Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy

Warning: No celeb was spared during the writing of this tongue-in-cheek stroll down the red carpet of fashion, fame, ego, and blinding glitter. Written by the man who isn’t afraid to tell Christina Aguilers her hairdo is a disaster, Red Carpet Diaries could make you feel you know more about Hollywood shtick than Nicole Kidman’s stylist. If you begin to get too much pleasure from Cojocaru’s lizard-skin-jumpsuited journey from ridiculed misfit to #2 on Cynthia Rowley’s speed dial, put the book down and turn on an episode of Antiques Roadshow to calm your heart rate. Also: do not try to operate heavy machinery while reading this book.

From Publishers Weekly
"Television saved me from my brown-but-wish-it-was-fuchsia world," writes Cojocaru in his campy, kitschy homage to fashion and celebrity. The West Coast style editor for People, Cojocaru is a devotee of wearable wonders. His tastes are as outrageous as his wit, which he unleashes continually (e.g., Cher is a "visual tsunami"). The self-proclaimed "Halston of high school" was raised in Montreal in the 1970s by Jewish Romanian parents who were, overall, loving and supportive. He wasn't like other boys-his obsessions with his all-blue bedroom and Cheryl Ladd's hair were pronounced-but they accepted him as he was: shallow, semifreaky and unquestionably fun. Cojocaru's saving grace is his humor. He knows fashion is ephemeral, stars are fickle and reality checks are key. The boy who would be fashion king began his career writing style blurbs for People. His big break came when he landed on the E! network. So successful was his stint that he entered the promised land: the one-hour Oscar Fashion Review with Joan Rivers. Cojocaru, also Today's fashion correspondent, follows the Golden Globes, Cannes and the Oscars like a devoted pilgrim. En route, he drops gossip, A-list names and jabs at everything from industry payola to Meg Ryan's lips. From the inside scoop on Hollywood to enough zingers to placate the most starstruck reader, his book is dressed to thrill. Photos.
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Steven Cojocaru is the fashion correspondent for The Today Show, a style editor for People magazine, and pens People’s “Behind the Seams” column. He is a red carpet fixture on both coasts. This is his first book.