If you litter you suck, if you are one of the corporations that complained about the anti-litter campaign ads you also suck!

It's so rarely that I see the City of Toronto do something clever or cool - ie. Rob Ford (not cool) - that I was super impressed when I spotted the recent clever advertising campaign aimed at stopping my pet peeve - litterbugs!

Alas, it was too good to be true, no sooner did they impress me then down came the ads after some of the big name brands - whose packaging was creatively used to create the ads -  raised a stink with the City of Toronto and got the campaign pulled due to trademark infringement concerns.

The campaign slogan was, “Littering says a lot about you” and featured discarded packaging arranged to spell out what it is all of us really think of what those litterbugs out there really are.

The combinations included a Reese’s Pieces box and a bottle of Gatorade put together to spell “Pig”; a bag of Lay’s potato chips and a Krazy Glue package arranged to spell “Lazy”; a package of Fun-Dip and a Drumstick wrapper put together to spell "Dipstick" ; a Du Maurie cigarette packet and Red Bull can arranged to spell "Dumb"; Alka-Seltzer and Goldfish crackers saying “Selfish”; and a pack of Sweet'N Low and Lifesavers put together to say “Low Life.”

I think these brands need to think about corporate responsibility and since they are (no matter how inadvertently) part of the problem, also need to be part of the solution. They claim to support anti-littering initiatives but actions speak louder then words - I for one can assure them that these ads are not going to affect my love for Reece's Pieces or Lay's chips!

Since the ads have been pulled off of transit, I'm going to do my bit to make sure the word gets out there - I would make my own ad if I could think of what two products would spell Asshole... which is what I think of the person who keeps throwing their cigarette butts on my lawn - newsflash you jerk, butts are litter too!

- Lisamarie -

Eyelash Curlers from Tweezerman, Quo, Lancome and Sephora that I love, and make me ranty!

Tweezerman ProCurl Eyelash Curler - $26 - has a sleek body shape in a beautiful rose-gold shade, with a larger opening that is tailored for exceptional comfort and unparalleled leverage. A narrowed top bar adapts to all types of eye shapes, and a thick, rounded silicone pad ensures intense, crease-free curl.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Sephora.

Quo Lush N Long Eyelash Curler - $5.50 - creates luscious sweeping lashes with this classic beauty tool featuring a perfectly angled head and soft silicone pads that hug every lash - includes one refill silicone pad. Of course the best thing about it is it's pink!

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Lancome Le Curler - $20 - offers ultimate control with its specially designed no-slip grip to suit any eye shape and lash type.  Its unique silicone pads guard against breaking and gently cushion every lash to create a sweeping, crease-free curl and comes with one refill.

Available at Lancome counters across Canada.

Sephora Eyelash Curler - $20 - in 4 jewel-toned colours: Aquamarine, Rose Quartz, Emerald and Amethyst designed with 18 parts, each individually sculpted and designed to guarantee precision and comfort. The snug handles increase traction and a tighter curl, while the matte silicone pads create more surface to cover the lash - and comes with two extra silicone pads to help prolong your tool's lifespan.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca. 

I must admit that I find the whole refill thing with curlers these days kind of a scam. You can no longer buy the pads separately and as each pad only lasts you around 3 months if you're using it every day, and if you only get one refill that means in 6 months the curler is garbage. In a society where companies should be a lot more environmentally conscious, that seems like a terrible waste to me and of course I don't like forking over twenty bucks twice a year! If the curler really becomes no good after 6 months as they are saying then they need to start making better curlers and go back to giving us the option of buying just the refill pads! Rant over...

- Lisamarie -

If stores only knew how close to the edge I am, they wouldn't even have plastic bags...

I'm super annoyed right now - why you may ask? It's actually from going shopping at lunch.  Now shopping is usually my happy place but today a five cent plastic bag managed to change all that.

Let me explain - I don't know what the deal is where you live, but here in Toronto, stores now charge you five cents for each plastic bag you need. Don't get me wrong, I have no issue with stores charging for plastic bags - I think this is a great idea at the grocery store, grocery shopping is not a surprise trip, you know you're going so it's easy enough to bring your own bags - I haven't taken a plastic bag from the grocery store in years - not since Loblaws introduced their very clever bin option.  But when I'm going someplace and plunking down several hundred dollars for clothes, I expect them to give me a free paper bag to carry my purchases home in!  The problem is when stores don't have a paper option and I then have to choose between paying five cents for a plastic bag or carrying my purchases out in my hands.  Both options piss me off - I'm not talking about buying something small that I could just shove in my purse, it's a large pile of clothing or something else big! 

