Culture
Update on Fat Chic’s Snark Policy
I have posted my snark policy in the past, but in light of recent communications1 I think it merits an update. From my policies page: Snark Policy I don’t find snark particularly clever. In fact, I think snark is, in most cases, the pasttime of those who simply wish they were clever. What commentary and snark I... »
Drop Dead Diva: Episode 2: the F Word
Plot A Case – a waitress loses her job at a popular bar because she gained fifty pounds and was considered a lesser earner than her thinner counterparts. B Case – in a divorce case, the husband asks for his kidney back from his wife. Big Fat Reality “The body check” Deb/Jane’s inability to actually say the word “fat.” Judgmental... »
Drop Dead Diva analysis: Pilot
Plot The main plot is establishing the merge of Deb and Jane. For some reason Jane gets to leave her mad brains behind but her soul moves on, and Deb is otherwise deposited in her body. It would be more interesting if they both had to live in there and duke it out, but that’s... »
Christina Hendricks, fashion week, the usual with the news
Coco Rocha, size 4, talks about her reduced demand. A plus size issue in that, “no, she’s not plus, but that’s really screwed up” category.’ Christina Hendricks. In lingerie. And she’s tired of talking about her body. Somehow I completely failed to connect that she played Saffron on Firefly. And I loved her character! I don’t recall... »
NPR Coverage on plus on the runway
Why am I covering coverage of plus models after recent posts pointing out its irrelevance? Because ultimately, it affects us because marketers keep aiming at the wrong place – the runway – in order to garner interest in not!plus size fashion. Sometimes I think that 12 and 14 is not fat needs its own... »
Drop Dead Diva: an analysis (blog series)
For the next however long it takes or so I’m going to be reviewing Drop Dead Diva, the Lifestyle network show about a model who, through aggression and clerical error, dies and winds up landed in the body and life of a size 22 lawyer. As I recall, I found myself warming to the... »
Kevin Smith and the unfriendly skies
I fly about once a year. So far I’ve never needed a seatbelt extender, and my worst experience was a dirty look from a snotty flight attendant on a flight from Iceland to the US. I still don’t give her much mind. Her freaking government fell apart. So yes, I’ve read the brouhaha about Kevin... »
A few catch-up links
We all know I’m a bit behind, but so we can all catch up, I thought a few of these articles might be worth discussing: January 22, 2010 Washington Post: Robin Givhan zeroes in on debate over plus-size women in fashion But after a volley of exhausting complaining, defending, finger-pointing and declaring one’s right to creative... »
I wanna be a supermodel – my mixed feelings about models
This article about Re/Dress NYC looking for size 18 + models got me thinking. First of all, yay ReDress for continuing to embrace body and personality positive ideals. Second, thanks for the opportunity for me to bring this up as I’ve been wanting to for awhile. Every so often I’ll get a press release about... »
Fashion Week: Er, why do we care?
Clearly, Fat Chic would be a troubled blog if there were absolutely nothing out there for plus size fashion. And I know nearly all fashion bloggers lean forward with anticipation at the prospect of Fashion Week. I used to get a little excited too. Now, I’m not sure why anybody cares. Despite the “Devil Wears... »