John Galliano fired; effective immediately...

Christian Dior fired John Galliano today after the video surfaced yesterday of him going off at a group of people in La Perle. This after being accused last Friday of making anti-semitic remarks at another couple, incidentally in the same restaurant.

Sidney Toledano, Dior’s president and CEO, stated: “I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano which are a total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior.”

Have you seen the video? It's a sad sad thing to behold. First and foremost because of the things he was saying. Secondly because it makes you wonder how someone who creates such beautiful things can behave in such an ugly way. And thirdly, because he is so so so so DRUNK!!! 

It's sad to see a person who on the outside seems to live such a blessed existence drinking alone in a bar, spewing such vileness. This kind of behavior always makes me wonder about a person's state of mind and self worth. People who truly love themselves just don't behave like this.

Many were shocked when Dior suspended him with a quickness after the first allegations came to light on Friday. I admit, I too found it a bit curious that Dior would suspend him without any proof, but it's obvious now that they knew more than we did. They didn't seem shocked or surprised. Which leads me to believe that they must have observed or at least heard of similar behavior in the past. Who knows, he might have already been officially warned for this sort of behavior. 

I'm curious to see how this plays out. As of now, Dior intends to proceed with its runway show in Paris this Friday.

Seriously..?

I'm just wondering... Who's idea was this? Monica's or was this Kim's own doing?

I'm thinking Kim since Monica did not in include this monstrosity in her latest "What was Kim wearing?" post... or maybe she's saving it for a special "What was Kim thinking?" post?

And another thing...am I the only one who expected to see massive sloth like claws on the end of that sleeve?

Hermès vs. LVMH... (round 2)

So LVMH's Bernard Arnault responded Hermès' outrage in Le Figaro yesterday, basically repeating LVMH's claim that their presence in the Hermès capital is completely amicable. He actually accused Hermès of being hostile in their demand that LVMH withdraws. He literally said: "Our presence in the capital of Hermes presents no risk to society nor to family control."

That's like a burglor standing in your living room with your silverware in his hand saying: "Me a burglor? Please! I'm just standing here. I mean you and your family no harm and as long as I'm just standing here and don't leave actually with your silverware, it's not really theft... technically. I don't know what you're getting so worked up about and frankly I don't think I like your attitude Missy."

I mean really Mr. Arnault. Seriously?

Seriously..?

I just had to say something about this...

Why? Just why?

And why only now, following an outpouring of hatred for the new logo on the internet, be open to other ideas? Apparently Gap are now planning a crowd sourcing project on Facebook to see if the public can come up with something better.

'Something better' you say? I'll tell you what's better. The old logo. That's better. Seriously.

Seriously..?

When I'm out and about I have a tendency to check out peoples' shoes. I can't help it, I just LOVE shoes. Generally there's not that much so see, but the rare occasions that I catch a glimpse of something special, totally make up for that. Last week, though I saw something that really made me do a double take. I spotted this girl who had what looked like a lace g-string peeping out of her shoes.

I seriously had an involuntary Scooby Doo moment. You know, like: Hhrrrooughh?

This called for some investigation. I just had to find out what the heck that was! My search quickly brought me to Toe-G.com. Actual lingerie for your feet, created for "those moments when shoes are not the right look, but a barefoot seems so under dressed." ...ehhh, foot fetishes aside... seriously?  Here are some of the options to choose from.

Now, I'm not saying these are ugly. Those last ones with the flowers are actually kinda cute. I could totally see myself wearing those for my dream barefoot beach wedding someday, but to run around the city with them sticking out of my courts is a whole other story.

Toe-G, unfortunately, was not the only site my search turned up... Brace yourself now...

This is just WRONG!!! On soooooooo many levels, but whatever floats your boat right? And if you'd like to get your own pair of leopard print "Foot Undeez", you crazy freak, you can get these at Capezio. And no, I'm not linking you to the site. I outright refuse to facilitate you in this. :-p

LMFAO...

Oh Joe... Thank you! I needed a good laugh today.

And congrats on your new show! You know we love you and if the show is anything like the video below we're in for some fun times! ;-)  

Seriously..?

After a long day at the office I stopped by the bookstore at the train station and picked up the August 2010 issue of British Vogue. Then rushed to my train and settled in for the 20 minute ride with my fashion fix of choice.

Not even 10 pages into it I came across this: 

Maybe it's me, maybe I was just tired, but this actually made me laugh out loud.

Please, someone help me out here. What do you call this? Yeti Chic? Antarctic Chic? Siberian Chic? Global Warming Chic? Is it even ethical to profit from the impending doom of planetary ecological disaster? Hhm... Supply & demand, I suppose.... but I digress...

And these fury pants Freja's wearing...

(both images scanned by me)

Which you can't really see on the scan, so here's a better pic...

(from Style.com)

WHERE do you wear these to?

Oh yes, I get the concept of concept. I understand that high fashion is not always to be taken literally. Sometimes it's just an idea, a feeling, a mood, but this is a RTW collection. As in ready to wear to... ehhm... Where did you say again? Skiing? Scaling K2? A north / south pole expedition? The outer rings of Neptune?

Seriously?

In with the New...

...and as I embrace the New the old slips away into the shadows of the past. Gone.

Did you know that Shala has a blog? Check it out here. I find her exquiste and intriguing and inspiring.

And this too:
(click on image to enlarge)

Very "Amazonian Warrior Queen". I love it.

Image from: Vougue Korea April 2010. The editorial is called "Lovely Bones"* photographed by Rafael Stahelin.


