Cosmically Chic

Jessica Alba

The birthday girl for April 28 is Jessica Alba.

I’ve always maintained that Michael Kors designs for the Taurus woman.  There’s a luxe-loving decadence to his designs that speaks to a down-to-earth woman who won’t put up with clothing that doesn’t make her feel comfortable.

For that reason, I wasn’t surprised to see Jessica Alba looking radiant in Michael Kors at this week’s Met Gala.  There were certainly a lot of frothier, more-sophisticated gowns on the red carpet, but very few that created a glamorous persona with such ease.

Trying too hard never suits the signature style of the Taurus woman.  Michael Kors rarely looks as if he’s trying too hard.  For a Leo designer, that’s a real accomplishment.

Josh Brolin

The birthday boy for February 12 is Josh Brolin.

Brolin is married to Diane Lane — another Aquarius.  Together they make up one of the most normal couples in Hollywood.  Just a couple of weeks ago I watched the pair on E!’s Golden Globes red carpet show where Lane admitted to spending the day before the show “doing laundry.”

In many cases, I wouldn’t recommend a relationship between two individuals who share the same sun sign.  I’ll make an exception for a couple of Aquarians of a similar age because they’re similarly normal in middle age.  I’d never say the same thing about two Leos.

Aristotle & Jackie

The birthday boy for January 15 is Aristotle Onassis.

I haven’t read that much about the marriage of Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, so I don’t really know how happy they were.  In theory, the Capricorn/Leo sun sign pairing is one of the most ill-fated sun-sign combinations.  While they may form a sort of mutual admiration society, it’s almost best that these two keep their distance because they bring out the worst in each other.

Capricorns demand respect and Leos demand loyalty.  In each other’s presence, however, both signs tend to forget that respect and loyalty are earned.  They can be perfectly fine for years until their egos clash over these non-negotiable standards.  Neither sign will budge, and both respect and loyalty will be lost as a result.

Of course, there’s a lot more to a relationship than sun-sign compatibility — and those factors can override almost anything — but that wouldn’t make a Capricorn like me date a Leo.  I wouldn’t date an Aries, either.  I know better than that.

Maria Shriver

The birthday girl for November 6 is Maria Shriver.

I haven’t really paid attention to what Maria Shriver has worn over the years, so offering a critique on her sense of style would be rather ingenuous.  I will, however, mention that her marriage to Leo native Arnold Schwarzenegger was probably not a marriage made in heaven.

From a sun-sign perspective, there aren’t a lot of signs that seem as disparate as Leo and Scorpio.  Add in the fact that both Leo and Scorpio are fixed signs and therefore rather inflexible, this is a pair that would have to rely on a bevy of secondary chart factors to succeed.  Positive aspects between the other personal planets (the moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars) would have to overrule this otherwise-doomed pairing or the relationship would be a non-starter from the word go.

On that note, it was no surprise to me to see that the Leo in this relationship was the one who was responsible for the breakup.  Leos do need to be worshipped, and if they aren’t adored in their marriage, they’ll look for adoration in other places.

Stephen King

I had never looked up the birthday of author Stephen King until just a minute ago.  I was already surprised to discover that today’s birthday boy is a Virgo because I find his work to be a little too wordy, but I was even more surprised to discover that he has Mercury in Libra and a Cancer rising sign.  However, his Cancer rising is at 29°52″.  An inaccurate recording of his birthtime (an estimate) could mean that his rising sign is Leo.  That would make so much more sense to me because he obviously takes a quantity-over-quality approach to his work.

I believe that King is one of the greatest storytellers of our time.  It’s just the way he gets to the story that drives me crazy.  I’d expect that from someone with a Leo rising.  Why say one word when you can say a hundred?

Shelley Long

The birthday girl for August 23 is Shelley Long.

I expected to confirm that Long was born while the sun was in Virgo when I punched up her chart.  I was wrong!  Not only does she have a Leo sun in the final degree of the sign, she also has a Leo moon.  But what didn’t surprise me at all was her Virgo ascendant and the placement of Mercury in Virgo in the first house.  Her twelfth house sun and moon are weakened substantially.

The role that made her into a star — playing Diane on “Cheers” — made me believe that Long had to share something in common with her anal-retentive character.  Of course, Virgo natives are known for being picky and detail-oriented (in other words: anal).  Born a few minutes later, perhaps Long wouldn’t been bitten with the acting bug that makes so many Leo individuals pursue fame.  It’s an interesting combination of astrological factors because it explains everything about the actress and the role that made her into a star.

Kelis

Today’s birthday girl is recording artist Kelis.

I hadn’t paid much attention to Kelis until last year when she released a song I really liked to play in the spin classes I lead at the gym.  Once I started to notice her, though, I really began to like her.  She’s got the Leo schtick down perfectly.  She knows how to look fabulously controversial without even batting a false eyelash when she’s confronted about her look.  She reminds me of Madonna because there’s an effortlessness about the way she wears costumes that doesn’t seem as forced and deliberately controversial as a few other artists who use shock value as their modus operandi.  Lady Gaga, for instance, seems remarkably contrived to me.

Anyway, it’s no surprise that Kelis is a Leo.  She represents the aplomb that defines this sign with — what else — aplomb!

Joan Allen

The birthday girl for August 20 is actress Joan Allen.

I don’t get much of a Leo vibe from Joan Allen.  She just seems too cool to be born under such a fiery sign.  In fact, the only time that she’s ever reminded me of a Leo was when she wore this sparkly dress designed by her fellow Leo, Michael Kors.

I looked at her natal chart to see if her sun was poorly placed or if other planetary factors overwhelmed her chart.  I saw exactly what I expected to see.  Her moon opposes her sun, her ascendant is in Cancer, and Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all inhabit earth or water signs.

I was right: she’s not much of a Leo!

The Gores

The birthday girl for August 19 is Tipper Gore.

In my last post I discussed how much I hate “Dirty Dancing” and its horrible Aries/Leo lead couple.  And what did I discover two minutes after writing that post?  Tipper Gore is a Leo and Al Gore is an Aries!

This sun sign combination should be a great starting point for a relationship if the couple can keep their egos in check.  Nevertheless, I don’t have to like them, do I . . . ?

Dirty Dancing

The birthday boy for August 18 is Patrick Swayze.

I only have three vacant signs in my natal chart: Aries, Taurus and Leo.  While I feel a kinship with earthy Taurus natives (probably because of my Capricorn sun), I feel the opposite with both Aries and Leo natives.  I might enjoy their company, but there’s definitely a lack of “connection” between me and the members of either of these zodiac signs.

Maybe that’s also why I consider “Dirty Dancing” to be the most-overrated movie of all time.  Gawd, I hated it!  For some inexplicable reason I never thought to look up the sun signs of the film’s stars, Patick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.  Now that I know that they’re a Leo and an Aries respectively, it’s as if the universe has unlocked one of its greatest secrets.

See, astrology really does explain everything!