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more about #thegossip more comments → RaisedOnWhiskey: I've been dying to share! I saw Gossip Friday night for their hometown stop before they start the international tour. Beth Ditto is the most dynamic d... more » RollsRoyceRevenge: She looked fab on that magazine cover with the red chocolate foil lipstick treatment but the style in the pic above does little for her in my opinion.... more » CherriSpryte: I was thisclose to dressing as Beth Ditto for Halloween. But standing in an American Apparel dressing room, looking at myself in a lame microdress tha... more » hej hej: I love Beth's look in this interview. She looks like a character in a John Waters movie brought to life. She could totally hang around Turkey Point or... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: I liked hearing her talk about how she felt like fashion was out of reach when she was young, and how that prompted her to find her own style and stan... more » divinelioness: I like her confidence, but I *whisper* don't like the clothes she wears.... But I think that's because I'm more "classic" dresser...vs the trendy, 80... more » JerseyGrrrl: Sometimes when Beth Ditto appears in these mainstream, high fashion avenues, I feel concern that she's being made into a sideshow or a gimmick by peop... more » Kivrin: I find it interesting (but unsurprising) that the fashion world seems to be going to the other extreme with its purported embrace of Beth Ditto, who i... more » LisaMc: "You have no swagger. Just wear flats!" My hero! #bethditto more » Menouthis: I really don't think the idea of 'fashionable = thin' is beginning to break down. The only way that would happen is if New York, Paris, Milan, and oth... more » viklane: I always thought she was British! #bethditto more » icingsugar: I don't know from her perspective why she loves fashion the way she does, but I can tell you from mine. I grew up poor. We shopped in thrift stores ... more » biancajames: Does anyone else have an issue about the fashion industry's tokenism of Beth Ditto as the pet fat girl? And why is she glorifying wearing fur? I think... more » harpy: Punk has always been partially about fashion. Vivienne Westwood founded the "Sex" shop with Malcom Mclaren, and now she is high dollar designer. I do... more » tiredfairy: This reflects a lot about how I feel about "high" fashion, which is similar to how I feel about "fine" art. A lot of it is self-important, but a lot o... more » -
#stylefile
Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
Style.com usually has pieces on Natalia Vodianova, Diane von Furstenberg and Marc Jacobs. So what is Beth Ditto doing on the site? Talking about her passion for fashion. And being awesome. More » -
#strangeencounters
Beth In The Believer Or, When Queer Feminist Punk Bands Meet Paris
Writer Michelle Tea followed Beth Ditto through the whirl of Paris fashion week, and lived to tell The Believer. What's interesting about Tea's account is that it places front-and-center one of the fashion industry's biggest unstated issues: Social class.
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#snapjudgment
There Are Worse Things She Could Do
[Weston-Super-Mare, U.K., July 19. Image via Getty]
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#fashionshow
Beth Ditto Makes Plus-Size Clothing Fun, Sequined, 80s
Beth Ditto's 80s-tastic line for British fast-fashion chain Evans hits stores July 9th — just two weeks after the release of The Gossip's new album, Music for Men. The other thing about Ditto's collection? It's only available in sizes 14-32. More » -
#notablequotable
British GQ Editor On Beth Ditto: "Fat… A Porker… A Bad Example"
"When she's not touring the world's fashion capitals being condescended to by wasp-waisted fashion editors who love her southern accent and her flabby arms, she's the singer in a deeply average, resolutely unsuccessful rock band." [NY Mag, GQ] -
#weightyissues
Is Beth Ditto Changing The Face Of Fashion, Or Is She Just Another Fad?
Lisa Armstrong argues that the fashion industry's embrace of Beth Ditto as of late is a clear sign that perhaps "fat girls are finally trendy." But is Ditto's recent popularity really a sign of change? More » -
#ragtrade
Beth Ditto Strips, Stage-Dives; Anna Wintour Maybe Makes Up With PETA
- The Gossip played an hour-long set at the Paris Fendi party. Beth Ditto stripped off the five-piece stage costume Lagerfeld made her until she was performing in a sequined bra and thong. [Telegraph]
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#ragtrade
Karl Relaxes His "Fatty" Fatwa, Chills On His Stoop With Style Critic
- Is former overweight person and current size-o-phobe Karl Lagerfeld changing his Hedi Slimane stripes? Beth Ditto, who in addition to being very talented, weighs somewhat more than 100 lbs, is playing a Fendi party. [FWD]
