posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:07PM

Alright already, we know you guys really really hated Michelle Obama's dress. But seriously, enough.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:10PM

NEXT!!!

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:13PM

Alright already, we know you guys really really hated Michelle Obama's dress. But seriously, enough.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:14PM

i feel like i'm on perez hilton's site when i read your posts now. whats going on???

posted by etoilee8

Jan 27, 2009 1:17PM

I know we're all free to disagree with if each other but I really REALLY don't understand all the hate that comes from you guys with that dress. Many of us thought she looked gorgeous.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:23PM

will you guys please read the posts before going crazy? this is about the knock off, not about whether or not she looked good.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:24PM

I agree with etoilee8, I fail to see the horror everyone else saw with the dress. I thought it was a good, unique choice.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:26PM

guest 7 maybe you should read the post, at the end they mention how they don't think michelle's dress is even pretty, and that's where some of this reaction is coming from. fashionista should make a post explaining from their fashion educated points of view why they didn't like her dress.
but i also agree wearing such a recognizable dress is weird, do girls wear this to the prom or something?

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 1:37PM

Ooooh please. It was funny.. and true

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:10PM

bo-ring

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:19PM

am confused.
ok, about the j.w. dress, she looked exquisite & elegant. AND she was supporting a new up and coming designer. a brilliant decision on her part. and it truly shows what a supporter of the fashion industry she really is.

as for knockoffs. lame.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:19PM

regardless of being a knockoff of a famous dress (the greatness of which, is currently under debate), that ABS dress is hideous. seriously. please save some poor teenager from wearing that to prom.

posted by FashionIntelligentsia

Jan 27, 2009 2:25PM

Loved the dress. Love Michelle. Where was Fashionista with all of Laura Bush's hideous outfits? God knows there were plenty.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:31PM

Michelle Obama looked fantastic. Get over it.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:45PM

Great, thanks for telling us again that you all think the dress is fugly, and that anyone who would buy it is to be avoided.

I can't defend ABS in general, but if there was ever a dress for them to knock off, why not this one? It is a little bridal MY taste but it IS pretty, and Michelle wore the hell out of it.

It's like fashionista can't even fathom that some regular ladies out there might want to wear this dress BECAUSE it looks just like Michelle's. Maybe because they're excited about fashion for the first time in a long time? Guess what, that doesn't make them bad people. A renewed interest in fashion is just what the economy needs right now, lord know you're always nattering on about how we should pay $600 for a fug pair of Margielas to stimulate the economy.

Posts like this make me think this blog is sort of slow-motion trainwrecky.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 2:47PM

i don't know why everyone is complaining..

the dress was fug, and knockoffs are a terrible thing that sadly exist. Just because Michelle Obama is the first lady doesn't mean she has to be a style icon, honestly I've liked hardly any of the outfits she has worn.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:15PM

Really? Why would you reproduce this conversation? The amount of condescension in this post only slightly supersedes its lameness. Maybe you wanted edgy? or caustic? but you are about as edgy as a pink Juicy Couture tracksuit on shopbop. and about as caustic as anyone with the name Britt could be-- read: so, like, not. So drop it, and I'll be dropping off to Refinery 29 or the fashion spot, because your responses and posts lately have been dullsville, u.s.a. xoxo, thoroughly unimpressed and uninspired. and p.s. fashion is about imagination, not like, being in florida and, like, talking about Jason Wu and Alexander Wang, like, endlessly. ohmygod.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:23PM

I wish I could skip college and go straight to the real world; you guys make it look so easy!

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:29PM

I just don't think anyone needs to hear your snobby workplace banter. You both come off as obnoxious.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:35PM

Ugh, this site has really gone downhill. Aren't you the same girls who were drooling over J. Crew a few months ago? You guys know nothing about fashion and being snobs isn't going to mask that fact.

At least Faran knew some things about fashion and could write decently.

posted by sparksflyy

Jan 27, 2009 3:38PM

lawl.

agreed, 17 & 18.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:41PM

if you guys hate natalie and britt so much why do you read the site and comment every day?

