March 2013
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Freddy
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Well I really shouldn’t have left you without a dope onesie, pajama gown, and a pair of wizard sleeves to step to. Let’s get right back in and get weird with season 3.
Aaaaand we’re back with a deliciously warm and borderline suffocating sweater-top cardigan combination that’ll have you saying “but how…why…?”...
August 2012
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Going for Gold
If there were a mom olympics, Clair would dominate—without a doubt. She’d be the McKayla Maroney of her event (minus Sunday’s vault fiasco), soaring high and well above her opponents. She’s our very own Flying Squirrel when it comes to raising children and throwing sass. She’s our Carmelita Jeter running the household efficiently and better than most. May a large mom torch burn for...
June 2012
2 posts
Bedtime
Short story short: there’s a snake in the Huxtable’s sex cave ((bedroom) oh and to clarify, I do mean a real snake, not a male pee pee)). Lady Huxtable is terrified so she grabs two pillows and hides behind her doctor husband. ALSO, Phylicia is pregnant so she grabs two pillows and hides behind her costar so we don’t see that baby growing inside of her—y’know, the...
Phylicia vs. Clair. Battle of the Mamis
The time has come. Phylicia is pregg-oh, but Clair Huxtable is not. I knew it was coming, but I avoided the reality of it settling in. And yet, here we are—first episode of season 3 and the “what enormous object can we use to hide that baby bump?” has already begun.
ENTER HUGE BLUE BOX! Clair is flopping around in a wonderful fuchsia jacket/lab coat and a confident arm...
May 2012
2 posts
Amen.
Season 3. Ethnic wrap around Poncho dancing toe-point.
The Closer
It’s the season finale of season two and it looks like the Great Royal Wife of an Egyptian Pharaoh has taken a seat at the head of the table—that’s our Clair! That shiny and droopy silk jacket is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in this ensemble (those shoulder pads go on for days/down to Clair’s knees), but there’s a lot to be said about the jewelry. I think the...
April 2012
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Chore Outfits- "Choutfits"
If you’re gonna wear an apron around the kitchen, be a mom-style icon about it and wear your tribal/legends of the hidden temple inspired oversized loosey goosey jumpsuit (from the previous post). Make sure your chain necklace drapes OVER the apron. OVER the shirt. CASCADING down your cleavage.
HUGE sleeves. Maybe store some cleaning supplies or vegetable oil in them.
And the beloved...
Golden
Seated working on some paperwork toe-point. Such a versatile look.
Small gold accents. Huge gold accent—hellooooo floppy blazer/stylish lab coat
This is the kind of outfit that makes me wish I could say, in a firm and loud voice:
“Hey, [insert housekeeper or husband’s name] where is my Aztec-y black and red onesie and the gold lab coat I like wearing with it? I...
March 2012
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Orange You Glad Clair can Wear Orange So Well?...
There’s nothin’ like an enormous burnt orange blazer for a casual outing at the local track and field to see your husband lose at a relay race. It’s nice to see that BOTH the shoulder pads and lapels are gigantic here. Very nice.
The linebacker-style shoulders are parallel to the floor and act as a delightful mantle for Clair to rest her head, which may be heavy with the...
She’s in the background but she might as well be in the foreground. Clair steals focus with an incredible “hand-on-hip-cross-legged-toe-point pose” that is almost religious in nature. I don’t even know what this scene is about—Cliff and some other guy are talking about something, but who cares? Clair watches on looking like this.
Peachy-creme-beige ensemble that...
February 2012
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Role Playing
Cliff and Clair want to teach Theo a valuable lesson about responsibility and how terrible the real world is when you become an adult. So they make an alternate reality where Clair plays an array of wacky characters-translation: Clair gets to wear all those weird shirts in the back of her closet and just get crazy with some bright prints.
Let’s face it, the wooden spoon is what makes this...
February 14th
This is exactly how the evening of February 14th should end. Mamasitas, take note and slip into your silky, floppy, oversized olive green button down shirt. Add a red t-shirt for a chest accent color. Get your bod into your matching olive green tapered trousers. Extend your lady foot (adorned with a classic leather sensible pump) and strongly hint that your doctor husband massage your hard...
January 2012
6 posts
Stoop Tales (A-Woohoo)! Part 3: The Return of the...
Our lady sports a Pumpkin (!) sweat suit on her stoop with the return of the Jade Cardigan we know and love.
Crossover Sideways Toe Point.
White socks, white generic mom sneaks.
Cliff is also in a sweat suit. The family that wears sweat suits together, stays together.
Camel toe included- free of charge.
Stoops are great for getting your squats in as you talk to your adoring wife about the...
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Stoop Tales (A-Woohoo)! Part 2: Creature of the...
We’re still in the same episode from the previous post:
Just a casual evening read on the stoop. Clair has changed out of her fringed purple power suit and slipped her mom bod into this taupe palette. I dig it. Why? Because the woman is wearing light grey cotton pant leggings with dark grey cuffs at the ankles and has paired her ensemble with a pair of silver pumps (meaning she changed...
