Hats Off To Tulips & Pansies

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Andrew Werner

I'm not sure why they asked me to judge the annual Tulips & Pansies headdress competition at Gotham Hall, benefiting Village Care.

I mean, I'm not a tulip!

But I'm really glad I did it, along with Mike Ruiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Beth Broderick.

The contestants put the illin' back in millinery, with outrageously gorgeous chapeaus that made me sneezy, but were well worth it for their sheer aesthetic value and incredible bouquet height.

Besides, I got to hang with the judges, as well as MC James Aguiar and DJ Lady Bunny.

In one particularly fun moment, Beth Broderick -- who was Aunt Zelda on Sabrina -- told me that years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a friend to her monsignor.

"Arnold blessed my wedding," she said, "to a man who cheated on me three times!"

Achoo!

(Photos by Andrew Werner)


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Me, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Beth Broderick, Mike Ruiz

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7 comments
Aristocratic123
Aristocratic123

the first pic is done by Tammy Polatsek - Aristocratic Design Co. and won the tittle - "most original"  its inspired by the movie "twilight - braking dawn" which we just designed the wedding scan for ...

Rabbit
Rabbit

Were the models deflowered afterwards?

jonster
jonster

This is utterly fabulous!!!!  (What's better than 4 roses on your piano?) 

Musto
Musto

As the charity representative made a speech about AIDS, I turned to Daphne Rubin-Vega (the original Mimi from Rent) and cracked, "They should make a musical about that."

Another moment had me asking Beth Broderick who starred in the updated Bionic Woman series she was in. "I don't remember!" she admitted, cutely.

Movielover
Movielover

What fun!  Though I thought it was Two Lips and Pansies.

Norbr
Norbr

The Rose Bowl Parade hits New York, and it's even more gorgeous, especially Michael in his Technicolor Dream Jacket.

 

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