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    Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now

    '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
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    Image of theovercoat theovercoat
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    Kristin McMenamy is from my hometown. Whenever I look at her, she honestly has that distinct look that a lot of people I grew up with have.

    Also, I love to watch Cindy Crawford's Meaningful Beauty infomercial. It is so...over the top.
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    08/19/09

    @theovercoat: I'm sorry. Are you saying people from Pennsylvania have a distinct look? Or just a certain part of Pennsylvania? That would make tons more sense.
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    08/20/09

    @Samanthrax: I think it's a matter of growing up here and also that I just see it. It's not necessarily distinct and exact, but a certain vibe. But i could be just seeing something that isn't there.

    And actually, I think I did specify the town by saying the people I grew up with.

    In any case, she definitely has the accent.
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    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    That Harlem Renaissance editorial is fucking awesome, I think. And, I actually do like the composition of the Campbell photo with the elephant--kind of like a modern spin on that Avedon photo. The monkey thing.....I don't really know what to do with that.
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    Image of Crackers In Bed Crackers In Bed
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    why is the model about to smack big bird?? :(
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    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    They left out the disclaimer on one of Naomi's photos. "No crocodiles were harmed in the shooting of this editorial spread."
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    08/19/09

    @kookla: Save the ones she's wearing, naturally.
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    08/19/09

    @indeedso: Oh...uh...awkward.
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    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    I'm wondering whether successful, established models like Campbell have any input when it comes to creative direction. One would think that she could have declined to do this job if she found the primitivist tropes offensive, but do models have any say in how they are posed, what they wear, etc? Would it have been possible for her to compel the photographer to do a shoot that didn't marshal tired motifs of Black women as fetishized and animalistic? Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the modeling/fashion industry than I could shed some light on this.
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    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    Without the other images in the set, I kind of like the picture of Naomi Campbell on an elephant. She looks happy and like she's having a good time and elephants always make me smile. If it had been in a piece on, say, out of the way tourism and the other images had been in the English countryside and a Japanese fishing village it would be an absolutely adorable picture. In a spread that features her skipping rope with monkeys and racing a cheetah, it's absolutely loathsome.
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    Image of SarahMC SarahMC
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    Well whadya know. Supermodels are breathtaking without make-up and hairspray. I feel... even worse about myself now. Thanks BAZAAR.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    Just like with every Harper's Bazaar, I have no idea what's going on. 70's flashback? 80's flashback? They allowed Lady Gaga to pick the clothing?
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    08/19/09

    In reply to Harper's Bazaar: Talking About That "Recession" Thing Is "Extremely Annoying" Now
    Naomi Campbell skipping rope with MONKEYS made my eyes bulge out of my head when I saw it in the magazine.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    08/19/09

    @Dodai: My Art Theory Professor would flip over the primitivism.
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    08/19/09

    @Dodai: I don't even get this. Are magazine editors and photographers seriously that unaware of the history of race and race relations? Do they exist in some sort of ahistorical vacuum where nothing is in context? How could someone possibly approve a photo like that?
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    08/19/09

    @NellMood: well, as Jenna said, the photographer is the same one who put Grace Jones in a cage with the words "Do Not Feed The Animal." His book was called "Jungle Fever." So *he* knows what he's doing.
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    08/19/09

    @Dodai: Oh, right. I'm still unclear how no one in the editorial process saw these photos as problematic.
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    08/19/09

    @NellMood: Ignorance and denial can work wonders.
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    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    That anti-pap bag is actually quite cute. But does it still work if you've phoned the papers ahead of time to tell them you're going to the Ivy?
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    Image of amowls amowls
    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    Okay Christian Audigier, creative director of ED HARDY, maybe simple is better, non?
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    07/06/09

    @amowls: Whoooa wait. That's who this guy is? That man should be dragged out into the street and shot with an overly-decorated gun. And here I never thought I'd ever take a Beckham's side.
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    The Supes are unstoppable.


    When they are 112, I will still buy Vogues if they grace the covers. One because they are fab, two to annoy all the designers who hired those faceless models after them as backlash.

    (If your clothes can't stand up to the fabulousness of the model, don't blame the model - go back and do your work again. Vivienne and the Versaces seem to understand.)

    But mostly because they are fab.


    I agree with Patricia about Kristin's figure. There's some cultural mess going on there, and I do like A-line skirts, but I don't have the strength to do the whole argument today. *sniffle*


    Love the idea of that anti-pap handbag, but I bet some photographer sues from a flash in the eye.

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    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    I can't imagine a Bettie Page look actually working for Charlotte, personally. For Kristin Davis, sure, but Charlotte was as WASPy and conventional as they come. Ralph Lauren and A-line skirts suited her.
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    07/06/09

    @Ratinski: So I guess the argument is, was Kristin arguing b/c the clothes better suited the character, or was she arguing because she didn't like her own body? Because frankly, I'm not feeling the former so much.
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    07/06/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Oh, I'm sure she was at least PARTIALLY arguing because she didn't like her ass, but the "Ralph Lauren" part of the statement makes me think that at least part of it was also for the character.
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    07/06/09

    @Ratinski: I'm thinking the dark bangs and red lipstick would have shooed Bunny away, and then Charlotte and Trey could have had some peace.
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    Yeah, if only the economy were better, I'd totally be buying the shit out of some $70,000 couture dresses. IF ONLY! I guess I'll just have to sit here and wait the business cycle out.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    07/06/09

    @morninggloria: I have been forced to recycle mine into rags to wash my 900 luxury vehicles with.
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    07/06/09

    @morninggloria: instead, I sit here counting my Birkin bags, over and over. And when I'm done, I move onto my Hermes scarves. Sigh.
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    Image of Rare Affinity Rare Affinity
    07/06/09

    In reply to '90s Supes Are Unstoppable; Christian Audigier Picks On Posh Spice
    Shane Ritchie forgets to mention that a person discriminated against in the workplace on the grounds of their disability, can potentially seek substantial punitive damages. Being turned down because you don't look like a supermodel is just hard cheese. Abercrombie and Fitch were stupid to allow such a flagrant breach of the relevant Disability Duscrimination Act.
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