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Let’s talk: what’s with all the girl-on-girl hating?

Let’s talk: what’s with all the girl-on-girl hating?

Last week I read an article in the Daily Mail – where else? – that bashed Kate Moss for not looking as good at 37 as she did at 17. Well, duh, there’s an irreversible process in life called ageing which defies anyone to look...

 

Let’s Talk: the girl who let Terry Richardson exploit her

Let’s Talk: the girl who let Terry Richardson exploit her

It was only a matter of time before someone came up with another Terry Richardson sex story, though I admit, this one’s a little different to the other disturbing tales we’ve read over the past year. read more »

 

Let’s talk: would women really rather die than be fat?

Let’s talk: would women really rather die than be fat?

As far as stupid statements go, Kate Moss‘s “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” is pretty high up there. Then again, she could have declared her love for Hitler on video. But stupidity, it seems, isn’t only reserved...

 

Let’s talk: Crystal Renn’s curves, where they’ve gone, and why we shouldn’t care

Let’s talk: Crystal Renn’s curves, where they’ve gone, and why we shouldn’t care

I’m almost disappointed at myself for writing this. I’ve never been one to jump in the discussion of Crystal Renn’s curves – talking about when they shift an inch or two is only fuelling the fire of tiresome size debates...

 

From football to fashion: Victoria Beckham’s rise to designer darling

From football to fashion: Victoria Beckham’s rise to designer darling

I’ll level with you, I really like Victoria Beckham. I always have (even when all she could do was pout and mime), except, perhaps, for that awful wag phase, but even then I always had a sneaky eye cast over her. Trouble is, I’ve...

 

Is Facebook to blame for anorexia? Franca Sozzani thinks so

Is Facebook to blame for anorexia? Franca Sozzani thinks so

Y’know, we’re beginning to think we need a new column dedicated to Franca Sozzani’s blog posts. A place for Vogue Italia readers to feel more personally connected to the magazine’s editor in chief is a great idea in principle, but...

 

Let’s talk: what does Galliano’s controversy mean for Dior?

Update: John Galliano has now been dismissed from Dior. Read the full story here. We all know the story by now. Last Thursday, John Galliano was arrested at a bar for allegedly making anti-Semitic remarks to a couple drinking at a nearby table....