Stoop Tales (A-Woohoo)!
Have a napkin ready to wipe the drool off your chin, people.
This episode took place mostly “outdoors” on the Huxtable stoop of their impressive brownstone. And by outdoors, I mean on a sound stage trying very hard and failing miserably to realistically look like their quaint street in Brooklyn Heights.
First shot of the episode. Cue the applause. If you want to start an episode...
A Cowgirl and a Ranch Hand Walk into a House...
Oh, Denise….
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better (worse? I can’t tell). Shoulder blade fringe across the back extending down the arms. Denim Tuxedo. White Nerdleneck, orange button-down. Orange collar OVER light denim collar. Clair never goes into costume territory, and this outfit shows us what a fine line that is and how Clair is a master at walking it. I...
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Mami knows how to accentuate her proportions. Boxy on top, slim and sexy on the bottom. Granted, Mrs. Huxtable is blessed with a great mom-bod, but she must be credited with knowing how to work said mom-bod.
This flower-patterned oversized beauty looks terrific on her. The flowers blend into the shirt and give a delightful twist to what would otherwise look like a plain old enormous oxford...
Happy New Year
Sweats from head to toe. Typical. Clair is going to her pottery class and this is the ensemble she goes for. What we’re looking at here is a bold display of three, THREE, different hues of grey. Clair starts with a neutral classic grey as her base sweatshirt, then for fun adds a darker grey VEST for added breast warmth. We then move on down to the classic light grey sweatpants (cinched...
December 2011
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The Perfect Crime
Murder Outfit 101: How to commit crime-Clair Huxtable Style
Uh oh. Cliff has forgotten a major (incredibly minor) detail about their wedding day and mami is pissed. disgusted. Thanks to some structural padding, her shoulders are parallel to the floor to showcase her power and superiority. Hey, Floral/Graphic print, I hear you loud and clear—You’re a fun flowing tunic, you like...
Back to Basics
Cotton Candy pink SweatSUIT. Matching pink socks in a slightly darker hue. Generic mom sneakers. Oversized Jade Cardigan—yeah that’s right, JADE.
Clair elevates “home outfits” to an art form. Now in this ensemble you can receive a package from the UPS guy, have tea with an unexpected guest, greet your neighbor, yell at your neighbor, eat a sandwich, vacuum, talk to your...
It's the most wonderful "top" of the year (A...
Hold on to your panties, y’all.
Through a series of ridiculous events, the Huxtables are invited to Stevie Wonder’s recording studio to you know, hangout, record some music, and watch Stevie do his thing. It’s an exciting event, and Clair shows up wearing THIS
And, here it is. And by “it” I mean that pinkish purple thing Clair is wearing on the top half of her...
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Looks like just another average silky light blue robe. Sure, the sleeves are the perfect length with the edges hitting exactly where the wrist meets the hand, and yes, the lapels and high neckline create some nice full coverage of the chest area, and ok yes the sash-belt is flawlessly tied right at the waist with a floppy bow…so what else is new? Clair is dressed nice for...
November 2011
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If You Ever Break Your Foot...
You Should look like this. Get the doctor to give you a white bootie with a fashionable black platform to “match” your sensible pump, grab your mustard blazer, buckle on your thick belt over said mustard blazer, and recline on your couch with grace, power, effortless beauty, and a slight bad attitude about the whole thing. Clair Huxtable—always showing us how it’s done.
A Lesson in Loungewear
Now this is how it’s done. Color-coordinated from head to toe. The red book even matches the red trimming on her collar, cuffs, and socks. Ladies, always pick up a book that matches your outfit. no matter what.
Note: The trimming keeps Clair from looking like a blue blob.
I really wanted to make sure you all notice the socks Clair is sporting. This is the kind of attention to detail...
Shoulders and Lapels
….they come in all shapes and sizes, for Clair. Sometimes she likes to go boxy, sometimes rectangular, sometimes structured, sometimes floppy, but always flawless—the motif throughout Clair’s wardrobe.
What we’re looking at here is some serious boxy action. The lapis blazer is accentuating Clair’s power and confidence by giving the illusion that her shoulders...
October 2011
3 posts
Auction
Clair finds out that a painting her grandmother used to own, by a relative and famous artist, is going up for auction at Sotheby’s. Clair loves this painting, she wants it back in the family and nothing is going to stop a mom-style icon from getting what a mom-style icon wants. So, she heads on over to Sotheby’s with the whole family—the Huxtables make big decisions and...
Halloween
It’s Halloween and Vanessa is throwing a party at her house. She has a huge crush on this boy she’s invited and she wants to make sure everything is perfect blah blah blah blah blah…LOOK AT WHAT CLAIR IS WEARING!!!!
Holy shit.
