Beautiful People

On our drive back from Iowa last week, The Mister and I heard Simon Doonan interviewed about his fabulous life as Creative Director of Barneys and his new(ish) BBC sitcom Beautiful People. And thanks to the wonders of the internet, I just spent the morning watching the first three episodes of this amazing show.



OMG this has to be my new favorite show! Every little thing about it speaks to me. A 'slightly fey window dresser' recalling his life as a 'slightly fey student in Reading circa 1997'? Now that's what I call entertainment! What I think I like most about the show, in addition to the humor and the honest portrayal of an effeminate boy's treatment by his peers, is fictional Simon's tight family unit. His parents, noticing that he's a bit different from the other boys, nevertheless love and support him in all ways. And that's always nice to see. And it's something I wish we saw more often.

You can watch Beautiful People on the Logo network if you have cable or at logoonline.