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What do Sarah Jessica Parker and my kindergartner have in common? A wristful of Silly Bandz, the funky plastic bracelets that have become a national obsession for the under-ten crowd.
After taking over our children’s forearms, the Ohio-based company is coming for their mams and papas. Sarah Jessica Parker, Anthony Bourdain and a handful of other celebrities have already been spotted wearing the colorful bracelets. The company CEO says that’s all just part of the plan.
We’ve all seen the television commercials. A gorgeous model struts down the sidewalk in slow motion, showing off the latest fashion. Heads turn, until finally the model stops in front of a mirror and coos in a generic European accent, “I poo in blue.”
Okay, maybe you haven’t seen that commercial, in which the model, a two-year-old boy, is shilling the new denim diaper by Huggies. The 30-second spot ends with the visual tagline, “The coolest you’ll look pooping your pants.” Or, it does on some networks, anyway. The New York Times reports that ABC, ABC Family and Sprout “objected to screen text at the end of the spot that included the word ‘pooping,’ (so) for those networks, the text was changed to, ‘When you gotta go, go in style.’”
It seems odd to me that those networks, which air programming geared specifically toward families with children in diapers, would get uppity about a reference to poop. What’s even more bothersome, though, is that according to Newsweek, ABC flat-out refused to air a commercial for Lane Bryant featuring a plus-sized model showing “too much cleavage.” With so many female-centric shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Cougar Town and The View, do they just not understand that plus-sized moms are their demographic? Or maybe they just can’t comprehend the idea that a woman might be proud of her body, whatever its size, and willing to laugh at the bodily functions of her child. My guess is networks are afraid that if we’re okay with ourselves and our bodily functions, we might stop buying the stuff that hides all of that raw humanity. Continue reading »
A 17-year-old girl in England will be busting the stereotypes of models as stick thin waifs when she takes the stage in the Miss England final competition this weekend.
The same country that brought Kate Moss’ skeletal beauty to the limelight will get to enjoy Chloe Marshall’s full figure and bright smile. She is the first plus size model ever to compete as a Miss England finalist.
They’re three and four respectively, but US Magazine seems to think Suri Cruise and Violet Affleck are ready to do battle against one another.
Their weapons? Fashion, naturally.
With Suri’s high heel fixation, we knew something of this sort was coming. But really, US, you couldn’t find some people old enough to make their own fashion choices – heck, old enough to understand why polka dots don’t go with plaid – to pick on? Continue reading »
Just when you thought Barbie’s body couldn’t be any more dysmorphic, along comes the fashion industry to set us straight. Christian Louboutin says Barbie has cankles.
And before the designer would design new stilettos for her fiftieth, he wanted her ankles slimmed down. The exact words a designer from the fashion house told Women’s Wear Daily? Continue reading »
Have you ever wondered what Ariel, Aurora, Alice, or even Eyeore would wear if they were human, in their 20s and were budding fashionistas? Yeah, you know you have. Continue reading »
I love mini fashionistas. They possess the youthful exuberance to wear anything and everything without fear of it being ‘work worthy’ or if it’s ‘sending the right message’. There is a freedom that they possess, these original dressers, that is inspiring. And one 8th grade fashion plate and style blogger has caught the attention of top notch designers. This young girl, from a Chicago suburb, has become a muse for the designers of high end apparel house Rodarte and is doing New York’s Fashion Week…front row and center. Continue reading »
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