I know some of you ladies saw Sex And The City: The Movie over the weekend. According to the box office, 85% of women attended the opening of the film and the movie grossed $55.7 million in total so far.
If you loved the looks from Carrie and the girls in the movie, you can pick up a copy of the Sex And The City: The Movie book, which features every single outfit from the film from all the ladies, including the designers of the apparel and accessories they wore. Its available online at Walmart for sale at $25.46…
KIM STOPS BY EBAY
Socialite Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to put her things on ebay up for auction. Currently up are items by Herve Leger, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, and Gucci that she has worn on the red carpet, as well as a shopping date with Kim and her sisters (bid is almost at $10,000!)
A percentage of the sales for all items will go to her favorite charity, the Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes to terminally-ill adults.
YVES SAINT LAUREN PASSES
Yves Saint Lauren | Corbis.comFrench fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent, an innovative designer and one of the best in the industry – died yesterday at the age 71:
The reclusive Saint Laurent died at his Paris home of a brain tumour late Sunday after a prolonged illness and is to be buried Thursday, said his long-time partner Pierre Berge.
Mentally and physically frail through most of his life, the bespectacled Saint Laurent retired from haute couture in 2002 after a four decade career in which he dressed the likes of Catherine Deneuve, Paloma Picasso, Bianca Jagger and Lauren Bacall.
“I am shattered,” said Berge, who founded the iconic YSL fashion house in 1961 with the designer, then 25.
As tributes poured in from around the world to the tormented but visionary genius, Berge said women around the world owed Saint Laurent a debt for revolutionising their wardrobes.
“He was the first to put women in pants, the first to put them in tuxedos, the first to put them in masculine clothes, the first to employ black models,” he said. “He was audacious, he revolutionised the trade.”
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*I meant to say “that cum stain Kim K done worn!…I seen the sex tape damn it!”
Yves Saint Laurent is a legend. I’m very saddened by his death. He will always be remembered…shear genius.
The Sex and the City movie was so effin good. ITS A DEFINITE MUST SEE!! I didnt have hopes of it being good before i went to see the sneak preview but after doing so, im happy i did. DOPE!!!
I put up more scans from the Sex and The City book on my blog yesterday…check them out there are about 6 scans on my blog lipsticklacebrassknuckles.wordpress.com
I went to go see Sex in The City, I love every part iof it but the role Jennifer Hudson played. Why did she have to have a rented Louie or Chanel. Do they think Blacks can’t afford the real deal. I had no problem with her role as the assistant, it was just that little part. I hate the way Black Women are protrayed in the media
I’ve never understood what’s so special about her. She’s not attractive (ODD looking face, nasty hair) and her ‘acting’ is just being herself. I’m beginning to think that anyone can make it in H’wood, you just need to GO there and keep auditioning. Look at all the average looking duds who made it big. Maybe they just knew the right people. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. I am a single black girl from Mixedfriends.com which is a niche dating service.
I`VE 3 PIECES OF ysl AND TIL TODAY I DIDN`T KNOW what it stood for LOL
R.I.P to him
Don`t by Vogue and buy his clothes cos he gave black models a chance ok
Rip ysl!
He gave credits to black models like katousha who died not so long ago before him …….sad!
lol AT 65 YES INDEED its not baout the face cuz……… but about clothes!
No mention of Bo Diddley’s Death?
hmmm…
Fashion is always changing but icons are forever, rest in peace YSL.
Kim K–who cares, but to the Ebay people can someone tell me how you figure out shipping. I am so confused.
Sex in the City was the best movie. I am so glad that it made, lets hope two and maybe three are just as great.
I loved loved SATC. It was very entertaining. And I also like SJP. She’s not the definition of conventional beauty but she potrays a lot of confidence and seems to always be having so much fun.
^^**portray**
#37.. Ur Ideas are too great!
#18.. yes CL DOES need to recognize Bo Diddly’s Death too, since we are discussing it. Maybe they didn’t know. I surely didn’t.
Now. for my comment!
S&TC- LOVED IT! I need to get that BOOK!
YSL- Thanks for being the first to use black models.. RIP, Fashion will definitely miss you. (i’m sure celebs like Kanye will miss u too.
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Question though, I went to Italy and studied fashion, but I don’t recall YSL being the first to but women in pants or the first to put them in tuxes.. I really thought that was Mr. Giorgio Armani’s doing. Could some one correct me if i’m wrong?
I loved YSL stuff but I never knew he was the first to employ black models. He was a true legend.
