out who the fence is, but Peter doesn’t trust him. So he uses a lunch date that Elizabeth (Tiffani Thiessen) had with Mozzie (Willie Garson) to blackmail Mozzie into giving up a name. Neal and Mozzie are able to recover in time, but Peter is very suspicious.

This doesn’t stop them from planning to steal the Mosconi stained glass window for Hagen. Rebecca insists on coming along to be a lookout and Neal agrees. Meanwhile, Peter confides in Elizabeth that he knows Neal is up to something. She wears a purple chemise and eyelet robe. To recreate the look I found this Calvin Klein Essentials Chemise ($42) and this Natori Women’s Shangri La Wrap ($94):

Peter tracks Neal to the window right after he stole it. Mozzie and Rebecca get away with the window and Neal goes back to try to turn Peter off the trail. Peter can’t wait anymore and confronts Neal about stealing the coins. Peter plays Neal and tells him that Jones caught the fence even though they didn’t have him. Neal finally confesses to stealing the coins and bribing the prosecutor to free Peter. He doesn’t tell him about Hagen or the window. Neal convinces Peter to talk to Elizabeth before he arrests him. If Peter is indicted, then his career is over, even if he turns out to be innocent. Peter worries what it says about him if he ignores the situation.

He talks to Elizabeth and she asks him to make sure he really needs to turn himself in and ruin his career. She wears an olive, military-style blouse. I found this similar Vince Camuto blouse for $39.90:

Things change when Jones walks in with the real Decker and starts to question him. Peter decides to confront the prosecutor and gives him an ultimatum – either he turn in the coins and resign or Peter will arrest him on the spot. The prosecutor resigns and Peter gets the coins. He tells Neal that this is a compromise that he will never make again. They both agree that things need to change between them.

What do you thing that means? Will Peter find out about Neal’s partnership with Hagen? Will Mozzie and Neal be able to trade the window for Hagen’s evidence on Neal?