Vogue Magazine: Fat-Free
Some magazines pretend to be inclusive and make the right politically-correct noises. Others, such as Vogue, are not so circumspect.
Vogue Editor-at-large Leon Talley apparently made some interesting comments on Oprah Winfrey regarding his magazines stance on fat people.
"Most of the Vogue girls are so thin, tremendously thin, because Miss Anna (Wintour) don't like fat people," he said.
Anna Wintour is the Vogue Editor-in-Chief with the cool $2 million dollar salary.
I suspect this sentiment is shared by many magazines but very few would come out and say it openly. Even the Vogue Editor who made these statements apparently tried to backpedal:
Responding to Lowdown's inquiry concerning his remarks, Talley frantically backpedaled: "I do apologize if I offended anyone. What I should have said is that Anna is very concerned about people's weight because of the health issue. And, as I was fat, I was really talking about myself. I in no way wanted to imply that fat people were not acceptable.
Written By J. Foster
what an ignorant statement to make. thanks for giving me a good laugh for the day!
ReplyShe SHOULD be concerned. Vogue models look like skeletons. Even compared with other magazine models, the ones in Vogue always seem to be even that much more emaciated. So why doesn't Anna Wintour seem to care about their health? I'm pretty sure they all smoke/take drugs/eat celery all day/drink coffee/whatever to stay so rail-thin. Because that's SO much more healthy than having a little meat on their bones ;)
ReplyVogue models have gotten so thin and scary-looking that it's no longer a pleasure to read that magazine. Which is dissapointing because I love high style.
ReplyConsider the source. Why would anyone read garbage like Vogue anyway? Who cares. I particularly found amusing the flap over Kate Moss, who was photographed doing coke. Some company dropped a contract with her because they're anti-drug. Yeah, they're all about healthy and wholesome lifestyles, that's why they were courting a supermodel to begin with. The fashion world ought to just come out and say, we like anorexics. We like people who take heavy stimulants like cocaine, if it helps them stay thin. We just don't like people to be caught being either. And now, I am going to cut up some of this here hypocrisy on that mirror over there and...would you like a line? And is that Kate over there? Oh, no it's just a decorative cardboard cutout of Kate...no wait, it is Kate, hello Kate, want to do a line?
Hypocrisy, weird-looking clothes no one can actually afford, narcissism to an offensive degree. Why supermodels are celebrities I do not know. Some are pretty hot; most of them just look twisted and bizarre in the kind of layouts I see in advertisements. Forget about the whole "I'll have a gin and tonic and Dunhill for dinner" / "Haven't eaten for 4 days" thing and just look at the grotesqueness of fashion layouts and advertising.
I don't get it. One thing is for certain: what's the point of being shocked or offended by an industry that is so nakedly contemptible to begin with? Why would anyone possibly aspire to the ideals of the miserable, shallow abyss of profligacy and vice that is the fashion world?
And no; this is not sour grapes. I have no problem with thin women; some people are very thin by eating small amounts of very nutrient-dense whole foods (vegans are often like this).
But I cannot figure out the whole model thing. Who is making these people into celebrities? It isn't me. It isn't anyone I know.
Stop buying into this crap, world, please. If all of the supermodels suddenly plunged into, say, a crack in the sidewalk, or got blown into the ionosphere on a particularly breezy day (It could happen), I wouldn't gnash my teeth or weep for the dead. I wouldn't say, my god, was that Kate Moss that just slammed into our patio door like an idiot sparrow? We must put her in a cardboard box lined with...straw...in the garage, and summon a doctor.
No, I'd probably...Well...
I'd probably just have a mojito. Yes, I'd have a nice mojito.
Not that I would celebrate their passing or anything. But holy crap, the amount of press and talk about models is way out of whack with their significance.
No, I don't get it at all.
Am I a little snarky I might be a little snarky I think I'm snarky.
Replyfashionista's are like every other community, with healthy, decent people and crazy, nasty people. You can find this mix in every walk of life, health proffessionals, lawyers, shop keepers. They are just more public about it, their highs (!) and lows are on show. But their art is wonderful, isn't it? I like to wear beautiful dresses, not all expensive, but the way that well made and beautiful clothes add to my feeling good can't be a bad thing. I dont think that rake thin is attractive, its just another piece of fascism on the part of the industry, which, if they were more savvy would wake up to the statistics about the percentage of the population who are bigger than a size 10, stop trying to exclude us, and make themselves more money, if thats their objective.
Nevertheless, when given a choice of a fabulous piece from a charity shop, or a hideous thing from the high street, I know where my heart is, aesthetics defeat the stupidity of individuals like Anna Wintour. Its the underlying principles of the editors of Tatler, Vogue and Harpers, who are viscious about everything and everybody not in their own image, racial, political, class and size, not the designers or the dresses.
Replyi hate the fat
ReplyI really adore Vogue models, I always try to be like them ad trust me it is not easy, so you must be a brave person to have such great body
ReplyFAT? yuck, id rather see a thin model any day! When see a fat person I wonder how they can look at themselves in the mirror and ever eat again. Seeing fat people eat is repulsive
Replyspectra your so right i have to do an assignment on this stuff and what this guy is saying is absolute crap
ReplyNice comeback: "Anna is very concerned about people's weight because of the health issue" - a disgrace...
ReplyWhy do people love to read vogue. what is so glamourous about it. What is the best part. Also what are the things lacking in it. I would like to know.
ReplyOkay, I read vogue, it's an amazing; glamorous magazine. It's the extra kick of glamour the my everyday average life needs.
I completely respect everyone's opinions on this topic, so do listen to mine..
About 90% of the population is debating over what the skinny fuss is all about, why it's caused.
SUPERMODELS ARE NOT EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
They are not expected to look like regulars. I'm sure (in most model's cases) they have never heard of cellulite and pimples are the most disgusting condition in the world to them. But guess what.. They're allowed to think this way. They can be as superficial as they desire. It is their job, being near other-wordly.
The typical super model is above 170cms and very thin. The acceptable waistline in the fashion industry is a minimum of only 24cms. Do you see girls like this everyday?
Even in movies.. not one actress looks quite this modellesque.
I'm tired of this debate over being "too thin" and being "healthy" (which disgustingly, nowadays seems to be more overweight), unless you have a need to prowl the catwalk and be a clothes hanger for a designer who only uses size 4 minus models, you should not take so much offense. Just sit there, on the couch, in this regular world. Grab a packet of chese puffs.
They have their world, You have yours.
In conclusion, I think it's fair to say Anna Wintour is not a beast, she is a woman sitting atop a throne of the fashion industry; she's just keeping it up to date.
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