Fashion Industry News

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How on earth does that help big tits stay up? I have big tits and I cannot imagine that working. It goes against physics. And gravity.

[Jerrica Benton 60]

for anyone who lives in or around the dallas metroplex area, cindy crawford will be makeing an appearance at the galleria in dallas this saturday from 3 to 4pm. she'll be in bachendorfs and will be giving autographs. yeah i don't think i'm going but just in case anyone would want to go.

 

 

Shocking ad ruffles designer feathers

 

The biggest story to come out of Fashion Week in Milan isn't Jil Sander's new collection or Naomi Campbell's triumphal return to the catwalk; it's a billboard. The shocking Nolita billboard features a photograph of a 27-year-old French woman by the name of Isabella Caro. Next to her 68-pound frame, the poster reads "No Anorexia." Though Caro is not a model, she has suffered from anorexia for 14 years.

 

The billboard has been endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Health. Officials claim the image promotes responsibility for the worldwide problem of anorexia.

 

Designers, on the other hand, feel differently. Giorgio Armani challenged the connection between anorexia and the fashion industry, saying, "Even people who take no notice of fashion get anorexic." Dolce and Gabbana echoed that sentiment, pointing out that anorexia is a psychological ailment that has "nothing to do with fashion."

 

So what do you think of this poster? Is it too much? Do you think it is fair to pin the problem of anorexia on the fashion industry?

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So what do you think of this poster? Is it too much? Do you think it is fair to pin the problem of anorexia on the fashion industry?

Interesting question. While the fashion industry has a lot to do with women's fixation with being thin, they aren't solely to blame. I can see why they'd want their living mannequins to look like toothpicks - the clothes hang better and become something that anyone could envision. Or something like that. BUT, this "ideal" image is perpetuated by the television and film industry, along with the print media. It's one thing to have stick thin models for fashion shows. It's quite another to trumpet that form as the ideal for everyone else. I truly feel that if magazines, films and television would use real-sized people, then we'd see the fashion industry as an artsy showcase and not a measure of what we think we should be.

[Freckles 79]

I agree that anorexia is not always caused by fashion; it's more about control issues. HOWEVER, I think it's great to remind the fashion industry that we are watching them like hawks and that using scrawny women in their shows and ads should will not be tolerated.

[golden*girl 0]

I think it's interesting that anorexia tends to occur in countries where there's plenty of food available. I have some friends from Nepal, and there, where food is not as abundant, it is considered desirable to be what we'd call fat.

 

I also agree that the fashion industry has some connection to it. We know that women who work in certain fields (fashion, ballet, gymnastics) have a higher than usual rate of anorexia--medical clinicians are supposed to watch for it in women in these professions. On the other hand, I've known at least two anorexics who said that media and fashion had nothing to do with their illness.

 

Just random thoughts.

[soho2chelsea 3]

Anorexia is not caused by the fashion industry, but the industry encourages it. Ditto the entertainment industry. Thinness is required to work in both businesses (for women, anyway) as a model or actress, and people don't really care what you do to get there. Agents and other people will sometimes actually tell you to do things that would qualify as bulimia, etc. to lose weight quickly for a part. If I told you some of the things people I knew did while acting and modeling, or things I was asked to do personally, you would be shocked. And this is when we were all already way underweight. I am not going to post the details here of things people do and are asked to do (or were asked to do in my experience) to lose weight because I don't want anyone to try them, but rest assured they are shocking.

 

I love fashion, but this is a reality of the field.

[GimmeSumSugar 0]

So what do you think of this poster? Is it too much? Do you think it is fair to pin the problem of anorexia on the fashion industry?

Interesting question. While the fashion industry has a lot to do with women's fixation with being thin, they aren't solely to blame. I can see why they'd want their living mannequins to look like toothpicks - the clothes hang better and become something that anyone could envision. Or something like that. BUT, this "ideal" image is perpetuated by the television and film industry, along with the print media. It's one thing to have stick thin models for fashion shows. It's quite another to trumpet that form as the ideal for everyone else. I truly feel that if magazines, films and television would use real-sized people, then we'd see the fashion industry as an artsy showcase and not a measure of what we think we should be.

