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Written by Alexis Petridis
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Sunday, 06 June 2010 01:56 |
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Even this cynical correspondent can't stop himself falling head over heels in love with these classic shoes I've mentioned before the unmitigated disaster that was our attempt at raising our eldest daughter in a non-gender-specific way: no child of mine would be ground beneath the patriarchal heel of pink and flowers and Barbie, etc. You could argue that it succeeded in so far as it divested her of any desire to dress like a girl. Instead, it instilled in her a desire to dress at all times like a mentally unstable transvestite.
She's nearly four, and her obsession with footwear would give even the most strident feminist pause for thought about the influence of nature and nurture. But perhaps women are more interested in shoes than men because women's shoes are more interesting. If any designer could instil a similar fascination in men, it would be Mr Hare, a blogger and former fashion marketer whose high-end shoes are so well-designed and crafted, they almost defeat the objection that they're very expensive. They are classic, not faddy, and they're clearly going to last.
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 02:56 |
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Actor kicks off further debate on the size issue by endorsing larger models in magazine's French version
In the heady world of high fashion, few issues have ruffled feathers as much in recent months as that of size. And now further fuel has been added to the debate about the use of larger models thanks to an edition of Vogue edited by the actor Penelope Cruz.
Cruz was chosen to edit the French edition of the title and has promptly waded in with a provocative shoot that stars the size 14 model Crystal Renn in photographs styled by the magazine's influential editor, Carine Roitfeld.
Cruz's intervention comes at a key moment within the industry for models with body shapes more akin to those of the majority of women. Last month, a special "curvy" edition of French Elle lavished praise on cover girl Tara Lynn's "adorable belly fat".
And two months ago a Louis Vuitton show, entitled And God Created Woman, cast curvaceous older models such as 46-year-old Elle MacPherson and 31-year-old Laetitia Casta in starring roles on the Paris catwalk alongside the more usual ultra-slim, teenage models.
Vogue's images of Renn – who is almost naked in some shots, and clad in tight leather in others – seemed proof that the campaign to broaden definitions of beauty, spearheaded by British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman among others, is gaining ground even among the famously slender Parisiennes.
But then came comments attributed to the highly influential fashion blogger Garance Doré that cast doubt over whether the Paris fashion world was ready to endorse women who do not fit the catwalk samples, which are now usually a British size six. Doré told Sky News: "it's not such a good thing to show plus-size because it's not really physically healthy and not always flattering to fashion." Her views appeared to echo those of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, who recently attacked "fat mummies" who "sit there in front of the television with their chip packets and say skinny models are ugly".
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Saturday, 29 May 2010 00:48 |
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Gary Coleman in appearance, characterized in the art of fashion, hair style was neat, uniform fine clothes, matching clothes with him, an attractive fashion colors and stunning appearance.
Gary Coleman Dead – How Did Gary Coleman Die? What Will Happen to Shannon Price Coleman? Gary Coleman Dead at 42 due to intercranial hemmorhage. This is the answer to everyone’s questions on how did gary coleman die Gary Coleman is a former child TV star whose wife is Shannon Price ColemanNow, a lot of people are asking what will happen to Shannon Price Coleman and people keep on asking her how did Gary Coleman Die?
He is a part of Diff’rent Strokes cast who played Arnold in the Arnold and Willy tandem. He died in cerebral hemmorhage in Utah after being hospitalized Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center of Utah after he injured his head in a fall at his house.
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