ISCHGL, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 27: Singer Beth Ditto of The Gossip addresses the media during a news conference prior to the opening of the winter season at Ischgl, one of the biggest mountain resorts in the Alps. (Photo by Getty)
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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.
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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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.
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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?
Last night in Los Angeles, the stars came out for Alexander McQueen, the British designer known as an enfant terrible. In attendance: Janet Jackson, Eve, China Chow, Vidal Sassoon, Jay Manuel, Kelly Lynch and many more. Who wore Good, who wore Bad and who wore Ugly? Find out, after the jump.
