Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy (Paperback)

~ (Author) "You don't argue with the dress code to the event of the year..." (more)
Key Phrases: Joan Rivers, Beverly Hills, Vanity Fair (more...)

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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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Review

?With a prose style as irrepressible as his kooky TV persona, People style editor and Today regular Cojocaru charms, even when serving up the cattiest Tinseltown tidbits. . . . Meow.??Entertainment Weekly ?TELEVISION?S RED-CARPET ODDBALL TELLS ALL IN A DISHY NEW FASHION BOOK.??The New York Post?Cojocaru?s sharp wit and outrageous anecdotes . . . pepper a memoir even the fashion police would find arresting.??Marie Claire?FUNNY . . . GOOD GOSSIP . . . YOUR HOMEWORK FOR THE OSCARS.??Boston Herald?A campy, kitschy homage to fashion and celebrity . . .[Cojocaru] drops gossip, A-list names and jabs at everything from industry payola to Meg Ryan?s lips. . . . His tastes are as outrageous as his wit. . . . From the inside scoop on Hollywood to enough zingers to placate the most starstruck reader, his book is dressed to thrill.??Publishers Weekly?In Hollywood, Steven Cojocaru is the Moses of the red carpet?parting the class from the trash. This Montreal-born fashionista takes no prisoners.??Elle Canada?Funny, irreverent, and overflowing with gossip, Cojocaru?s tale is a raunchy, riveting rise through the lives of the rich and self-absorbed.??Gotham?This funny man shares his hopes, dreams, and dishes in Red Carpet Diaries. . . . The book is one of those guilty summer reads.??Women?s Wear Daily?Red Carpet Diaries is simply a hoot to read. . . . Filled with Hollywood gossip . . . Stories only a fashion insider could tell . . . and hilarious ?and sometimes self-deprecating?tales of getting into big-league events. . . . Tidbits scattered throughout the book . . . make putting down the pages harder than resisting a 40 percent-off sale on the latest must-have Prada pumps.??Rocky Mountain News -- Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (January 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345453794
• ISBN-13: 978-0345453792
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,619,070 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Steven Cojocaru is a nice guy but this book is [bad]., April 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy (Hardcover)

I don't think even one editor at Ballantine ever read this book before it was sent off for printing. There are typos everywhere and there is no overall theme to tie these random chit-chatty stories together. A few of his stories are funny, but for the most part, this is a total yawn, and the celebrity bits are skimpy and boring. Steven Cojocaru's life, on which this book goes into a fair amount of detail, is also rather uninteresting. I got this for free at the book launch in Beverly Hills or else I never would have bothered. Don't waste your money on this. Check it out from the library or wait for it to come out in paperback. There must be better tell-all glamour-world books out there.

23 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yuck, March 23, 2003

By	Kimberley Wilson (VA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy (Hardcover)

How did this thing get published? Steven Cojocaru looks like a chicken that has just undergone shock therapy and he's actually mocking other people's fashion sense. When I saw the cover I thought this was satire. Alas, Cojocaru is writing in all seriousness.

The book tells the story of how he, a nobody with questionable taste gets to interview celebs and mock them. Steven Cojocaru's life story isn't interesting, his gossip is stale and his observations aren't particularly enlightening. This book will be on the 99 cent rack in 6 months. If you've just got to read it now go to the library.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta love the Cojo :-), September 4, 2005

By	Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Steven is hillarious and I just love him. If you've ever seen him on the Today show, his personality and his mood is infectious. He's really quick and sharp. I love the adjectives he uses in here for people. He never fails to make me laugh and he seems to be quite down to earth and an overall nice guy. Read this book. There's almost something in it for everyone and you won't regret buying this. It's certainly not a deep and meaningful book but it's never been portrayed as such, so forget the negative reviews.