RIP YSL…
J.Dakar– With the Plethora of fall out that is going to arise after tomorrow…Please Post This…and shout out and add the theroot.com to our cl links. We should have CL Headlines talking about the most historic time in our history today…..OBAMA THE FIRST BLACK MALE NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT! I don’t give a flying crap about SIC(Sex in the City). We have to keep our readers engaged right now…this is more important than cele-u-tard stuff all of the time….Please post a link about Obama..and Tuesday, and his speech this evening…”FINALLY CLINCHING THE NOMINATION! Thanx
Black Women Are Not Feeling the Feminists’ Pain
BY MARJORIE VALBRUN | TheRoot.com
Is the sisterhood in peril?
March 17, 2008 — Note to Geraldine Ferraro, Gloria Steinem, and complainer in chief, Hillary Clinton: Get over yourselves.
Your cries of reverse racism, your complaints about overt sexism in the campaign, your vocal protests about media favoritism being shown BarackObama, ring hollow.
We are not feeling your pain. None of you are symbolic of female oppression. You are all well-educated and well-connected. You are influential and have ready access to the media. You have had more opportunities than most black women could ever dream of and we doubt you could ever relate to the level of sexism and racism we regularly
face.. We know you couldn’t even begin to understand what it’s like for black men.
Last time we checked, none of you were struggling with the challenges that average working women – both black and white – deal with everyday: making ends meet, finding safe and affordable childcare,
paying the rent or mortgage, getting jobs that pay a living wage and offer opportunities for advancement. Amid all of this, regular working
women are trying to find personal fulfillment and build a sense of self.
You privileged ladies already have a huge sense of self, and an even bigger sense of entitlement. Your words have only served to widen the divide between us and you, and your faulty and misguided perspective that Obama, a black man, is the enemy only serves to underline the divide.
Obama is not getting a free pass because he’s black; he’s getting more scrutiny because of it. He did not get where he is simply because
he’s a black man; he got where he is in spite of it. Your piling on Obama is one very warped expression of “girl power.”
Somehow we don’t believe this was what Betty Friedan was thinking when she wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1963 and launched the modern
women’s movement.. The movement was built on the premise that women were smarter than men believed, wanted more than men felt they deserved, were more ambitious than men were comfortable with, and had dreams bigger than the boundaries men set for them. It was about being politically
affirming, not politically divisive.
The movement was not about being nasty, and calculating, and intellectually dishonest. And it was definitely not about playing dirty politics – like men. You make us wonder if you ever were really one of us now that we clearly see you have become one of “them.”
Hillary Clinton, earlier in the campaign you complained that your Democratic opponents were “piling on” and “taking a page from the Republican playbook.” The truth is you’ve taken a page directly from Karl Rove’s playbook and appropriated his defining doctrine of win at any cost, take no prisoners, and when everything else fails, resort to
shameless race baiting. How unoriginal.
The sisterhood, at least your version of it, has been unmasked. You have proven you will do and say whatever it takes to win, even if that
means doing irreparable harm to your political party and the good relationship you once had with black women. Honest and fair political discourse is being hijacked by your hypocrisy and that is certain to hurt the genuine efforts of white and black women working hard to form alliances on common and larger feminist causes.
Geraldine Ferraro, you said that Obama was “lucky” to be where he is and should “thank” you.
“In all honesty, do you think that if he were a white male, there would be a reason for the black community to get excited for a historic first?” You asked. “Am I pointing out something that doesn’t exist?”
What you fail to point out is that black people overwhelmingly voted for Bill Clinton for president not once, but twice. And we did the same
for John Kerry, Al Gore, and other white candidates that came before them. Over the years, black voters have also supported plenty of white female candidates for Congress – including Hillary Clinton – and in statewide races.
When many Americans turned their backs on Bill Clinton after Monica Lewinsky and impeachment, black people stood by him as steadfastly as
they would any member of their family. That’s because we believe deeply in the power of forgiveness and redemption, but if you and other Clinton cohorts keep this up, we won’t be so forgiving at the polls, even if Clinton is the nominee.
We remember, Geraldine, that you also derided Jesse Jackson when he ran for president in 1988. “If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn’t
be in the race,” you said then. Your comments then, and now, seem to consistently imply that no black male candidate can legitimately run for
office or engage voters with his ideas, policies, proposals or vision for a better America . We can probably guess what you think of black women
candidates.
And by the way, what’s wrong with the black community getting excited about a historic first? Aren’t you in fact excited as well about the possibility of a historic first female president? Or did this point elude you even though you once tried to become that historic first?
