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The ‘Prada-Woman’ Stereotype
June 21, 2006 at 11:00 am by Designer Ella
In the NY Times, there was a great, albeit difficult, review of The Devil Wears Prada film. I’m moved to respond to one paragraph in particular:
In the mainstream fashion world the movie depicts, no one wears square-toed shoes in the presence of someone who might disapprove of square-toed shoes. A fashion editor might not genuinely crave the new pump of the hour, but she worries how devalued she’ll be if she doesn’t get it. The filmmakers understand that fashion people don’t possess artistic souls but actuarial ones, that they are energized more by fear than by desire.
I do disapprove of square-toed shoes, but I merely appreciate the IT pumps; I don’t fancy I buy them in reality.
I love fashion, design and writing about it because I am an artistic soul, and my existence in the fashion world is ruled by desire.
I suppose I’m glad I’m not further immersed in the businesses of fashion, and happy to merely blog.
What do you think about stereotypes? Read more about fighting their power in my article, Fashionistas in the Media.
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