I couldn't fit into women's clothing until the age of maybe 13. It was awful. Now Stella McCartney is reversing the problem for me. BACK TO KID'S CLOTHES PLZ?? #nicolerichieclothingline
I go to fashion forums, and people are fawning over J. Crew a little too much. And apparently the free Michelle Obama advertisements made the company offer very little sales/coupons.
It's decent quality, but overpriced, in my opinion. #ragtrade
@lilyHaze: J. Crew online always has stuff on sale, and they constantly are flooding my inbox with free shipping offers, etc. If you like an (admittedly overpriced) item, just wait two months. Everything ends up on sale. I haven't noticed any decline in that kind of discounting following the Michelle Obama phenomenom. #nicolerichieclothingline
I wonder what, exactly, you'd expect an objective source to say about the essence of love. "It's everything except that red rose parfum crap. Man that stuff stinks. Ignore Ashley, it's just the crack talking."
@lafleur: OH no! I was just making that up to make a joke on the insane sizing in the high-end industry! I don't know what sizes really are available. Sorry for confusion....
I'm not scared of fashion, nor do I put it down. What I put down is the absurdity of exalting the people who create, shill, and buy it in a manner that suggests that they are doing something important on the level of curing cancer. I believe fashion, at its best, has artistic value; it adds something worthwhile to our culture. But, folks, you are not curing devastating diseases or working towards peace and equality. I don't put down your fashion. I do, however, put down the over-inflated sense of self-importance that some people in the fashion world project.
@tallgirl-in-heels: Unfortunately, that attitude isn't only in the fashion industry. Most people aren't curing cancer, but I run into people from every walk of life in every industry with self-important attitudes. However, if a person IS really talented (as many fashion designers are, they're doing what I can't), I don't mind it.
@greengrey: Oh, I know. I work in the legal field, which has more than its fair share of over-inflated egos. I hate the attitude there as much as I do in fashion. It's one thing to own your talent and expect the appropriate level of recognition for your achievements. It's another thing entirely to act like an entitled, superior, asshole because you happen to be good at something considered exclusive (like fashion), or that is high paying (like big firm lawyering).
@Jenna: I never said anything to the contrary. Rather, as I said in my reply to greengrey, everyone should own their talent and there's nothing wrong with expecting recognition for your achievements. Taking pride in your work, however, does not preclude one from having a sense of perspective. From reading your work, you seem to have a good sense of it. By contrast, the wealthy designer you wrote about who made you and your colleagues pose for hours on end without paying you or even adequately feeding you seems to be lacking a bit in the perspective department, and a little too well-endowed in the self-importance department. That the designer may be good at her job and deserves to take pride in her work doesn't excuse her behavior. But that's just my opinion.
@missinaction: Right you are. It was actually Edward Enninful who said that; serves me right for writing the review without a screener copy to refer to. Thanks for catching the mistake, which I've now fixed!
@Jenna: Well, thanks for fixing that! I've always liked Tonne's personal style. Not having seen the film, i wasn't really sure who you were referring to.
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Does she call it her catbag? Heh #ragtrade
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It's decent quality, but overpriced, in my opinion. #ragtrade
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I thought the Valentino doc ("The Last Emperor") got more of the glamour, talent, beauty of the fashion world, and was far more engrossing.
In watching Vogue, I really felt it was an era that had ended...
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I do however believe that everyone deserves to, and should, take pride in his or her work.
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Isn't Tonne Goodman female? Perhaps you have her confused with a different fashion editor?
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