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J.D.Regent
11/06/09

In reply to Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line
Anointed! Like Christ? So funny. I love your posts on the Kimberly Process in Zim and on the Goldstone scarves! Fashion matters, people. #ragtrade
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
11/06/09

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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
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dj_chick
11/06/09

@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
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LBB
11/06/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: They had a peach flavored sparkly lip gloss that was *the shit*. I still have a tube of it somewhere... #zoekravitz
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Hana Maru
11/07/09

@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
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Penny
11/06/09

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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
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lilyHaze
11/06/09

@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.
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Jenna
11/06/09

@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.
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Penny
11/06/09

@Jenna: Ah, well, I have admittedly not paid much attention to the company in recent years (besides seeing ads here and there). Bummer. #zoekravitz
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Penny
11/06/09

@Penny: But Rosie still bugs me :-) #zoekravitz
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ardentlilac
11/06/09

@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
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pantsless economist...access RESTORED
11/06/09

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Ugh, the Kimberley Process is worthless. #ragtrade
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DeedleDee
11/06/09

@pantsless economist...access RESTORED: A shiny rock is not worth the prices paid in human suffering. #zoekravitz
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Penny
11/06/09

In reply to Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line
She's being knighted by President Obama...

I didn't know the President was able to do this. Are we in England? #ragtrade
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Jenna
11/06/09

@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
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Penny
11/06/09

In reply to Zoe Kravitz For Vera; Mary-Kate & Ashley Close Beauty Line
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
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prettycool
09/08/09

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My favorite is still this:
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
09/08/09

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Snow White goes gansta...?
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Cam/ron
09/08/09

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I love it, eat your hearts out, Banksy and Ron English.
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schoolofloverboy
09/08/09

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I really hope they got permission of some sort of somehow legally won't get into trouble. disney once shut down a 3rd grad play in queens because of legal issues (copyright or something)
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tiredfairy
09/08/09

@schoolofloverboy: Since her face isn't showing, they can probably get away with it. What Disney has is a right to their very particular version of Snow White, not any Snow White ever. Without the face, they can get away with it.
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JRae
09/08/09

In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
So she's stealing the apple of knowledge, Eve style?

But why does she have to steal it? It was always ours for the taking. :)

Does that mean women had to steal knowledge? I don't like that implication... but maybe I'm misinterpreting.
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Cam/ron
09/08/09

@JRae: I'd say it's a jab against the "poisoned" Apple corporation.
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JRae
09/08/09

@Cam/ron: Hmm... so Snow White is gaining revenge on the aristocracy by feeding them their own poison?

I don't get the Snow White as hoodlum part. I guess it's trying to put her in the offering role, rather than receiving?
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JRae
09/08/09

@Cam/ron: But why would an Apple user put it on their Mac laptop then? Obviously they bought the Mac... :P

I guess it's self-aware and ironic.
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Connor Henzel
09/08/09

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I still don't get it
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Cam/ron
09/08/09

@Connor Henzel: Remember what happened to Snow White when she bit the poisoned apple?
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
09/08/09

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Okay, I'll bite (HAH!). I don't get it.
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
09/08/09

In reply to "Snow White's Revenge"
I just showed this to a friend. He was like "I don't get it." I was like "It's a visual pun." He was like "I still don't get it." I was like "It's a feminist and subversive visual pun." He was like "Oh, so that's why you think it's awesome."
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Eddie Sarphie
09/08/09

@casi nadie (loves MCC forever):

Is it feminist because the Queen/Wicked Witch was a man? I'm still confused.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
09/08/09

@Eddie Sarphie: Me too. Why is she wearing gloves and a bandana?
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lilbobbytables
09/08/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: *shameful whisper* I thought she was a ninja!
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IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
09/08/09

@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I figured she was just incognito.
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tiredfairy
09/08/09

@Zombie Ms. Skittles: Well, if it's a poisoned apple, then the gloves and face mask mean she's handling it with care. And since it's "glowing" it could also be read as a kind of bomb.

It could be a subversive look at the way Apple has taken over parts of the tech market (and it's tie in with Disney, for that matter). A play on the poisoned apple theme.

Or it could be a take on Snow White's victim status where she's taking that poisoned apple and handling it differently this time around. Ie. using it as a weapon against others instead of eating it. The apple in Snow White symbolizes her loss of choice and victimization...and also her "happy ending" which is being saved by the handsome prince. This would be subverting that.
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
09/08/09

@casi nadie (loves MCC forever): I'm interpreting it as feminist because she's 1) dressed in an outfit of power, when she is entirely passive in the myth and 2) appearing to exercise control over the apple, which was the weapon that had harmed her.
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LuvEwan
09/08/09

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Want.

And that's coming from someone who hates Snow White.
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