Pick N Mix – Week Starting 31 August 2009
- Sarah from Yes and Yes guest posts some great advice about travel fashion over at Hi Fashion.
- I hate dealing with service people and getting appliances delivered. Seems that even a woman listed a the 26th most influential woman in media has the same problems!
- Extremely bad advice. “Sometimes I see people at the gym using the machines incorrectly, occasionally in ways that could be dangerous. Should I tell them?”
- If lame is the new cool I’m a total winner!
- Have you heard the good word about His Noodliness the Flying Spaghetti Monster? What about the Pastafarian Condiments the eight “I’d Really Rather You Didn’ts”?
- Such a simple design, but so beautiful. Coat hangers made from found wood.
- Why you don’t have a girlfriend.
- John Hughes, director, producer, and writer, died earlier this month. This touching story shows that even the people you think are out of your reach are still people. John may have been more human than most of Hollywood though.
- Homo sapiens. Distribution: Entire world.
- Glamour publishes a photo of a beautiful size 12 model and readers go crazy. And yet, I have doubts that showing a range of body types in magazines and fashion shows will become the norm any time soon.
- I’m guessing that we’re all familiar with the WTF and demotivational images that get forwarded around and posted online. Well, Cracked.com found explanations for a few of them, and the explanations are about as crazy as the pictures.
9 Responses to “Pick N Mix – Week Starting 31 August 2009”
Glamour publishes a photo of a beautiful size 12 model and readers go crazy. And yet, I have doubts that showing a range of body types in magazines and fashion shows will become the norm any time soon.
I’m with you. It’s still being portrayed as a “LOOK AT THE LITTLE BELLY. WE ARE TOTALLY INCLUSIVE. CLAPS FOR GLAMOUR.” as opposed to be just being inclusive and not making a great big song and dance over a 3inch picture. Sigh.
But it’s a foot in the door… one toe at a time…
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i agree with the above poster ^^^
why do we need someone to point out “oh look, here is a woman who is a size 12 and beautful”. just include the goddamn photo, we’re not idiots, we can make the connection ourselves.
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In agreement, I guess we have to take what we can get, before there were no pictures, so even just a little one. At least it was a ‘normal’ looking worman too, tighs, belly and all, and not some perfect looking larger woman.
That John Hughes post was so lovely – what a beautiful connection that woman had with him.
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The huge gigantic DEAL that was made over that model is exactly why it’s not going to become the norm any time soon. The fact that everyone started freaking out “OMG A BEAUTIFUL SIZE 12 WOMAN” just highlights that it isn’t the norm. Like Sarah said, just let people appreciate it themselves, don’t spoon feed us.
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BTW, “Why I don’t have a girlfriend” made me LOL like crazy.
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I totally agree with all of you!
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I just finishes reading ‘The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster’ last week! I read little bits in my lunch break at work and I was often caught snorting up my lunch as a result of so much laughter! I told my boss that he has to respect my new religion and let me have Fridays off so that I can get into heaven where I will enjoy beer volcano’s and a stripper factory. He wasn’t so impressed :)
The size 12 model is truly beautiful and so radiant. Regardless of the ‘look at us, look at us’ posturing of the magazine she kicks ass!
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If I’m ever forced to do something that I can get out of with religion I’m definitely claiming The Church of the FSM!
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That glamour photo is stunning. I only wish that this was the norm for magazines – not the rare exception.
p.s. Thank you for your warm comment and wishing you and mum the best :)
p.p.s. You rocked that plaid skirt.
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