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Celeb News: Lady Gaga attacks New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn
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Lady Gaga attacks New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn
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Before Cathy Horyn takes her front-row seat at New York Fashion Week, setting her critical eyes on the collections, Lady Gaga has a few harsh words for the New York Times fashion critic. For some reason, Lady Gaga has decided to issue a takedown of Horyn and her ilk, in a new column the pop star penned for V magazine, which will be posted on vmagazine.com later this morning.
“In the age of the Internet, when collections and performances are so accessible to the public and anyone can post a review on Facebook or Twitter, shouldn’t columnists and reviewers, such as Cathy Horyn, employ a more modern and forward approach to criticism, one that separates them from the average individual at home on their laptop?” Gaga writes.
Gaga insists in today’s media there are no echelons and, if they’re not careful, the most astute and educated journalists can be reduced to gossipers. Then the Lady points to Tavi Gevinson, noting her “prodigious and well-written blog” is the future of journalism (see above). “Why do we harp on the predictability of the infamous fashion critic?” Gaga asks. “When did the pretense of fashion become more important than its influence on a generation? Why have we decided that one person’s opinion matters more than anyone else’s?”
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http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashio...-horyn-5101076
She has some balls to come for Cathy. Thoughts?
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She has a point. They should be civil/unbiased & not try to say **** for no reason on social networks.
Im not familiar with this particular journalist, but if all Critics were like Armond White their opinions would be worthless.
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Is she tryna talk about Peter Buchnanan?
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tell em how it is mommy
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Did she lie? She only spoke the truth.
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Yess the Queen coming for her wig
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Originally posted by Naaji GaGa
Did she lie? She only spoke the truth.
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She did. Gaga's opinion here is basically the same as Nicola: "Old people" should retire and give space to "new people". And that's wrong. People like Cathy and other critics have the respect they have today beacause they know what they're doing. It's the same thing to say that bloggers should take the place of fashion critics, while i agree that it's a good thing that the internet gives unknown people the possibility to share their opinion, the critics have the experience of a lifetime watching the fashion industry from the inside. They deserve their place and the relevance.
And that isn't just for fashion but music, movies, etc.
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Bad call, Gaga.
In case anyone is curious, this is the reason for Gaga criticizing Ms. Horyn:
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Lady Gaga wears the same outfit during her entire "Edge of Glory" video (unless you count flinging off her vintage Versace top to reveal the studded vintage Versace harness as a costume change), and Cathy Horyn feels very strongly that she should have picked a different one.
She looked embalmed in the black Versace harness (apparently from Gianni Versace’s final collection), and I don’t know why Donatella Versace said she was honored by Gaga’s selection, unless, of course, she thought she had to say something nice about the superstar. But a D.O.A. video doesn’t help the House of Versace. Be choosier, Ms. Versace.
But it wasn't enough for Horyn to denounce Gaga's outfit. No, she had to bestow the ultimate slap: She unfollowed Gaga on Twitter, and then wrote about it in her column.
“Never be afraid to dream,” she tweeted to her followers, but I had already unfollowed, like a skiff breaking from its moorings. Goodbye!
Sure, this video wasn't Gaga's best, but really — of all of Gaga's outfits, this is the one that Horyn found so unforgivable?
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If she went for like... Peter Buchanan's wig, I could understand... but to go after such a veteran of the fashion industry?? She shot herself in the foot, to a degree.
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Gaga comes across arrogant in that interview. The woman is a critic. That is her job. You cannot please everyone. That is showbiz..
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I've never heard of either of the people, so how is this news?
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Originally posted by m-m-m-monster
If she went for like... Peter Buchanan's wig, I could understand... but to go after such a veteran of the fashion industry?? She shot herself in the foot, to a degree.
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But it would be pointless to go after Peter Buchanan who in fact is a man at home blogging without any real experience in the industry.
I haven't read the entire article but it sounds like she, and to some extent Nicola, are trying to unhinge some of the weaknesses in the way veterans critique. For instance, in the criticism of TEOG, she doesn't seem to give much substance to her crticism. It really does sound like she's just bitching, and no amount of critical respect should justify empty criticism, really.
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Shame on Gaga. How dare she come for someone who has the EXPERIENCE
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Sorry, too busy laughing at Ms. Horyn for taking Twitter as seriously as a 13 year old girl in middle school.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
She did. Gaga's opinion here is basically the same as Nicola: "Old people" should retire and give space to "new people". And that's wrong. People like Cathy and other critics have the respect they have today beacause they know what they're doing. It's the same thing to say that bloggers should take the place of fashion critics, while i agree that it's a good thing that the internet gives unknown people the possibility to share their opinion, the critics have the experience of a lifetime watching the fashion industry from the inside. They deserve their place and the relevance.
And that isn't just for fashion but music, movies, etc.
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True
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
She did. Gaga's opinion here is basically the same as Nicola: "Old people" should retire and give space to "new people". And that's wrong. People like Cathy and other critics have the respect they have today beacause they know what they're doing. It's the same thing to say that bloggers should take the place of fashion critics, while i agree that it's a good thing that the internet gives unknown people the possibility to share their opinion, the critics have the experience of a lifetime watching the fashion industry from the inside. They deserve their place and the relevance.
And that isn't just for fashion but music, movies, etc.
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iasfm.
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Originally posted by lolzjustinwat
Sorry, too busy laughing at Ms. Horyn for taking Twitter as seriously as a 13 year old girl in middle school.
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Gaga do tweet some really lame things.
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Originally posted by Jessica19
Gaga comes across arrogant in that interview. The woman is a critic. That is her job. You cannot please everyone. That is showbiz..
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co-signed.
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Originally posted by Gui Blackout
She did. Gaga's opinion here is basically the same as Nicola: "Old people" should retire and give space to "new people".
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No
And not a single lie detected, and trust me, I have a lie detector with me
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