Heehee--a mom tries to convince her three boys to transcend gender indoctrination and play with California Barbie and her tiki bar. Reminds me of what my brother and our cousins would do to our Barbie van back in the early '70s.

Is that a monkey in your pocket? Or a kitty?

I am not for having mammals in your pockets at formal events. FYI.

Also, because she was so appealling in Hustle and Flow, I'm all excited to see Taraji Henson on CSI. Also, the youngest wife on that polygamy show on HBO was Johnny Cash's first wife in Walk the Line, if anyone else is still wondering why she looks so familiar.

Style question:

What style of leather jacket would you wear with a delicate, pretty blouse? I mean, what other than this is femme in black leather?

This is like the delicate shoe thing all over again. I'm all blind.

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I like this one

At a quick glance, any of these could work: [link] [link] [link] Basically, the more blazer-y ones.

I think that jacket has way too much volume to wear with a delicate blouse. let me go look.

I am not for having mammals in your pockets at formal events. FYI.

My dad charmed my mom by showing up for a date early in their relationship with his new burmese kitten tucked into his hankerchief pocket of his suit. To my don'tthinkaboutit, I know that the kitten, Kitten ( he was a part of my childhood 9+ years later,) slept between their heads that night.

I like doing contrasts, so I'd go with leather that emphasized the delicate blouse. Not biker, exactly, but something that mimicks the lines, but is at the same time a little sharper. Of course, I really sorely need to get a new wardrobe, so....

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I like the one Aimee linked to too.

I feel like a zipper is a waste with something pretty underneath.