Blum’s petition and the #KeepItReal Challenge received an overwhelming response. The Twitter hashtag “reached over 1.5 million people, including the desks of USWeekly, Glamour and Lucky Magazine – who all expressed interest in talking further about their use of photoshop. Click to read more.
“I only wash it with water,” she told Glamour in a 2008 interview. “Last night I washed my hair with shampoo for the first time in two months!”If you’re skeptical, check out our own guide to trying the “no shampoo” method; those of us who tried it at Blisstree were pleased with how easy it was (and surprised by how well it works even for women who regularly sweat), and how great our hair felt. (Although, I’m still waiting to look like Adele.)
Carine Roitfeld: “The first Chanel jacket that I saw – that I knew was Chanel – was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy – the pink one.”Well, well, well. I wonder if the National Archives, where the suit is being stored, feels silly right about now. But apparently this isn’t the first time that the iconic suit has come under fire for being an impostor. Even author, Jusinte Picardie, who wrote Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life (which was authorized by Coco herself) stated that although all the materials for the suit came from the Chanel house, “the suit was fitted and made for Kennedy at Chez Ninon, using what was called the ‘line for line’ system put in place by Chanel.” Basically, if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, sometimes it’s just not a duck.
Karl Lagerfeld: “In 1963. It was a fake, a line-by-line copy by Cassini. She did have real Chanels, [but] her sister ordered them. We have all the proof.”
When other magazines photograph actresses, they routinely end up running heavily Photoshopped images, with every last wrinkle expunged. Their skin is rendered so improbably smooth that, with the biggest stars, you wonder why the photographer didn’t just do a shoot with their waxwork.A curious sign of the times, indeed. I think that part about not being self-righteous, though, is my favorite part. Thanks, Tim!
It’s a supreme example of having it both ways. Publishers want a recognisable person on the cover, with a real career; but they also want an empty vessel—for clothes and jewellery and make-up, which often seem to be supplied by the advertisers with the most muscle.
[...] Cate Blanchett, by contrast, appears on our cover in her working clothes, with the odd line on her face and faint bags under her eyes. She looks like what she is—a woman of 42, spending her days in an office, her evenings on stage and the rest of her time looking after three young children. We can’t be too self-righteous about it, because, like anyone else who puts her on a cover, we are benefiting from her beauty and distinction. But the shot is at least trying to reflect real life. It’s a curious sign of the times that this has become something to shout about.
I don’t bring my lunch to work as often as I should. And by that, I mean never. What if I had a cool lunch tote? It might not help, but at the very least, it’s a fun project to practice your hand sewing and to make something interesting. Whether you need a lunch tote or not, this is a project you can modify for your own totable needs. Enjoy! — Matt
See the full how-to after the jump!
We knew heels weren’t great for your feet but this is really scary. According to this new infographic from Live Science! your feet are only part of the problem. Wearing heels all the time also causes joint degeneration, shortened calf muscles and hips and spine degeneration.
“Flat shoes are for quitters,” 30 Rock’s Avery Jessup — Jack Donaghy’s Type A successful newscaster wife— once quipped. But obviously, other women may feel this way too. But perhaps women wear them because they make them feel more confident. Nancy Irwin, an L.A.-based doctor of clinical psychology, says it depends. While different women feel different when wearing heels — “Some feel sexy, powerful, more effective, able to be an equal to/compete with men. Others feel completely cramped, uncomfortable, and objectified” — they were invented, she says, to “slow women down. So they cannot move as quickly as men, so men can catch them, and also so women cannot surpass them. To put women at a disadvantage, sexually, professionally, and psychologically.” Hmm, so we are destroying our legs and our self-confidence. Excellent.Answering a 2009 TODAY Show poll that asked “Do high heels empower or oppress women in the workplace?” 32% of respondents said, “High heels oppress women. They objectify women as mere sex objects while causing lasting damage to their feet and ankles but nearly half (49%) of the women said they empower them. I will admit when I see a woman that is wearing a great ensemble with heels to match I am intimidated and impressed. On the other hand,, feet are awesome when they work properly.
Source:LiveScience
Related posts:
So, I was scrolling through Getty’s photo database looking to see what famous attendees wore to Monday’s Marc Jacobs show–Anna Dello Russo, predictably crazy–and came across this bespectacled fellow. Here were my thoughts: “Oh, he looks respectable. He must be European.” Then I assumed he was an editor at some fancy foreign glossy. Dansk? Marc Jacobs, after all, is the hardest ticket in town.
No. This man is Brandon Boyd from Incubus. That may not sound like news, but if you went to high school in the early ’00s then this is news to you or someone you know. Smart money’s on some girl who still has her MySpace account.Anyway. This is the first and last excuse I’ll have to post this and say, “Remember a time when this was on the radio? Those days were weird. Glad they’re over.”
