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Bjork vs. Wal Mart Man

October 11th, 2009 admin

In this edition Celebrity Fashion Disasters Vs. People of Walmart, we have a very unique matchup. One that hasn’t been seen since we’ve started the series. This edition, is perhaps, the most interesting of them all. Now, we’ve seen men in bathrobes, horrible makeup, and even a man with a fox tail. But, This post will almost certainly trump them all.

The first competitor in this edition, is fighting for Celebrity Fashion Disasters. She’s a famous singer, known throughout the world, and especially in the U.K. The celebrity I’m talking about, Björk. She actually has a last name, but it’s really long and confusing, so prretty much everyone just calls her Björk. Born in Iceland, Björk is well known for her soprano vocals and eclectic musical style. However, at one music award show, Björk was perhaps more well known for her fashion distaster than her vocals. Check this out:

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Singing Her Swan Song

At what first glance seems like just a normal dress, one soon realizes that their first thought was simply not the case. You quickly realize that Björk is infact, wearing a fake swan as a dress. In a move that seemed like something you’d see on Looney Toons before you saw it on a real person. But that was simply not the case. I think the lady’s face in the background perhaps described best what everyone else was thinking (shes on the right). I wonder what Björk was thinking when she decided to wear that dress. Designed by Marjan Pejoski, Björk wore the dress to the 2001 Oscars. I really don’t know what else to say. Other than it was recently auctioned with a lot of other celebrity items by an international aid agency.

Our competitor, fighting for People of Walmart is also making radical statements. Mostly through his use of undergarments. You see, our peculiar combatant doesn’t believe in wearing the typical pants to Walmart. He was wearing…something else.

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Just From Ballet Class

Yes, it’s quite ridiculous, I think so too.  But, personally, I’m still trying to wonder what kind of pants he is wearing. They look like compression shorts, but I don’t know of any compression shorts that are that transparent. Well, not compression shorts, but I am sure there are probably some female undergarments that would fit the bill. The transparency and all. What’s also interesting is the choice of underwear he chose to wear under the “female intimates” he was garnishing. If his tights (that’s what I’m going to call them from now on), were female, why wouldn’t his underwear be too? To be honest, I didn’t analyaze the picture too hard after realizing that he was wearing polka dotted underwear. But, there is one thing that I’m thankful for; and that is there are no treadmarks on his underwear. I mean, wearing transparent tights and polka dotted underwear in public is pretty ridiculous, but wearing transparent tights and polka dotted underwear in public WITH threadmarks would be on an entirely different level of ridiculous. Like, it’d transcend ridiculousness in and of itself.

But, as with any contest, there must be both, a winner and a loser. And so shall there be here today. Today, our winner is fighting out of Iceland for Celebrity Fashion Disasters…Björk! At first, I wanted to pick the guy from People Of Walmart, but upon further analysis, I realized that picking the guy would not do Björk justice. She was wearing a swan around her entire body. It’s stunning. It’s ridiculous. And, it’s just a bit stylish. That’s why she won. The guy fighting for People Of Walmart was just a bit too raunchy.

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Pamela Anderson Fashion Disaster

October 5th, 2009 admin

People of Walmart Vs. Celebrity Fashion Disasters
Round 2: Why So Serious Vs. …Oh My God

This second round of awesomely bad fashion disaster doesn’t have to deal so much with the clothes, as it does the the makeup our competitors are wearing. You really don’t want to skip this post. I’ve seen some horrible applications of makeup before, but these are…bad.

Our first competitor, fighting for People Of Walmart, is Why So Serious?

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Why So Serious?

This picture, is especially intereting. The make up is so bad, it’s almost as if she’s wearing a mask. At first glance I swore it to be photoshopped. But, I looked at it again, and decided that it couldn’t have been true. The real kicker in this picture is the yellow hair. It really brings out the mask feel in this picture. The other thing that’s different about it her overall demeanor. She just looks rather…pissed. It’s quite odd really. This lady also reminded me of the masks from the movie “Sugar and Spice”

I wonder what she’d have to be buying going to Walmart with that much makeup on. It doesn’t seem like a special occassion that she just accidentally messed up with the eyeshadow and rolled it all over her face. I mean, she did try, but I just don’t know. Her shirt doesn’t really seem that upscale either, it’s just the face that seems over the top. Well, anyways, our next competitor is someone very similar.

Our, second competitor, fighting for Celebrity Failures, is Pamela Anderson

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Run, A Killer's on the Loose!

Here at Celebrity Style Spot we like our fights to be as equal as possible. For this fight, we chose Pamela Anderson because in this picture she too is having makeup problems. What her issue seems to be is running eyeliner all over her face. Maybe she was putting the eyeliner on in the car on the way to the awards show? Maybe she was in a dark room and just forgot to check her face in a mirror before she got the the show? Either way, her face is just bad.

Personally, I think she should have just left off the eyeliner all together. it was just too much. It’s as almost as if Pam was trying to draw the beginnings of Robins mask all over her face, and just had time to get started. Maybe, this was just a work in progress, who knows. Also, she doesn’t look too happy.

