Posts Tagged ‘Beauty’
Oct 14, 2009
As you may remember from an earlier post, Ralph Lauren was under fire for the above-left ad, in which model Filippa Hamilton was airbrushed to resemble a Praying Mantis — for which Ralph Lauren has since apologized, blaming it on “poor imaging.”
Well, their image about to get a whole lot more “poor,” with the 23-year-old [...]
Oct 13, 2009
If ANYBODY knows real beauty, it’s this good-looking man right here, Karl Lagerfeld. So when he heard that a popular German magazine was banning hanger-like models from its pages in favor of “real women,” the fashion designer took a moment from feasting on small children for breakfast to impart this pearl of beauty wisdom:
Oct 8, 2009
Alternatively, you can add no food to your diet. Ever!
Ralph Lauren’s legal team was apparently none too pleased when Boing Boing (via Photoshop Disasters) re-published this disturbing ad, threatening Boing Boing’s site host with a takedown notice.
Sep 14, 2009
Well, here’s a medical advancement I’m surprised is just becoming available: breast enlargements using fat from other parts of the body will become a reality starting next year.
Jul 9, 2009
In news that comes as no surprise to the woman who just discarded three maternity shirts before deciding on the same one she wears every day, most women will spend nearly a year of their lives deciding what to wear, according to a new survey by British retailer Matalan.
Jun 30, 2009
On more than one occasion, when I would tell a friend that I was pregnant, s/he would exclaim, “Congratulations!” followed soon thereafter by a supposedly reassuring, “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll lose the weight quickly!”
No pressure or anything.
And it’s no wonder people have such crazy expectations these days, what with Heidi Klum walking the freakin’ [...]
May 26, 2009
When I think of natural beauty, I think of a shiny, lonely star against the night sky. The sun’s rays bouncing off the season’s first snowfall. The upturn of Clooney’s mouth as he dreams of me.
And, of course, the most naturally beautiful wonder of all…
This fresh-faced mother and daughter.
The 49-year-old mom has only spent $71,000 [...]
May 14, 2009
Yay! Good times.
The Daily Mail, which should win the Pulitzer Prize in women-bashing editorial, offers an oh-so-hysterical open letter to Julia Roberts “commending” her for daring to bare her “mummy tummy… with its crepey softness” while vacationing in Hawaii with her family last week.
Yes, this was written by a woman. No, she doesn’t offer up [...]
