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Tag: Celebrity fashion

  • Fashion | Tech At The Met

    I may not be doing round ups anymore but you can bet I’ve been seriously pouring over the red carpet photos from the 2016 Met Gala held this past weekend in New York.

    This year’s theme was (arguably) the easiest (and least controversial) in years. The Gala celebration for the opening of the new Manus x Machina exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art meant attendee’s were expected to honour the bridge between technology, fashion and the future. The exhibition itself not only celebrates the obvious advances in wearable technology, but the future of the clothes manufacturing process itself, sustainability, and fashion’s influence on social (and visa versa).

    Between the multitudes of Blade Runner inspired gowns, metallic accessories and silver make up there were a choice few really awesome pieces that stuck out and perfectly manifested the theme for me.

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  • Teen Idol | Amandla Stenberg

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    *image via Nylon magazine

    I’ve been putting off this post for a while, not for any untoward reason other than I find it a bit weird that I consider someone so much younger than me a personal role model.

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    If there’s one phrase that describes Amandla Stenberg I think it’s fair to say ‘generational role model’ sums it up quite nicely. Catapulted into the spotlight courtesy of The Hunger Games franchise, Amandla won hearts as the adorable and cunning Rue. Though JLaw has obviously garnered more attention, I think it’s fair to say Amandla made quite an impression with the little screen time she had.

    Nowadays Amandla is not only making waves in her acting career but at the forefront of numerous social justice movements and is a veritable social media superstar because of it. Outspoken from the outset (her casting in The Hunger Games created ridiculous controversy as many ‘fans’ of the franchise argued over Rue’s ethnicity), Amandla has never been afraid to speak out on race and representation.
    Her viral video on cultural appropriation was praised worldwide for it’s concise and powerful rhetoric, and she’s showing no signs of stopping.

    She now stands as a beacon of hope, a symbol of what powerful, intelligent yet humble teens should be. In a world full of false idols and Insta-stars Amandla and her millennial cohorts, Rowan Blanchard, Willow and Jaden Smith, Tavi Gevinson, and fellow Hunger Games star Willow Shields, stands as an alternative option. It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for Amandla already and I can’t wait to see what she does next. Socially aware, progressive, accepting and fearless, she’s my kind of role model for sure.

    Ria

  • Opinion | Is red carpet fashion still relevant?

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    *image via Zimbio

    If you’re a pop-culture vulture like me, when January rolls around the one thing that crosses your mind. It’s the start of the most lavishly opulent two months of the year:

    Awards show season!

    Whilst for most people this psycho-analysing the media winning predictions, or eagerly waiting up at 2am to watch the ceremony on live-streams or on TV, for me my awards show experience focuses almost entirely on the red carpet. Yes, call me sad but I live for the red carpet coverage and more often that not the red carpet can honestly be the most entertaining part of the awards show, especially when the ceremonies end up flopping because of awkward hosts or I get frustrated at the winners/losers lists.

    Obviously I’m not oblivious to the criticisms that have amped up in the past few years namely #AskHerMore, controversy over cultural appropriation and the objectification of many of the women on the red carpet. I wrote a post last year about ‘being nicer’ to the attendees who I’ve actively shamed online when I’ve been writing about these ceremonies.

    But with all of these criticisms and more celebrity women fighting back against the inane ‘what are you wearing’ questions, I question myself as to whether ‘red carpet fashion’ is still relevant in 2016? Does it matter and do people care? What is the ‘carpet’s’ value?

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