I am not posting this under “Fashion” out of solidarity with my fellow fashion commentators at publications from Vanity Fair to WWD to W, who have all begun to simmer with distress over the degree to which celebs are regarded as fashion plates. Lord knows they have launched a successful takeover of magazine covers, but the fact is that not only are they often badly dressed, they rarely dress themselves. Exhibit A: This tidbit on a disastrous shoe theft that occured on Monday, just prior to the Golden Globes (gotta love that headline): Golden Globes Shoe Disaster:

Some of Hollywood’s most glamorous residents came close to walking down the red carpet bare foot on Monday (15.01.07) when a lorry of Taryn Rose footwear was held up on the way to the awards ceremony.

A source said: “A truck full of shoes was broken into on its way to Beverly Hills. A total of 120 pairs worth $50,000 were taken. Thankfully, some of the big names, including ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress Felicity Huffman and Cate Blanchett, had already collected their shoes in advance. But others had to find last-minute replacements.”

What’s truly scandalous about this is the revelation that all these women were going to wear shoes by the same designer for the event. Some kind of sponsorship arrangement no doubt. I’m quite sure I have never heard anything quite so tacky as this since noon.