Mom shame — what does it actually mean, really? I’m struck by this thought as the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City winds down with a chorus of fading screams and shouts. The Salt Lake City area is abuzz with the topic, as it likewise features […]
Month: September 2024
So Chic, Very Chic: 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' Premieres
This is So Chic, Very Chic, PAPER’s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they’ve literally worn it all. Sometimes they stunt, sometimes they turn the look, and sometimes they burn holes in retinas my ophthalmologist says might never heal. Angie Katsanevas, I […]
A Fashion Psychoanalysis of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives'
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has completely overtaken my life. It’s like the platonic ideal behind The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City but twice as tacky and infinitely realer. The hair couldn’t be longer, the dresses none the cheaper and the women? Well, they’ve certainly put on quite […]
So Chic, Very Chic: The Red Wedding
Game of Thrones is a series that precedes my own life, and at this pace, it will probably outlive me, too. Even if George R. R. Martin, bless his soul, does not. There is an episode from the television adaptation of the same name that has eclipsed most others from […]
So Chic, Very Chic: Dog Days of Bravo
This is So Chic, Very Chic, PAPER’s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they’ve literally worn it all. Sometimes they stunt, sometimes they turn the look, and sometimes they burn holes in retinas my ophthalmologist says might never heal. Last night was […]