True confessions: I have actually worn the mary-kateandashley makeup. They made a really kick ass gold metallic eye shadow pencil that I used to rock in high school. #zoekravitz
@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I still have a couple of their eyeshadows. I've had them for years and should probably toss them, but now it's like they're a relic or something ... #zoekravitz
@Zombie Ms. Skittles: I have too! I bought a bunch of it at once, like 5 years ago, because they had things packaged together and then they were buy one get one free, and they were cheap. It was good makeup, especially the lip gloss. I used everything until they were done and I still have the dark brown eyeliner.
It is a little embarrassing. One of my friends peeked in my makeup bag and was like "I didn't know you were a Mary Kate and Ashley fan" #zoekravitz
I have very strong opinions about Eileen Fisher. I worked in a boutique that sold her things when I was in college and, regardless of the "image" she's going for (fuck, it's fashion), she IS a godsend to a lot of women. If you can sell a cute pair of linen drawstring pants in XS to a 19 year old like me and dress a size 22 who is 50 and a professional, you're doing something right.
Fisher's ads feature a pretty wide range of women (ages, races and yes, sizes). She doesn't need to target the plus-size market because they already flock to her.
Also, Rosie bugs me. Does Donna Karan go for a plus size image? No. #ragtrade
@Penny: It's not my kind of style, but Eileen Fisher clothing seems to be very well made. Many of the brands catering to plus sizes seem to be very cheaply made.
If I go to a higher end department store and look at plus sizes, the style is very dowdy and matronly. There are young, plus size women who have the money to buy nice things.
@Penny: I agree about the designs -- I actually love some of Eileen Fisher's pieces. (Most of them I stole from my mum, but you know.)
However, it is true the company is consciously chasing a younger "hipper" customer -- they certainly collaborated with a Times article stating same -- and that strikes me as foolish.
And if Fisher herself said what O'Donnell reports, to her very face, that is just downright mean.
@Jenna: I agree. I'm not one to ditch good design willy nilly, but Fisher's rudeness to a happy, loyal customer tells me I shouldn't express any more gratitude to Eileen Fisher with my hard-earned money because clearly my fat behind insults her business.
Famous person talking about and wearing your clothes = great advertising. Famous person telling fans how rude and ungrateful clothing designer is = bad advertising. That's how social media works, lady. #zoekravitz
@Penny: "...And then, he's gonna make her Lady Wintour, Viscountess of 4 Times Square, and Marchioness of the Leaping Brazilians, and he'll take her as his vassal for Long Island, and then they'll all eat pizza and cupcakes." #zoekravitz
I was reading through the UK Vogue with Georgia May on the cover last night. It's literally the first time I have flipped through a magazine and felt frightfully old. #ragtrade
I expect PETA can't actually contract all their "I'd rather go naked" models to never wear fur again. I also expect that, like Ms. Campbell, many of the models are not posing out of their deep-seated devotion to the end of the fur industry so much as out of a desire to have their profile raised. (Or money. Does PETA pay them, or is it pro-bono?)
I'm a little surprised this doesn't happen more often,but I suppose that is another reason they use celebrities more than models. Higher recognition factor and less likelihood that they will be paid to wear fur in future jobs.
@BondGirl: I remember that! They got to go to a fashion industry party hosted by Anand Jon at the Indian Embassy. I always think of that when I read these rape stories. I thought he was so hot, but what a frightening man.
The only thing that bothers me about the photo of the homeless man is that the photographer didn't say "Hey, may I photograph you?" However interesting or cool you think someone's outfit is, they have a right to not be photographed. It's such a rude thing to just snap photos of a person so that you can use the image for your own entertainment, amusement, or employment.
@foodandshoes: I'm an amateur photographer and I take a lot of pictures of strangers. If I see an image, I may have seconds to catch it as it is. Often if someone notices that I'm about to photograph them, they'll start grinning and posing. Occasionally(If I think that they will see me) I'll try to gather consent through eye-contact and expression, while disturbing the scene as little as possible. I don't want to make somebody uncomfortable, and if they see me and frown and turn away, I won't persist, but I don't really understand how it's possible to be a Robert Doisneau/Ragubir Singh type photog. without secretly photographing people. Can you say more about why it bothers you? Is it because the guy may have been homeless, or is it always a problem?
@Hana Maru: So you take the photo and delete it if they say that they don't want to have their image used. I'm not all "the box steals your soul" or anything, but people have a right to say how their image is going to be used. That's why when you go somewhere where there is CCTV, it has to be disclosed. And as far as getting consent by eye contact, it just seems like the "she was smiling at me so she wanted the attention." I know that you aren't going to walk around with a stack of model release forms, but there is something that smacks of cultural imperialism/ethnography to me. It is different if the person is performing or something, but a regular person going about their day? It's a continuum that leads down to upskirt photos and the like. The person with the camera doesn't have the right to take a photo of anyone they want to.
