Fashionista: A Conversation About Why Bridget Foley’s Michelle Obama Rant Is Outrageous

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A Conversation About Why Bridget Foley's Michelle Obama Rant Is Outrageous Jan 24th 2013, 22:15 We look forward to Bridget Foley’s WWD op-eds, mostly because it’s one of the few times the industry trade offers up a real opinion. (It wasn’t always so stale: read John Fairchild’s Chic Savages to learn all about WWD‘s heyday in the 1970s.) But this morning, the Fashionista team was collectively turned off by “Fashion Pound Puppies,” in which Foley lambasts Michelle Obama for requesting designers create innaugural outfits for her on-spec. “How does Michelle Obama get a pass on the ridiculousness surrounding her inaugural wardrobe selections?” she says. “The whole thing would be merely silly and undignified if it weren't so disrespectful of the time and resources of others, some of whom have little of both at their disposal.” We were so annoyed by her presumptions, in fact, that Leah and I spent like 15 minutes talking about it over Gchat: Continue reading » Follow Fashionista on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

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