Express your allegiance with tacky, over-priced clothing
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Get out those credit cards, because there is some new Real Housewives of New York merchandise available at Bravo.com! The gerbils at Blogger who are charge of uploading photos are not allowing me to post pictures right now, so let me just describe some of these sure-to-be-collector's-items to you.
1. TEAM JILL TANKS, SHIRTS AND YOGA PANTS (!). Picture Jill, in a poorly lit room, wearing a thin white tank top with "flocked fleur de lis" and almost indecipherable Olde English lettering which reads "Team Jill." This 100% cotton tank cannot be put into the dryer, probably because it will disintegrate. You can view it here.
This is what Jill has to say about it on her blog:
I am not making too many so the cost is very high per shirt as they are hand made [sic]. The designer came up with the Fluer D' lis [sic] as it is very HOT right now in fashion. It is also a symbol for virtue and integrity. I didn't even realize Ramona had one until I read a blog and she told me at the reunion. I thought her's [sic] was a cross. Evidently she made 2 designs. What was I going to do... throw them out? They have been in development for a while. These are a limited edition and should be fun for people to wear.HOT and limited edition? Plus a symbol of virtue and integrity (despite the fact that it appears to be a knock-off of Ramoner's fleur de lis shirt)? For $44.95? I'm all over it!
2. TEAM LUANN SHIRTS. Her shirts actually read "Team Luanne." I'd order one of these if I were you--the misspelling of her name is going to make this shirt very valuable someday. As for me, I'm going to wait until she comes out with a "Team Mrs. de Lesseps" shirt. I'm hoping it will have a picture of Rosanna scrubbing the floor on it. And a fleur de lis, of course.
3. TEAM BETHENNY SHIRTS. Just a regular old red shirt (50% cotton, 50% poly) with regular old lettering. There's no brand name, fleur de lis, or mention of her father on it.
4. TEAM ALEX. There are no shirts for Team Alex, for the obvious reason. Team Alex does not exist.
5. TEAM RAMONER SHIRTS. Her True Faith shirts, complete with the symbol of virtue and integrity, are available on Bravo's website. I think Bravo might have better luck ditching this line and designing a "Team Avery" shirt.
Tune in for the reunion show tonight!
Reader Comments (12)
The Housewives need a proof-reader. Team Ramoner shirts: http://bravotv.seenon.com/detail.php?p=59611&v=bravotv-realhousewives-realhousewivesofnyc-ramonasinger" REL="nofollow">True Faith Feur De Lis Tee - Black
Feur? To go with the crystals and studs?
HA!!! Good one. The person in charge of this Bravo store has a spelling disability.
SGM - bless your heart. I was in the middle of a really crappy day (cant fit into jeans well, bloated, hair is more brassy than blond, water in the shower was actually orange and then our management co stuck us with some new random fee) but your post made me laugh. Therapeutic, I tell u.
It's too bad they didn't have a shirt for Luann that said "Team Countess." Because maybe then they'd have inadvertently left out the 'o' in countess, a Freudian slip of a typo. Because really, SHE is the symbol of virtue and integrity.
I would totally wear a Team Jill because she seemed to be the one with a soul. However, if LuAnn had one that just said "Countess," I'd be all over it.
Ok, so I'm watching the reunion right now, and I need to take a break because it's so embarrassing (and I was dying to see what you wrote). I know I'm a wimpy watcher, these ladies actually make me embarrassed for them, sad.
Jill is selling the Ts like the one she was wearing on last nights trainwreck for $45.00!!! I don't even know what to say.
I watched the show last night in my hotel room (I'm on the road this week). At times I was screaming so loud at the TV that I was waiting for a knock on the door from management to tell me to be quiet. I can't wait to watch it again on my TIVO. I've never seen anything like the hour of TV I watched last night. It was DELICIOUS!! So unbelieveable! I think I was just in shock the whole time. Can't wait for your review!!
This is a link to a review on NYSD.com that covered a party in the Hamptons given by Jill & Bobby. There are pics of Jill's sister, Jill's parents and Bobby's children.
http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/2328/print
Love your blog! It's better than reading In Style! I too had problems posting a neat photo onto my blog yesterday but attributed it to the newness of my residence in "blogdonia". Yes, I am new to this medium, and just hopping around reading everyone's "cooler than mine" posts.
As I catch up to the rest of the class, I'll keep visiting your posts, surely, as they have made me howl!
Runswithscissorsjackeeg.blogspot.com
Ohhh no she didn'...
Nice shot Ramona, as she got up from the sofa and stormed/stomped off in protest of Alex's nude photos.
Some people just shouldn't wear dresses!
Glad I was not the only one having picture issues yesterday. I thought it might have been the pain meds...
I haven't watched the reunion yet, but I've got it on TiVo for tonight, yesssss. Will read your recap right after!
No one should ever be on team Ramoner, that chick's seriously nuts, and with those crazy eye's, and what about the one sideswept barette she always wears (I did this too, but in 4th grade).