If I'm so environmentally conscious, why don't I just bring my own reusable bag?  Well sure, if I know I'm going shopping I do, but today I hadn't intended to so I didn't have one with me.  I sucked it up and paid for a bag but it is still galling me.  If the store I was shopping at knew how I was feeling right now they would be rightfully concerned that they may have forever lost my patronage.  They should also be worried that I am rethinking today's purchases and seriously considering taking the whole lot back for a refund, including the bag! 

Why are you getting so irate about this Lisamarie?  It's just a plastic bag! Principle people, principle!!!

There are two things that annoy me about this:

1) The price of that plastic bag that they used to give me for free is already built into the price of each item - I haven't noticed the price of anything I am buying going down so they are still padding my bill for the "free" plastic bag and on top of that, wanting to charge me for one!
   
2) I shop many places that offer paper bags that they will happily put my purchases into, thereby earning my gratitude and goodwill - Club Monaco, LUSH, Roots and Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutique to name a few - they seem to have clued into the fact that now that they don't have a choice but to charge for the plastic bag that it just makes sense to offer a paper alternative. There are also stores that will give you a free reusable bag which is smart, it makes their customer happy and it gives the store free advertising as most people will continue to use the bag for carrying other stuff around. By not giving me a your customer an alternative to plastic, you appear greedy, not be mention stupid - other stores are doing it so why aren't you?

And really on top of it all, they can make plastic bags out of biodegradable materials now so why isn't that an option?! Stores would not be required to charge the five cent fee for a bag that could go in the compost.

In these tough economic times and especially in this retail-important holiday season, certain stores should really be considering their customer goodwill and realizing that something as small as a bag, can make a big impact on where their (former) customers shop.

I'm going off to breathe into a bag to calm down now - don't worry, I'll make sure it's paper!

Where do you stand on the issue?  Does paying for plastic bags make you crazy or is it just me?

- Lisamarie -

You're Too Fat for Club Monaco, Max Azria's $400 Dress Falls apart and Denis Gagnon Saves the Day!

Denis Gagnon pour Bedo

It's a good thing that I'm comfortable with my size because otherwise shopping at Club Monaco would be a crushing experience. While looking for a few new outfits to wear at TIFF events (Toronto Film Festival), my shopping trip led me to Club Monaco. I do like their clothes: nice, classic, great for the office... but also completely overpriced. That's why I only visit Club Monaco when they have sales. But this time, sales or not, I needed an outfit. A super skinny sales assistant tried to cover my body with a shapeless dress "because it would fit a larger bottom". I know she was trying to be diplomatic about it but she looked so uncomfortable with the topic of curves and body shape, it was weird. I looked at the dress: there was nothing sexy about it. I told you I was going to a TIFF party, idiot, not to a retirement home.  I also had to educate her about what neckline better suits pear shape figures. I then noticed a cute dress that would look great on me - she announced that the biggest size they had was a size 4.  I guess, we don't have your size, then! For a second I felt sorry for all the plus-size ladies who probably hear that frequently.  

Bitch, wait. I'm going to try it on. The dress actually looked fine on me, but I just didn't like it that much. In the meantime, the sales assistant had abandoned me as there was nothing else in the store that would fit me.

I left this store thinking that Club Monaco has a very weird attitude. This is North America, most people aren't size 4 or 6. Also you're not Chanel, your clothes are all made in China, why the attitude? 

Undeterred, I went to BCBG by Max Azria. Complete different attitude there: the sales assistant was lovely and made me squeeze into a couple of tight dresses!  

"It's beautiful, beautiful!"

Me: "It's... tight and very revealing."

"No, no you have a nice figure! It's sexy."

While I appreciated her vote of confidence,  I'm not that slutty (despite what Lisamarie says)  and I picked a long elegant midnight blue dress instead. Unfortunately, the dress was already falling apart. No way, I was going to spend $200 (down from $400) on a dress that was already in that state. Sorry, I don't care about the label. I want something that looks good and lasts for a little while, you know.