 

 

Well said. Word with a cherry on top. And it's not just a girl's problem either (although it would appear to be mostly). There are some rail thin boys in the European haute couture campaigns. The clothes are just as skinny fit and although some are naturally thin (because they are at the teenage stage where they often are before they perhaps bulk up in their twenties) it's still quite shocking to see boys with bony necks and collarbones poking out and minute waists. The dilemma raises its head every once in awhile in a ruffled feathers way in the UK press but then sinks back below the waves once the Spring/Summer runway campaigns end because the models wear less revealing clothes for the Fall/Winter shows and the ripples of concern seem to die away. There was a poll in one of the UK tabs recently that said 'should runway models have to provide a doctor's certificate before they do shows?'. Well over 80% voted yes. Maybe it's not such a bad idea.

Edited September 29, 2007 by GimmeSumSugar

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Don't Mess With The Wintour!

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Chupacabra Zoe infamously said, "Anna Wintour is one of my heroes, but they say I'm more influential . . . As great as it is, Vogue won't change a designer's business. But if an unknown brand is worn by a certain person in a tabloid, it will be the biggest designer within a week."

 

Well, Page Six is reporting that Chupa's agency, Magnet, has dropped her ass, because of that little comment. A source said, "They didn't want to anger Anna and Anna is more important to work with."

 

Chupa told Page Six that she's the one that left and she wasn't dumped.

 

And it starts! Anna Wintour will take everything from that Chupa. Well, almost everything. She can't take her good looks since it's obvious someone took that a long time ago.

 

I have faith in Chupa though. She'll pull through. Nicole Richie better keep her baby away from her though, because I can already see Chupa licking her chops!

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David Lynch directed Gucci commercial here:

 

http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/gucci-by-gucci/

 

David Lynch + Gucci + Blondie soundtrack = Soho2C version of heaven

 

(warning: like with all things Lynch, if you aren't a Lynch fan, you will probably find it weird.)

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Mid-Life Crisis

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I sooo miss fat, long-haired, geeky Marc Jacobs. This new, buff, gay blueberry thing is not hot! Marc, why couldn't you have just bought a red sportscar instead of getting blueberry bukkake all over your hair. Mid-life crisis. Not a hot look on a 40-something man.

 

Here's Marc with botoxed Linda Evangelista at a Louis Vuitton party in Los Angeles last night.

 

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Chupa TV

 

 

It was bound to happen. Rachel "Chupacabra" Zoe has her own reality show with Bravo. Cameras will follow Chupa around as she styles stars and sucks the blood of virgins.

 

Chupa told Elle UK that the show isn't about her clients though. "It's dangerous for me to put myself at the forefront, but I want this TV project to educate people and answer their fashion questions. I want people to understand what I do and more about the fashion business."

 

The only way this show will be hot is if they show Chupa flying through the night as she searches for her prey. I personally don't give a fuck about the "style" part. If I wanted to see ugly and annoying people pick out boring clothes for ugly and annoying people I'd watch "What Not To Wear."

 

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Mid-Life Crisis

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I sooo miss fat, long-haired, geeky Marc Jacobs. This new, buff, gay blueberry thing is not hot! Marc, why couldn't you have just bought a red sportscar instead of getting blueberry bukkake all over your hair. Mid-life crisis. Not a hot look on a 40-something man.

 

Here's Marc with botoxed Linda Evangelista at a Louis Vuitton party in Los Angeles last night.

 

 

OH LORD LINDA IS LOOKING LIKE A COMBINATION OF JANET RENO AND RENE RUSSO!

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DESIGNER HAS GUY ON THE SIDE

 

February 3, 2008 -- MARC Jacobs kicked off Fashion Week with a documentary on the behind-the-scenes life of a designer - although many viewers would have likely been more interested in the secret tryst he's been having with a porn star.

 

Jacobs has been quietly seeing adult film actor Erik Rhodes and whisking him away to secret locations, sources told Page Six. The new fling is likely the reason things have cooled again between Jacobs and former male escort Jason Preston, whom he's dated on and off since 2005.

