Today in misogynistic prickery, via Jezebel, we have two titans of women’s fashion who really should be boycotted (if they were at all affordable in the first place).
According to Australia’s News.com.au, pompous gasbag Karl Lagerfeld told an Aussie magazine, “No one wants to see curvy women… You’ve got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly.”
Coming back state-side, Women’s Wear Daily reports that shoe Czar Christian Louboutin trimmed down the ankles of the three Barbie dolls he is designing after finding them “too fat” to make his shoes aesthetically pleasing. This must be repeated: According to Louboutin, Barbie has fat ankles.
These asshats basically own women’s fashion.
Since we all know I have fat feet myself (oh Barbie, you are not alone!) Louboutin is in no danger of my hoofers making his shoes look bad. And while I can in no way afford Chanel clothes, I have happily purchased their makeup in the past. And now I won’t. Which is too bad, because I was curious about their new nail polish color Jade. The swatches looked beautiful, but according to Blogdorf Goodman, I am not missing much.
So, thank you, Gentlemen. Enjoy the remainders of the recession with the skinny ladies. The rest of the world is over here, buying Mark Fast.
Well, Chanel’s Jade is sold for about 100 $ a bottle and there is a three month waiting list at least…
Well, there’s another reason not to buy it! $100 for a bottle of nail polish? And a waiting list? Wow. Just Wow.
Ah slight correction, I should never post without checking stuff out first! Chanel is not charging $100 a bottle. It’s normally priced at $25, but since it is sold out and apparently everyone wants to buy it, prices are upwards of $100 on Ebay. I still maintain that $100 for a bottle of nail polish is simply insane, but I can only wear polish on my toes, not my fingers, so paying more than a few bucks is not going to happen. I have been known, however, drop that amount on a good skin cream. So it’s all perspective. That said, I still won’t buy anything Chanel. I’ve had my fill of Karl and have no interest in contributing to his bottom line.