RHONY Season 6 Reunion

It’s no secret that I am deeply entrenched in the cult that is Real Housewives. It’s like a secondary religion. Since season 6 of The Real Housewives of New York City is wrapping up, I have decided to dedicate my blog today to the ladies. And since this is a fashion-related blog, I will be discussing their reunion looks and awarding a Best Dressed and Worst Dressed.

To see a slideshow of the reunion looks you can go to Bravo’s website or use this link: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/season-6/photos/rhonys-season-6-reunion-looks?cid=related_gallery

Heather Thomson

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Heather was wearing a medium length Valentina Kova dress. From the lighting and the color of the couch, I couldn’t tell if the dress was off-white or a very light pink, but either way she looked great. Even though she’s seated, you can tell the dress has some great movement to it. I’m not sure if Heather purposefully did this or not, but she’s giving us some June Cleaver, the prototypical housewife, at least in my opinion.

Overall, it was a good season for Mrs. Bossy-Pants. We saw many sides to her. We saw a sporty side at the mud run. We saw a soft and vulnerable side as she dealt with her son’s hearing issues. (I hope and pray for the best for him. He’s such a good and adorable kid. He deserves the best out of life.) And we saw a feisty side as she verbally sparred with Aviva and her friend Kristen. I think we have all learned that we should heed Heather’s warning when she said, “Don’t tell me anything, mother f**ker”. And if we decide not to take her warning, she may just “find it laughable”…

Kristen Taekman

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Kristen was wearing a top by Christiaan Choy and a skirt by Lanvin. I guess I’ll give her a pass, begrudgingly, since she’s a rookie, but I don’t see this as a reunion look. The outfit looks cheap. Where’s the prom date and corsage?

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that I have found Kristen to be insufferable. I’m sure she’s a lovely person, but I just feel she was trying to hard. She was over dramatic, and she whined about everything. Again, maybe a rookie mistake, but I wanted to slip her a few Xanax from time to time. A huge storyline for her was her marriage. I hope Josh and Kristen can work it out, but I’ve seen and read Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and I think they should take that as a tale of warning. They don’t seem to be too far behind George and Martha… Yikes…

LuAnn de Lesseps

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LuAnn is technically not a Housewife this season, but she was at the reunion and frankly had more camera time than Aviva, so I’ll include her. (By the way, I think it’s pretty appalling that Bravo used so much of her and is treating her like a Housewife, but she doesn’t have the title or paycheck to go with it. Not cool.) LuAnn was shamelessly self-promoting by wearing a dress from her own Countess LuAnn Collection. But I guess since her pay was cut, she has to make money somehow. This is a pretty standard LuAnn reunion dress, but she’s proving Ramona wrong! This dress has two shoulders on it…well sort of…

This season we learned that LuAnn has an affinity for small French men. However, I feel this is not a revelation. I mean seriously… Have you guys been watching the same show I have for the past six seasons? If LuAnn had stuck to this story, she could have used it against Sonja when Sonja accused her of sleeping with Harry. Harry may be small, but he is certainly not French. He’s a good-ole American sleaze-ball.

Carole Radzwill

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In order to show off her “great ass”, Writer Girl Carole was wearing a short gold and black dress. The word on the street is that Carole forgot who designed her dress, but it doesn’t much matter since I’m pretty sure the designer used a ghost-designer. I love her dress and her matching ombre hair. And it’s a good thing she’s crossing her legs in that picture… That’s all I’ll say about that…

Both this season and last season I found Carole to be genuine. She is my favorite of the NYC ladies. This season we saw her get single-white-femaled… That reminds me; I need to find out what brand of glasses Carole wears… We saw Aviva drag Carole’s profession through the mud and then put it on the leg-chopping conveyor belt. And we saw Carole redecorate her apartment complete with silver-leafed ceiling. And really, who needs a kitchen to eat take-out anyway?

Sonja Morgan

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Sonja was wearing a hot pink gown with black lace appliqué on the sides designed by Lorena Sarbu. I love this dress. I can’t exactly put my finger on why I love it so much, but I think it’s beautiful. It’s a bright pop of color that pairs well with Sonja’s skin tone. The black lace on the sides frames her figure well and may even make her look slimmer than she is. Great design trick.

Crazy, sexy Sonja never disappoints. She is highly entertaining, and this season was no exception. We saw a plethora of young male suitors, a house full of interns waiting on the queen of the castle, and a city full of members of Team Sonja. We saw Sonja do a walk of shame “victory lap” looking a little worse for wear, but she was still able to spill the tea with Kristen and the infamous facialist. And we saw her softer side as she sprinkled her beloved dog’s ashes and as she got her heart stepped on by Harry. We may not know exactly what Pickles does for Sonja, but I think we can safely say that her job description does not include washing Sonja’s underwear since commando-Sonja is a happy Sonja.

Aviva Drescher

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Aviva “No-Soul” Drescher was wearing a gold gown designed by Cynthia Rose. Why is Aviva wearing steel wool? Does she plan on doing a lot of dishes later? I can safely say that I would never hug Aviva for fear of collapsing her delicate asthma-laden lungs, but who would hug her while she was wearing this? You’d come away with some serious lacerations.

Aviva has solidified her reputation as the crazy hypochondriac. She was barely present this season since she missed both big trips. As a result she was so desperate for camera time and storyline that she tried to discredit Carole’s name and career, and when that didn’t work, she turned into a petulant four year old and threw a tantrum and a body part in a world-famous NYC restaurant. Yes, it happened. Yes, she planned it. I only wish we could have seen Ramona drinking some Pinot Grigio from the leg. My life would have then been complete… We also learned that Aviva has one nanny to take care of all of her kids AND do the housework as well. What she failed to mention was that her nanny is her cousin, Fran Drescher, and we saw how good of a nanny she was… Yes, I went there, and it was a bad joke… #sorrynotsorry.

Ramona Singer

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Last, but not least, is the last original Real Housewife of New York City left standing, Ramona Singer. Ramona was wearing a sparkly blue gown by her signature designer Badgley Mischka. From what I recall, this is the first reunion Ramona has worn a gown. Typically her reunion dresses are shorter. I say this was a great choice. She looks chic and sophisticated.

Unfortunately, just a few hours before I started writing this blog post, Ramona announced on Twitter that she is definitely leaving her husband Mario. This is very sad news, and out of respect for Ramona, whom I adore, I will only say that I send my love, prayers, and support to her and Avery. She will emerge from this stronger than ever. This season we also saw Ramona say goodbye to Avery as she left the nest for college. I must say I feel old considering we all watched as Avery matured into the beautiful and smart young woman she is today. Good luck to Avery in her studies. On a lighter note, we learned that Ramona likes to throw things when she’s upset. Or maybe it’s a reflex to getting her hair wet… Regardless, Kristen should be happy that Ramona doesn’t have a fake leg; she could have ended up in the hospital or, worse, at the bottom of that lake. I am left with Ramona’s memorable line playing over and over again in my head… “Who are you to get me wet?” I wonder how many women have said that to Aviva’s father George…

Now who do I think were the best dressed and the worst dressed at the reunion? Drumroll…

Best Dressed goes to: Sonja Morgan; Honorable Mention: Heather Thomson

Worst Dressed goes to: Kristen Taekman

Thanks for a great season Bravo and Housewives. I look forward to what comes next. My challenge to the ladies: Let’s see how many things we can throw at each other next season.

Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments. Do you agree with my best and worst dressed? What did you think of this season of RHONY?