Material World

Although I usually have a problem with celebrity designed clothing lines (see: Open Letter to Justin Timberlake), I actually kind of like Madonna and Lourdes’ newly launched line for Macy’s. The collection, unoriginal but aptly named Material Girl, is both cute and edgy and if I were starting my freshman year of high school in the fall I’d be all over it. Since I am actually 23 and have no desire to relive that part of my life, however, (see: brutally long awkward stage), I’ll probably just sit this one out. What I do have a problem with, though, is Taylor Momsen as the face of the line. While I will admit that she looks way less trashy and miserable than usual in the collection’s ad campaign, I cannot condone this charade. The angsty 16 year old often graces the stage of her band’s gigs in ripped thigh highs, black eyeliner, and little else; and though I understand the mother-daughter team’s desire to properly showcase the brand’s cheekiness, I don’t think their choice jibes with the line’s largely wholesome image. I do, however, happen to think that Lourdes’ style choices are both fierce and unexpected and while it may have been a tad narcissistic, she would have been the perfect spokes model.

Text Jessica Best