An explicit okay from the subject is the ethical thing to do.
@foodandshoes: I use a film camera. And by getting consent by eye contact, I don't mean something ambiguous, I mean meeting eyes, tilting my head toward my camera as I hold it up, smiling at them, and waiting for a nod. It's not flirting or friendliness that I'm taking advantage of, it's real consent. At that point, however, they have become self aware, straightened their spine, and it ceased to be a genuine image of the moment in time and space that I wanted.
It does seem like you're a little bit "the box steals your soul" if you think that candid photography takes something from the subject, or that it's a slippery slope from photographing people going about their lives, to sticking cameras under women's skirts. When you say "it just seems like the"she was smiling at me so she wanted the attention." and reference upskirt pictures, it really sounds like you equate it with violating people.
I have felt okay about what I do because I have been photographed a lot by strangers in my time, and because most people are flattered if they notice. Also, because there are pictures that I regret not taking that will never exist again. Many of the great works of photographic art out there would not exist under the terms you're suggesting.
Has anyone seen the Celebration vid too? How totally awesome is Lourdes?
And how totally cringeworthy is it that Madonna is fondling Jesus in the same vid?
Peaches Geldoff has also been appointed agony aunt for the London Evening Standard, as her years of experience make her ideally suited to advise others on difficult personal problems.
The Sisters Mulleavy have signed with William Morris Endeavor, to "advise the label on opportunities in publishing and film and identify potential strategic partnerships and sponsorships." We're seeing a lot of intricate deconstruction.
Oh man, I have it in my head (and heart) that Rodarte will do some awesome costume for period movies. Imagine them dressing Catherine Earnshaw or Miss Havisham!!! Please do not take away this wonderful dream.
I was looking at The Sartorialist yesterday and saw that shot, and what bugged me was this: "I barely stopped walking when I took the shot" - it just made me wonder if he even talked to the guy or got his permission to take the photo and post it.
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It is a little embarrassing. One of my friends peeked in my makeup bag and was like "I didn't know you were a Mary Kate and Ashley fan" #zoekravitz
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Fisher's ads feature a pretty wide range of women (ages, races and yes, sizes). She doesn't need to target the plus-size market because they already flock to her.
Also, Rosie bugs me. Does Donna Karan go for a plus size image? No. #ragtrade
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If I go to a higher end department store and look at plus sizes, the style is very dowdy and matronly. There are young, plus size women who have the money to buy nice things.
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However, it is true the company is consciously chasing a younger "hipper" customer -- they certainly collaborated with a Times article stating same -- and that strikes me as foolish.
And if Fisher herself said what O'Donnell reports, to her very face, that is just downright mean.
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Famous person talking about and wearing your clothes = great advertising. Famous person telling fans how rude and ungrateful clothing designer is = bad advertising. That's how social media works, lady. #zoekravitz
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I didn't know the President was able to do this. Are we in England? #ragtrade
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I expect PETA can't actually contract all their "I'd rather go naked" models to never wear fur again. I also expect that, like Ms. Campbell, many of the models are not posing out of their deep-seated devotion to the end of the fur industry so much as out of a desire to have their profile raised. (Or money. Does PETA pay them, or is it pro-bono?)
I'm a little surprised this doesn't happen more often,but I suppose that is another reason they use celebrities more than models. Higher recognition factor and less likelihood that they will be paid to wear fur in future jobs.
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An explicit okay from the subject is the ethical thing to do.
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It does seem like you're a little bit "the box steals your soul" if you think that candid photography takes something from the subject, or that it's a slippery slope from photographing people going about their lives, to sticking cameras under women's skirts. When you say "it just seems like the"she was smiling at me so she wanted the attention." and reference upskirt pictures, it really sounds like you equate it with violating people.
I have felt okay about what I do because I have been photographed a lot by strangers in my time, and because most people are flattered if they notice. Also, because there are pictures that I regret not taking that will never exist again. Many of the great works of photographic art out there would not exist under the terms you're suggesting.
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And how totally cringeworthy is it that Madonna is fondling Jesus in the same vid?
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And now I'm actually laughing out loud at my desk.
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Oh man, I have it in my head (and heart) that Rodarte will do some awesome costume for period movies. Imagine them dressing Catherine Earnshaw or Miss Havisham!!! Please do not take away this wonderful dream.
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