FACT - Fashion is not fair to plus sized women, fashion does not even acknowledge them. Plus size women often have to shop from average catalogues unless you are Beth Ditto. Lead singer of The Gossip, Ditto was voted the the coolest person in rock in 2006 by NME magazine.
She is a pioneer, rebel, musician, feminist and style iconoclast. She does not shave her armpits and is currently dating a transsexual. Beth Ditto is a true punk, naturally she is not the first punk nor will she be the last but what is particularly striking about her (apart from her style) is her personality. Ditto is from a small rural town in Arkansas, her family used to hunt for their food, eat squirrels and she has certainly come a long way from that. Ditto has an amazing voice and gossip's first single was a hit.
I love her choice of clothes, I feel fashion makes plus size girls go for over 'sensible' options e.g. empire line clothes. Beth Ditto evidently does not adhere to these safer Iwanttohidemybodyoptions
You may look at some of her outfits and think okay this is a little over the top but she is a punk, it is almost a crime to look normal and to be honest I would hate to see her in a t-shirt and jeans - it defeats the purpose.
I particularly love her combination of colour, when she goes for colour she really goes for it, you will probably find every colour under the sun on just one outfit. Most designers love her and she often gets sent custom-made pieces from Karl Lagerfeld to Christopher Kane.
In regards to beauty, I do declare Miss Ditto is mighty fine in my eyes, perhaps I am exaggerating a little but she is definitely cute and very striking. I love her jet black hair which contrasts well with her porcelain skin. Her hair cut is always short, never longer than her shoulders. She keeps things pretty simple, her make-up is never too heavy, just black eye-liner and red lipstick.
Apart from the clothes, I adore her attitude, she is not always this wild crazy, edgy chick she also knows how to tone it down. Punks can be classy too, not often but it happens.
Apart from her immense, talent, attitude and style, I think her plus size makes her unique. She is a high-fashion alternative style icon, Period
Halston, I almost agree with you, then you go and end your rantings with "period". J/K. Thanks for the music and pictures #3 & 4. Ditto is definitely an obliging young gal--buxom--but obliging nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteIt is like we said 'we see we like we write' I think I am a liitle in love with Ditto
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