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Sunday, 21 March 2010
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Terry Richardson Wants You to Get Naked
We've all heard seen movies and TV shows where a beautiful, young girl gets an exciting opportunity to model, only to find herself in an extremely uncomfortable situation with a predatory older photographer. The sketchy photographer dude is such a easily recognizable figure, he's almost a cliche. If you had to cast someone in that role, he would probably look something like Terry Richardson. Which is why it may not come as surprise to you to learn that Terry, who has shot everyone from Jersey Shore's "The Situation" to President Obama, is now facing accusations that he routinely takes advantage of the young girls he photographs.
It began with an article by Jamie Peck for The Gloss in which she described a shoot with Terry when she was 19 that " left me feeling like I needed to take two showers." Jamie had modeled nude for Terry once before, and the first shoot had been pretty uneventful, but the second one got off to a strange start:
"I told him I had my period so I wanted to keep my underwear on, and he asked me to take my tampon out for him to play with. More Here... -
I've Shoplifted...Have You?
My story goes like this: I'm a lower-middle-class individual in a top university. I have a good life here; I'm on partial scholarship with work-study to make up for the latter. My parents do not support me financially, but I have their moral support and that's all that matters. I also have two sisters in college, and one younger brothergoing into college soon too. I am involved in sports, clubs, and community service at my school and new community.
However, with close to no extra money to spend, outings with friends become difficult. Telling them that I don't have the money, nor do I want tohave to spend such large amounts of money (think constant shopping sprees) becomes embarrassing after a while. It's not that they don'tknow that I have a slight financial problem, but that they don't knowhow to fully acknowledge that I am not as socioeconomically advantaged.
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Style Crush: Imani Coppola
Imani, a solo artist as well as the voice of the two-person band Little Jackie, is easily my largest girl crush. She's far from the status quo of fashion, ditching major labels in favor of bright colors and loud patterns. Also, as a girl cursed with straight hair, I am more than slightly jealous of her afro. More Here...
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Would You Wear a Side Part?
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I'm really liking side parts for some reason. I'm thinking the next time I get my haircut (which is soon!) that I want to cut it something like this picture. Lovelyish Style Court
Vintage Thrift Shopping.. In My Aunts Closet!
While at my Aunts place last weekend, it suddenly dawned on me that I could probably get great hand-me-downs from her. We're not the same size in clothes, but bags are a universal size. So I asked if she had any old bags that she didn't wear anymore. My Aunt never had a good fashion sense, but I figured that it wouldn't hurt to try. She led me upstairs to her 4 closets and I remembered what a pack rat she was. Of course she kept everything she used to wear! As she opened her first closet filled with acessories, my heart jumped out as I spotted my very first treasure!
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