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Barf.

Some people can wear a floral jumpsuit…

And some people cannot…

I don’t make the rules, but I know when someone is breaking them.

-Valentina

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Sometime an outfit is so crazy that it surpasses “interesting” and makes a u-turn back to snorsville.  Lil’ Mama, are we having fun yet?

–Valentina

Everyone knows that Louis Vuitton hates copycats, but this is ridiculous.

Artist Nadia Plesner started her Simply Living campaign last October, selling posters and shirts depicting a Darfur victim. The twist is that the victim channels Paris Hilton, while carrying a chihuahua and a designer bag.

Her thought process for the project was this:

My illustration Simple Living is an idea inspired by the medias constant cover of completely meaningless things. My thought was: Since doing nothing but wearing designerbags and small ugly dogs appearantly is enough to get you on a magasine cover, maybe it is worth a try for people who actually deserves and needs attention.

One hundred percent of the profits go to Divest for Darfur, a foundation that helps the victims of the genocide. Pretty awesome, right?

Well, Louis Vuitton doesn’t think so.

According to Plesner’s website, the luxury goods company sent her a letter in February, demanding that she end the campaign immediately and referring to her website as “Exhibit 1.” Like any self-respecting artist, Plesner told them she wouldn’t comply with their request. So…..on April 15, they slapped her with a lawsuit. The company, which is known for aggressively fighting LV fakes, has demanded:

• $7,500 for each day that Plesner continues the charity campaign
• $7,500 for each day their letter is published on her website
• $7,500 a day for using the Louis Vuitton name on her website

And that’s not all. They also want her to pay for their lawyers and $15,000 for damages.

I’m sorry to not be more eloquent, but they’re really a bunch of dicks. I don’t really buy their intellectual property argument. This is art, and it’s not even being sold for profit but, rather, to help human beings who are living under horrific conditions.

I find it totally frustrating that Louis Vuitton promotes their brand and image as iconic, practically acting like their product is integral to our civilization, but then pulls this kind of stuff when an artist portrays it as such. They can’t have it both ways. If they want to sell their goods as symbols of luxury, they should expect that artists would contrast that with symbols of human suffering.

They should be happy that their symbol is earning money for a worthy cause. Now go buy the stuff.

-Valentina

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YUCK! As if I didn’t hate Walmart enough, now I have to look at their dumb Op ads featuring Pete Wentz, Rumer Willis (wait! what does she do again?), Christina Milan, Wilmer Valderrama and other z-listers who I could not identify. Ugh, it’s unconscionable.

Why can’t Walmart leave my memories of corduroy shorts and colorful surf tees alone? Now they’re all stupid and ugly.

Is nothing sacred? Check out the Op site if you want, but I warn you: it’s DISGUSTING!

–Valentina

ps. Sadly I could find no vintage op ads or pics to use on this post.

I wasn’t that impressed with this Balenciaga shoe in the first place, but the Steve Madden designers obviously were.  Check out their “homage:”

Sick. Who would buy that?

–Valentina

Jesus, Missoni or no Missoni, this isn’t a dress. It’s a mess.  Let this be a lesson to all those of the petite persuasion–too much material will leave you looking all latitude, no longitude.

Yikes!

–Valentina

Christian Siriano, who I hated at first but then grew to love on last season’s Project Runway, has spoken out against the pseudo-designers that the pseudo-reality show The Hills has spawned. At a recent party at TAO in Las Vegas, the hyper-confident designer had this to say about Lauren Conrad and her frenemies’ attempts at fashion design:

“It’s really sad that if I didn’t win Project Runway, I probably wouldn’t have the sponsors I have now. I would have never been able to do what they have done because they all have disposable income, and yet their work still isn’t that great! I mean, it’s fun and flirty and young, but they’re not innovators. None of them will ever be an innovative designer. Buyers and editors are looking for longevity, and hopefully they will see that in me.”

Hmmm…I think he was nice to describe their junk as “fun and flirty.” More like sad and trashy.

-Valentina

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First, I think I should apologize for the amount of coverage Threadtrend has been giving Heidi Montag. It’s weird because I don’t even watch The Hills, and I think all those girls are beneath the dignity of our fantastic fashion blog, but, of course, I’ve always been fascinated with fake, fleeting fame. It’s sort of my thing. From an anthropological perspective, of course.

Now that I’ve formally apologized, I want to discuss this ad. If Wikipedia is correct, then Heidi is from Colorado, not LA. And as a life-long resident of Los Angeles and a defender of this great city, I have to say that I detest when it’s depicted this way. “Lalaland!” Shut the fuck up. We have a lot more to offer than palm trees and a silly transplant like Heidi–where does she get off representing Hollywood ?!?!?

Or, excuse me, Heidiwood.

Is the pink car a reference to Angelyne? If so, Anchor Blue should have tagged that blonde for the spokesperson job. At least then this whole campaign would have a fighting chance.

Yeah, sorry, I don’t know why I let a reality tv star get me so hopping mad.

–Valentina

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How can someone so beautiful be so ugly? Oh Naomi, how big a jerk do you have to be to get banned from an entire airline…for life?

Yes, in case you don’t keep up with the goings on of supermodels and haven’t heard, Naomi was arrested at London’s Heathrow airport for allegedly spitting in some cop’s face after going off on the flight staff. They took her off the plane in handcuffs.

Her people claim that pre-saliva, she was asked to leave the plane because…something about a missing bag. I don’t know, and I wish I didn’t care.

I just hope I never come face to face with that crazy in a dark alley or anywhere near an airplane.

–Valentina