My last stop was at Bedo. I wasn't particularly hopeful. But I was wrong. So wrong! I tried one dress from the Denis Gagnon collection for Bedo. It fitted like a glove, it was comfortable but it also looked sexy and original. Added bonus: it was inexpensive ($98 for the zipper dress)! The sales assistants helped me accessorize it - and they were good - you know, just normal young women who like fashion! If you want designer pieces at great prices, this Denis Gagnon line is a must buy! I will probably go back to Bedo to pickup a couple more pieces!

The lesson here is clear: an affordable dress can look more expensive than an expensive one!

All pictures - Denis Gagnon for Bedo

-Christelle-

Miss Australia Commits a Fashion Crime in Broad Daylight!

Miss Australia is set to compete for the Miss Universe title, in Vegas next month, wearing this... outfit (more like left overs of fabrics that nobody else wanted)  - the dress has been universally panned but what I found most interesting is that while defending her costume and trying to be politically correct...she made me want to punch her in the face. Really hard, with my rings on.
I'm going to tell you why. Jessica Campbell said:
"Part of our Australian identity is our indigenous heritage and it was so important that it was included in the national costume. An Aboriginal artist hand-painted my swimsuit, which is the base of the outfit, which is very special."
Honey, in all this pile of fashion garbage,  the swimsuit is the only saving grace, it has actually a beautiful pattern - all the comments I've read were about that horrible flamenco style dress  and those Ugg boots which have no place in a beauty contest (or anywhere for that matter, in my opinion). Nobody disputed the fact that Aboriginal culture should be included, but stop blaming it for this mess of a dress!

I don't follow beauty pageants, but apparently these national costumes mishaps happen on a regular basis: last year the Japanese contestant outraged her country by wearing a traditional outfit turned street corner uniform...

Thank god these girls have their looks, because if you think you can win the Miss Universe title wearing this, you're probably not all there, if you know what I mean!

-Christelle-

MAC and Rodarte Apologize for Juarez-inspired Collection

I'm hoping whoever came up with the Juarez-inspired names for this makeup collection - a collaboration between MAC and the fashion house Rodarte -  has been fired right now... and hopefully sent to Juarez to see if these women, who live in the world's deadliest city, are amused. Juarez women are routinely found dead, beaten, raped in the Mexican desert. What's next? A Holocaust-inspired collection?

MAC and Rodarte issued public statements following the outcry: 


M·A·C Cosmetics Statement:
We understand that product names in the M·A·C Rodarte collection have offended some of our consumers and fans. This was never our intent and we are very sorry. We are listening carefully to the comments posted and are grateful to those of you who have brought your concerns to the forefront of our attention. M·A·C will give a portion of the proceeds from the M·A·C Rodarte collection to help those in need in Juarez. We are diligently investigating the best way to do this. Please be assured that we will keep you posted on the details regarding our efforts.

Rodarte Company Statement:
Our makeup collaboration with M·A·C developed from inspirations on a road trip that we took in Texas last year, from El Paso to Marfa. The ethereal nature of this landscape influenced the creative development and desert palette of the collection. We are truly saddened about injustice in Juarez and it is a very important issue to us. The M·A·C collaboration was intended as a celebration of the beauty of the landscape and people in the areas that we traveled.

-Christelle-

Diversity? More like Hypocrisy!

When I came across this picture from the latest Sportmax's campaign, I thought this model needed to eat a few sandwiches. Clothes do look better on tall, slim figures, and that's why models look the way they do and not like me. But models should look healthy and not like Biafran survivors. I mean look at those thighs, they are unreal.

On the other hand, I'm also sick of the "Big is Beautiful" mantra. No, big is not beautiful. That's why millions of westerners spend ridiculous amounts of money to lose weight. A little fat doesn't hurt and can be sexy but when I saw this picture, I just rolled my eyes:

Sure, her face is absolutely stunning. But how is that belly supposed to be inspiring? It's not healthy either. This photo shoot is not about diversity. Bull crap. This is more a case of making a bunch of overweight women feel better. If magazines were so concerned about diversity and representing their readers, where are the Latina, Black or Asian models ?

You know what, send me hate mail, I don't care: I don't want to see either of these models in my magazines. How about using healthy looking women instead?

-Christelle-

Dior vernis in black sequins - long wearing nail lacquer - don't make me laugh!

