B is for Beth (And Barack! And Bandana!)

Today in "The Name Game," we focus on a name we think is all about sweetness and light: Beth.

Today in "The Name Game," we focus on a name we think is all about sweetness and light: Beth.
Writer Michelle Tea followed Beth Ditto through the whirl of Paris fashion week, and lived to tell The Believer. What's interesting about Tea's account is that it places front-and-center one of the fashion industry's biggest unstated issues: Social class.
[Nyon, Switzerland; July 22. Image via Getty]
[Weston-Super-Mare, U.K., July 19. Image via Getty]
Chalk another one up for the PR team: Angelina Jolie was rated the "#1 lesbian heroine" - because I guess actual lesbians need not apply?
"Professional fat chick" Kate Harding didn't like Forever 21's plus-size clothing line, and she's not a fan of Beth Ditto's line for Evans, either, writing: "I'm afraid there's not enough hipster irony in the world to make it work."
MSN just ran a gallery titled "What not to wear beyond your teens," excoriating various youthful and undignified trends. But the whole point of being an adult is that you can dress ridiculously if you want! Well, on the weekend.
Or so says UK doctor Michael McMahon, who has exactly zero vested interest in making sure people understand that the only thing fat people should focus on is their own self-loathing, weight-loss and obviously limited career potential!
Beth Ditto's 80s-tastic line for British fast-fashion chain Evans hits stores July 9th — just two weeks after the release of The Gossip's new album, Music for Men. The other thing about Ditto's collection? It's only available in sizes 14-32.
When Beth Ditto meets Giles Hattersley from the Times of London, the singer whips off her shirt:
[London, June 3. Image via INF]