In both pictures, our competitors have chosen to forgo a simple, tried and true makeup application, for something a little more exciting and non conventional. What I like about both pictures is that the women look so fake, they could almost be wearing a thin plastic mask over their face instead of the makeup. However, in every fight, there must be a winner and a loser. The winner for this edition of People of Walmart Vs. Celebrity Fashion Disasters is Why So Serious? fighting for the People of Walmart. Her sense of style is unparalleled. What I really liked is the way all her facial features were so defined. She looks serious and stylish. That is why she is the winner.

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A Fresh View of The Paparazzi (Part 2)

October 2nd, 2009 admin

In the last post, I talked some about the paparazzi, and how they’re some of the most hated people in all of Hollywood. Taking pictures of people isn’t the hardest job in the world, but to do it professionally, it demands a lot of time, talent, and just plain good ol’ fashioned hard work.

Being a paparazzo is no joke. You just don’t walk around aimlessly hoping to catch a glimspe of your favorate celebrity. As a paparazzo, you’ll have a huge network of contacts, people who are in contact with the celebrity frequently, so you can keep tabs on them, and figure out where they are headed. Additionally, if it’s something really important, a paparazzo might even camp outside the celebrities home just to get the perfect shot. Now, you may be wondering if this could be considered stalking. Yes, it can, but there are a lot of loopholes in the laws and regulations that allow the paparazzi to do the things they do.

Let me give you an example. If you knew a famous celebrity was having an affair at their house, and wanted to catch them in the act, you’d probably spend a lot of time outside their house. But, if you camped outside their house for three days, it’d be considered stalking. So, to get around this, you’d campout for only two days and on the third, have a buddy come replace you for a little while, so it would not be considered stalking.

Another little loophole paparazzi will use to get their coveted pictures are helicopters. Since being on private property and taking pictures of celebrities is technically illegal, the paparazzi will get helicopters, so they can hover around in the air and get in a little closer to the action. Had they been on the ground, the probably would not be able to get the shots they need.

There are also two more sneaky, cunning, tactics that paparazzi will use to get the pictures they want. Both of them are definitely illegal, but sometimes, if the costs are less than what they’ll get for the photos, then sometimes the paparazzi will employ these tactics. Remember in elementry, middle, or even high school when someone would pull the fire alarm to get out of class? Well, sometimes the paparazzi have been known to pull the fire alarms on the sets of movies and other locations they know a celebrity is inside. Then, once the person gets outside, the paparazzo just has to start snapping away. Usually, it’s a two or more person job, as once the fire alarm is pulled all the people start to rush out, and you can get lost in the fray easily.

The final thing the paparazzi have been known to do is crash their cars into places or other cars that the celebrity is in, just to get the picture. Now, doing this can cause serious legal consequences, but, as long as the money one would get from the picture outweighs the costs, many paparazzi won’t think past it.

It can be tough working as a paparazzo. Everyone hates you, yet they love the work you do, and even try to distance themselves from the lengths that you had to go to to get those pictures. I hope this two part series gave you an interesting look at behind the scenes of the paparazzi.

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A Fresh View of The Paparazzi (Part 1)

October 1st, 2009 admin

The paparazzi are an interesting creature. Many people think that they are the scum of Hollywood. Professional stalkers if you will. The people love looking at their pictures, but hate the people who take the pictures themselves. The paparazzi and Hollywood have a love-hate relationship. Both feeding off of each others hatred for one another. And in the Paparazzi’s case, it’s not really their fault. People just love the insight into the famous celebrities and role models that the Paparazzi provide. That candid, raw, real look at extraordinary people. People just hate to realize the lengths (often times moral gray areas) that the Paparazzi have to go to to obtain these pictures.

The Paparazzi have to go to incredible lengths to get the pictures that they do. There are very specific rules and regulations that they have to follow, otherwise they’ll get sued or have to deal with law enforcement. In fact, many big time Paparazzi have part of their budget stashed away for when they enividably run into trouble with the law, get punched in the face, or have their cameras broken. It’s just part of what comes with the job.

Being a paparazzo (paparazzi refers to a group of paparazzo’s) requires hard work, ingenuity, boldness, and a moral gray area. It’s almost like being a private investigator, except you sell your proof instead of being paid before hand to deliver it. Paparazzo’s often times hire private investigators to help them get the word on where their favorite celeb is going to be next. Often times, the game is about finding out where the celebrity will be before your competition does and snagging the photo without causing too much of a ruckus. Actually, that’s basically the entire game is about.

To get this jump on his or her competition, a paparazzo will often times have to employ a rather large (and often times elaborate) network of contacts to gather intelligence, much like the CIA would for an operation. Anyone who comes into contact with the celebrity of choice would be considered an option for intel. Usually, a paparazzo will pay off people employeed at a favorite shopping or dining spot of a celebrity to get information. Doormen and bodyguards are often considered too. The paparazzo do this because celebrities are not dumb and will often take extreme measures to avoid the paparazzi.

Measures like having vehicle decoys, look-a-likes, and false press releases. All just to get rid of the paparazzi. Sometimes celebrities are pretty successful, other times they are not. Well, usually they are not. Celebrities do various things for a living. Sing, act, talk on TV, things like that. Paparazzi take pictures of celebrities for a living, so they’re fairly apt at what they do.

Because the Paparazzi do what they do, Hollywood is the way it is today. Without the paparazzi, literally a dozen magazines, a few TV shows, and a couple movies would not exist. The paparazzi add to the mystique and luxury that celebrities have today.

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