Let me preface this review by saying I have fairly low expectations when it comes to nail polish.  I am very religious about my manicures so a colour really just needs to last 3 days without chipping and I'm happy.

Dior black sequins does not make me happy.  I applied it Sunday night (with a good base and top coat of course) and by last night there were chips on 4 of my nails.  Annoyed, I filled in the chipped parts and reapplied my top coat to all of my nails.  I wake up this morning and there are 3 more chips.  WTH??!!  Dior chips even when you are just sleeping?  Now that's talent!  And not because I am bitter or anything but the colour is nothing to get excited about either.  It looks better in the bottle then on your fingers.  I don't see any of the sparkle, it just looks like regular black polish.  Very disappointing!  Back to Sephora you go Dior polish - I probably normally wouldn't bother but for $24 you betcha it's going back!  And if nothing else, you just saved me another $24 and killed my lemming for the Silver Purple...  I never thought I would find a polish that was as sucky as MAC's but Dior, I think you just might be it!

- Lisamarie -

Envisioning all the ways there are to kill the Old Navy supermodelquins during Gossip Girl - normal or not?

Monday night at 8pm is a sacred time in my house.  People know better than to call.  My husband knows better than to speak, or breathe for that matter.  All my love, care and attention is devoted to all that is wondrous happening on my tv screen also known as Gossip Girl.  Why do I love Gossip Girl you ask?  A better question would be - what's not to love about it?!  Fabulous fashion, amazing accessories, shoes to die for and Chuck, ahhhhhh Chuck.

Now I realize that I should be PVRing it so that I don't have to put up with the pesky commercials but I really can't wait that long to spend quality time with my Chuck so I am forced to sit through them.  And which one seemed to be on a constant loop last night?  That mind numbing, soul crushing piece of marketing crap from Old Navy know as the supermodelquins.  I don't think I can put into words how much I hate them and their party cardis - I would love to punch them in their stupid mannequin faces, except that would just hurt my hand.  And yes, the Gossip Girl lead in was just an excuse for a picture of Ed Westwick - so sue me!

Check them out here and here.

Who comes up with these commercials?  Does anyone actually like them?  Seriously the idiot that came up with this ad campaign needs to give his head a shake.  Maybe they are memorable but they are also annoyingly grating.  There is nothing about these commercials that make me want to run down to Old Navy and buy cheap, badly made clothing... and just so you don't think I have some terrible bias against them, I loved their winter campaign a couple of years back with the Ingrid Michaelson song, I actually went and looked at the sweaters they were shilling with that one - so see Old Navy;  good commercial=customers, bad commercial=hate and loathing - you choose.

- Lisamarie -

Smashbox Photo Finish Face Primer Light - good product, crap packaging

You might recall me mentioning about a month ago here that I had just cracked open a new bottle of face primer - Smashbox photo finish light to be exact.  I experienced the joy and excitement that always comes with a brand new, untried beauty product.  Might this be "the one"?!  The one product that will make my life magically complete and perfect.  That will end world hunger, stop my hair from getting frizzy when it rains and prevent global warming, you know all the important issues... or really at the very least, smooth out my skin and keep my foundation is place for more than a few hours - see?  I don't ask for much.  And things seemed to be going well - the texture was a little slicker feeling then I would have expected from an oil free product, but no matter, it absorbed quickly and left a nice smooth, silky finish.  My makeup stayed and all was well in the kingdom of Lisamarie. 

Until yesterday morning when the sun stopped shining and the birds all fell silent... nothing would come out of the damn pump - I pumped, I opened the bottle and stirred the contents around and pumped some more, I shook the bottle and pumped some more and nothing doing - the primer refused to pump out.  Low on time I ended up opening it and using a q-tip to scoop some out, but let me tell you, I was not pleased.  This morning, and following the true definition of insanity by doing the same thing and expecting different results - I went through the same Smashbox primer dance with the same results, or lack thereof. 

Let me tell you, I am NOT happy.  I recall from my last bottle of the original Smashbox primer that I had this same problem, but it didn't actually occur until the bottle was almost empty and it was one of the old glass bottles so I had hoped this design flaw had been corrected.  This bottle is barely used, the level on the bottle shows close to full so there is no excuse for this.  Needless to say, this is going back to the store.  At $44, I don't expect to have to mess around with a q-tip everyday to get at my primer!  And I can't decide if I am annoyed enough to forego the Smashbox altogether and move on to something else or not... Opinions?

