Naomi Campbell’s protégé betrays her, Victoria Beckham sparks a health crisis, and models sing ‘Get Lucky’. Catch up with this week’s Linkbait.
MOBILE PHONE-THROWING SCANDAL OF THE WEEK
The Face contestant and Team Naomi member Luo Zilin has been sacked from MIX Model Management for “unprofessional conduct” after being snapped cavorting in Ibiza with Campbell’s Russian billionaire ex, Vladimir Doronin. (Cavorting – such an underused word, right?) We’re not saying Naomi had anything to do with this. But we’re also not saying she didn’t… [Daily Mail]
REGINA GEORGE COMMENT OF THE WEEK
Karl may have apologised after calling Adele “a little too fat” last year, but he may find himself in more hot water this week. The 79-year-old now says: “I never said that she was fat, I said that she was a little roundish… After that she lost eight kilo, so I think the message was not that bad.” Never let it be said the man doesn’t speak his mind. [E! Online]
TABLOID HEALTH CRISIS OF THE WEEK
Victoria Beckham has just inspired her first medical condition. Meet ‘poshitis’ – the unofficial name that medics have given to neck and shoulder problems resulting from toting around overstuffed bags. First getting head gives you throat cancer – now carrying your handbag might give you back problems. Ladies, we just can’t win. [Express]
PROOF THAT THE FASHION INDUSTRY HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR
To introduce the nominees for its Menswear Designer of the Year award, the CFDA assembled a bunch of male models to butcher (i.e. sing) Daft Punk‘s ‘Get Lucky’. Okay, not quite – some of them can actually hold a tune – but the rest? Don’t quit your day jobs, boys. You can read our CFDA awards round-up here. [YouTube]
THE ‘SUZY MENKES THROWING SHADE’ COLUMN OF THE WEEK
Colin McDowell really fucking hated The Great Gatsby film. In fact, he thinks it provides an ugly parallel to the shallow vulgarities of the current fashion industry. “The whole film is as vacuous as the pages of most fashion magazines,” he declares, before honing in on the “pornography masquerading as style” that populates the fashion world. It’s over 2000 words, but it’s well worth a read. [BoF]
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Words: Zing Tsjeng (Follow Zing on Twitter @misszing)