 

Sources said Jacobs' affair with Rhodes - who describes himself as "Addictive. Wild. Open" on his ManNet.com profile - began last year when the designer invited Rhodes to join him and Preston for a three-way. Jacobs allegedly continued the fling with Rhodes one on one after that.

 

"Jason thought he and Marc were exclusive again," said our insider. "But Marc is sleeping with this porn star behind his back, and sneaking him to Paris for hot sex."

 

Rhodes seems an unlikely partner for the flamboyant fashionista, who counts Winona Ryder and Ashley Olsen as close friends. The guy-on-guy actor proudly wrote on his profile that he is "full-blown gay" and starred in adult movies such as "Flesh," "Flex," and "Beefcake."

 

When we saw Preston Thursday night at the Cinema Society bash sponsored by W magazine for the documentary "Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton," he was keeping his distance from the designer.

 

The two were on opposite ends of the room, and a fellow party guest noted the duo seemed to be avoiding each other.

 

Jacobs has done a couple of stints in rehab for drug abuse, and Preston made waves when he had Jacobs' full name tattooed on his forearm. The boytoy told HX magazine last year they were "engaged."

 

Despite the hot designer's extracurricular activities, we hear Preston still plans to attend tomorrow's Jacobs show with Aly Hilfiger as his date.

 

Asked about Rhodes, Jacobs told Page Six through a spokesperson, "He's a really nice guy and we are just friends."

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Rock style lives at NY Fashion Week

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NEW YORK - Who said rock 'n' roll was dead?

 

One of the looks emerging at New York Fashion Week was pure rock: form-fitting, hard-edged — and back in black after a year of mostly gray.

 

On Sunday, Max Azria brought back the bandage look of Herve Leger and outfitted rock starlets Joss Stone and Mandy Moore in the signature style in his front row. Rock & Republic turned for inspiration to the underworld and deep purple (the color, not the band).

 

Meanwhile, DKNY evoked a relaxed '70s glamour, while Diane von Furstenberg turned to the 1940s and Tracy Reese chose a ladylike look.

 

The rock look has been evident since the start of New York Fashion Week, when Nicole Miller veered away from pretty cocktail dresses and invited Joan Jett into her front row.

 

Clearly, they're not the only ones who still love rock 'n' roll. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week runs through Feb. 8, with Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen and new incarnations of Bill Blass and Halston yet to preview their collections.

 

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

 

In the first real bellwether collection of the fall season, Diane von Furstenberg favored retro glamour with an international flair, bucking just about every trend that seemed to be emerging at New York Fashion Week.

 

The first looks on her runway were inspired by wartime Berlin, including a glen-plaid blazer with blue satin elbow patches worn with a wool jersey illusion dress. For the evening in a secret supper club, there was a siren's wrap gown in copper jersey.

 

The crowd included Susan Sarandon, who was wearing a colorblocked knit dress, a look that von Furstenberg indicated will carry into fall, although in more subtle colors such as bronze, teal and black.

 

Women count on von Furstenberg for chic clothes for the office, and she didn't disappoint. No reason to be a meek mouse, though. How about a fuchsia wrap dress in a shiny faille fabric with a tempering merino wool vest in a dark purple on top?

 

HERVE LEGER

 

Max Azria figured out 51 ways to tie a bandage before he presented his Herve Leger collection Sunday.

 

A skintight, bandagelike dress is the signature of the Leger label, which the Los Angeles-based Azria — of BCBG fame — recently resurrected by putting many celebrities in vintage versions of the formfitting yet surprisingly flattering silhouette.

 

This was the first time a new line was presented at the Bryant Park tents to editors, stylists and retailers along with likely customers Joss Stone, Mandy Moore, Sophia Bush and Padma Lakshmi.

 

Azria never strayed from the bandage formula but he tried it in more fabrics, including chunky knits, and experimented with coats, pants and tops, too.