- Lisamarie -

Agent Provocateur Needs New PR Gimmicks - FAST

This is NOT a joke. You're not on some X-rated acid trip. It's real. You're seeing penises everywhere, because... they are everywhere! 

Ladies, brace yourself for the new "Sharon" sweater by Agent Provocateur. Apparently, "fashionable and sexy" = penises for this UK brand. 

I can imagine the designer's genius at work here: 

"Let's do something that has never been done before! What's on my mind? Think, think, Rudolph hum....how about.... a cardigan, made with the softest cotton and silk cashmere mix?... It's sexy, you want to touch it and stroke it..." 

Blank faces in the meeting room. And then our designer passes a major brain fart :

"What else do I want to stroke, right now?...How about giant male genitals?!"

"But it's has already been done, Rudolph."

"Not for $500! At that price, it's provocateur, darling! Completely Provocateur. Let's do this! A beautiful, classic cardigan with penises all over. It's very festive, and that's what women want, right?".

Nobody told our poor AP designer: this sweater is not just tasteless and ugly, it's also outrageously expensive. He must have missed the Recession memo. I have emailed Agent Provocateur to see if they could tell us how many Sharon sweaters have been sold. I will keep you updated.

I really fail to see the purpose of this sweater, you're not going to pull Mr. Right in this outfit and if you're not after Mr. Right, you don't need to spend $500 on this "design" to get laid.

-Christelle-

MAC - Magic, Mirth & Mischief - with so much aliteration, you would think it would be great!

Is it just me or does anyone else find the packaging of Mac's holiday offerings this year a little bit, I don't know, cheap?  Maybe uninspired is a better word?  All I know is that I am not the tiniest bit wowed.  Believe me, I wanted to love it - I always look forward to the holiday collection and usually buy far too much of it.  In the past it's been so cool and different and luxe...and this year we get silver squares with dots painted on them.  Not impressed Mac, so not impressed.  So if you like the colours inside (and I didn't find any of the combos special enough to bother buying for that reason), then go ahead and buy because they are still a good deal in that regard, but if you are a packaging whore like me and look forward to them for their awesome cases, then  prepare to be disappointed...

- Lisamarie -

Could You Live Without Kanye's New Clothing Line?

Kanye West, a self-proclaimed fashionista, is launching his clothing line called "Pastelle". Inspired by streetwear and urban culture...it's not terrible, a la Lindsay Lohan, but well, it's not going to revolutionize the world of fashion, by the look of it. I can sense another mediocre, overpriced celebrity clothing line. Sigh. Another line, you could live without.

   - Christelle - 

Be Careful What You Wish For: The Curse of the 12-inch Heels

"Oh my little beauties, how I want to take you home right now"...That's what I would usually say whenever I see a pair of sky high heels.  I would wear high heels, all day, every day, if I could, just like your favorite local Mariah Carey clone (but less crazy and more bitchy). I can routinely wear 4 or even 5-inch pumps and walk to the subway without difficulty.

I usually love McQueen's designs, but THIS? What is THIS, Mr. Alexander McQueen? 12 inches? What am I ? An expensive Drag Queen Hooker? How can I even glide from my -rented- limo to my decrepit apartment building? Do I need to hire a personal assistant to carry me around too? I'm just a woman (albeit an awesome one) . I can't wear this!

I understand these shoes have fairly high platforms but they are so high that you could lose your balance very easily. So, in my view, they are even dangerous. Not the same danger as Lisamarie's cooking, but you could end up in hospital, just the same.

I read a while ago that the crazy high heels trend would go away. Well, it has not gone anywhere. In fact, it's still lingering around like the roaches in my building. Still there, even when you think they are gone.

On top of all that, these designs are not particularly attractive, they look like shoes for special needs, you know, in all seriousness. With growing sparkly fungus. Eek.

I say: high heels, yes. Stilts, no!

-Christelle-

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...nope, still shame on you Marc Jacobs!

I will be the first to admit I'm a packaging whore - you can put almost anything into a cute package and I'm all over it!

Take a look at Marc Jacobs - Lola - looks awesome doesn't it?!  That's what I thought, until I saw it in person... I'm sorry to say it's like people (read, celebrities) who photograph beautifully but in person look like crap.  Lola is the hot-celebrity-without-makeup of the fragrance world.  The problem is that in person, the bottle looks cheap - the flower part on top that I thought would be a hard plastic is this tacky rubber material.  And it smells as good as it looks.

