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Vogue India Has Poor Model Luxury: Tasteless or Beautiful?

Sep 2 2008 - 8:00am by LibertySugar

Vogue India decorated poor women dressed in worn clothing with luxury status items. In one editorial photo spread a baby dons a Fendi bib, and in another a toothless woman holds a Burberry umbrella. Considering that 456 million live on $1.25 a day in India, there aren't too many families that can dress their babies in $100 bibs.Critics say the spread makes light of nightmarish poverty in India— for example, thousands of Indian farmers have killed themselves over the last decade because of debt. But the editor of Vogue India told the New York Times that critics need to "lighten up," and that the editorial expressed the fact that: [F]ashion is no longer a rich man's privilege. Anyone can carry it off and make it look beautiful. You have to remember with fashion, you can’t take it that seriously. We weren’t trying to make a political statement or save the world.

While some may say the photo shoot brings fashion to the people, I can see how others could argue that it glamorizes serious human suffering.

Vogue India Has Poor Model Luxury: Tasteless or Beautiful?

Tasteless! It's disturbing to peddle status while the majority struggles for survival.

Beautiful! Poor people should not be excluded from fashion.

Not art, but what do you expect? Brands want to create awareness among a rising class.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

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Sassy & Stylish? Behind France's Movement to Put Men in Skirts No doubt about it, France loves a good movement. Enter the latest cause: a small group of men who are fighting for the right to wear skirts. "We're fighting against prejudice and cliches," says one 39-year-old civil servant who quotes Virginia Woolf as a gender-bending inspiration. "Women fought for trousers; we're doing the same with the skirt." 4 comments

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What Not to Wear: Beijing Olympics Edition

Jul 31 2008 - 1:30pm by LibertySugar

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What Not to Wear: Beijing Olympics Edition

Chinese authorities know that looking fierce is key to making a good impression on the world. That's why they're handing out etiquette books to 4 million households. In the books, the Chinese fashion police have put white socks with black shoes, outfits with more than three colors, and pajamas in public on the Olympic "don't" list.

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Best Foot Forward: The Campaign for Best Dressed Feet

Jul 30 2008 - 11:00pm by LibertySugar

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Best Foot Forward: The Campaign for Best Dressed Feet

Fashionistas and politicians are combining forces lately! While Michelle Obama made the Vanity Fair international best-dressed list, her better-half (or maybe her entire family?) has a boot named after him. The Coclico Obama High Heel Boot is selling on Shopbop for $540.00.

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Droopy Drawers: Is a Ban on Baggy Pants Racism in Disguise?

Jun 27 2008 - 11:15am by CitizenSugar

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Droopy Drawers: Is a Ban on Baggy Pants Racism in Disguise?

Like your pants with a little extra room? If you live in Flint, MI, you better hitch up your britches; the city's new police chief announced yesterday that he's going to start arresting people wearing baggy pants. Oh yeah, you heard correctly. No more low-hanging pantaloons — the chief says people are showing off altogether too much of their derrières and it's creating a problem. He says, "this immoral self-expression goes beyond free speech. It rises to the crime of indecent exposure/disorderly persons." The pants punishment? $500 and up to three months in jail. While it's true that many don't understand the need to sag one's pants, and may rather not see someone's underduds, can a person's pants lead to arrest? It's a case the ACLU is quite interested in. Curious in not only how the law will be enforced, but also how it will disproportionately target young African-American men. A local ACLU attorney says, that a person's right to choose their clothing is an issue of freedom of expression, though he cautions that not all expression is protected by the Constitution. The local NAACP president expressed her concern that the new law has racial implications this way, "I'm not interested in looking at anyone's underwear. My concern is how (the policy) will be applied equitably."At the moment, the police aren't entirely sure either. Is it possible that dealing with a small societal issue like indecent saggy pants, could have larger benefits over time? Is this a racially motivated move costumed by concern for decency?Source

Droopy Drawers: Is a Ban on Baggy Pants Racism in Disguise?

It's racist, targeting a community through a popular style. Indecency is just a cover.

Ridiculous! Sagging pants can be indecent, and little changes do make a place better.

I don't know whether it's racism, but it's certainly not a good use of police time.

Other. I'll wear my opinion on my sleeve in the comments.

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