Fashion First, Whatever the Size
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/fashion/18plus.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&8dpc
-
-
- meli8
- added this
Beth Ditto was livid. Topshop, the fast-fashion chain, had approached Ms. Ditto, the outsize lead singer with the punk band Gossip, and a favorite mascot of the fashion world, to perform at its flagship store in London. Blowups of her heart-shaped face and rotund form would be on display. But Ms. Ditto, who happily flaunts what the British like to call her “wobbly bits,” was having none of it. “I don’t think it’s fair to put my face somewhere where they would never let me in there to wear their clothes,” she complained on a blog. If the chain hoped to capitalize on her grooviness, she wrote, why not accord her the same status it does Kate Moss, and let her create a “big girl” line for Topshop.
“Give me the job,” Ms. Ditto demanded. “I want to design.” ....
“Give me the job,” Ms. Ditto demanded. “I want to design.” ....
-
- groups:
- Art and Style, Culture, Fashion, LoveLife, 1 more
-
- tags:
- Culture, Art and Style, Fashion, LoveLife, 2 more
-
-
puella
-
Good for her. Only the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
- 1 year ago
-
puella
