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    Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture

    How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?

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    Image of superconnected (is it time to leave?) superconnected (is it time to leave?)
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    I think Madmen is to some degree diluting their brand by partnering with Banana Republic. I like the clothes style too, but it's a little too Disney or Harry Potter Warner Bros marketing for me. Buy products which allow you to live in your fictional fantasy world! In the NYT piece they also refer to a Madmen inspired NYC trip. I love Madmen. The world is presents, however, is meant to be criticized, not emulated. Do the racist and misogynist attitudes come all inclusive in this travel package?
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    Image of Ipomoea Ipomoea
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Ladies, BR is owned by Gap Inc, and you know how Gap feels about their higher-end brands and ladies of the curvaceous persuasion. They'd NEVER do Joan dresses-- they can't even get curvy jeans right, why would they attempt dresses that curve in multiple places?
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    Image of GeorgeFayne GeorgeFayne
    07/10/09

    @Ipomoea is a joyful girl: Sadly, it's just menswear, so we won't even get to see what happens when they try.
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    Image of Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter
    07/10/09

    @Ipomoea is a joyful girl: I have a pooch and arse and birthin' hips..the ONLY place I can buy jeans that fit are at Gap, Old Navy or BR.
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    Image of Ipomoea Ipomoea
    07/10/09

    @Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter: You're so lucky. I have all three and only can do ON jeans-- which last about two-three months before my thighs of destruction kill them.
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    Image of foodandshoes foodandshoes
    07/10/09

    @Ipomoea is a joyful girl: It's funny; I consider myself "curvy" and Banana Republic fits me much better than Gap. I think that the tailoring helps me out and the flimsy nature of the Gap only highlights any "flaws" rather than highlighting assets.
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    Image of tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    The Chanel video was fascinating. I'd definitely watch a documentary about the formation of a dress from beginning to end (formation of fabric to runway).
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Someone needs to give Mr. Timberlake and Charles W. Givenchy or whoever is in charge over there a lesson on adverbs. It's play intensely. No wonder kids nowadays all write like Carrie Prejean.
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    Image of Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni! Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!
    07/10/09

    @morninggloria: Personally, I blame Apple. "Think different." GAH.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    I am totally out of the loop right now, where did Theyskens go?
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    Image of kelsium kelsium
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Shit fucking happens at my office, too! Fashion brands: just like Chambers of Commerce!
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    07/10/09

    @kelsium: I work at a Chamber of Commerce/Board of Trade too! Shiz is always happening here, yo.
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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    And now I'm officially wishing I could afford to shop at BR. None of my suits fit and a Mad Men one would pretty frackin' rad.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    07/10/09

    @angelheadedhipster: BF Fabulous is getting clothes for Christmas! And yes, it will really be a gift for me. *ahem*
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    Image of angelheadedhipster angelheadedhipster
    07/10/09

    @LadyFabulous: Jealous! If he doesn't like them I, um, don't mind re-gifting. Just sayin'...
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Why why is BR not doing Joan dresses? I need a closetful of Joan-inspired dresses.
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    Image of MadFab MadFab
    07/10/09

    @NellMood: Oh, indeed. And the 'tude. The Joan Holloway swivel and smirk are the best accessories for lush, colourful, shapely dresses.
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    07/10/09

    @NellMood: Dresses for curvy women? Their designers can't handle that!
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    Image of ellaesther ellaesther
    07/10/09

    @NellMood: I seem to recall reading (right here on Jezebel, my source of pretty much all information most days!) that some designer was doing a Joan-inspired line -- but then, that was a designer, not someone who might produce clothes that I might be able to afford. Not that BR is often in that category, but, you know, it's at least within shouting distance.
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    Image of save jinger save jinger
    07/10/09

    @NellMood: I actually have a dress from BR (outlet) that makes me feel very Joan. But I bought it like 3 years ago.
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    Image of AvantGardenia AvantGardenia
    07/10/09

