So I’ve pondered a little as to what to write this time around, there’s been so much going on it’s somewhat hard to know where to start! On the Curvy is Beautiful front, I’ve been actively trying to source a few new labels to carry in store and may have potentially found a few at the Fashion Exposed trade expo that I went to last week. Details to follow soon!  I have also uploaded a few gorgeous pre-order items that will be on their way in from Igigi, Kiyonna and Swak. Our 15% off all stock sale (including new arrivals) AND free shipping is still continuing, so if you haven’t already grabbed yourself a bargain, better get to it as these gorgeous frocks aren’t waiting around!

On the news front  I’ve seen a zillion controversial headlines lately, which I’m sure many of you have heard of, mainly a story on Karl Lagerfeld (Creative Director at Chanel) and his comments on Adele who he said was “a little too fat, but has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”  Dear oh dear…..Now why on earth would someone say something like that? In the interview he was actually asked what his opinion was on Lana Del Rey (an American singer/songwriter) and with his response being that he preferred Adele’s music, you would think he would have mentioned her divine voice and stopped there! But no….he somehow ended up responding in a way that was not only incredibly rude and inappropriate but with what seemed to be a weird cross between a compliment and an insult.  Funny how men often have that uncanny way of ruining what should have originally been a compliment!

But regardless of any man’s pre-disposition to often word things with a lack of tact, it really does surprise me that a label like Chanel, is content to have such a moron representing their illustrious brand. And I say that because this is not the first time Karl Lagerfeld has come out with an idiotic comment. He is well known for being controversial, once famously saying “No one wants to see curvy women.”  Now did that get my back up as he goes one step beyond rude and moves into the territory of ignorance! Not sure why he seems to think he would know the opinion of the entire nation, which he openly insinuates as he makes reference to what nobody apparently “wants to see”.

I personally think he needs to get out of his ivory tower. I don’t know what makes him think people want to see his head all over the place, he sure as hell isn’t anything special and unfortunately for him, he doesn’t seem to have much of a brain or a personality to compensate for what’s missing in the looks department. Luckily for him Alain Wertheimer (who took over Chanel in 1974) obviously thought he was able to use a pencil. Glad he’s apparently good at something. Perhaps he should stick to drawing and keep his mouth closed for a change.

And speaking of keeping mouths closed, I’m glad Adele didn’t keep hers closed in response to Mr Lagerfeld’s hogwash. In an interview with People magazine she replied: ‘I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.’ And a representative of many women she absolutely is! Newsflash Karl, we don’t all want or feel the need to look like what dominates the covers of our magazines or catwalks! So on that note, I’m going to leave you with an image of Velvet D’Amour (who I absolutely love and will speak more about next time)….