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"Part 2 of the Real Housewives of New York City reunion, which aired last night on Bravo, forced me to perform a reality TV hat trick that sounds much, much easier than it actually was: 1.) Try not to throw up every time Kelly opened her mouth; 2.) Try not cry over the cataclysmic destruction of Jill and Bethenny&amp;#x27;s friendship; 3.) Try to stay focused on the drama with so many tranny-licious shoes competing for my attention! As you dolls probably already know, I&amp;#x27;m a total glutton for any form of the Real Housewives--give me a buncha crazy accessorized with phony cleavage, black Amex cards, and a Judith Leiber pill case in which to hold their stabilizing meds, and I&amp;#x27;m glued to the telly for an entire evening. And as each season has progressed, I&amp;#x27;ve noticed definite patterns emerging among the wardrobes of each cast. The Orange County ladies love halter tops in obnoxious, tropical-colored hues that show off their, ahem, assets; the ladies of Atlanta have a similar &amp;quot;less is more&amp;quot; philosophy when it comes to the size of their clothes (but their bling tends to be much, much bigger); and my dear old state of New Jersey has produced some of the best bedazzled sweatsuits and &amp;quot;I swear I didn&amp;#x27;t steal this from my 14-year-old daughter&amp;#x27;s closet&amp;quot; dresses in recent memory. Even in New York City, the supposed beacon of chic, the Housewives dress with an almost cartoonish sense of luxury and suffer serious bouts of total trendoid-ism. The one bright spot, for me, in all of this sartorial insanity? Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Alex McCord. My nausea from watching her on a spending spree at Roberto Cavalli in season one quickly subsided when I discovered that she actually had taste! Not only does she regularly give the way-too-immaturely-dressed Kelly a run for her money at every Real Housewives event, but she does it with a sense of originality and personal style that the other gals could only wish for. Maybe it&amp;#x27;s the influence of her sartorially adventurous husband, Simon (remember him packing for St. Barths? It was as organized as a NASA mission!), or maybe it&amp;#x27;s the fact that she loves being photographed, but I&amp;#x27;ve found Alex to be chic and glamorous at practically every turn--especially in that black one-sleeve dress she donned when Ramona renewed her vows. She always has a bit of edge in her look, a little something that makes you think, &amp;quot;I wonder where she got that!&amp;quot; even when she&amp;#x27;s wearing all black. She takes risks, she knows what works on her body, and she certainly wouldn&amp;#x27;t be caught dead in a bad weave and a hot pink Barbie-sized corset masquerading as a dress (yeah, I&amp;#x27;m talking to you, Kim Zolciak!). In short, she&amp;#x27;s a woman who loves fashion, and it totally shows. I&amp;#x27;m hereby bestowing the title of Best Dressed Real Housewife upon Alex McCord! Do you ladies agree? Who do you think is the best dressed Real Housewife (of any cast, not just New York)? Who do you think is most in need of a makeover? And what did you think of last night&amp;#x27;s reunion, part 2? Discuss! PLUS! Poll: Guess the age of this Real Housewife of Orange County AND: You&amp;#x27;re not really a Real Housewife until you launch your own jewelry line More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Photos: Rob Rich/Everett Collection; Getty Images; courtesy of Bravo"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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