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Simon van Kempen
Fashion Week to Fight Week: Simon talks controversial photos, fights, and recent 'real life' drama.

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So we start at the Badgley Mischka show where despite Kelly saying that she’d been invited to almost all the shows, Ramona decided to ‘invite’ her to this one as Kelly likes architecture and Ramona likes fashion. Guess Ramona forgot to do her research on Kelly then. While waiting for the show to start, Kelly fills Ramona in on the charity meeting that Ramona had missed and clearly she’s not happy with Bethenny. After the show they retire to the back room and Ramona asks Kelly how to deal with me. Kelly asks her some pertinent questions, all of which Ramona can only answer ‘no’ but then throws in that I once tried to speak to her ‘for an hour’ and she couldn’t get away. I missed that talk. The interesting thing about this scene is that it’s a great set up for what happens later in this episode. Perhaps Kelly should have taken her own advice on dealing with people one doesn’t like when it came to dealing with Bethenny.

Jill’s apartment is coming along. The walls are almost done, the kitchen cabinets had been wallpapered and it seemed Jill was happy with everything and thankfully Bobby was too – even when Jill told him the budget had been breached.

Back over to Brooklyn (no strings?) you see us meeting with a couple of vendors, Nissim Holland as we were choosing tiles for the master bath, and then Jack Kennedy to give us some tips on lighting – particularly for the artwork we were planning on hanging. Alex is seen talking about how we wanted to do ‘this’ ourselves and in this case she was referring to the design & project management. You also learn that as a kid I was more into encyclopedias than Dickens! Oops – thankfully she still married me!

Comments

225 Comments

: 04/08/2009 - 12:31am; Mighty Mouse; Simon -- I loved the "....Hear ye, Hear ye..." comment you made on the show, how you stood up for Alex, your marriage relationship and kids. I completely understand, have been with the love of my life for 25 years and we still love doing everything together! Carry on!

: 04/07/2009 - 10:18pm; Michaelan McDougall; I love you and you wife...you are such nice people and so very normal....I think its horrible how pretentous the rest of the cast is.....they are such a waste of time...you have wonderful children and a normal life...I think you are great. Simon....you are a very nice guy and you are great with your kids....and so is Alex.

04/07/2009 - 7:22pm

Lisa

Simon, I feel sorry for you. You live vicariously through your wife in her socializing and her clothing. We hear more from you then the "Real Housewife" who is your wife.

Why is that?

: 04/07/2009 - 7:10pm; Viewer; im starting to like you more on the show. The only people, in my opinion, who are real on the show are you guys and LuAnn.

: 04/07/2009 - 6:49pm; Jennifer; Simon, Simon, Simon... Please stop pretending that you and your wife have been getting invites to these fabulous events before you first appeared on this show. Why on earth would Page Six or Russell Simmons need a MANAGER (not owner) of a three-star hotel, and a Victoria's Secret employee to attend their functions?

: 04/07/2009 - 6:44pm; Viewer; Um, Simon, while your Blog is all well and good, did you notice that you're the only male to be blogging like a wash-woman? You love the attention you're getting, and you love being a "Housewife". In case you were wondering, this is not a compliment.

: 04/07/2009 - 3:42pm; my2cents; I like you and Alex the best on the show. You 2 are the only ones who keep it real! And I would prefer a big brownstone in Brooklyn any day over a Park Avenue apartment! Especially one that looks like they used Donald Trumps interior designer (TACKY) Is Jill serious with that renovation and those designs!?!?!?!? Just go to the Taj in Atlantic City! LOL

: 04/07/2009 - 10:41am; jeanette; Simon,
I think you recap the episodes perfectly in your blogs. Can't wait to see your new home after the renovation is complete.

: 04/07/2009 - 10:40am; Viewer; Simon, I think you are the bomb! All those bashers including Ramona and the rest of them are all just jealous! You are a great father and a wonderful husband who is very in touch with his wife's needs. You are not only her best friend, but the true meaning if what a husband should be. All the haters wish they had a husband that would shop with them and buy them lovely gifts. I have only one complaint......please find a nice place to live. You dont belong on the East Side.

: 04/07/2009 - 6:56am; Ida; Who picks your comments and why are they all ooooooh simon oooooooh you are such a star? Why don't you correct people who are wrong( ie: you don't OWN the hotel). Is it because it makes you look better which falls into where you want to be. Whispering under your breath doesn't count as correcting. I think if you really tried to be real you might have more fans.