We ask only the important questions 'round these here parts.

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Taylor Swift was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, becoming the youngest-ever member. It's her second such induction this year, the first being into the general Songwriters Hall of Fame, and comes amid a very steady push for an Oscar nomination – which may even play into the timing here. Not that it isn't deserved; all this is inevitable. But someone on her team has already mentally written the news articles about how her banner year – beginning with "I Knew It, I Knew You," surging through her wedding, playing at the Academy Museum, and joining two Halls of Fame – will end atop Mount Oscar, and I feel like the infamous Tree Paine has a Murder Board in her office connecting all the milestones with red string.

Anyway, I really love this Raisa Vanessa frock on her. She's going with a VERY sweet, almost girlish hairdo, and then legs for miles, plus relaxed makeup and a killer necklace. It's one of her best looks. She has found a dress in a fun fabric that would also be darkly fascinating bathroom wallpaper or an intriguing runner, or perhaps lush wrapping paper, and that is a compliment in all cases. Also, Kimberly Williams Paisley looks excellent, too. Their vibes coordinate. They're just hangin' out, just gals bein' gals, and then Brad ducks in there to be like, "Am I invited," and they're like, "No, it's Ladies' Night, don't wait up."

And then for some reason Lainey Wilson showed up dressed as blond Florence Wlech.

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Last night was WWD Honors, and let's be honest, the recipients were mostly boring boring business boring, but we did get a couple lovely celebs to celebrate them – few more delightful than the once and future Scott Hunter. Much like how you cannot mention that Lip Sync Battle performance without watching (darn, I think this counts, you'd better do it), I also cannot reference Scott Hunter without a celebratory GIF:

Given that GQ has filmed his workouts, and he works HARD on that washboard, I do not think he would mind. Nobody needs to look like this, but if you put in the hours and you do and you're gonna wear those boxers on TV, well... we can admire it.

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Listen – sometimes you want to look like Kate Middleton and sometimes you want to look like the Destroyer of Worlds. It's YOUR day.

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Unlike last month, we've got no big shopping trend in October! Folks are buying jeans AND tee shirts AND boots AND bags AND bras. Let's look at the ten items you were most tempted by:

1. Once again, the Quince Bella jeans are in the gold medal slot. At any given moment, I feel like 20% of Fug Nation is wearing these jeans. I took them with me on my recent 29-hour jaunt to Milwaukee and they were a real hero piece.
2. I support everyone's fondness for a thematic earring! A lot of Fug Nationals are going to be walking around this weekend with sparkly skeletons on their ears. Baublebar has a very robust Christmas shop, too, so check that out if this describes you. (You might also be interested in knowing that BaubleBar is now selling mini-foam fingers for various NFL teams that you can bedazzle. They're technically for children, but....)
3. This men's madras blazer is a knock-out. (The reviews seem to think it works just fine on women as well, which I would also anticipate. A blazer is forgiving if you plan to wear it open and are okay with it being oversized.)
4. It's boots season! These are really cute – I have a pair, too. If only it would cool down enough to wear them with any regularity.
5. The colorway of this Gap sweater I originally linked to is sold out – but this striped version is VERY cute indeed. (It's also 50% off.)
6. This suede tote has real staying power. It IS a great tote.
7. This amazing Dr. Brandt gift with purchase is – I think??? – still available. The brand sent one to me and it is seriously great deal. It gots so many products! (I love this facial exfoliator.)
8. Good news: This great suede midi is on sale now! And they have a new color!
9. You know we believe leopard is a neutral. So many of you picked up this leopard tee shirt. (As seen in the art for this post, too.) The price here cannot be beat and I find Old Navy's basics like this to be surprisingly good.
10. Sneaking in under the wire once again is the Eby Relief bra – several colors are still on sale. It's a very solid choice and still available in a fairly good range of sizes, though I've heard that Eby is stepping back the range of sizes they offer, which feels like a real misstep.

Y'all also really shopped the big Lands' End sale – which, as of my typing this, is still up and running. I love this cardigan in the blue and white colorway – is this the day I pull the trigger? TBD.

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The cast of The Gilded Age is in full-body promo mode in aid of Sunday's episode; the premiere for the fourth season was Monday night, and yesterday, they were hitting all the chat shows. We appreciate the content! In case you're trying to remember where we left everyone, I wrote you a very handy catch-up.

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Halloween is Saturday, and we're all about to climb onto a swift slide into the holidays – it will be New Year's Eve before you know it. As we all look toward Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's, and all the gatherings and parties and celebrations therein, it seemed like a good time to swap all our best tips and tricks for the next few months. Do you have a great punch recipe? Did you finally figure out the best way to organize your ornaments? Do you always make a great dip? Do you throw a giant latke-making party and have secrets for Party Success to share? Have you cracked the code for a relaxing holiday season? Any holiday-related tips, tricks, hacks or treats – lay 'em on us!

