Fashiona

Day, Fashiona’s  20 something friend and sometimes photographer, went to the 23rd Night of Thousands Gowns.  The event held by the Imperial Court of New York is the largest LGBT fundraiser of the year.

This year’s silent auction  benefited LIFE beat and MCCNY Homeless Youth Services. Only the auction was silent…and a good time was had by all:real queens, faux queens, wannabe queens, or queens for the day.

YOU figure out who is who!

Miss Day was volunteering at the event but she was all smiles too.  See her with RuPaul.

…not quite,”she” is actually Rupaul’s protege~the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race~BEBE.

Day betta work…on a freakin’ WEBSITE so we can ALL see MORE of her fabulous photos. 

Peer pressure is a beast isn’t it…

One of biggest compliments that  Fashiona’s mom  has paid her recently is on the “quality of her close friends.” While Fashiona is  generally a friendly and upbeat person, she surrounds herself with like minded people and quickly divorces herself from equally toxic people.  Having traveled the world extensively, she has found that  race, religion, title, career choice or  background is of little consequence  when Fashiona is choosing her friends.

What DOES matter to her is that they are loyal and honest and agree to disagree.  They support her (and viceversa) when she is on the right path and give her tough love when she is being self-destructive.  Another quality that her close friends have…is their ability to  learn from their mistakes and to resist the “woe is me” mentality.

Consider celebrities like:

• Mary J. Blidge vs. Lil Kim~Mary has evolved from a being young woman with a troubled past into a dynamic wife and step-mother with an admirable singing career.Lil Kim is turning herself into a Barbie doll.
  

• Hillary Clinton vs. Sarah Palin~Both suffered a major political defeat last year. Mrs. Palin has continued whining incessantly while  Ms. Clinton accepted the position of Secretary of State.
  

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In the example of Tyra vs. Naomi Campbell: They are both about the same age and achieved comparable success in their respective  modeling careers. Tyra has traded in her swimsuits for a TV career (not that Fashiona particularly cares for either show but does applaud her growth).

Ms. Naomi (who even more beautiful in Fashiona’s opinion)seems to be finally emerging from her cycle of cell phone temper tantrums and using her fame for good causes. Ms. Campbell first launched her Fashion for Relief in 2005 to help bring aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Photo Credit: EPA

Naomi Campbell modeling for her Fashion for Relief event London last year.

Next week she is partnering  with  India’s Vikram Chatwal  to help Mumbai recover from the horrific terrorist attacks they suffered last year. Some of the most glamorous designer labels in the world, including Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Zac Posen, Roberto Cavalli, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Matthew Williamson, Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik and Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee are all lending their  designs to  a charity fashion show held on March 28. to help kick off Lakme Fashion Week.

Has Naomi really turned a corner in light of her more positive recent headlines? …Fashiona certainly hopes so and maybe it hints to  Naomi  “cleaning” up her inner circle?

Topaz calls Fashiona her “tea party friend” in part because of the fun things they do like go to Alice’s Teacup where they serve fancy tea,  scones and yummy finger sandwiches. Both of them are prissy beyond reproach most of the time…except when unnecessarily crossed.

Fashiona is positive that the cab driver that got them “lost” in Williamsburg a few weeks ago is still looking for his kneecap dignity after Topaz told him about himself in English and Arabic.

Another noted exception is when the two of them went to a Prince concert. Since decorum and Prince don’t mix…they made it their night’s mission  to out-scream the groupies in the front row wearing purple from head to toe.

Speaking of purple…it is everywhere for Spring. Traditionally purple is more of a Fall color, but why not for Spring?

Photo By: George Chinsee ~ Gucci  18-karat yellow gold and purple agate necklace.

Photo By: WWD Staff ~Badgley Mischka

Photo By: WWD Archive ~Cuff designs by Kara Ross.

Fashiona is still in Hotlanta, enjoying the warm weather and not feeling badly because when she left NYC last week there were inches of snow on the ground. She will be back above the Mason Dixon line later this week…to go to Saks Fifth Avenue.

Why  Saks???

Well…to see Shoshanna, who has become a fabulous designer in her own right…but many  people still know her  best as Seinfeld’s super young ex-girlfriend.  On Thursday March 12, she is previewing her Spring Line at Saks Fifth Avenue. For fashion followers in the New York City area…feel free to make an appointment and tell them that Fashiona(and Lindsey) sent you.

Shoshanna’s asymmetrical strapless bubble dress has been photographed on several well-known ladies(maybe soon to be the newest IT girl,Ashley Tisdale can’t hold the reins forever).

Audrina Patridge, Leslie Bibb, Demi Lovato and American Idol’s Kendall Beard