Duran Duran on 'Good Morning America'

I don't watch Good Morning America, so I missed seeing my boys Simon, John, Roger and Nick from Duran Duran make an appearance on the show yesterday. I can't help my nerdy self: I still like them and it's great to see that John Taylor still has great hair and that Nick Rhodes is a sharp dresser (and loves his makeup). John is about to publish a memoir. In fact, I heard about it on Julie Ann Rhodes' blog (yes, Nick's ex-wife. Her blog is mostly about food, but with a lot of personal stories and photos thrown in). The book is scheduled for release in October, so I foresee quite a bit of Duran Duran presence in the media this fall. In the meantime, I'm about to start reading another Duran Duran autobiography, the 2008 book by Andy Taylor ( 'Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran' ). I just downloaded it, so we'll see how it goes.

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Alexa Chung And Yasmin Le Bon At The 2010 British Fashion Awards

Or: Why I'll never be a cutting-edge fashion blogger.

I know Alexa Chung is considered a top It Girl, fashion icon and whatever. She's a very beautiful woman, for sure, but I've never gotten the magic.  It seems to me she's a little too eager to cross the fashion victimhood line, and that doesn't work for me. Alexa is not making it easier for me to figure her out- this is how she walked the red carpet at the 2010 British Fashion Awards- between the horrible hair and this unflattering Chanel dress (sorry, Uncle Karl), I'm utterly confused.

Now, Yasmin Le Bon is and has always been fabulous. I've even forgiven her for marrying my Simon. But this Christopher Kane dress is not doing her any favors and that's just sad.  So, instead, I'll comfort myself with a vintage Yasmin and Simon Le Bon:

Photos of Alexa Chung  and Yasmin Le Bon at the  2010 British Fashion Awards by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Europe.
Yasmin and Simon Le Bon by Gilles Bensimon, 1985