French, as we speak

WHY!? That is what I keep asking myself. Vogue Paris is causing an internet controversy. Vogue Paris has been promoting it's new website more and more, and then they stated how the website would be available in English. However recently, there are articles going around assuming that Vogue Paris will now be printed in English. This was all due to the tweet from Vogue Paris saying: "France gave the US the Statue of Liberty, now we are taking Vogue.fr to the wider world... get ready for #VogueParisinEnglish". Now this tweet is really vague for me, because it doesn't specify if they are talking about the magazine or the website. I then became especially confused when I saw this tweet: "Karl, Marc or Christopher? #vogueparisinenglish is coming soon to Vogue.fr". The idea of Vogue Paris printing in English really scares me as much as it angers me. I can seem to comprehend why someone would come up with such a horrible idea. Vogue Paris is one of the most prestigious and influential magazines of the fashion industry. In my eyes, Vogue Paris (along with Vogue US and Vogue Italia) is part of the Holy Trinity of fashion magazines. The fact that Vogue Paris is stripping away the French factor of a FRENCH MAGAZINE is the biggest, worst sell out move ever.

I respect the french language so much, and when I would buy Vogue Paris the best part was reading it in French. I mean I really stopped buying Vogue Paris after Carine Roitfeld left the magazine, but I still really admired some of the editorials under Emmanuelle Alt's leadership. Many speculate that this change in Vogue Paris's language is just to become more accessible for the whole world, but mostly for the US. However I don't see how much more money that magazine would bring in once it is printed in English. The magazine is over $15 on the US newsstands, which scares off casual customers, so making it English won't really increase a significant amount sales. Let's face the fact that most people in the US who buy Vogue Paris are working in fashion or fashion fanatics, and have many buy the magazine without being able to understand it.

 I remember back to my sophomore year in high school, when I asked a my friend how he had so much time to read all his Vogues. He told me "Nobody reads Vogue, only old rich ladies that stay at home all day". Now a religious Vogue reader myself, I know that I don't read every single article in Vogue. I only will read 3-4 articles that interest me, but the rest of my time is spent looking at the beautiful images. If I don't even already read all of Vogue US, why would I want to read a magazine about French fashion in English. This transition in language would really make the magazine lose it's distinction from it's British and American counterparts.

 The french language is so beautiful and is a TREMENDOUS part of the French culture. By stripping the magazine of it's native language, we are really just making the French language seem inferior to English. It is beyond disrespectful to the French people.  I am not even French and I am insulted. If the magazine did keep Vogue Paris in French and just translated every issue into English, I would be okay with that...as long as the French edition was still available for sale outside France. However this would just be a huge hassle, and the magazine would probably stop after the first issue...realizing it is such a bad idea.

Since I will be living in NYC, and have greater access to the world's magazine, I will not ever consider buying Vogue Paris if it is in English. I am really proud of my native culture and language and have a lot of respect for people who are the same way. Vogue Paris in English is a disrespectful action towards culture (since it would give other magazines the idea to want to change their language as well), and all in an attempt to make more money. It is so sad, and I predict the downfall of the  magazine if they went through with all of this. I get sick to my stomach when I see people celebrating that they will finally be able to read and understand Vogue Paris, because it just shows cultural unawareness. The magazine should be reaching out to the people in the country, instead of trying to reach out to other countries who have a low percentage of people who actually give a shit.

EDIT: This whole little rant seemed to be pointless since the tweet referred to the website (like the way Vogue.it is in English), just like I had suspected. Whatever, this is my feelings about the magazine printing in English, if that ever happens.

Laundrocat

Salut. Konichiwa. Me0w. Wintry feelings leave me feeling quite adventures. Like a little kitten I went out seeking a warm place to play. I went to one of my friendly neighborhood laundromats to see what they had to offer. I realized we have a lot of laundromats in Newark. I think we could possibly have like a world record or something. Anyways I don't frequent these things because I have my own washing appliances at home, so I really didn't know what I would be confronted with. These are the things that I do when I make plans for the day, but don't go through with them.

I planned to go to San Francisco, but things occurred and it wasn't able to be executed. I made laundromat my playground, my jungle to explore. It was quite empty when I went in, so I thought it was just going to be me and the cameras watching me as I did outrages little things. As more people started to come in, I toned down my activities and tried to lay low and go unnoticed. Sometimes it was possible, other times.. let's just say things got out of hand.

Things started out pretty calm with me taking reading breaks. I brought two books with me to have something to do in case that I couldn't do what I planned on doing. There I perched on the bench and purred while curled up to some good books. 

Things soon got pretty serious when I got into one of the laundry carts and started racing around the laundromat pretending I was in some amazing getaway movie scene.

I then posed in my Marc Jacobs knit sweater pose, which more of an inside joke between my friend Aimee and I. I wore this specific sweater because it reminded me of the lint you find inside the dryer, but at the same time it was very kitty-like. It's nice, chunky, and warm; making it the perfect winter sweater.

Sweater is Cotton On, thrifted pants, and vintage boots

My favorite part about this sweater is that it has this little tear. (The sweater is supposed to have this tear by the way) Everyone always asks me "what happened??" or "did you buy it like that??". I don't think people understand the point of artistic pieces in clothing. I love that I wear something under my sweater and have it pop out through this section.

While at the laundromat I discovered the act of losing/forgetting things at the laundromat. Some poor child forgot their little lipstick on top of one of the machines and I used it to my advantage.

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

My phone was used to take this picture, and I liked it because it showed how mess my hair was. I also thought I looked so darn cute...like a kitty. My hair has been very messy due to the fact that it is very long, and I haven't gotten a haircut.

This was also taken with my phone at my house, just because I liked the colors.

 I fixed my altar for this month. I just took out some candles and put some jewelry out for display. The necklaces on the left and right are made by me. The one on top is my favorite little deer necklace.

I had a French project this month. I had to read an article from a French magazine and then write about it. I was also made to include pictures. I did my project on the Vogue Paris article "L'homme qui aime les femmes" which is about Haider Ackermann. It talked about his SS 11 collection, and his rise to fame. Here is my rendition on one of the pieces from his Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

I leave you with the picture that got me in trouble at the laundromat. The bras belong to the mother of some boy from my school. I didn't know that they were their's until AFTER I took the picture. It was one of the most awkwardest things I have ever done. Now I can ever be friends with the poor kid.

 I have a panther obsession.

Hope you guys are having a nice December! I'm almost done with school and I plan on going on some crazy retail therapy next week, so I'll have tons of new clothes to show off. PLUS with the holidays and my birthday right around the corner, I should be blessed with new little friends (clothes).