Lighten up

Published On: May 24, 2010

In the literal wake of the worst flood in Nashville’s history, it seems odd to write about anything whimsical and fun such as fashion and parties. But, a little levity can make hard times more bearable. So with that, read on friends. n

Play along. Match the speaker with the spoken. Answers are below

The words:

1. “You should take pictures of more people’s shoes—I don’t care about the dresses—I wanna see the shoes.”
2. “I wouldn’t let her buy me a pair of socks.”
3. “We could have halved our budget if we had just served the mashed potato bar— it’s what everyone raved about.”
4. “This is my coming out party with Lou!”
5. “I am the faux Jacqueline Hutton!”
6. “I learned a long time ago, if you want to get everyone to be quiet you just say, ‘Let us pray.’”
7. “Dean loves to wear my clothes, but Harry will have nothing to do with them— he just rips them off.”
8. “I am not writing in green because it was the theme of the Symphony Spring Fashion Show. It’s because I am green with envy you got to meet Isaac.”
9. “Just say I’m the one with dribble coming out of his mouth!”
10. “So do you want me to be snarky?”

The mouths:

1. Paul Kuhn
2. Lee Ann Ingram
3. Kathy Follin
4. Colleen Conway-Welch
5. Isaac Mizrahi
6. John Havron
7. Elizabeth James
8. Wilson Hardcastle
9. Linda Harlan
10. Ted Welch

The answers:

1. d
2. f
3. e
4. c
5. g
6. i
7. h
8. j
9. a
10. b