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Ranting Tangent

I know I'm supposed to be thinking about Easter and all that, but I was irked when I wrote THIS. Next week, I think we'll discuss the Angela Merkel Barbie.

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kyle@sift said…
I enjoyed the article and agree that too much attention is placed on what well-known women wear. I don't listen to or watch television so I miss a lot of this nonesense. When I come across it on the internet or in the newspapers I read, I ignore it. I am more concerned about Mrs. Obama's white house garden and other projects. I would hope if I started to care about her hairstyle or her dresses somebody would shoot me and put me out of my misery.
10:27 AM
Cheltenhamdailyphoto said…
Yeah, but Robyn, that blue cardigan was far too tight....(duck) :)
1:19 PM
savannah said…
there's no pleasing people, sugar! a woman is too smart, not smart enough, too fashionable, not fashionable enough, straight hair or natural? lipstick or none? at some point, i just say, why do you care? is she your sister/mother/friend? i am so over this obsession with outward appearances! i am so with you on this one! xoxo
1:49 PM
dive said…
You are so right, Robyn.
Never mind what the wives were dressed in, what us fashion-conscious men really need to know is what Angela Merkel's husband wore.
Hee hee.
1:51 PM
Alifan said…
Happy Easter Robyn xxx
5:36 AM
Neponset River Bridge Dig said…
That's nothing, imagine if Sarah Palin had been there? Talk about ridicule.
9:31 AM
Kanani said…
Well, fashion critiques are valid. But it is unfortunate it came out during the g-20 summit.

I write about fashion. I attend the big fashion shows and know designers, manufacturers and publicists. It's an important business that supports a lot of people. One designer I know has supported a group of twenty seamstresses for years.

So to toss it off as "fluff," is really missing an important point. American fashion --indeed fashion houses in general is hurting. Furthermore there is tremendous talent here in the U.S. and I think it deserves to be showcased.

Michelle Obama can be a great beacon for American fashion and --if she plays her cards right, fashion made here by American workers, and also fashion made of sustainable fabrics.
Yours,
The Literary Fashionista
2:16 AM
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