Sexist Shirts and Bimbo Barbies: Six Products That Caused Outcries Over Gender
September 15, 2011 No Comment
Girls actually can do math, yet retailers continue to commit offensive gaffes by insulting their target audience’s intelligence with stereotypical merchandise.
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Chloe Moretz, Ashley Greene, Uma Thurman and Naomi Watts attend Francisco Costa’s feminine collection for Calvin Klein during New York Fashion Week. (Sept. 15)
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The runway show of Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan’s authoritarian leader, took place Thursday across town from official New York Fashion Week amid protests alleging forced child labor in the cotton fields of her home country. (Sept. 15)
Continue reading …When American Apparel recently introduced a new line of XL clothing, the company launched its “Next BIG Thing” contest to find “booty-ful” models. They probably didn’t expect someone like Nancy Upton to spoil their fun by mocking the contest — and then winning. Upton, 24, had a friend shoot a series of photos that included
Continue reading …Behind the Missoni Mayhem: A Brief History of the Luxe Label, Now at Target
September 15, 2011 No CommentYou may have heard about Missoni’s line for Target causing mass hysteria among the nation’s fashionistas. But did you wonder why? NewsFeed takes a look at the Italian atelier’s history to find out what the fuss is about.
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Michael Kors has some A-list fans. Actors Michael Douglas and Zoe Saldana both sat front row at his New York fashion show along with “Transformers” star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. (Sept. 14)
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A childhood fascination with kites inspires Phillip Lim’s spring collection at New York Fashion Week. (Sept. 14)
Continue reading …Jenny Packham has always been a favorite among Hollywood’s A-List set. But her brand achieved a new level of fame after the Duchess of Cambridge chose a sparkly, pink gown by the designer for her first public appearance following the royal wedding. This week, Packham presented her spring/summer 2012 runway show at New York Fashion
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Preppy American retailer J. Crew presented their first-ever show at New York Fashion Week Tuesday. (Sept. 13)
Continue reading …Forever 21 seemed to learn nothing from JCPenney’s “I’m too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me” shirt fiasco. Just a couple weeks after JCPenney pulled the offensive shirt from its website, Forever 21 debuted an equally questionable top for young girls. The red shirt, which reads “Allergic to
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