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more about #classism more comments → thatgirlinnewyork: i stopped liking burberry plaid on my fourth (or so) sighting of a suburban family who thought dressing their entire brood in it would be a cute idea ... more » Tara Incognita: How is "chav" pronounced? With an "sh" sound at the beginning? more » NellMood: My eyeglasses are Burberry, plaid and everything, and that's about as much plaid as I can imagine myself wearing. I get a lot of comments about how un... more » IpsoFacto: um fuck Burberry. I've gotten several things from there that looked good, fit great, and were ungodly expensive but unless I have the worst luck ever,... more » plantainforbrains: There was a magazine feature about him a while back detailing the death of his boyfriend and how it affected his work... can't remember where... he ca... more » Rare Affinity: I will not be wearing a garment from a fashion house patronised by the lower orders. The fact I cannot afford to buy an outfit from Burberrys is neith... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I really thought that was Reese Witherspoon at first but my brain kept going, "No, Reese is much classier than that." more » hfree: Wait, that's a picture of a real person and not a scene from Eastenders? Wow. more » ChristieLove: I live right across the street from the new Burberry HQ. It is beautiful, although they waste a lot of energy with the lights on at all hours and the... more » Casquivana: I love him! It is true that in every single interview he does, he comes off as absolutely grounded and lovely. And I do love his work in Burberry. Als... more » Penny: Also, he's hot. Damn hot. And, their offices in London are beyond amazing. I won't lie, a Burberry trench is on my ultimate fashion wish list. I d... more » greengrey: I don't care what Burberry does, no matter what I will always associate it with chavs. Sort of like Louis Vuitton. It's RUINED. Heh. more » jrhys: While we're talking can we also look at about size-ism in fashion blogs? The Sartorialist regularly posts pix of emaciated women, often smoking cig... more » EzekielEriphyle: Jezebel, You are misrepresenting the quote in the last bullet point a little. The quote ends with the woman saying something to the effect of, "that w... more » queenieinmanhattan: ...who lives — of course — on the Upper East Side. This UESer says, "Ouch!" more » -
#infashion
Burberry Stays On Top By Keeping Soap Opera Stars Away From Its Styles
Burberry designer Christopher Bailey — a working-class Yorkshire lad — is profiled at length by the New Yorker's Lauren Collins. Bailey is notable not only for overseeing a house that was until recently considered moribund, but for being unusually nice.
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#eattherich
Manhattanites Congratulate Selves On Being Really, Really Thin
The island of Manhattan has the lowest obesity rate in New York state. Following the "enough rope" school of journalism, the Times found some terrible people to greet this news by saying things like: "Look at my cute little triceps!" More » -
#infashion
Fashion Writers: "Fat" People Lazy, Shiftless, Poorly Dressed
Newsweek’s Sameer Reddy is railing against elasticized waistbands, chubbiness, Velcro, Juicy Couture, jean shorts, and the value of comfort in dressing. Does he hate puppies, too?
