Obviously, I enjoy fashion and have oodles of style opinions. Right or wrong, I make judgements on a daily basis about what people are wearing. However, about 90 percent of the time, those judgements are made mentally. In my head. Not aloud.
If my opinion is positive ("Those shoes are fabulous!"), I might share it with the wearer. Whether I say anything basically depends on proximity and the occasion. (Dishing out compliments at, say, a funeral might be inappropriate.)
If my opinion is negative (and unsolicited), I certainly don't share it with the "offender." So imagine my horror when I read the comments that André Leon Talley, American editor-at-large for Vogue, recently made to Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks:
"I went up to her at the L’Wren Scott show, where she was seated next to Mick Jagger, and after the show I said, 'Christina, my name is André. You have been very, very beautiful. You are very inspiring to me. I love what you do. But you have been badly dressed for the red-carpet season. You need to wear that blue dress that was on the runway that L’Wren Scott just showed.' And she said, 'I’ll take your advice.'"
Talley is, unquestionably, a very knowledgeable man where fashion is concerned. But I don't believe that gives him the right to tell a stranger they have been badly dressed. Couldn't he have given her the fashion advice minus the criticism? I'm guessing he thought such an approach wouldn't be as effectual.
Well, if nothing else, I give Hendricks credit for being so gracious.
What's your opinion? Was Talley out of line?
2 comments:
I think this is hilarious. What else is she supposed to do? Maybe ol' ALT was boozing a bit before the show or tired after carrying his fabulous Louis trunk to tennis lessons ;)
Haha. I wish I could blame his comments on booze, but I think he's just that bold. =) Oh well...I guess it takes all kinds.
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