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more about #miucciaprada more comments → SibaniThemis: To me this is just more body-snarking. I am skinny. I was born that way. I don't have many curves so am I not a "real woman". People have always felt ... more » thewitchandthemoll: God forbid the Prada brand is seen on nonmodels! In fact, let's jettison the singers too. They can all scowl at each other while the score is played a... more » LooseBaggyMonster: I seem to recall that Prada herself cannot sew--her design process is purely conceptual, so this is not just her balking at a technical challenge; it ... more » IamnotStarJones: It's good to be the queen, shitting on people who don't fit into a carefully constructed vision of the world. Now remember in the award season ahead... more » amplepie: I have always had a crush on Prada and Miuccia's intellectual chic leanings, as mentioned below. I also think the woman has a mean eye for accessorie... more » Dagneymedea: Lawyer Jezzies? Do these actors have a legitimate case to argue in court? FIRED for not being a size 0? more » LikeChai: But models are AWESOME at moving in the background. Nothing awkward about them at all. more » thewitchandthemoll: Boo hiss. I'm quite possibly ten times the costume designer Miz Prada is: I may not have graduated yet but when they said you create the costume FOR t... more » theovercoat: How can it be surprising that Miuccia would do this? While she is not as notorious as Karl Lagerfeld, she is the designer who started the whole model-... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: 'Surely she ought to recognize that the most important part of a stage production isn't how it looks, but how all the elements come together to make t... more » baboonbutt: This production deserves to fail. I hope operagoers stay away in droves. It's OPERA for pete's sake not the effing runway in Milan. The directors nee... more » curiousgeorgiana: Is nothing sacred?? Sorry, Grandma, I had to borrow it. more » BestEuphemismEver: Is anyone else bothered by this headline? I hate, with a white hot passion, the 'real women have curves' saying. Can we please bin it? more » ambiguousasian: it shouldn't be surprising that miuccia pulled this; she's actually the one responsible for setting the runway standard of the baby blond, eastern-eur... more » schlegs84: I kinda want to cry for these actors. With all the rejection, it's so wonderful to be cast (even in a non-speaking/singing role) and then to be fired... more » -
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"Real" Women Have Curves; Miuccia Prada Wants Models
Ardent feminist ex-communist designer Miuccia Prada is handling the costumes for the Met's upcoming production of Verdi's opera Attila. But according to an anonymous source on set, Prada has balked at dressing anyone who couldn't fit into a sample size.
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#ragtrade
Sophie Théallet Wins 200K; Lindsay Not Doing Jewelry Line
- Designer Sophie Théallet has won the $200,000 Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund Award. "Thank you for making my American dreams come true," said she. [Style.com]
- Skating at an outdoor rink in London, Lily Cole knocked over a small child. [Daily Mail]
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Prada Does Skirts For Men; No HSN Scent For Heidi
- Miuccia Prada: "I'm working on [a men's collection] right now and someone at the office worriedly asked me, ‘You're not going to make short skirts again, are you?' So I'm now pushing it even further, just for revenge!" [BlackBook]
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Marc Going On Gay Housewives; Designers Unimpressed By Berlusconi
- Marc Jacobs is rumored to have signed on to appear on Kept, Logo's gay version of The Real Housewives. An open casting call will be held soon in New York to find other "high-powered (openly gay) playboys." [N.Y. Daily News]
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Go Wild, Avoid Pants, And Stand Warned!
- Yes, this outfit is available! [OC via Racked]
- Kanye's so-last-week jackassery has spawned a tee shirt. We say: stop trying to make "I'ma let you finish" happen! [InventorSpot]
- Miuccia Prada has a "passion for knickers," believes deeply in no-pants. [Telegraph]
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Elle's Dog Gets Modeling Contract; Anna Gets Flak; ALT Gets Uggs
- Bucking the recession, Elle MacPherson's labradoodle, Bella, has been signed as the body of canine fashion line Dogside.com, for a "substantial five-figure sum." [Telegraph]
- Anna Wintour wears dress twice! The sky is falling! [Styleist]
- And she wants privacy. Sorry. [NYPost]
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Roisin Murphy Calls Lady Gaga "A Poor Imitation Of Me"; Katie Holmes Is Launching A Fashion Line
- We never thought of Lady Gaga's style as something one should actually seek to take credit for, but Roisin Murphy apparently feels differently. [Refinery29]
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Stella Loves Critters; Diane Von Furstenberg Is A Swinger
- Stella McCartney's fall ad campaign makes a Bambijoke out of all that nature imagery that suddenly became hip over the past few years. For everyone who's ever considered an ironic taxidermy at a bar and concluded, "Why?" [WWD]
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Eva Mendes For Calvin Klein; Nobody Puts Alaïa In The Corner
- Eva Mendes, along with male model Jamie Dornan, are confirmed as the fall faces of Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear. Steven Klein shot the campaigns. [WWD]
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Kim Kardashian: Not Full-Figured; A Little Offended
- Kim Kardashian is ticked Us used a picture of her alongside a story about Forever 21's just-launched plus-size line. "I love my curves, but curvy and plus-sized are two very different things," Kardashian protested. [PerezHilton]
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Lindsay Sprays Her Way To Success; Freida Says Lauder Deal Is "Lovely Rumor"
- The first pictures of Lindsay Lohan's foray into cosmetics have been released: at left, the often-orange starlet shilling for a spray tan called Sevin Nyne. [People]
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#modelslips
Off The Runway: Fashion Models Now Falling In Magazines
Someone at Singapore L'Officiel has a gloriously twisted sense of humor. An editorial called "Balancing Act" spoofs the runway falls that have become ubiquitous over these last few seasons, as shoes have climbed skywards. More » -
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Scarlett Poses For D&G; D&G Cheer For David Beckham
- Scarlett Johanson is the new face of D&G cosmetics. A face that looks mightily like Marilyn Monroe. [Popcrunch]
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Carla Bruni Is Furieuse Over Nude Photograph
- First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy is suing the bag company Pardon for using her nude image (circa '93) on a tote. The text translates to, “My guy should have bought Pardon!" [Telegraph]
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand (Offensive) Words To Designer Duncan Quinn
- Remind the world to never buy a Duncan Quinn suit. Unless, I guess, you know someone who's about to strangle a scantily-clad woman on the hood of a fucking car. [Feministe, via NY Mag]
