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Heidi Montag : Big ego or no common sense?

June 27th, 2008

Okay, I must have been really horrible in a former life. I’m talking puppy killer bad. I mean, how else could the release of yet another craptastic single from Heidi Montag be explained? Now, before I puked over this, I thought I should give the song a listen. Maybe she had sold her soul to the Devil and all of a sudden had talent. If she did, she might want a refund.

This song is well, horrible. Reminiscent of the worst early 80s synthesized pop, the concept of the song is how much Heidi likes clothes. Huh. You wouldn’t’ be able to tell with some of the get ups she wears. So the lyrics are so unbelievably bad that I giggled listening to the song. Here is just a sample of them:

I am, I’m too fabulous
I’m so fierce that it’s so nuts
I live, to be model thin
Dress me, I’m your mannequin

But I think the highlight of the song for me is Heidi saying the names of a bunch of designers in a fake French accent. Sounds like something you might do at a party after a bottle and a half of wine.

I don’t even understand why in the Hell she recorded and release another song. Does she not remember the world wide gag-fest her previous songs created? I thought for sure she would just go back to being a publicity seeking reality no talent. But that would have made sense. No, Ms. Montag has decided to give her music career another go.

And it’s gearing up to be quite the career. According to People, “Heidi has started her own record label with Super Producer RedOne. RedOne will write and produce with Heidi an entire album of 13 songs.” A word to the wise: if you have to start your own record company because no one else will sign you, your music is probably crap.

Peta to Jessica Simpson: Real Stupid Girls Eat Meat

June 24th, 2008

Seems that Jessica Simpson is in a bit of hot water with Peta. While on a date with her on again off again beau, Tony Roma, the pop tartlet decide to wear a T-shirt stating, Real Girls Eat Meat. Many have speculated that it was worn specifically to spite Tony’s ex, country star Carrie Underwood who was twice named the world’s sexiest vegetarians by Peta. But what may very well have been a dig at the former American Idol winner is turning into a major publicity snafu for Simpson.

Peta has spoken out against the singer asking What’s her next t-shirt going to say, ‘Got Breast Cancer’? We’re guessing neither shirt would go over well with the breast cancer charities she has lent her name to since women who eat meat are far more likely to develop the disease than women who don’t .” The group also went on to call Simpson a “stupid girl.” Peta is using the wardrobe faux pas as a way to further spread their vegetarian message: “Maybe the meat-eaters of the world will be embarrassed to be categorized in the same field as Jessica Simpson.”

An insider has told The Daily Telegraph that “Jess is sick of hearing about how Tony still has feelings for Carrie. She’s obviously trying to poke fun at her rival and let her know who really has Tony’s heart.” If Simpson did indeed wear the T-shirt to try to get under Carrie underwood’s skin, it doesn’t seem to have worked. There has been no commnet from Underwood indicating that the message on the shirt missed its mark.

What the Hell is Simpson thinking, if she is at all? Having recently announced her permanent departure from pop music into the realm of country, is it really all that smart to try to tick of the current darling of the Opry? And if this T-shirt business was just a publicity stunt, Jessica should do her homework: what flies in Hollywood sinks in Nashville, a community of artists more known for their collaboration and helping attitude than their egos and backstabbing.

The trials and tribulations of SJP

June 13th, 2008

SJP in the infamous dress worn more than once

Sarah Jessica Parker has been wronged. It’s so horrible, so unspeakable that I’m not even sure I can write about it. Okay, deep breath. Here goes. She had to a wear a dress that –gasp!- was worn my someone else!

The new Sex and the City movie is all anyone can talk about. And along with the movie comes fashion. If you know anything about the show it’s that it has five stars: the four main characters and the fashions they wear. From shoes to hair and everything in between these four characters have been trend setters for year. So I guess it’s only normal that such a big stink was created surrounding SJP and her recycled dress.

The New York Times has reported that the Nina Ricci frock worm by Sarah Jessica to the Sex and the City premiere had previously been worn by socialite Lauren Santo Domingo. And if that wasn’t bad enough Lindsay Lohan also wore the dress in an ad campaign for Disney. (Lohan and Disney. That’s even weirder that Lohan and Sam )

Once she found out that instead of the first she was actually the third person to wear the gown, Sarah Jessica had the following to say:

“It’s just unethical and disappointing that they would allow the dress to be worn again.”

Unethical? Really Sarah Jessica? Now, I would say maybe unethical was a bit too strong of a word to use in this instance. How about embarrassing? How about maybe you should have asked more questions about the dress, like, was it worn before? Or, instead of throwing a hissy fit why not turn the press around and say that it’s better for the environment if clothing is worn more than, oh, once? And seriously, who cares? Most of us wear the same shirt twice a week. Some times three if we’re busy.

Rachel Ray – Does this scarf make me look terrorist?

June 12th, 2008

Terrorist Scarf?

Wow, seems Rachel Ray has had a real fashion snafu. For a recent Dunkin Donuts commercial her stylist decided to drape a scarf around Ray-Ray’s neck. Well, this scarf, for some, bears a striking resemblance to a keffiyeh, the head dress worn by Muslin men. Okay, so I’m thinking, no biggie. Hollywood borrows from other cultures for fashion all the time. But apparently it is a big deal and right wingers are flipping out. And the media has gotten in on it, adding fuel to the fire. The most out there comment so far about scarf-gate was made by Michelle Malkin a commentator for Fox news in her syndicated column:

“The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons”

Okay, apparently she feels strongly about this. But I’m sorry, she’s being a bit racist. All Arab men are not terrorists. And yes, while Arafat did popularize the keffiyeh, it does not make the head dress evil. It’s actually a sun hat used for protection from the elements.

Despite her misleading comments, or actually because of them, Dunkin Donuts received enough flack about the spot that it was pulled. Rachel Rays’ people have said that her stylist didn’t mean anything by the use of the scarf. There is also some speculation on whether or not the stylist would be let go. I don’t think she should be let go because some fundamental right wingers see terrorist symbols in everything. She should be let go because, keffiyeh or not, that’s a damn ugly scarf.