I find this especially disappointing because I have been looking forward to this launch for months now ever since I first saw the picture in Cosmetics magazine.  I just thought it was the prettiest bottle I had seen in ages. 

This of course is following the great Daisy disappointment of 2007.  Again I loved the bottle, and still loved it enough in person that I would have bought it if the fragrance wasn't so vile.  I wasn't expecting much, I knew if would be a floral (which if you will recall, I don't care for) but this was bad, bad, BAD floral.  I have my limits - which end right around spending over $100 on un-fragrant fragrance.  So I'm sorry Marc Jacobs, you won't be getting any of my fragrance budget now, or if you keep it up, in the foreseeable future!

- Lisamarie -

Why Vintage Clothes are for The Crazy Old Cat Lady

I love Dior's New Look from the 50's, I adore the mini dresses from the 60's and 70's accessories but I loathe, loathe, loathe vintage stores. Can I say LOATHE one more time?

"Vintage" clothes do not belong on the backs of cool kids, they belong in the crazy cat lady's closet.

1 - Vintage clothing stores smell like nursing homes

Last year, I paid a visit to the Clothing Show in Toronto, looking for new local designers. Unfortunately, half the showroom was filled with "vintage" collections and by "vintage", I mean: smelly old rags. The stench was noticeable and I mercifully thanked the air conditioning gods to spare me further distress. Some crazy lady wanted me to vote for the best rag, err... I mean "vintage" outfit. I excused myself and left as fast a I could, fearing hundreds of moths, tired of eating the same outfit since 1952, would attack me.
The few stores I have visited in Toronto, somewhere on Queen Street, have not fared any better in terms of scent. So the question is...why would I want to wear something that already smells foul? Only a crazy cat lady would like that because she's used to the smell of urine.

2 - Vintage clothes are overpriced arts and crafts projects

I get the whole recycling thing. Recycling is good, I hear. Using older clothes to make new designs sounds like a neat idea. But, let me get this straight: sewing old pieces of clothes together should not cost more than creating new clothes. Someone is getting ripped off here. And it's not me. If you want to play the whole "ethical" and "green" themes, I'd rather buy clothes made with sustainable fabrics or made locally.
Again, only a cat lady would be crazy enough to buy overpriced arts and crafts projects.

3 - Vintage clothes are old news
So many stores sell bad second hand clothes and call them "vintage", when really the pieces shown were not that spectacular 20 years ago. So why would they be spectacular now? Unless you're buying Chanel, do you really think your 80's clothes were all that great?
Only a cat lady would be crazy enough to spend money on old unfashionable clothes.

I rest my case: Vintage Clothes are for Crazy Old Cat Ladies.

-Christelle-

The Genius Celebrity Designer also known as The "Victoria Beckham Syndrome"

  
Oh Victoria, I quite like your latest collection. I like the lines, the colors, it feels modern, yet it is elegant and wearable.
 

But let's get one thing clear, OK? You and I both know you are not a "Quick Learner" nor a real designer. You're a fraud and your talents are about as real as your breasts (which you swore were absolutely real, for years).We both know Roland Mouret design team has a lot to do with your collection. Let's remind our audience why you, and pretty much every celebrity out there, are not designers.

Design takes real talent, but also real passion. If you were that passionate about fashion design, my guess is you would have started a long time ago. But I digress . You said, my dear Vicky, you could not draw. Hmm. So how do you design exactly if you can't draw? 

The next job of a good fashion designer is to work on  patterns for their garments, before the fabric is cut and then sewn. Making patterns is quite difficult and there is not a chance in Hell you'd learn this without taking many courses (in fact, many designers use pattern makers).

When your "good friend" is Roland Mouret and you share not only the same management team, but also the same "look", perhaps you did get a little help...

That being said, if you're a celebrity and you want to use your name to make as much cash as you can, good for you... But please, don't tell us you created a "collection" (when by the way, you never mention the source of your inspiration like a real designer would) or a perfume or [insert merchandise here] etc...and take the credit for it.  Because, really, I'm sick of reading about talentless goons who think they are proper fashion designers. Lauren Conrad, I'm also talking to you.

- Christelle -

Victoria Beckham's collection - Dailymail, UK