We here at Couture, are not sure how we feel about this, but word is US TV producers are going to attempt to remake the classic British show Absolutely Fabulous. First, besides the task of finding replacements for Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, this updated version probably wouldn’t involve the hilarious, sometimes hideous fashion that the two wore in an effort to stay hip and cool. Few Americanized British spin-offs have stuck (does anyone remember the US version of ‘Coupling’? Didn’t think so.), so that will provide enough challenge…but we just can’t help but be skeptical because the overload of ‘80s trends helped make the show. We guess wardrobe could overload them with layered necklaces, snakeskin and crocodile, gladiator flats, rompers, fringe and floral…but will it work? We will have to wait and see.

I am not hating on Paula Abdul, really I’m not. She has a successful gig as the emotional judge on American Idol, looks fairly hot for having weathered drugs, yo-yo dieting, tipping a few bottles and having a husband or two. But did she really need to make more 'bubblegum pop' music and, better still, make an accompanying video? Please tell me I am not the only one to have seen the 'Dance Like There's No Tomorrow' video? There are three different vignettes going on: in one, she is doing her 'I'm still in the '80s', over-choreographed Janet Jackson dance routine with male dancers all around her moving in Fosse-style syncopated movements; in another she is dressed in a lace-covered corset mini dress, gripping a microphone and singing with Randy (yes, from Idol) accompanying her on guitar; and of course one of her singing by herself in black leggings and a red top that has an extended train that swirls around her, as she steps back and forth over the mic mimicking singer Ciara's moves from the Promise video. But, at least the idols that work together stay together – the closing shot is of all the idols: Ryan, Randy, Paula and Simon. Lets have a collective sigh here.

My question to you is why did the former L.A. Laker girl choose now? And more importantly, what would Simon say to her if she were a contestant on American Idol? Here is the link, check it out and then please explain it to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_FBDaK_Gig&watch_response