Yeah, but Diana Vreeland was very...never mind

Posted by: anna winter at July 25, 2008 4:36 PM

I think they try so hard to look thin and fashionable that they lose all sense of appropriateness and end up looking absolutely grotesque.

Posted by: polly melonball at July 25, 2008 4:38 PM

"...they lose all sense of appropriateness and end up looking absolutely grotesque."

Paging Christian Soriano

Posted by: GiorgioNYC at July 25, 2008 5:13 PM

Canada? I hope you like plaid flannel, darling!

Posted by: Jonster at July 25, 2008 5:14 PM

Similarly, doorpeople--who decide who looks good enough to get into a nightclub or party--are generally awful looking.

Posted by: pia lawhora at July 25, 2008 5:56 PM

Fashionistas are so paranoid that they are actually, ultimately, conformists; afraid to evoke any negative comments from colleagues. And god forbid, they should ever appear happy!

Posted by: egghumor at July 25, 2008 7:34 PM

Fasionistas don't wear the muppet clothes they design because they wouldn't be caught dead in that shit. They would rather cackle all the way to the bank.

Posted by: frankie frank at July 26, 2008 12:04 AM

The dessicated evil hags that make major decisions for the plebians are all wretchedly stretched, carved out bleach headed, liver spotted, tiny black dressing wearing old witches that would frighten small children if you put a black hat on any of their heads, and the lesser miserable bitches sometimes congregate in Bryant Park on cloudy days (to avoid direct sunlight for fear of disintegrating) during the lunch hour and completely ruin the atmosphere of an entire public park by being the overwhelmingly miserable shits they are.

Posted by: Tim at July 26, 2008 11:12 AM

Oh, MiMu, be nice! They are people like you & I! Anywayz, it's like in all professions: The ones at the top are so mean & volatile BECAUSE they are hideous, neurotic, unloved, and sad-sicky that they are able to harness all that bombardment of disapproval into a solid career in management. Plus, they have to direct the excess energy from not get laid SOMEWHERE. And if they said they get laid, believe me, they paid.

Posted by: Girl Ditzi at July 26, 2008 11:43 AM

Buy what you want, wear what you want F@*k FASHION

Posted by: dchill at July 26, 2008 7:54 PM

LOL. They don't know how to look better. Its not about the art, its about the money.
LOL

Posted by: Markopolis Balhaus at July 27, 2008 9:04 AM

People are stupid.

Posted by: The Intl at July 28, 2008 2:03 AM

You said it, sister! Just watch an episode--any season--of Project Runway and you realize that even the designers have absolutely zero fashion sense when it comes to their own attire. And don't get me started on the fashion 'zines. It's the same, stale B.S. over and over and over. In a world with so much creativity and excitement, it's sad to see that the mainstream media is so pathetically uncreative and lost. Thanks for speaking the truth, Musto!

Posted by: marmotine at July 28, 2008 3:57 AM

I think Isaac Mizrahi and Todd Oldham look good.

Posted by: e.j. tweaker at July 28, 2008 11:46 AM

Yeah, but didn't they both go out of business? (Though Isaac resurfaced at Target.)

Posted by: polly melonball at July 28, 2008 11:56 AM

The answer to this and so much more is addressed in "Lagerfeld Confidential" by THE Queen herself Karl Lagerfeld (see my review on Amazon.com). Why should the so called designer get away with showing up shlubby - in Jeans and T-shirt at what is supposed to be a celebration of beauty-The Fashion Show? She shouldn't!! It’s appalling!!!!! Laugh if you must at the piggy tail and high collar but she'll never be mistaken for one of electricians.

Michael this isn't available in the U.S. yet but I'll be happy to send you a copy. It is essential viewing.

Posted by: Luc at July 28, 2008 2:48 PM

The collalary is that the fashion world makes a space for ugly people to be beautiful.

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