Y is for...Youngsters at fashion week.

Young attendees at the Cynthia Rowley installment at the Gagosian

Ariana and Erica Reid at Anna Sui

pictures via wsj.com

Once again, my husband's Wall Street Journal has provided me with some interesting news. In an article in this morning's paper, they reveal that people are bringing their kids to runway shows. Yes, it's true. I don't even really want to bring my kid to Starbucks, much less bring him to a FREAKING RUNWAY SHOW. What are these people thinking? I am just picturing it...

You wear some amazing outfit with the perfect shoes and perfect handbag, only to have your kid crawling all over you and spilling his cheerios on your "fashion week attire". Is there anything more miserable? Kids are not an accessory (no matter how cute they are). period.

Tavi...13?

picture via nymag.com

Oh and on the topic of kids at fashion week, you may have heard of Tavi. The 13 year old very successful blogger who attended Paris fashion week as well as NY fashion week. She is stirring things up in the fashion world, and I am not sure what to think of it. There are many people that are disgusted with her, and others that totally support her unique style and viewpoint.

On one hand I think it's amazing that she has done so much at such a young age, and good for her for having such a passion for this industry. On the other hand, she's 13. She has the rest of her life to be traveling the world and being exposed to the world of fashion. Shouldn't she be in school? Hanging with friends? Doing things only a 13 year old can do?  She is one lucky girl for being able to do all these wonderful things...but is 13 too young? Any thoughts?

R is for...Real Women Have Curves

I want to give a little shout out to Kourtney Kardashian for coming out about the pressure of losing the baby weight and how she was heavily photoshopped to look like she was much skinnier than she currently is. Here she is promoting her belly bandit...looking healthy, curvy and beautiful...

NORMAL

5 months after baby

NOT NORMAL...

 I am sorry, but it just bothers me that Hollywood is putting such pressure on women to have a baby and then look like Heidi Klum did when she walked the runway at the VS fashion show, just 6 weeks after having her baby! Don't get me wrong, I am vain. And when I had my baby I definitely was not going to let anything stand in the way of losing the 35 lbs that I had packed on. But it TAKES TIME! It doesn't happen overnight. And really, it is the one time in your life that you can embrace those curves and for most new moms their priority is their little one and spending time with them. Not necessarily hitting the gym.

sorry, just had to vent. That's all for now...

any thoughts on the subject?

*photos courtesy of msnbc.com, 

Rock & Republic & Chanel...isn't that an oxymoron?

Ok, I am usually not one to VENT on my blog...but I guess there is a first for everything, right?  My husband gets the Wall Street Journal. It's a fabulous publication that I rarely take the time to read, but today he handed it to me and said..." you may want to read this article about the president of Rock and Republic and how she is, I quote "Coco Chanel's Biggest Fan".  I thought, ok, interesting...don't quite see the connection but I will check it out.

Andrea Bernholtz picture courtesy of WSJ

It goes on to talk about how Andrea Bernholtz (president of Rock & Republic) is Chanel's BIGGEST FAN.  Andrea has entire guest suite decorated in Chanel, which includes a home gym with Chanel bags hung next to her gym equipment and enormous framed posters of Chanel images. She collects different Chanel paraphernalia all over the world, and even dressed as Coco for Halloween. To top that off she chose the interior of her Bentley because it reminded her of the Chanel quilted bags (do you feel like you want to Barf yet?)

The thing that bothered me most about this article is how Andrea seems to find a connection between her ultra trendy and blinged out denim line and the ever classic Chanel.  She goes on to say "She (Coco) was versatile and traditional and timeless all at once. "I want our brand to be like that-one that a grand-mother, a mother and a daughter can all walk in and find something that they like." For real Andrea? I don't quite see my mother or grandmother wearing low-rise, acid washed jeans named "skinny bitch" like this one pictured below...

Since I was very young I have always loved the simplicity and classic chic that Chanel has to offer. It really angers me that a line like this, that is so completely opposite of what Coco did, tries to claim to be on the same level. Bottom line, would you ever see Chanel at T.J. Maxx? I don't think so.

So Wall Street Journal, the next time you want to bring Fashion into your great publication, you may want to consider the content. This article made me disgusted and embarrassed. Just because someone can afford all that Chanel has to offer, does not mean they they are the next Coco.