Never mind that she is in a committed relationship… details, details.
Beth Ditto, frontwoman for the The Gossip, and now an up and coming fashion icon has been in the news and in the hearts of fat acceptence feminists because of her ground-breaking work in fashion. Not only is she designing clothes, but she is also having clothes designed for her by the likes of Gareth Pugh and Karl Lagerfeld.
Now, you may be wondering – Wow, Karl Lagerfeld, the one who called Heidi Klum too fat? How does that relationship work?
Beth Ditto spoke with Scotland’s Sunday Mail newspaper and said that, “I never knew what resistance was really like until I entered the mainstream… It is much more dangerous to be a feminist and stand in front of Karl Lagerfeld and look him in the eye. That felt like resistance far more than being at a punk show full of people who already know about politics and feminism.”
She openly admits that she prefers his fashion to his personality. “I wouldn’t say he’s a really cool person but he’s a really cool artist. I appreciate a lot of art by really shitty people. And I’m not so weak to think that this is going to last or they’re going to love me forever.”
I think this is fabulous. This kind of subversive action within the fashion industry is making a big difference I think. Now, I think there is a reason why Beth Ditto is more famous over in the UK and not over here in the States, but hopefully Americans will really start catching on soon!
Check out Gabi’s take on this at Young, Fat & Fabulous!
Source: MSN.com