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Kim Kardashian just wore one of these looks on the red carpet for All's Fair. Are we gonna see any more of these looks on celebs – or even just on brides? Let's discuss!

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McKenna Grace started out with a gown that directly replicated a Katniss Everdeen special from the original Hunger Games series, and then evoked Jennifer Lawrence at the Academy Museum, a likeness which I forgot to even consider at the time even though I MENTIONED THE MOVIE in the caption. Her Newport Beach gown evoked a butterfly motif connected to Effie Trinkett in the movies. She wore an archival Chloe that I wish we had proper pics of, because it looks nicely done and I'm curious what its reference is. And now we have three more offerings, all of which are archival and at least two of which have Meaning. I know theme dressing can get exhausting after a while, but when carefully done, it can be useful for younger actresses who aren't established household names. This will get LOTS of profile-boosting clicks and engagement across the Internet, and allows her to wear a huge range of outfits under the umbrella of "Hunger Games," which lets her be more of a chameleon of sorts than, say, Lexi Minetree, whose Elle tour was very very literal. So even if they don't all work on their own, as a whole they probably will do exactly what Team Grace intended.

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Given all these film festivals that seem to last ten days, AFI Fest was neat and tidy and fast – in with Wildwood on the 21st, and out with Being Heumann on the 25th, with a pit stop past Josephine and Behemoth! and a few others in between. Like The Mosquito Bowl, the description of which on Wikipedia was written by someone who did not trust our reading comprehension: "It is based on the 2022 Buzz Bissinger book The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II, about the Mosquito Bowl game played during World War II." NO KIDDING. Why is it called The Mosquito Bowl? I DO NOT KNOW, because no matter how far I drilled down in Wikipedia, nobody actually says. I am forced to conclude it's because there were lots of mosquitos that night. The Mosquito Bowl took place on Guadalcanal, between a bunch of marines, many of whom were football prospects who went on to play in the pros. However, I did not expect this: "The author Buzz Bissinger believes that he first came across the story while working with Caitlyn Jenner on a memoir about her father, who was part of the troops for the Normandy landings and the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp." From what I can tell, that memoir is I Am Cait, a memoir of Jenner herself that reflects on her relationship with her father. When I started typing this, it seemed unlikely this post would circle back around to the Jenner/Kardashian family, but the content gods work in mysterious ways.

Also, bleating sports idiot Pat McAfee has a guest role in this movie, but I refuse to pay for a photo of that buffoon, so he's not in here. This post has thus been marked safe from Pat McAfee. I also just realized that the invasive ad we had on this site for a long time, which PLAGUED US ALL and WOULD NOT GO AWAY, shares his name. In the words of Lisa Simpson:

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In case you were wondering where we left all these folks, I conveniently have a big piece in Drinks With Broads today, running that down! (It's Tuesday, so today's DWB is free for everyone to read.) The Gilded Age is back this Sunday on HBO and, spoiler, it is WEIRD to see some of these folks out of their bustles and in modern dress. Let's see just HOW weird.

PS: Don't worry about Christine Baranski – she's in London right now, starring in a very well-reviewed (including by Fug Nationals!) revival of Noel Coward's Hay Fever.

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We talked a bit about what makes a Moment in the comments yesterday, and whether Kim's vintage YSL counted. To me, it does, because the dress itself was intriguing, dramatic, and properly fitted, even if Kim as the model is not to everyone's taste. Conversely, I would call this an anti-Moment because even though it will likewise get plenty of press, the dress is a silly version of the same silhouette, and designed to look like it's falling off.

Per the designer, Galia Lahav, this came straight from the Bridal Week runway, and indeed:

Turns out it's just as dumb when you see it on a professional model. I guess... you can rip off that skirt and dance with a quickness?

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God bless a truly hideous outfit that feels organic, rather than special-ordered by a stylist. This is like a Delia's Catalog hauled itself out from the attic, got drunk with Forever 21, and then fell down and got a concussion. I dream of this kind of chicanery.

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I feel as though I've been watching previews for this movie for a year now, to the point where I was like, "ANOTHER ONE? No, it's the same one."

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As mentioned previously, Chan is in the mix for a possible Best Supporting Actress nod for her turn in Josephine, and she's the next in a series of people to wear Ferragamo lately. Apparently Ferragamo is hot right now! This dress is from the newest resort collection, but Heather did call a Ferragamo look for Gemma Chan recently, and I thought their pre-fall was beautiful. This is obviously very slinky but it's also perfect and beautiful on her. Apparently, her team looked at the lay of the land – in other words, her face – and thought, "why attempt to gild the lily? Let's just remind everyone that she's basically perfect."

Although I perhaps would have added a very sleek evening watch or delicate bracelet. That's it! I'm done!

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