Gloria Steinem, you wrote in the New York Times that Obama would not have succeeded if he were a woman because gender is “the most restricting force in American life.” Yeah, right. Tell that to the
thousands of unemployed black men in America who would gladly trade places with you and women like you whose lives bear few examples of social and economic deprivation.
Black men don’t control a whole lot in this country; not the media, not Wall Street, not Capitol Hill. So when did they start holding you back or becoming your oppressors? White women have benefited from
generations of white privilege and now that one black man has managed to play, and win, by the rules, you cry sexism?
We understand your frustration with the campaign and the failings of the packrat media coverage, we have our frustrations too. Nonetheless, it’s entirely too convenient to try and turn Obama into a symbol of sexism, or reverse racism, or the manifestation of biased gender politics. The media is fascinated and obsessed with “firsts” and the possibility of the first black or woman president will undoubtedly
continue to drive much of the focus and narrative of the campaign coverage.
So how about taking a deep breath and a couple of steps back to get some perspective.
Obama is appealing to voters of both genders and all racial stripes precisely because he’s not playing the racial victim. Perhaps if Clinton stopped playing the female victim, other voters would flock to her too.
Marjorie Valbrun is a journalist based in Washington, D.C.
RIP YSL, but Coco Chanel was the first to put women in pants. Umm…get it together.
Ok Ok, Chanel was the first to put women in pants. But YSL did revolutionize women in the pant suit. I stand corrected. RIP YSL and much love for his exposure of Black models!
if i had the money i would definitely buy kim’s clothes. that girl can dress. that’s part of the reason why i watch her show
I wouldn’t wear Kim K’s clothes if you paid me. She is a hoebag, is only famous because she is a whore. She might as well be a prostitute. She has noo talent whatsoever, I just don’t know how anyone can support her career by watching her show or buying her outfits!
Sad to hear about YSL but he left his mark on the fashion industry and he will never be forgotten.
I was so hesitant to see the Sex and the City movie. i thought they would just ruin a good thing but was so pleasantly surprised! LOVED it! The clothes were HOT! I have already breen googling a few pieces.
RIP to the iconic YSL–His legacy will live on forever.
Also RIP to a MUSIC LEgend–Mr Bo Didley. I was so saddened to hear about his passing yesterday. He influenced so many artists.
No thanks Kim. I see only a “portion” is being donated to charity. I wonder how much that portion really is??
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sincere
Monday, June 2, 2008 /
I went to go see Sex in The City, I love every part iof it but the role Jennifer Hudson played. Why did she have to have a rented Louie or Chanel. Do they think Blacks can’t afford the real deal. I had no problem with her role as the assistant, it was just that little part. I hate the way Black Women are protrayed in the media
—I think Jennifer had a small but GREAT role in SATC. She wasn’t hood, ghetto or loud. She had the GUTS to endure a heartbreak from a man she loved and picked up and moved to NYC. She also came in and totally took charge of Carrie’s messed up life!I think the rented handbag was her trying to fit in to big city life from St. Louis. I thought she did a good job for her small role..
#37LikeWhoa–If you are not a writer you SHOULD be! Those ideas are great!
@THATBKCHICK #75
WOW! That was so well written, thanks for articulating the thoughts that many of us feel and sharing a your perspective!
R.I.P. Mr. Laurent!
Ok folx! I saw the Movie Sat with my boyfriend and kept elbowing him to stay awake! ROFLMAO! I will definitely buy this DVD ASAP! The stylist for the series is Patricia and her style is AWESOME! These ladies are always SHARP!
That book is a great marketing tool for all – designers, cast members and the movie writers. Money to be made by all!
Um, Kim, honey I’m sorry but I’m not gonna be able to do that one! Your clothes are CUTE and you are usually well put togetha but well, for lack of a better word, your indiscretions won’t allow it. However, I commend you for your philanthropy! Def a step in the RIGHT direction! Kudos!
Who really wants to buy Kim Kardashian’s clothes — who is she that people want to bid $10g’s for it. I am just so over her and her family!!! I don’t understand why we are idolizing someone who has done nothing but own a store and has a reality TV show; at this rate the “average joe” is capable of getting a reality tv show, she is not an acomplished actress, singer, dancer, nor philiantropthiess…I don’t know.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but YSL was the first high fashion house to feature black models on his runway? He helpef elevate IMAN to superstardom and helped majorly with the career of Naomi Campbell. As well as his designs, he will most certainly leave a legacy of bring diversity to high fashion. RIP