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 3:58PM

lol guest 23 is probably britt or natalie..

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 4:11PM

What made them think this conversation was worth posting in any length, let alone in its full. Only an inflated sense of self-importance...

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 4:19PM

The dress is terrible and the conversation funny.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 4:30PM

http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/53613/

Did you guys see this, about "fashion's unsettled relationship with its newest icon"? It suggests the fashion industry doesn't know what to do with Michelle Obama because she is black, and because she is only marginally interested in fashion and style.

posted by bastylefilegirl

Jan 27, 2009 4:45PM

I'm confused about why you guys are in such a state of shock? Is it faux shock? Because ABS remakes popular dresses every year, it just so happens that this year they remade the First Ladies dress, and on some level that's a compliment. At least the first lady is just as big as any of the Hollywood Elite, maybe this will help her capture that attention of America as she moves foward with her key issue of Vetrans Families!

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 4:57PM

If there weren't special ladies like Natalie and Britt to bring (truthful) observations about, the elite like Michelle would have stylists making icons and new 'it' girls and boys every day. They are the population control that bring a critical eye to the game. Why suggest this topic is boring? They even go out of their way to bring the issue up in a cute and casual way, i.e the dialogue. To outwardly disagree is invited I'm sure, but to suggest that this site is going down, or they're snobby is laughable because you're still here, aren't you?

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 5:13PM

29 couldn't have said it any better.
also i want to know why do haters continuously come back, is it their lack of life?

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 5:17PM

Good for you Natalie & Britt, I agree wholeheartedly. Dress was fug, post is funny and I wouldn't want to meet those women lining up at the mall for a glorified toilet paper gown either.

posted by bastylefilegirl

Jan 27, 2009 5:33PM

"elite like Michelle" Wow is it campaign time again? How are you elite when you come from a hard working family, work hard in school, marry a equally succesful man who just so happens to become president. Is this Fox News and is this the campaign trail? UGH!

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 5:37PM

"They are the population control that bring a critical eye to the game."

LOL, population control. So if Fashionista weren't the arbiters of style, then "elites" like Michelle Obama would be appointing the It girls of fashion? erm, yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what a Harvard educated lawyer and First Lady would do ... if only she were allowed! *sob*

Many readers are style arbiters themselves, even if/when they disagree with Fashionista. And disagreeing with them doesn't make one a hater (although calling people "haters" does make you 12 :p).

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 6:05PM

Random Question: Who else works at Fashionista besides Britt and Natalie?

posted by Natalie Hormilla

Jan 27, 2009 6:11PM

hey guest #34 - britt and i are the only full-time employees at fashionista, but we have a few freelancers (megan mcintyre for beauty, jeremy kost for party/fashion week photos, and br(it) boy, our freelancer in london who must remain anonymous.)

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 6:21PM

++++ agree with guest 18

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 7:36PM

Loved the post. Hated the dress.

And i totally agree with the population conrtol comment. People like us need to say no to things (michelles dress) or the media (who totally doesnt undestand fashion but thinks they do) will try to turn Michelle into something shes not.

posted by austinsamuel

Jan 27, 2009 9:08PM

The only reason you people like that dress is because Michelle Obama wore it, and everyone is only going psycho because she's so like-able, so in turn the dress is like-able. But compared to so many other dresses MIchelle could have worn that were infinitely better in comparison (RODARTE ANYONE?!), this dress is simply, just plain average.

PS - Guest # 18 thinks she's so smart and politically correct, but we all know the reason she's pissed off is because she secretly thought she had an impeccable, heightened sense of style and absolutely adored that Jason Wu dress, until fashionista brought her crashing back down to reality..

