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Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Fashion is cleavage, style is collarbones. Betty Sue

Anonymous said...: This is a lovely aphorism, but at first it bothered me, because it brought to mind images such as Amy Winehouse before and after (she was a beautiful, curvy but not remotely overweight young woman). But then I got thinking about "good bones", not just of a human face and form that ages well, but also of a building, or of tailoring (a word that does come from stonecutting, and refers to structure).; 23 January 2008 at 15:37
Elizabeth said...: That photo is a brilliant illustration of the idea. I like how it de-vulgarizes.; 23 January 2008 at 19:33
Mopsa said...: Yes, but I don't think you are meant to have a medical display of said bones; a discreet hint of cleavage or collar bones is what is stylish surely? Enough of the size zero worship.; 24 January 2008 at 16:09
Anonymous said...: I think the photo is horribly wrong. It looks so very painful and surely style is not painful. Fashion can be painful, but style shouldn't be.

Also I dislike the idea that a body part can be un-stylish. Cleavage can be wonderfully stylish, timeless even as it's a symbol of femininity. And yes it can be vulgar, but so can collar bones or anything else we choose to fetishize .; 26 January 2008 at 09:12
Anonymous said...: That is a perfect description of fashion vs style,but there's nothing stylish about the emaciated model in the accompanying photo.; 26 January 2008 at 10:27

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