Related posts:
Earlier this week, Karl Lagerfeld called Adele “a little too fat.” No one who has ever heard Karl Lagerfeld speak was surprised. However, in an act of self-awareness for which we were wholly unprepared, Lagerfeld has issued an apology. He told Paris’ Metro:
“I’d like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer. Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article it changes the meaning of the thought. What I said was in relation to Lana Del Rey and the sentence has since been taken out of context from how it was originally published. I actually prefer Adele, she is my favorite singer and I am a great admirer of her. I lost over 30 kilos over 10 years ago and have kept it off. I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regards to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can’t wait for her next CD.”
Who knew? Karl’s metal heart is capable of love.
(Metro)
Related posts:
Diane von Furstenberg was spewing out some wise advice on the Twitter today in a chat sponsored by Women in the World. The legendary designer, philanthropist and president of the CFDA wanted the chat to focus on women’s confidence in particular. “I wanted to chat about confidence because as I have become empowered myself, I like to empower other women,” she tweeted. You should pay attention to these 140-character long tidbits of great advice as Diane’s company was recently ranked as the second most influential social media house in fashion by Forbes after Project Runway. The New York-based label has 276,010 Twitter followers, cementing her reputation as a powerful social influencer as well as fashion figure. And after all, this is the woman that invented the wrap dress. Check out her Tweets on being more confident.
Photo: lev radin/Shutterstock.comRelated posts:
I’ll probably catch some flack for this – as Jennifer recently did when she called out the wrongness of Uggs (I’m team boot)- but I just have to do it. Ladies of the world, I’m going to ask you a favor and I hope you will indulge me.
This winter, please DO NOT wear high heel rain boots.
This is something I feel very strongly about.
Let’s start at the beginning. Here is a timeline.
2005- I moved from the midwest to New York City in the spring. I landed a job in SoHo and was bombarded on the street by stylish ladies who seem to me to have stepped right out of a magazine or a movie. Because most of them were stepping right out of a magazine photo shoot or a movie set. They were models.
At any rate, I saw people wearing rain boots for the first time in my life! I never had a need for rain boots in the past because where I’m from, you go straight from your house to your car to where ever you’re going (usually the mall or TGIFridays in my case) back to your car again. No need for rain boots as your time walking on the street is short to non-existent.
This was also around the time Mr. and Mrs. Smith came out and Angelina Jolie pranced around pant-less in a pair of red Hunter rain boots. It seemed there was rain boot fever outbreak and I had it bad.
I ran out and bought a pair of red rain boots. Not Hunter, as I still had my midwest thriftiness, but a knock off pair that served me well for the next two years.
How I loved those red rain boots! And all the rain boots that have come after! They gave me the confidence to slosh about the mean streets in search of a better life. I didn’t miss my car! I loved walking! And nothing, not even a little rain or snow was going to stop me!In the years following the 2005 rain boot frenzy, some abominations happened.
Actually just one abomination.High. Heel. Rain. Boots.
Along the line, a misinformed designer thought they could turn a profit by making rain boots more appealing to ladies concerned with fashion and function by slapping a heel on rain boots.Here’s the thing:
HIGH HEEL RAIN BOOTS ARE NEITHER FASHIONABLE NOR FUNCTIONAL!Slapping a heel on a rain boot is not going to make it more appealing. It is only going to make it stupid. Is this the same designer that did this to flip flops?
He/she should be fired immediately and have their designer licsence removed!
First of all, are high heel rain boots fashionable?Who is wearing them? I catch more glimpses of these boots in the store than on the street. I don’t think I’m in the minority when I say they are hideous.
If somebody gave them to you as a gift, and you are walking to meet this person for lunch and it is raining, then I understand you wearing them. Any other reason is no good. I would like to meet a woman who leaves the house deliberately planning to go buy high heeled rain boots. Does she also have sparkly thongs “just in case these pants ride low”? Does also she own a pair of pajama jeans “because they’re fun”? Is she team Ugg?
Come forward and show yourself! I deserve some answers!
Second, are high heel rain boots functional?Rain makes the world slippery. Heels make it easier to trip even on a dry surface. Rain boots are made of slick material. Also, normal rain boots rock because they allow you to run in the rain in case you forgot your umbrella at the TGIFridays in Times Square (you can take the girl out of the midwest….). Putting all these things together leads me to this equation:
Heels + Rain + Rain Boot material + Running= TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FALLS!Which is really my main concern. Safety. I just want to ensure everyone has a safe winter season. Safety above all things.
That and my own personal health. Seeing a pair of high heeled rain boots makes me want to gouge my eyes out. And I need my eyes. I just…need them.So please, ladies of the world hear my cry! This winter, let’s show that designer what we really think about high heel rain boots and not buy a single pair. Come summer, I’ll gather the troops again to get rid of high heeled flip flops.
Until then, be well and stay dry.Related posts:
