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Coming this month
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NYC Spring 2004
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And please, don't forget the newsboy cap, the diamond rings and the luxe alligator belt. By the way, she's just done that GAP campaign, hasn't she? So why was she on the cover of Harper's Bazaar looking like her GAP television commercial? In her editorial for Lookonline a few weeks ago, Marilyn Kirschner pointed out that September is the most important cover of the year for fashion magazines, and that fashion has been very much about youthful couture and glamour for many seasons now. The red carpet looks on actresses have become so much a part of our public conscious that even pharmaceutical companies are borrowing the concept of the glamour girl in Hollywood for their commercials. So why, as Marilyn pointed out, did Harper's Bazaar style one of the most glamorous entertainers of all time in a look more suited to a young girl working at a GAP store? (Minus the big rocks and exotic skins of course.) Marilyn knows what she is talking about---she is one of six women featured as the most uniquely stylish in More Magazine this month.
Vogue's choice of Nicole Kidman in Atelier Versace literally took my breath away. While no fan of Donatella, all I could think is "This is why I write about fashion!" It's the dream of most little girls to have a dress like that with miles of princess-like tulle and sparkles. The only thing I might have preferred is to see one of my favorite entertainers, Madonna, dressed for her Bazaar cover in gorgeous couture. A tank top and a pair of jeans is what I wear when I'm rushing to get my son off to school in the morning---a look born out of necessity, not desire. Don't even ask how many stylists, makeup artists, lighting experts and so on were involved in Madonna's "I'm dropping the kids off at school" look. It would only distress you.
We look forward to New York Fashion Week and to Marilyn's coverage of it for Fashionlines. We need every bit of fantasy we can get in these troubled times. I say to the fashion designers all over the world, Pour it on, we can take as much glamour and fantasy as you can give us.
A last thought: who else thinks the "Hollywood" sign in the hills with the white crooked letters is one of the most charming things in the world?
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