 

But the dresses, ranging from minis to gowns, still were the stars here. Azria wasn't afraid of calling attention to them, adding all sorts of embellishment — feathers, sequins and grosgrain ribbons — with varying degrees of success.

 

DKNY

 

Donna Karan showed off her handiwork with the fall DKNY collection with the theme of "eclectic glamour."

 

There was a '70s vibe to the bow blouses, slouchy wide-leg pants and floaty peasant dresses, but what really stood out were the knits, especially fringed sweater dresses. A silk georgette fringed skirt looked like individual pieces of yarn — camel, purple, gold and red. Those same colors were featured in the silk prints used for balloon-hem minidresses and plaids on jackets.

 

The DNKY collection targets a younger and trendier customer than her signature — and more expensive — Donna Karan label that will be shown to editors, stylists and retailers on Friday.

 

DKNY also has men's clothes. Next season, Karan is offering them dark denim jeans with flannel wool blazers worn with cardigans underneath.

 

TRACY REESE

 

Tracy Reese's refined look returned in a series of ladylike outfits that were just edgy enough to advance the designer's signature style.

 

Thanks to some bright colors, asymmetrical details and a mix of unexpected prints, the fall collection felt new, but underneath was Reese's core piece: the all-occasion frock.

 

The highlights of the show, held at the tents at Bryant Park, came at the beginning and end: a sheath with a draped neckline in a light-blue abstract rose print and a shift dress in a pink-and-black rhododendron print.

 

She also mixed florals with paisleys, and paisleys with animal prints for a shot of youthfulness.

 

ROCK & REPUBLIC

 

Rock & Republic is all about gangster chic for fall.

 

With an orchestra — complete with a shiny baby grand piano on the runway — providing much of the 1970s rock 'n' roll soundtrack, sleek black suits dominated the runway Saturday night. Other old-school, underworld classics, such as fedoras, trenchcoats and watchman jackets, brought the mafia looks of yesteryear to an audience that included Joss Stone, Christina Milian and Tyson Beckford.

 

The toy-gun accessory worn in a holster on slim, low-slung black trousers was too literal and unnecessary. But the suits, especially those for women, looked right on target.

 

The palette here was limited, mostly black, gray and the occasional flash of deep purple.

 

The collection by creative director Michael Ball and input by new designer David Cardona certainly fit in with the rock 'n' roll look emerging as a trend, but some audience members mused after the show — what happened to the denim that made this label famous?

 

LELA ROSE

 

So, you wanted a little practicality with your luxury next season? Check out Lela Rose's washed-taffeta pullover jacket or wool duffel coat with cashmere sleeves.

 

The Dallas-based Lela Rose tried to walk a fine line with her fall collection presented Sunday: They were clothes for real life — tweed skirts and a sweatshirt dress — but with more sparkle than most women normally have in their wardrobe.

 

One of the trends emerging at the Bryant Park tents are strapless dresses, and Rose had her fair share. For dressier occasions, they're worn on their own, but they're being adapted for more casual wear with knit tops underneath them — a new take on the layered look.

 

Another look gaining steam is the one-shouldered dress, and Rose tapped into that with grid-print sheath dress worn with a belt and a more feminine tiered dress in delicate ivory gazar.

 

ASHLEIGH VERRIER

 

Did anyone say economic downturn? Not for Ashleigh Verrier's customers.

 

The fall collection she offered Saturday night was full of fancy dresses for women whose calendars are packed with parties, going against the tide in the early days of Fashion Week which had adopted a serious, or at least edgy, tone.

 

She took cues from the opulence of imperial Russia — with all its glitz and glamour — and said backstage that she's "all about the sophisticatd lady."

 

This lady wears a chocolate-brown taffeta shift with a sweetheart neckline lined with jewels or a navy velvet minidress with ruffled short sleeves, also with crystals around the neck.

 

Verrier noted, however, that the Russians, and especially Peter Faberege — he of the famous eggs — also had a bohemian side. That came through in a sheer iridescent peasant blouse in pink chiffon worn with a brown taffeta tiered skirt.

