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By Lauren Musacchio  |  March 13, 2013   |  rollingstone

Trust Lady Gaga to turn injury into spectacle. After canceling the rest of her Born This Way Ball Tour and going into surgery for an inflammatory joint infection called synovitis, she is currently confined to a wheelchair – but, per usual, the chair is an elaborate one covered in 24-karat gold.

According to the Daily Beast, the chair was commissioned by Gaga’s stylist to jewelry designer Ken Borochov. Borochov, of the label Mordekai, completed the throne with only a week’s notice and worked with manufacturers across the country on each costly component. “It was a huge undertaking,” Borochov said. “It was made all over the United States. My assistant had to run around everywhere.”

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When I first saw this headline I wrongly assumed these mechanics worked naked like this guy. I was wrong. They are just wearing kilts.

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Proud: Mr O’Brien says as long as he keeps his knees down and feet crossed when sliding under cars, everyone stays ‘happy and safe’

Don’t bend too far! Mr O’Brien has been wearing the kilts during the summer months from May to October for four years and often runs errands around town wearing it.

It’s So Hot, I saw a Mechanic Wearing a Kilt

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  |  www.ktsm.com

TULSA – No it’s not a bad joke, The blistering summer temperatures have many thinking of ways to beat the heat.

In the past, when you’ve taken your car to the shop for a tune or repair, you were greeted by a common stereotype. Greasy hands, thick boots and a long sleeved/pant work garment known as a one piece. The heat these mechanics work in have forced many to rethink the typical uniform because garages and auto bays often don’t have air conditioning and the engines usually put off their own heat.

Mechanics working under the hood in Tulsa, OK have found a cooler solution. They are wearing Scottish Kilts. Yes, those manly plaid skirts that are often the punch line to a joke. The hot conditions these guys work in is no joke though, and many have sworn off pants until the winter months. You don’t have to be from the Isles to wear one of these things, you just need to be ready for some relief and be mindful, (insert joke here), of hot leather seats.

This is further proof of how dark and malicious the fashion industry is. It is also a really big P.R. gaffe.

Girls Demonstrate Outside Teen Vogue, Demand That Mags ‘Don’t Compromise Their Self Esteem’ By Featuring Retouched Models

By Tyler McCall & Morgan Von Steen | Jul 11, 2012 | www.fashionista.com

It’s hard to believe that a 14-year-old could actually inspire change in the fashion industry, but that’s just what teenager Julia Bluhm did when she teamed up with girl-activist group SPARK Movement last April, petitioning Seventeen magazine to feature unaltered, un-retouched real girls. Seventeen EIC Anne Shoket finally responded earlier this month with a “Body Peace Treaty“–pledging to be more transparent about their photography practices and to “always feature real girls and models who are healthy” and “never change girls’ body or face shapes.”

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Some say schools micromanage kids these days. Others argue there are so few boundaries that kids respect that they need to be micromanaged. This is not a problem new to 2011. Thanks to the marvy Rachel B. for tipping me off to this story.

This delightful monstrosity is apparently "one of PromGirl.com's best-selling dresses this year," according to the Wall Street Journal. It costs $378, and it's also on some high schools' "Unacceptable Prom Dresses" lists. Image www.thehairpin.com

An excerpt from Surrey High's prom dress code

Click here to view a pdf of one school’s dress code for 2011.

For Prom, Schools Say ‘No’ to the Dress
Dress Codes Deem Some Styles Too Sexy; Wielding a 3-Inch Ruler
By ELIZABETH HOLMES | wsj.com | March 29, 2012

This spring, Hal David, principal at Cedartown High School in northwest Georgia, has spent a lot of time thinking about evening gowns.

“Unacceptable,” he has labeled some dresses shown on posters plastered in the hallways to publicize the school’s first dress code for prom. The signs also show styles deemed “acceptable” for the event, set for April 21 at the local country club. “It’s a picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words kind of deal,” says Mr. David. “We don’t want somebody to spend a lot of money on a dress and then show up and there be an issue.”

Schools from Connecticut to Arizona are responding to risqué prom dresses with elaborate dress codes. Prom fashion in some stores goes way beyond plunging necklines and hiked-up hems to include low-slung backs, thigh-high slits and midriff-bearing cutouts.

To avoid having to turn away tearful girls on the big night, prom organizers are taking pre-emptive action, issuing specific guidelines early, offering dress approval in advance and relying on image-heavy PowerPoint presentations to make it crystal clear what styles will, and won’t, be allowed at the dance.

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