People, Vanessa is in elementary school. She is throwing a small party with some pals (children) from school, BUT we learn here that that won’t...
Fall is here!
This is exactly how I feel about the season change.
Now I can finally match my ankle boots with my belt, my earrings, and my oversized blazer. FINALLY. Nothing better than double lapels and a cream-colored floppy ensemble.
September 2011
2 posts
Clair teaches us here that sometimes an entire outfit can rely on one article of clothing. She’s letting the coat do all the talking, and I can hear it loud and clear. This may be the closest I’ve seen Clair get into the female version of the quintessential “Cosby Sweater.” This bell shaped quilt-coat pulls out all the stops with pattern, color, and a small understated...
Tunic Time
Clair loves a good tunic. It’s a fact. For one thing, she looks great in them, and they also give her the ethereal touch a great mom-style icon has. She looks like she’s floating and they give her the opportunity to really command a space.
Here we have a lovely tunic in red. It has a lovely Peter Pan quality with a Clair twist. It’s red, has a “look how great my slim...
August 2011
6 posts
JUMPSUITS/ONESIES PART DUH!
Well, well, well, jumpsuits, we meet again. I didn’t think it would be so soon, but I’m happy it is. As we’ve seen before, Clair is at her most functional in a casual jumpsuit. Now don’t get me wrong, Clair is a mom so of course she enjoys her sweatpants and comfy cotton shirts as much as the next person:
(Although “schlubbing” it in sweats, she still color...
It's All in the Details
It’s the little things that really make Clair’s seemingly everyday/normal outfits stand out and seem more special. This is her hanging around the house outfit and it is quite lovely. Nothing flashy or over the top—just a classic silk olive button down with high waisted red pants. Take a closer look.
What an impressive collar!
Matching cuffed sleeves. Nice touch.
I am...
Sassy
Clair, as we all know, is a powerful, confident woman. A successful lawyer, a wonderful wife, and a fashionable lady. So it’s no surprise that with all of that comes a real attitude you don’t want to mess with. Here is a small collection of Clair’s sassy looks.
So, the next time you have your fingers in the peanut butter jar without a shirt on, picture these.
Look how...
Farming!
So Clair started a small garden in the backyard. Instead of tending to it in “normal everyday” clothes, which for Clair means a jumpsuit or chic ensemble with bold shoulder pads and wizard sleeves, she goes in a wonderful and unpredictable direction. She goes full farmer on us. Is this outfit necessary?? Of course not, but if you’re going to garden why not take it to the next...
Let's talk about...
One thing many people do know about The Cosby Show, is how frequently Cliff and Clair Huxtable talk, allude to, insinuate, and begin to have sex on the show.
Nothing says “I’m coming back in 20 minutes to have sex with you” like this pastel number and this super sexy door pose. What delicate hand placement. Clair tells Cliff she’ll be back from dropping the children...
July 2011
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JUMPSUITS/ONESIES!
We already start season 2 with a big bang. A bang in the form of one giant piece of vibrant fabric that accentuates the waist and a “cool mom” demeanor. When Clair isn’t at the firm being a fancy lawyer, she doesn’t want to bother with separates—skirt, shirt, jacket…BORING! So, she gets into one of these bad boys, rolls up her sleeves, and is ready for anything
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SEASON 2!
I had some fears going into season 2, especially with such stellar mom-style in season 1. Would Clair’s clothes be as good? Would there be any toe-points? Will the pajamas still be inspirational? Will the Huxtables continue to talk about having sex?
I was relieved instantly at the sight of her in the opening credits. suede mustard shirt back in action and a mini-toe point to boot. Here we...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!
Here’s to the guy who gave us Clair Huxtable.
I can’t get over how great Mrs. Huxtable looks in this dress. The color! The draping! The wizard sleeves! It’s Cliff’s Birthday and she plans a special night out with the whole family—check out the surprise below!
The woman knows how to accessorize. The matching necklace and earrings make this more than just a fancy party dress—she takes it into ensemble...
Screen Shots Gone Bad
For Cliff’s Birthday, Clair gets the fam into a very intimate performance by Lena Horne. Her outfit was incredible, but every time I tried to get a screen shot of dear Lena, her crazy singing faces would get in the way. My favorite is the middle shot—did she fall asleep in the middle of the song? Did she get a whiff of something rotting? In the other two It looks like she’s...
June 2011
9 posts
Even my beloved Clair gets a case of the camel-toe (point) every now and then. TV moms—they’re just like our real moms.
But let’s focus on the outfit. It’s the weekend and Clair is doing some charity work. So what is more comfy and laid back than an ethnic themed aqua ensemble? NOTHING.
Note: That is a separate scarf draped over her shoulder to really pull the outfit...
Looks like Clair just got off the L train at Bedford. JUST KIDDING! Nah, she’s looking at Cliff with that “sassy look” because he was eating dessert before dinner…AGAIN