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New York fashion elites split over red carpets

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As hope grows the Oscars will escape the Hollywood writers' strike, experts at New York Fashion Week are split among some saying the industry needs red carpet events and others not bothered by their absence.

 

Designer Rubin Singer, who showed his second collection at fashion week on Friday, said he spent about $35,000 preparing to dress singer Shakira and two other actresses for the scaled-down Golden Globes ceremony last month.

 

"For a small business like mine it's imperative for us to get this kind of exposure because we don't have the dollars ... (for) advertising campaigns," Singer told Reuters. "We depend so much on people wearing the clothes in the public eye."

 

"Mass media exposure of an A-list star wearing your dress is almost incalculable, it's millions of dollars worth of exposure," he said.

 

Singer said Lebanese designer Elie Saab went from being unknown to a top designer in the United States after dressing Halle Berry when she won an Oscar in 2002 for "Monster's Ball."

 

But for designer Carmen Marc Valvo, the cancellation of the Golden Globes ceremony was a relief.

 

"The awards are very close to the New York collections and there is always the question of what do we concentrate on -- red carpet or runway," he said. "Of course, red carpet offers the greater publicity, but there is never a guarantee that the celebrity will actually wear the dress."

 

Red carpet events are fiercely competitive and designers often don't know who will wear their dress until that day -- something that can mean huge magazine and television exposure.

 

EVENTUALLY IT GETS WORN

 

Top designer Max Azria acknowledged that celebrity events were important, but said his business would not be hurt by the loss of the Golden Globes or potential Oscars' cancellation.

 

"It's not that they have a huge impact on my business, but seeing stars in beautiful clothing is part of the glamour that makes fashion so exciting," he said.

 

New York-based French designer Catherine Malandrino also said that while she had dressed several celebrities -- including actresses Charlize Theron and Elizabeth Hurley -- for red carpet events, her business would not suffer either.

 

"Even if they don't wear it at this specific event, eventually, they will wear it to another event," she said.

 

Some 10,500 Writers Guild of America members went on strike in November and since then television production of scripted comedies and dramas has ground to a near halt, films have been delayed and Hollywood's awards season has been curtailed.

 

The Screen Actors Guild Awards has been the only red carpet event, but hopes are growing the Academy Awards will also go on as usual on February 24 with reports that striking writers and studios have agreed terms of deal that could end the labor strife this week.

 

FASHION HYPE

 

Analysts say the lack of exposure to the latest fashions could dull consumer enthusiasm for new clothes.

People (will) find a reason to shop in their cupboards, or buy the basics. That's not what we need if we want some vitality," said Wendy Leibmann of consulting firm WSL Strategic Retail. "People need to be reminded that if they've got a little bit to spend, get out there and spend it."

 

David Wolfe, creative director of the trend forecaster The Doneger Group, agreed, saying seeing stars on the red carpet "hypes interest in fashion" even if most women cannot buy an expensive designer dress just because a celebrity wore it.

 

And retail consultant Patty Pao said companies who reproduce less expensive variations on designer dresses would suffer if there were no Oscars red carpet.

 

"They make a lot of money interpreting the Oscar looks into prom gowns, so the trickle down effect is gone," she said.

 

But their is a bright side to the strike-plagued red carpets according to stylist Patricia Fields, known for her work on TV's "Sex and the City" and Oscar nominated for costume design for "The Devil Wears Prada."

 

"Nobody is going to be there so (designers) don't have worry 'Oh, if I don't go the other designers are going to get ahead of me,'" she said. "Everybody's off -- so go to the seashore and enjoy yourself."

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PETA Confronts Karan Over Fur

 

 

An animal rights campaigner sneaked into designer Donna Karan's home on Thursday to personally protest about her use of fur.

 

A People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activist pretended to be delivering coffee to the couturier at her New York home, as she prepared for the city's Fashion Week.

 

Once inside, the unnamed female confronted Karan and attempted to show her a DVD showing animals being killed for fur.

 

PETA is angry Karan has promised to ditch animal pelts, but still uses it on accessory lines.

