Category Archives: fashion

Howard Stern on Gabourey Sidibe: hard facts

"And Oprah's lying and saying you're going to have a brilliant career.”
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Igigi’s Yuliya Raquel: plus size fashion must redefine beauty

"My belief is that every single human being on this planet is beautiful, truly beautiful, beyond any description."
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FEMEN’s Anna Gutsol on sex tourism and short skirts in Ukraine

"Showing off your boobs and getting a free drink is promoted as the pinnacle of womanly achievement."
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Tina Brown and Hillary Clinton’s burqa

Isn’t it sexist to reduce Clinton’s powerful role in the U.S. cabinet to merely being the president’s other wife?
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France’s burqa ban: in the name of freedom?

Many of the women wearing the burqa in France originate from Africa, and this, to some degree, legitimizes the white man's burden in the eyes of men like Sarkozy.
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What Not to Wear: Blossom faces the 360 Mirror

As Mayim roamed from fitting room to fitting room, her biggest concern was that she was not going to “feel like herself."
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A crash course in getting ready for New Year’s Eve parties

Looking effortlessly good is still an art for us mere mortals. So here are some pointers:
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Sarah Palin: the 150K Woman and the garment industry

The stores listed on Palins shopping extravaganza were Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. It's important to remember that these well-known retailers were once linked to the slave labour of women.
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