Sergio Says! Weekly Musings from Marie Claire (and Beyond...)

2012 February 3

Taylor Tomasi-Hill: Team Moda Operandi (with Danielle Prescod) + team MC (avec Sergio, duh)
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Quick takeaways from Sergio's latest adventures: There's a new musically-inclined Brit on the block worth Sergio's, and your, listening pleasure (shocker!), he perpetually keeps cool company (this week? Bieber's publicist; Taylor Tomasi-Hill, Moda Operandi edition), and JoCo's awesome assistant's desk looks just like Chic's right now (except perhaps a bit cleaner)...

Monday
Most people have lunch during their lunch hour. I am not one of those people. When a publicist from Atlantic Records calls to invite you to an exclusive acoustic performance by the hottest new British performer, Ed Sheeran, at the Atlantic Records offices, you don’t walk, you run. After her trip to Australia last year, my BFF Courtney came back raving about Ed, who was huge Down Under at the time. Being the total music snob, I ignored her—this is a grown woman, after all, who cried at a screening of Uptown Girls. But boy am I glad I finally got around to listening to Sheeran’s debut album, “Plus.” Ed is a 20-year-old ginger who looks a lot like Rupert Grint from Harry Potter (P.S. Rupert just happens to appear in his second video, "Lego House"!). His music is spine-tingling—take one part Damien Rice, one part Jason Mraz, put them in a blender, add a pinch of red hair and voila, a star is born! I know I rave about lots of new artists and I always call them “one of my faves” and “must-hear." You know what? I’m never—what’s the word, oh yeah—wrong.

Tuesday
My desk looks like a scene straight out of Twister (the movie). You’d think that Hurricane Fashion Week had already come and gone, but it’s still a week away. There are already hundreds of New York Fashion Week invitations piled up on my desk, let alone the ones for London, Milan and Paris that I haven’t even opened yet. There are also piles of flight itineraries for THE BOSS’ trip to Europe, a huge bowl of snacks from Skinny Cow (must be a cruel joke from someone who hates me), CD’s, Oscar screeners, magazines, and junk food. If one more person asks me if I am excited for Fashion Week I will lose it! That’s all.

Wednesday
This morning before heading off to work, I finally got the chance to watch The Artist, and you know what? Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier, has been robbed. He appears in Mr. Fix It (opposite the incomparable David Boreanaz), Water For Elephants, and now the Oscar-nominated The Artist. He should have totally gotten a Best Supporting Actor nod, as he literally steals every scene he appears in! Totally made me want to get a dog and have someone to cuddle with on these cold nights, wink wink (email skletnoy@lookingforlove.com for more information!). For lunch I met up with my friend, Melissa Victor, the always stylish, way too cool for school and super hot publicist to the biggest teen heart throb on the planet, Justin Bieber. We ate way too much at East, the under-the-radar midtown sushi spot, while catching up on weekly goss and planning our trip to Italy this summer. All that was missing? A Bloody Mary! Also, I ran into Elaine Stritch on my way home. I so wanted to run up to her and kick her in the shins for being so mean to Alec Baldwin, playing his mom on 30 Rock. But then the meds kicked in, and I remembered...it’s only a show.

Thursday
Dinner at Jeffrey’s Grocery in the West Village with my fave redhead ever, Taylor Tomasi-Hill, and her Moda Operandi sidekick, Danielle Prescod. I stuffed my face with the most delish flank steak and ricotta roulade, potato puree, broccoli rabe, and hunter sauce (translation: cheese wrapped in meat with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Why do these fancy places make it so difficult?) We exchanged many stories, including Taylor’s trip to Hong Kong and me finally meeting Madonna the rest is not for public consumption. Need I say more?

Friday
Obsessed with Madonna’s duet partner, M.I.A.’s brand new single, “Bad Girls,” Amanda Mair’s latest, “Sense," St Etienne’s long awaited comeback called “Tonight” and the sophomore first single from Ladyhawke’s sophomore album, “Black White & Blue." Oh, and there’s also the one song I’ve been anticipating more than anything else, Madonna’s brand new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” featuring M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. The video is to die for. 53 never looked this good! I am counting the minutes until what will sure be THE performance of the year, Queen of the Universe, Madonna at the Super Bowl on Sunday! I want to know what everyone thinks about the vid. But remember, if you leave a bad comment, I’ll find you and make you apologize.