 

Karan told the campaigner, "I've seen all these (videos). But for me it's just purses and accessories. Nobody loves their dogs like I do."

 

The activist was ejected from Karan's home, but PETA has vowed to "keep up its protests of Donna Karan through Fashion Week."

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Ralph Lauren Expands Preppy Empire

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Ralph Lauren thinks America needs more madras! Just in case, you know, Ralph Lauren Black Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lauren, and Rugby haven't satiated your desires for rugby stripes, popped collars, Oxford button downs, and of course, piles and piles of khakis. This time, though, the fashion giant is expanding downmarket. "American Living," a line of clothing and homewares, will hit J.C. Penney shortly, its wares plastered with eagles and American flags instead of the brand's signature polo pony. Naturally, some critics have suggested that by keeping its upscale name off of the more accessible product, the company is hoping to have its cake and eat it too.

 

Of course, the ads for American Living, shot by Bruce Weber, are suitably aspirational and the merch's lower prices could appeal to those hit by the nationwide credit crunch. Will it work? We seem to recall that the last time the U.S. was in a major recession, back in the grunge-happy early '90s, everyone put away the Alex Keaton look and dressed like they were homeless, on purpose

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Fergie To Front Calvin Klein?

 

Pop singer Fergie is set to become the new face of fashion house Calvin Klein. The Black Eyed Peas star wore a lemon-colored Calvin Klein dress to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month and is now lined up to join Eva Mendes as a spokesperson for the company. A source tells American magazine OK!, "She's a perfect fit. She loves Calvin and they think she is beautiful and fun and brings a lot to the brand."

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Diamond Dogs

 

 

These are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen. They are the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen, because they are worth $1 million. If they were Crocs I would still think they are beautiful, because I am a money grubber. Tell me anything is worth a lot of money and I pretty much will love it. It's called being tacky.

 

Ever year Stuart Weitzman makes a $1 million pair of shoes to be worn at the Oscars. 1,800 diamonds were used to make the shoes. They will be worn by Juno screenwriter, Diablo Cody.

 

I hope she has the nerves for to wear them and takes a lot of Valium. I would constantly be giving side-eye thinking some crazy was going to run at me with an axe and chop my feet off. The security people assigned to her feet will be too busy checking out Angelina Jolie's pregnant rack.

 

 

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Cody To Wear Million-Dollar Shoes To Oscars

 

 

 

Oscar-nominee Diablo Cody will look like a million dollars when she steps out on the red carpet at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

 

The "Juno" writer, a former stripper, has been chosen to wear footwear designer Stuart Weitzman's million-dollar shoes to the big event at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

 

The "Retro Rose" shoe features two Kwiat diamond roses, fixed to 1940s-style beige metallic T-strap high heels.

 

More than 1,800 Kwiat diamonds weighing 100 carats were used to make the roses and 400 of them have been incorporated into the design of the shoe, which is worth over $1 million.

 

Shoe mogul Weitzman has also created a ballerina flat with a similar diamond-like design, which Cody will change into after she walks the red carpet and kicks off her high heels.

 

This is the first time Weitzman has created a changeover pair of shoes with a matching design element for use at the Academy Awards.

 

He says, "I think it is great and typically Diablo that she chose to be not just glamorous but also practical in her choice of shoes for this year's Academy Awards."

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Diablo Cody: Don't Pimp Me ... or my Feet!

Posted Feb 23rd 2008 1:30PM by TMZ Staff

 

Her name's not Diablo for nothin'! Diablo Cody -- the "Juno" screenwriter and former stripper is hot as fire at Stuart Weitzman for getting her in the middle of a publicity stunt that she claims she wasn't aware of.

 

Every year, Weitzman makes a pair of "Cinderella" shoes to be worn at the Oscars by a rising female star. This year he chose Cody, and she agreed to sport the million-dollar shoes -- made with 1,800 Kwiat diamonds.

 

Cody wrote on her myspace blog: "I'm actually really pissed about this, now that I think about it. They're using me to publicize their stupid shoes and nobody asked me. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide. I'm sorry if I sound like a party-pooper, but Jeebus."

