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Welcome to the Gunn Show

Chelsea Rae Simmons | Books,Celebrities,Entertainment,Fashion,News,Project Runway | Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Pink Rock Candy, pinkrockcandy.net, Tim Gunn poses at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2010, WireImage.com
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I can’t lie, Tim Gunn is the only reason I still tune into Project Runway every week, and apparently, he can’t lie either— not that I mind.

After publicly outing everyone’s favorite Vogue-editrix-to-hate, Anna Wintour, about being carried down the stairs after a surely hellish escape from a fashion show, Gunn has decided to get gossipy about Taylor Momsen.

He calls her a diva and pathetic in an interview with E! News because she spent most of her time on her phone instead of looking at the lines she annoyingly couldn’t remember.

As refreshing as the honesty is, I’m a little surprised, not because I can’t believe Wintour would result to being carried down a flight of stairs or that Momsen could, in all her teen-angsty glory, believe her job was less important than whatever is on her phone. I’m shocked because I wasn’t aware Gunn had it in him.

It’s one thing to be brutally honest to reality show contestants about their lackluster designs, but to knowingly place yourself outside the celebrity inner sanctum because the truth is necessary and often more interesting than fiction may prove quite dangerous in the celeb-circles— however, it does make me want to read his new book, Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work.

Though reporting on the fashionably elite’s maddening behaviors may strike fear in celebrities whilst in his presence, Gunn is definitely winning the love and allegiance of the masses, not that parenting a catchphrase like “Make it work!” wasn’t worship-worthy to start.

Celebrities: Can’t Live with ‘em…

Chelsea Rae Simmons | Celebrities,Fashion,Think About It | Tuesday, 31 August 2010

In the fashion industry, there are a few simple truths: something better is always around the corner, money matters, and a famous face or name can get you anything— actually, this is true of most things in life.

Oddly, in fashion, these truths are terribly kept secrets, like Uncle Jim-Bob’s problem with the bottle (no, I don’t have an Uncle Jim-Bob).

Those in high-fashion, who consider themselves “style crusaders” will denounce the word trends and say they are true to themselves, only wearing classic pieces. However, the $300 leather leggings they’re sporting say otherwise. Magazine editors will gasp at the notion that their editorial integrity is even slightly compromised by the magazine’s advertising profits, but we all know the truth. However, the dirtiest secret of all is the most obvious— celebrities rule.

There was recently an article on NY Magazine’s Cut BlogHas Reality TV Made Rachel Zoe More High-Fashion?— detailing Rachel Zoe’s ability to walk the line between elitist high-fashion and celeb-centric low-brow duds, but in this day and age, if you can’t balance the high and low brow, you’ll get nowhere.

Fifty years ago, celebrities were intangible. They were the epitome of class and maybe even decadence. They were high-fashion in every sense of the word. Today, celebrities are accessible. They strive to seem like your best friend. They have to make you feel as if you can relate, or we, the general public, bitch and tear them apart for being secretive and snooty.

What does this have to do with fashion?

Megan Fox for Emporio Armani Underwear

Chelsea Rae Simmons | Ad Campaigns,Celebrities,Fashion | Tuesday, 12 January 2010
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After seeing last season’s severe sailor inspired Emporio Armani Underwear ads with David and Victoria Beckham, I’m surprised at how soft and pretty Megan Fox looks, not so say she isn’t pretty, because she’s gorgeous.

Considering Fox’s “I don’t give a shit” attitude, one would think these ads would be a bit spicier, but I’m glad Armani didn’t sink to American Apparel level just because they scored a young, hip star. Bravo!

Photographers: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

More V, Please!

Chelsea Rae Simmons | Celebrities,Fashion,Magazines | Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Pink Rock Candy, V Magazine issue 62 Natalie Portman Cover
Natalie Portman looks hot on the cover of V Magazine. End. Of. Story.

Photo Credit: Oh No They Didn’t

Pixie Walks Viv

Chelsea Rae Simmons | Celebrities,Fashion,Fashion Week,Spring/Summer | Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Pink Rock Candy, Vivienne Westwood Red Label Spring/Summer 2010, Pixie Geldof walks To Whom it May Concern (read Vivienne Westwood),

I’m sure you could give a flying rat’s ass about my opinion, but this must be said: Pixie Geldof, though a celebrity and pretty in her own right, is not a runway model. A fact that is quite evident considering the picture to the left. She may be skinnier than most people, but skinny does not equate hanger-esque.

Honestly, it isn’t her weight that makes her look awkward on the runway, it’s her height. The fact that you put her in shorts that resemble a diaper— that’s a nappy to you— and flat shoes only contributed to the accentuation of her non-modelesque stature.

Normally, I’d celebrate the addition of normal girls in high fashion modeling, but as much as I’d like to shun the tall, skinny model stereotype, you at least need to have height or the illusion of height, i.e. high heels, to look good on the runway.

That’s my rant. Take it as you wish.

Photo: Style.com