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Carson
Kressley, star of "Queer Eye for the
Straight Guy" and "How to Look Good
Naked," models pink apparel at Don Harris
Stables in Bardstown, Kentucky. The Junior
League of Lexington, who will have Kressley as
an honorary host at the its upcoming gala in
July, will host an inaugural Pink Ribbon Night
during the 73rd annual Lexington Junior League
Charity Horse Show July 6-11.
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COXS CREEK, Ky. —
Carson Kressley can dish about fashion just about
anywhere.
Even on an unfashionably
drizzly June morning at stables near Louisville, Ky.,
where he boards a horse, the host of "How to Look
Good Naked" on Lifetime and the defunct "Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy" on Bravo was talking
clothes and horses — specifically, the Lexington
Junior League Horse Show earlier this month.
"I think it's my
favorite show," said Kressley, a noted horseman who
has attended the event since the '80s and is the host of
this year's pre-show gala benefit on Friday. "You
can get a drink and you can visit with your friends
along the rail. People are dressed up and the community
comes out and they wear great clothes. And there's
shopping. So for me it's like — it's nirvana."
This year, fashion and
the horse show mixed even more.
For the first time in its
73-year history, the Lexington Junior League Horse Show
hosted a Pink Ribbon Night, when show-goers were invited
to deck themselves in pink to show support and raise
money for breast cancer research.
For women, pink is no
problem. But what about the guys? Some men think pink is
just too girly for them.
Pshaw!
Kressley, who said he has
an idea for a style-based talk show, said guys should
not fear the classic summer shade. He said pink adds a
bright pop to a simple jacket or a pair of traditional
khakis.
"It might be a pink
seersucker tie," he said.
Or printed pocket
squares: "These are like $6 or $7 dollars at
Marshalls or Stein Mart," he said. "Really
just a touch of pink to show off their blue
blazer."
For a cool Southern vibe,
nothing delivers like a bow tie, he said.
"Before they were
wearing them on CNN, Kentucky was rockin' the bow
tie," said Kressley,. "It's nothing too crazy;
it's a collegiate look."
He said men can go as
bold as they dare with pink or add just a rosy touch to
their outfits.
On a recent day, Kressley
went for the former:
He wore a classic blue
blazer (his was a Dolce & Gabbana, but he said a
good choice could just as easily be a more affordable
design from J. Crew) with a pink shirt and tie and Lilly
Pulitzer "Phipps" pants in a fabulous, if a
little out-there, patchwork print.
Lilly Pulitzer's fun,
bright Palm Beach-style patterns have been around for
years. They're traditional and unique.
"It's an old-school
preppy look," Kressley said.
He stopped short of
pairing his bold pants with the equally eye-popping
matching blazer.
"Don't wear them
together," he said. "Children will cry."
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