 

Maybe she wants to wear clear six-inch Lucite heels instead!

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Those Don't Look Like Million Dollar Shoes

 

 

It looks like Diablo Cody changed her mind about wearing Stuart Weitzman's million dollar shoes! She blogged about it the other day, "I'm actually really pissed about this, now that I think about it. They're using me to publicize their stupid shoes and nobody asked me. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide. I'm sorry if I sound like a party-pooper, but Jeebus."

 

I still thought she was going to wear them. I guess they didn't go with that hot stripper dress. It probably was from her stripper days, but honestly I love it. She didn't wear the stripper shoes, but she did wear $5 slippers from Big Lots! The Big Lots slippers definitely go better with the stripper dress than those million dollar shoes.

 

 

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Cody Refuses To Wear Weitzman's Shoes to Oscars

Oscar-winner Diablo Cody chose to wear her own shoes to the Academy Awards on Sunday night after turning down the chance to wear designer Stuart Weitzman's million-dollar shoes.

 

The "Juno" screenwriter balked at the idea of wearing Weitzman's shoes after realizing she had become a pre-Oscars publicity figure, insisting she had no idea the footwear crafted especially for her were the fabled Kwait diamond items celebrities have been selected to wear to the Academy Awards since 2002.

 

In a furious posting on her MySpace.com page last week, Cody fumed, "I'm actually really pissed about this. ... They're using me to publicize their stupid shoes and NOBODY ASKED ME. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide."

 

And she stuck to her promise, leaving the Weitzman shoes at home and hitting the Oscars red carpet in a cheaper pair.

 

After her Best Original Screenplay win, Cody added, "It was the silliest thing. Nobody asked me, nobody talked to me, it was just this crate in the room with my name on it.

 

"(I wore my) regular shoes. ... I'm actually not sure (how much they cost), but I'm sure it is nowhere near a million dollars. If I had a million dollars I would help people."

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Paris shows boast new designers -- aged 7

 

 

Paris Fashion Week is feted for boasting the world's oldest fashion names but the spotlight on Monday fell on a couple of newcomers -- Phoebe and Euan, aged 7.

 

The pair, from a primary school in England, were enlisted by Vivienne Westwood, the grand dame of British fashion, along with 34 of their classmates to paint bugs, plants and snakes all over her collection.

 

The theme? Ecological crisis.

 

"It was just brilliant, and she was very nice and helpful," said Euan Bonser about working with Westwood who erupted to fame in the 1970s fomenting the punk movement and dressing the Sex Pistols.

 

Phoebe Ackroyd, seated beside him on the front row, also in her school uniform of green sweatshirt and grey trousers, said the experience of painting dots and dashes on dresses, jackets and a pith helmet left her wanting "to be a model."

 

Fashion has always been a vehicle for politics for Westwood, who, most recently in 2005, joined forces with British civil rights group Liberty with a series of T-shirts and babywear with the slogan "I am not a terrorist" to draw attention to the preservation of civil liberties post-September 11.

 

Monday's collection, titled "Chaos Point," was no different. Her vision was a group of freedom fighters trying to avert the planet from ecological disaster and included one model on stilts "distinguish the characters and their clothes," Westwood said.

 

Phoebe and Euan found their way to the front row of the world's premier fashion event because of their teacher, Madeline Bell, 25, who had her class write to Westwood after she taught them about the designer in a lesson on "Great Artists."

 

Bell, who studied fashion before training as a teacher and "absolutely loved" Westwood, said the thrill was as much hers.

 

"I'm living my dream through the children," she said. "She's given them such a brilliant chance to do something amazing."

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Watch for Falling Stars

 

 

Would you pay $3,600 to walk on your tippy-toes?

 

Victoria Beckham already has a pair of these Antonio Beradri 5-and-a-half-inch heel-less heels in snakeskin, while Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman purchased a patent leather version at the bargain price of $2,200, according to the Daily Mail. An open request: If you see these leading ladies wearing this latest investment, buy them a cocktail, grab a camera and call us!

 

Would you wear these?