* How BAD was the movie?! Seriously!

Seriously...?

I can say nothing else than that I wholeheartedly agree with NYmag.com's Amy Odell in saying: "You look like an ass, literally" in this outfit:

I mean... seriously? What were you thinking? What are you trying to say? What happened to: "me and my girls we stay fly"? Where did it go? Whyyyyyyy?

Tell us! Please! Enlighten us!

Seriously...?

Am I very evil to post 2 "Seriously" entries one after the other? Hm?

Yes... well.., on to the matter at hand: Seriously Karl? I know you don't smile much, but are you seriously telling us that it is okay for your teeth to look like this?! Bitte Karl! Bitte!

Seriously...?

Oh my, it's been 3 weeks! I really didn't mean to wait this long with a new post. Yes, life has been a bit hectic, but 3 weeks is uncalled for. :(

Anyway, I've decided to introduce a new item simply called: "Seriously?" Because a much as I advocate individuality, developing your own style and daring to dress accordingly, sometimes I see outfits that I just don't understand. Case in point: Beyoncé at the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore last weekend.



I just don't get it. Why, why, whyyyyyyyyyyyy would you want to look like an F1 girl? Where was your stylist, your husband, your mother even? Not that I get her style either or "House of Derrière" for that matter. But really... Seriously?

Why are you giving me a boob-job?

While browsing through a large department store with friends last Sunday, one of my girlfriends remarked that it's becoming increasingly difficult to find a bra nowadays that isn't either padded or has pre-formed cups.

My initial reaction was: "Well, that can't be right. Surely there are still normal bra's to be found in this huge store."

But as we scoured the lingerie section brand after brand turned up little to nothing. In fact, after going through the entire lingerie section we found a grand total of three 'normal' bra's. Two of which were genuinely ugly and the third was in a discount bin. This started to bug me. Was it just that particular department store's buying policy or is this a growing trend in lingerie design?

So I've been checking the latest collections of some the major brands and I found that most brands had maybe one or two unpadded/non pre-formed bra's. Only Tezenis and Victoria's Secret had a decent selection of normal bra's.

Seriously? Are you kidding me? What is going on here?

For the record I prefer pre-formed bra's, because frankly the world doesn't have to know when I'm cold. I like that little bit of protection, but that is my personal preference. My friend doesn't like them, because she finds that they make her breasts look and feel unnatural. And this is exactly my point. Not all women want huge breasts, not all women want a generic pre-determined, perfectly lifted and rounded breast shape. It's irritating enough to have the media tell us how we should to look and what size we should be. Now we have lingerie manufacturers deciding for us what our breasts should look like? Please!

Different women want different things and we deserve and reserve the right to decide what that is and how we achieve it, thank you very much.

More Dash than Cash?

I buy British Vogue every month, religiously. I don't ever miss an issue unless my life is in some serious turmoil and even then... Plus, I prefer it to the American version for reasons beyond my understanding and eloquence at the moment. Maybe one day I'll figure it out and if I do, I'll let you know.

British Vogue reintroduced their "More Dash than Cash" feature in the April '09 issue. Alexandera Shulman, the editor, sort of tries to make an attempt at explaining the return of this feature in the editor's letter, but not really. She writes:

"When I was a teenager, I would spend hours poring over the more Dash than Cash pages of Vogue. Not only might I conceivably have been able to afford the clothes but it was the styling of the models that particularly en gaged me - the twist of a headscarf, the roll-up on a trouser - lever tricks for free. I remember still the bliss of discovering that a coat came from the army surplus store du jour, Laurence Corner, and would only set me back ₤5 - the combination of talents of Vogue's then fashion team and photographers such as Terence Donovan (red: Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love video) made it so utterly desirable. I hope that our revisiting of "More Dash Than Cash", on page 103, will be as enjoyable this time round, and provide not only some inexpensive clothes to scoop up but some aspirational styling details as well. with editors Miranda Almond and Emma Elwick working on the looks and imaginative tips and creative director behind the lens, they've made me take a fresh look at safari chic. Certainly the days of more cash than dash are over , don't we agree?"

Seriously? Sure the economy is on a downward curve and most people a scared out of their minds.... But seriously?

Dear Editor,

Certainly the majority of Vogue's readers have always had "more dash than cash". And frankly it's a bit irksome to read that this feature is being reintroduced now that some of the elite find them selves on "our" side of the fence.

I found out (on Vogue.co.uk) that this feature has been in the magazine of and on since September 1974. A little more digging turned up some interesting information. Let's just say, I see a link between the initial introduction and subsequent reappearance of this feature and times when the British economy was, shall we say "troubled".

How sad! How sad and elitist of Vogue to only run this feature when a small group of their readers, women who (in good times) can actually afford the clothes featured and advertised in the magazine, can no longer do so. Surely Vogue understands the aspirational character of the magazine. Most women buy Vogue to escape, to dream, to be inspired. A feature like "More Dash than Cash" offers them information as well as inspiration on how to create the looks they see in the magazine on their own budget without having to save forever or put themselves in (credit card)debt.

Don't get me wrong, I am glad to see the return of "More Dash than Cash". And I am well aware of the fact that most women who can't afford designer clothes, can find their way to the nearest Zara or Topshop without the help of Vogue. But in the past 3 months since this feature has been running, I also see a lot of items in the "More Dash that Cash" pages from stores that most women, might not have thought of to look or shop at.

I just hope that "More Dash than Cash" is here to stay.