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TACO Hat Drops: Because the Truth Is Trump Always Chickens Out

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
image of Trump Always Chickens Out TACO hats

Trump says he always fights back… But this hat says he always chickens out. Designed by iPINIONS for folks who know bluster when they see it. Available in red or black. And “TACO” tag on the back — in case the front wasn’t spicy enough. $25 (because you can’t put a price on petty). Order… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: anti-Trump, Fashion, hat, iPINIONS, merch, political satire, printful, red hat, TACO

Spanx: A Girdle by Another Name that Does the Same

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 7:41 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Sara Blakely advertising her Spanx

Many young women wear Spanx these days. But they take umbrage at the suggestion that their Spanx is a modern version of the girdle their grandmothers wore. Spanx: a girdle by another name It takes willful self-delusion to deny this analogy. After all, the natural letdown women see on their Spanx-free bodies reveals the naked truth. The irony is… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: beauty commentary, beauty trends, Fashion, girdle, modern beauty, natural beauty, Spanx, vanity, women's fashion

Skinny Models (Still) Reign at New York’s Fashion Week

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Skinny models preparing for the catwalk at New York Fashion Week with another on catwalk inset.

I published “Good Riddance: Anorexic Models No Longer Reign in Spain” on September 14, 2006. It was the eve of New York Fashion Week. And I hoped to join far more influential trendsetters in shaming organizers. That is, by highlighting the decision organizers of Madrid Fashion Week made to ban skinny models.  Skinny models reign It had no impact.… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Anorexia, Body Image, CFDA, Cindy Crawford, Fashion, Models, New York Fashion Week, Tyra Banks, Valentino

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