Gaga for Gaudy

The other day I was watching a re-run of my all time favorite reality-show guilty pleasure, The Real Housewives of Orange County, when it hit me as clearly as anything ever had—opulence is in.  Really, really in.

There was a hot second last year when An Inconvenient Truth made us all feel guilty and inspired enough to alter our habitual laziness and Leo’s almond eyes would have convinced me to pick Prius over Porsche. But watching Vicki, Jeana, Tammy, and Lauri prance around Peyton Place, I realized that watching unnecessary extravagance in action is uuber entertaining, even if you have to look down your nose to watch it.

I consulted my moles in entertainment to see if we can expect more of that “Oh no she didn’t” feeling wilst watching The Real Housewives of Orange County next season, and, without giving too much away, I can tell you that we most certainly can.

Firstly, we hear that Vicki has exhausted all her parenting skills and is now using cold hard cash to whip her kids into shape. Brilliant. Ex-playboy model Jeana's success as a realtor of multi-million dollar properties may be going to her head (which may or may not be botoxed to perfection) and Tammy (who was new last year) begins to unravel designer bag by designer bag—after losing her husband and family fortune. The most opulent of them all, Jewelry-hungry bride to be Lauri Waring, keeps us thoroughly entertained as she plans her lavish wedding to uuber businessman and land developer George.

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