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 10:21PM

YES! People who agree that Michelle's outfits were awful! I reckon this dress was a little better than that snot coloured dress and jacket combination that she wore. I saw a dress that was designed for her my Armani and it was very impressive and then she chose how many dud outfits? Very disappointing. Considering what a big deal the inauguration is in the US (I'm from Australia) and how much coverage the event gets worldwide, AND keeping in mind how long people are going to be looking back at pictures of this day (which will be a LOT considering Obama's your first black president), I'd have thought she'd wear something smart and most of all CLASSIC AND TIMELESS. She looked horrendous and she'll probably be cringing at those photos in about a month.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 10:27PM

she could have wore some high end designer like oscar de la renta and snub the small end designers like wu. i think what she did should be looked at as a sign of how amazing the obamas are. i thought the dress was really nice...maybe not the MOST amazing piece from a fashion insiders point of you but she had to choose something that would satisfy fashion insiders and outsiders. i think picking wu was remarkable and all you guys can do is mock that you not only didn't like it but that another mainstream designer knocked it off. i'm ashammed fashionista. you guys have gone WAY down hill lately. less posts and more importantly..... less quality.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 10:51PM

ok i will admit i didnt really care for the dress, but this post had just a little too much condescension and snark for me. if i wanted this i would go to perez hilton.
i used to really adore this site. please bring it back to its former glory.

posted by guest

Jan 27, 2009 11:07PM

i enjoy posts like this. and i like reading the comments. whenever there's 12+ comments you know its gotta be good.

posted by rockferry

Jan 28, 2009 12:03AM

I'm with #41. I didn't love the dress (although I think it wouldn't be as easy as we all think to pick a dress that everyone - the people who read People and the people who read Paris Vogue - would like).

But that said, this post is really, really condescending.

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 11:23AM

Is this site only meant to be read by tweens?

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 11:49AM

You guys can make all the snarky comments you want but she is on the March cover of Vogue and way more deserving than Blake Lively, IMHO. And she is a style icon for regular women everywhere who can't afford the clothes that you fashion snobs drool over and who would rather dress a little more down to earth. Basically she is a regular person, not a model, who we can all relate to. And when you're black, and there aren't a lot of people who look like you, that can a breath of fresh air. So clammer all over Miss. Stam if you must, but honestly, who could even pick her out of a crowd of typical tall scrawny blonde girls? I will take Michelle and her dress, thank you. She is the first "First Lady" in a long time with an ounce of style. It could have been worse...it could have been Hilary.

PS I like Britt and Nat and their writing style. Sometimes I disagree with them. But I still love you guys. It would be boring if everything on this site was all yay and happy.

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 1:22PM

Haven't you ever seen a dress that you just really loved, even though other people were kind of like, "uh, really?", and you respect their opinions and all, but you just really liked the dress, and don't they always say that true style is wearing what you love, and not worrying about what other people will think?

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 2:21PM

Because she is lovable and charming and first lady that doesn't mean she is style icon. I know we are dying for another Jackie, but lets face it- Michelle isn't style icon and every comparison to jacky o is propaganda and populism By the way i am a big fan of M.O. and I think she's going to be great first lady and fresh change but her fashion sense is so ordinary.

And the dress? It's smart political decision to choose Jason Wu in sense of economic crises and I respect that, but come on people it's a plain dress, nothing unique, nothing historical.

posted by guest

Jan 28, 2009 10:57PM

wooww...
you're conversations suck.
stop being pretentious idiots.
it's people like you that give the fashion industry a bad rep.

posted by guest

Jan 29, 2009 4:36AM

i've noticed that this site has started going downhill after faran left and the snarky comments have only increased. i still kept coming back PF (post faran) occasionally but i think this entry has turned me off of fashionsta for good.

i used to be a devoted reader but i couldn't be more turned off by the elitism and snootiness this site has turned into.

#18 -- you said everything i wanted to say and more.

posted by guest

Jan 29, 2009 7:38PM

agree with #18. Fashionista was my first fashion blog and first love but I think it's time I take my business elsewhere. I've hung in there long enough ladies, and maybe some people will love this new direction the blogs going in, but I certainly don't and clearly there are more who feel the same.

posted by guest

Jan 29, 2009 7:52PM

i miss faran and jazzi and brett