Tonya Knudsen's Blog

So you’ve got an important event looming on Saturday and want to make a smashing entrance? Or perhaps, you just want to lounge around the house feeling Rococo, eating Macaroons, and relaxing on your chaise while your string quartet serenades you?   Here’s the essential Marie Antoinette Hair ‘how to’ you need to get that Pouf up and sailing securely: quickly and easily.   Materials needed: 1 Styrofoam Ball (Read the directions to understand what size.)   Some Seriously Cheap Hair Weave (Don’t

In the early 1990s in Boston, I had a weekly column called Semi-Intellectual Thoughts by Miss Tonya.   In it, I would interview rising scenesters, gossip with local celebrities, or gush about upcoming social events not to be missed. Other topics included fashion trends, beauty tips, or costuming "how to"s. Occasionally a book, painting, or even a comic would catch my fancy and into the paper it went.   Part poetry, part analysis, always quirky, and sometimes even funny, the column became very