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"Now, this may not seem like a fashiony story, but stay with me: at the end you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to get some funny little anecdote to slip in your next cocktail/AIM/Facebook conversation. Seriously: when everyone else starts going on about the Oscars or how they can&amp;amp;#8217;t go shopping anymore, you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to have some scoop on Confessions of a Shopaholic. Interested? OK, here it goes: Isla Fisher in Confessions of a Shopaholic. And no, that is not Jerry Bruckheimer next to her, it&amp;#x27;s her costar, Hugh Dancy. Not long ago, a press person asked me if I wanted to meet uber-prolific Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer. I have to admit that I was reluctant to accept an invite to meet him: after all, he&amp;#x27;s known for making some of the most macho blockbusters in history: Top Gun, Con Air, The Rock--you get the picture--not exactly high-fashion stuff. Jerry&amp;#x27;s testosterone-charged hits tend to feature high-speed car chases, lots of stuff blowing up and Nic Cage. According to IMDB.com, the fact that at least one car flips over--no doubt while the police or a bad guy are in hot pursuit of Mr. Cage--is the defining trademark of a Bruckheimer production. And while his unlikely latest movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic, does feature some random violence, it involves two high-strung, budget-strapped fashionistas duking it out over the very last power of Gucci boots at a sample sale--now that&amp;#x27;s the kind of action that I can relate to! &amp;quot;What on earth inspired you to make this movie?&amp;quot; I asked Jerry. (See, we&amp;#x27;re not afraid to ask the tough questions at Glamour.com!) &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m a fan of the books,&amp;quot; Jerry replied, and his tone was so sincere that he put a laughing &amp;amp;#8220;you&amp;amp;#8217;re joking right?&amp;amp;#8221; smile that was about to spread across my face. To Jerry&amp;#x27;s credit, I later took a closer look at his bio and he seems to make at least one classic chick flick every decade or so, including a few of my personal favorites: Flashdance (1983) and Coyote Ugly (2000)--who can forget the scene with Tyra Banks shaking it on the bar? Still, I couldn&amp;#x27;t resist asking Jerry what he could possibly have in common with serious shopaholics (i.e., every single one of my girlfriends who live in Manhattan) like the character played by Isla Fisher, who has amassed a terrifying amount of debt that increases exponentially along with her shoe collection. &amp;quot;My wife has a thing for bags,&amp;quot; Jerry said. &amp;quot;For me, it&amp;#x27;s watches,&amp;quot; he added and then revealed a very expensive looking timepiece on his wrist. &amp;quot;This one is a Porsche.&amp;quot; And here I thought they only made cars! Wait a minute--did Jerry Bruckheimer really just teach me something that I didn&amp;#x27;t know about accessories? OK, so I&amp;#x27;ve been humbled. Clearly, this is a man who does his research. As anyone who has seen the suddenly seen-everywhere ads for Confessions of a Shopaholic--which looks like an irresistible cross between Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada--can attest, the candy-colored outfits on display upstage nearly all of the actors in this romantic comedy. That&amp;#x27;s because Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated costume designer Patricia Field was in charge of the wardrobe. &amp;quot;Pat did an amazing job,&amp;quot; Jerry told me, and I couldn&amp;#x27;t agree more. I&amp;#x27;ve had the pleasure of going to house parties at Pat&amp;#x27;s place on the Bowery and I used to shop for cheap (and not-so-chic) club kid ensembles at her famed 8th Street boutique. The coolest thing about Pat is that despite her flair for putting together high-style looks, she remains one of the most unpretentious people in the frequently snooty fashion industry. She once gave me some advice for fellow shopaholics on a budget that is, well, priceless. &amp;quot;How can you put together a fabulous outfit for less?&amp;quot; I asked Pat. &amp;quot;Go to Century 21 at around 10 AM on a weekday morning,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;You&amp;#x27;ll feel like you have the whole store to yourself.&amp;quot; So what&amp;amp;#8217;s I tell you: not only do you have killer shopping info straight from Pat Field herself, you now know what Isla Fisher and Nic Cage have in common. Have you seen the previews of Confessions of a Shopaholic? Think you&amp;amp;#8217;ll go watch? What were your favorite Pat Field designed costumes: those on Sex and the City, The Devil Wears Prada or Ugly Betty? For more ideas on some stylish films to watch this weekend, check out our Essential Viewing list---you won&amp;#x27;t be disappointed! Photo: Top: Disney Pictures. Bottom: BILLY FARRELL/PatrickMcMullan.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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