cathy horyn could say knock-offs were fashioniable and the aic posts would be gone in a heartbeat.

Geoffrey Arend treated Cathy Horyn exactly the way she deserved to be treated for her obnoxious behavior.Altering Christina’s photo just to prove her point of “never put a big girl in a big dress” made me lose all respect for her and undid her credibility as one who is unafraid to speak the truth.She behaved like a fledgling journalist with no real talent desperate to get some attention.And who is Cathy Horyn really? Just a pesky little blogger/critic soon to be forgotten in the anals of history.What has she created?Is she a style diva?Except churning out some words what else is she capable of?Can she design, act or in one word, CREATE something?Being annoying is never a virtue!!

Geoffrey Arend treated Cathy Horyn exactly the way she deserved to be treated after altering the photo of Christina just to prove her point that “big girls should not be in big dresses”.I lost all respect for her after that incident.She was supposed to be untainted and unafraid to speak the truth.But she destroyed her credibility with just one careless stroke of her pen!And who is Cathy Horyn really?A pesky little blogger/critic.Is she a style diva?Can she design, act or in one word CREATE?All that she does is paint her words with poison and spew it on paper.Being annoying and twisting facts to one’s favour are never virtues to be imbibed or respected!

Geoffrey Arend treated Cathy Horyn exactly the way she deserved to be treated after altering the photo of Christina just to prove her point that “big girls should not be in big dresses”.I lost all respect for her after that incident.She was supposed to be untainted and unafraid to speak the truth.But she destroyed her credibility with just one careless stroke of her pen!And who is Cathy Horyn really?A pesky little blogger/critic.Is she a style diva?Can she design, act or in one word CREATE?All that she does is paint her words with poison and spew it on paper.Being annoying and twisting facts to one’s favour are never virtues to be imbibed or respected!

Geoffrey Arend treated Cathy Horyn exactly the way she deserved to be treated after altering the photo of Christina just to prove her point that “big girls should not be in big dresses”.I lost all respect for her after that incident.She was supposed to be untainted and unafraid to speak the truth.But she destroyed her credibility with just one careless stroke of her pen!And who is Cathy Horyn really?A pesky little blogger/critic.Is she a style diva?Can she design, act or in one word CREATE?All that she does is paint her words with poison and spew it on paper.Being annoying and twisting facts to one’s favour are never virtues to be imbibed or respected!

Geoffrey Arend treated Cathy Horyn exactly the way she deserved to be treated after altering the photo of Christina just to prove her point that “big girls should not be in big dresses”.I lost all respect for her after that incident.She was supposed to be untainted and unafraid to speak the truth.But she destroyed her credibility with just one careless stroke of her pen!And who is Cathy Horyn really?A pesky little blogger/critic.Is she a style diva?Can she design, act or in one word CREATE?All that she does is paint her words with poison and spew it on paper.Being annoying and twisting facts to one’s favour are never virtues to be imbibed or respected!

I have to agree with Geoffrey. Christina Hendricks looked stunning. People are fixating on her weight far too much. When I look at her, I don’t see ‘a big girl in a big dress’ I see a gorgeous fiery redhead with great breasts.

I have to agree with Geoffrey. Christina Hendricks looked stunning. People are fixating on her weight far too much. When I look at her, I don’t see ‘a big girl in a big dress’ I see a gorgeous fiery redhead with great breasts.

I thought christina looked great! very sexy and pretty. I am glad her husband is sticking up for her.

Oh Cathy. That was a stupid comment. Why are you stooping to snarky and ridiculous. That’s the bad rap us bloggers get and you lived up to it.
Christina Hendricks is one of the most gorgeous women of our time. She’s got curves, big breasts. Cathy’s been in the fashion world to long to think Hendricks is big.

I sent the following to the NYT as one among many follow-up comments her story has received; not surprisingly, they have not posted it:
I am arriving late to this conversation largely because I wrestled with whether to relate the following anecdote, concerned that I might be stooping to Ms. Horyn’s level – but then I thought: Why on earth not? In the few times I have attempted conversation with Ms. Horyn at various fashion events, she has been nothing short of coldly, shockingly impolite to me, and so to me the current brouhaha merely proves — admittedly, somewhat delightfully — that karma does indeed exist.
During one of the recent Fall/Winter haute-couture seasons in Paris, on a summery June afternoon, I was queued up behind Ms. Horyn pre-show at Dior at the backstage entrance. She was throwing what can only be described as a mild tantrum because the French security guards knew not who she was and instead looked upon her with the passive “Oh, another American who thinks they own the world” stare they’ve mastered so artfully over the years. Soon someone emerged from backstage to rescue Ms. Horyn and whisk her inside – but not before I glanced down and noticed that Ms. Horyn possessed simply the ugliest, scaliest, most unpedicured feet I have ever witnessed on a woman (or man) in my life. This was not a case of “I’ve been traveling and missed my pedicure” – this was neglect, plain and simple, to the point of off-putting, and yet she seemed to not notice or care, as she encased these science projects in the barest and strappiest of sandals.
I relate this story not to be mean, honestly, but to illustrate a valid point: I’m slightly amazed that Ms. Horyn can be deemed one of the New York Times’ chief arbiters not only of taste but of beauty, and yet seemingly she doesn’t think twice either about her own appearance or about offering up the notion of Ms. Hendricks as a “big girl.” Surely both her education and the supposed objectivity inherent to her position should cause Ms. Horyn to realize that beautiful women of all sizes exist in our world, even in Hollywood, beyond a size 0. Her brain should be quite soaked with a wealth of fashion and cultural history, and yet it’s a reader here who points out that Ms. Hendricks’ lusciously curvaceous body was the shape valued most in society for many centuries prior to the current and supposed “standard of beauty.” If anything, we can thank Ms. Horyn for igniting this spirited conversation, as it thankfully proves that hers is far from the populist opinion. Such a realization is in itself highly valuable.
Never valued past or present, Ms. Horyn, are the following: lack of acceptance of anything that falls outside the realm of one’s own perceptions, an obvious contempt for others, and poorly maintained feet. Please take care to mend all three.

I generally don’t correct for word usage but: “Just a pesky little blogger/ critic soon to be forgotten in the anals of history.” I think (hope) you mean annals of history.
Anals of history is something else entirely.
And if that IS what you meant, well, carry on ;)

That was for commenter #2, btw.