    @NellMood: Two great sources for Joan dresses (of which I have wayyyy too many) are eBay and www.kittygirlvintage.com. The trick is to go by the "flat measurements" of the dress, which is just as it sounds, laying the dress flat and measuring the waist, hips and bust (armpit-to-armpit). And it is easy to find larger sizes as well. Just search for "Bombshell wiggle dress vintage" and blam! tons will appear. Also, Stop Staring! makes Joan-esque dresses. Yes, I have an online vintage shopping problem that should have landed me on Intervention a while ago.
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    07/10/09

    @ellaesther: Oh, yes, I remember reading about that, too. But I would love to walk into one of my city's ten million banana republics and pick something up.
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    Image of vintagegoddess vintagegoddess
    07/10/09

    @NellMood:

    Vintage.
    Vintage online shops, not to toot my own horn I've got a couple of "Joan"ish dresses listed right now....
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    07/10/09

    @AvantGardenia: Ooh, I'll check out that site- thanks! Online vintage shopping seems like a pretty fabulous addiction. Hopefully no one intervenes on you.
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    Image of NellMood NellMood
    07/10/09

    @vintagegoddess:I'm terrible at shopping for vintage clothes. Terrible. It's like I'm missing a life skill. But I'm going to check out your stuff- maybe I'll be successful.
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    Image of curiousgeorgiana curiousgeorgiana
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Banana Republic-- don't leave us girls out. I want to look like a Mad Men character too!!
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    Image of egg cream egg cream
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Dear Banana Republic,



    AND WHERE IS THE LINE OF DRESSES INSPIRED BY THE HOT, HOT LADIES? WTF?



    Love,

    egg cream
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    Image of velvet.fistfull of love velvet.fistfull of love
    07/10/09

    @egg cream is here, is second tier, get used to it: For reals. Preferably Joan inspired, thanks.
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    Image of Porcelina Porcelina
    07/10/09

    @egg cream is here, is second tier, get used to it: For real. I am shaped almost exactly like that. VERY large bust, VERY large hips, tiny waist. But, I'm short. Therefore, everything I wear makes me look like I am wearing a giant boxy sheet. Bleh.
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    Image of punzerel punzerel
    07/10/09

    @egg cream is here, is second tier, get used to it: Seriously! I was so excited by the headline (despite my normal indifference to/dislike of BR) and then.. crushing disappointment. Woe. Where are my Joan office clothes and Betty dresses?
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    Image of lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
    07/10/09

    In reply to Banana Republic Partners With Mad Men; Watch & Learn With Chanel Couture
    Uh, banana republic? how about some dresses inspired by the ladies of Mad Men? Please?
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    02/26/09

    In reply to How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?
    Yes, little girls, you can one day model clothing regardless of the color of your skin. Or the content of your character. Just your height, weight and hip/waist ratio.
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    Image of Definer-not-defined Definer-not-defined
    02/26/09

    In reply to How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?
    Wow, I just got around to reading this, but I too want to say that you did a great job with a very blurry area.

    Regardless of whatever the models want to call themselves, you've done a pretty good job of identifying ethnicity - which gets muddled with nationality.


    Also, I think that you made the right choice with Lopez. You don't have to be from the US to be considered Black - that just means that you are of African descent, and we're everywhere.


    Many people would be surprised to realize that there are African Americans in Canada (also North America), and Central and South America as it's just a classification for people of African descent in the Americas.

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    Image of AuntieBee AuntieBee
    02/26/09

    @Definer-not-defined: The trouble is, much of the rest of the Americas chafe at being under the same label as the USofA. If I were to say that I am American, because I DO live in the Americas, it wouldn't be true. Residents of the US should be tasked with coming up with a new name, that wasn't co-opted from a much larger group of peoples, perhaps.
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    02/25/09

    In reply to How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?
    This is wonderful! I find this absolutely fascinating, and it's so nice to have graphics and charts to refer to.


    I just have one little nitpick: would it be possible to put the legend on the chart? It would make it a million times easier to read with the colored boxed next to the descriptions.


    I may be the only one with this issue, though, so... :D


    This must have taken a buttload of work, and I sure am impressed!

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    02/25/09

    In reply to How Did New York Fashion Week's 116 Shows Treat Models Of Color?
    Tatiana, you're pretty brilliant - GREAT article. Very impressive - that goes to you and to the fashion industry for its progress.
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