"The fashion industry sent a commendably eclectic array of models down the New York runways this month. The women were more diverse in ethnicity, age and size," writes Robin Givhan. She must have watched a different season than we did.
Now that Alexander McQueen is dead, the question of his legacy — and the ultimate meaning of his work — remains. Did the designer who put models in cages, and whose shows referenced rape and violence, respect women? Interpretations vary.
Katie Couric's new Harper's Bazaar shoot is markedly different from her turn in Vogue last year, replacing coats and newspapers with smoky eyes and one-shoulder dresses. The Washington Post's Robin Givhan is pretty excited about it.
Yup, people are still talking about "big women," "curves," and plus-sizes in fashion. And some of what they're saying is pretty great:
The Washington Post's Robin Givhan takes issue with the calls for designers to feature more women of various sizes, from 2 to 20. Gabourey Sidibe's designer Kevan Hall illuminates the reason why many designers don't: they're egotistical and lazy.
In Robin Givhan's new book Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion critic addresses the "mom-in-chief" effect - how Obama transformed her image by embracing issues related to childrearing and motherhood.
What is the role of the modern first lady? In Sunday's Washington Post, Robin Givhan takes Michelle Obama to task for failing to advocate for a specific cause during her first year in the White House.
Last night, late, great Jezebel editor Megan Carpentier and friends described the White-House-crashin' Salahis as "the Speidi of Washington." What does that make scapegoat Desiree Rogers: LC? Or, worse, Audrina - someone raising herself above her natural place and abilities?
Robin Givhan's no fool. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist/critic must have known that this piece was going to ruffle feathers. Her thesis? Fatties, heal thyselves. Fashion's just doing its job.
After what feels like forever, Project Runway is back. And, as LA Times TV critic Mary McNamara writes: "Different venue, different city, same show. In fact, it's a bit alarming how little change there is."
And I'm just gonna go there: were they really that bad? The Washington Post's Robin Givhan says yes.
The Washington Post's Robin Givhan is rather disappointed in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's latest sartorial decisions, deeming her choice of professional attire at last week's historic confirmation hearings not nearly feminine enough. What?
GMA is concerned about how Jenny Sanford is "coping." Robin Givhan says, just look at the clothes: she's fine! But when we see Ruth Madoff's roots? That analysis is accompanied by Schadenfreude.
"No one noted all the white chicks covering Laura Bush." — The Washington Post's Robin Givhan, to Howard Kurtz, who points out that five reporters who cover Michelle Obama happen to be African American women. [Poynter, Politico]
Robin Givhan's comparison of Michelle Obama to Claire Huxtable is far from new, but it is newly bizarre, implying that six months into the Obama administration, Americans still need a dated TV show to understand Michelle.
Were the former Miss California's beauty less great, she'd be less typical of this new movement!
