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more about #naomicampbell more comments → inspectorbucket: I can't get over how stiff and artificial looking the figures in LaChapelle's photo are. Why does the expression and attitude of the painted figure of... more » ShanaElmsford: A couple of people have pointed out that Naomi Campbell, a British woman of Jamaican descent is not an appropriate stand in for Africa (which quite fr... more » Slickanicka: I took the rape and war imagery to be pretty literal, rather than metaphorical. Considering the many instances of sexual abuse and violence used agai... more » CoalMineCanary: I don't like that Africa is, once again, being treated as a single entity, as if it's one country. I also don't like that the rape language invokes an... more » awinoforever: Art history major says: White man/Western world has modern torrid affair with Africa. Enters deep sleep after being sexually satisfied and ignores Af... more » labeled: When Naomi wakes up from her catatonic slumber, that goat is cabrito al carbon my friends. Nobody eats Naomi's gowns and gets put back to pasture. more » andromache: I think the idea is interesting, but the execution is poor. I like the LaChapelle photo on its own, but once you point out the reference to the Botti... more » TheBeamishSnark: Should probably warn you that I'm about to be a bit of a wanker. Rape, especially in a Classical context, can just mean abduction (e.g. Rape of Persep... more » Awestruck: "Is this more empty, self-consciously "controversial," candy-colored bombast from the photographer who once gave us the Courtney Love pièta...?" Din... more » Trulymadlyme: I think it's an interesting idea that didn't execute well. I would have found a more resource intensive backdrop with diamonds sparkling everywhere to... more » RStewie: It almost looks like he's combining "Venus and Mars" and "The Rape of Europa" into one tableau, with a nipple thrown in for good measure. more » bananaballs: I went to a LaChapelle opening a few years back. His stuff looked like college-level work. So basically, yeah, I don't think this means anything sub... more » zombie_dola: This is funny to type, but, great job Mr. LaChapelle. I remember finding this very discomfiting: Amazon: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa p.s. I ca... more » OneTwoPunch: Oh, Naomi, keepin' it klassy. As for LaChapelle, I find his work to be so overly-mannered, overwrought and fetishistic, it's a wonder he gets as many... more » Cairn: This is Naomi's Synopsis of Flaws in Westernization. more » -
#infashion
Flaunt Cover Shows Naked Naomi In "The Rape Of Africa"
On the current cover of Flaunt is a David LaChapelle photograph of Naomi Campbell, entitled "The Rape Of Africa." The fold-out cover features black boys playing with M16 rifles and grenade launchers while a white male model slumbers. More » -
#ragtrade
Gisele Spawns Baby Boy; Counterfeit Crackdown Hits Canal Street
- Gisele Bundchen has given birth to a baby boy. Husband Tom Brady has a two-year-old son with actress Bridget Moynihan. [People]
- A Chantilly lace LBD worn by Audrey Hepburn in How To Steal A Million sold for $97,000. [AP]
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#ragtrade
Diane Kruger New Face Of L'Oréal; Christian Siriano Does Maternity Wear;
- Diane Kruger nabbed a L'Oréal contract. [Elle UK]
- And yes, Siriano provides the contractually-obligated fierceness. [Racked]
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#dirtbag
More Mistress Trouble For Tiger, Amy Adams Is Pregnant, And Victoria Beckham's Dresses Are Stolen
- According to Radar Online, Tiger Woods has agreed to pay alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel "more than one million but less than three million" to keep her from sharing the details of their relationship with the public. [RadarOnline]
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#dirtbag
Angelina & Jen Had A Showdown; Kim Kardashian's Down To Her 9th Grade Weight
- Ian Halperin, who is pushing his book, Brangelina : The Untold Story, claims that Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston had a "heated confrontation" at a deserted Hollywood restaurant after Brad and Jen's 2006 divorce. Halperin says:
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#ragtrade
Lacroix Is Dead; Watch Out, Kelly Cutrone Is Coming
- A French bankruptcy court has backed a plan that will cut 90% of Christian Lacroix's staff, and reduce the 22-year-old house to a licensing operation. [ToL]
- None other than Simon Doonan is decorating the White House for Christmas. [NYTimes]
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#foodfights
Meat, Fur, Razors, And The Challenges Of Living Ethically
Vegetarianism has gotten a lot of press lately, but in yesterday's Times, Gary Steiner argued that being truly ethical involves eschewing far more than meat — and this kind of abstemiousness may be falling out of favor. More » -
#higherlearning
Princeton To Teach Class On Books Written By Models
So this ridiculously expensive Ivy League university of which I'm sure you've heard is offering a class in model memoirs. More » -
#dirtbag
Madonna's Mission In Brazil; Lindsay's Relationship With Heath Ledger
- Madonna is in Brazil, but not to meet Jesus' parents. She says:
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#ragtrade
Kate Moss Busts Out; Cindy Says She'd Never Make It As A Model Today
- Pictures of the new Kate Moss Topshop collection are out — and they prominently display the supermodel's breasts, which she just recently up and grew, like she's some kind of experimental woman built by science, or something. [Telegraph]
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#ragtrade
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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#ragtrade
Soccer Star Undie Fight; Model Sues Guess? For Sexual Harassment
- Move over, David Beckham: Cristiano Ronaldo is posing in the spring Armani underwear campaign. [AP]
- Beckham, who says he decided not to renew his Armani contract, is said to be looking to launch an underwear line of his own. [WWD]
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#snapjudgment
"My Cell Phone? I Think I Threw It That Way."
[Paris, October 8. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]
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#ragtrade
Sonia To Design For H&M; Carolina Becomes American Citizen
- Sonia Rykiel will be H&M's next guest designer. Her first collection of lingerie will be in stores in December and her knitwear and accessories collection will be available in February. [WWD]
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#ragtrade
Lara Stone To Get Skinny; Megan Fox Sells Action Costume
- Model Lara Stone, size 4: "I don't want to be the fat one anymore, so, I have just started doing Pilates every morning, then going to the gym, running, and swimming." [ElleUK]
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#ragtrade
Everyone Wants A Piece Of Michael; Christina Hendricks Will Wear Herrera At Wedding
- Two weeks after adding Nicolas Cage's home to his sheaf of L.A. properties, Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier has announced he's moving into Michael Jackson's last residence. Audigier will rent the $38 million home from his C.E.O., Hubert Guez. [E!]
