posted by Laia
Jun 15, 2007 4:27PM
I didn't think they were real.. i remember seeing pictures of people gluing the metal pieces unto girls legs... and beyonce wearing balenciaga? not. right.
posted by Streetheart
Jun 15, 2007 4:30PM
Can we all start calling her Coco Ro-bot now? In a good way?
posted by JoJo
Jun 15, 2007 4:41PM
Oh, so because Beyonce weighs more than 100 pounds she can't wear them. I totally forgot!
posted by Max
Jun 15, 2007 4:44PM
That's making it too simple. Coco Rocha Ro-bot can't wear any of Beyonce's dresses because she'd look sickly and some things just don't go on some people. My question is, what will Beyonce wear on top?
posted by guest
Jun 15, 2007 4:50PM
Hm. Where is Beyonce gonig to be wearing these? I'd like to make sure I"m there. She does love shiny things, but I just don't see this working out for anyone.
posted by canary
Jun 15, 2007 4:55PM
JoJo - Well, she *can* wear them, but it doesn't mean they'll be flattering on her. You don't really think all body types can wear all clothes, do you? Hell, they'd look like crap on me too.
Max - From what I've read - the top will be something designed by her mother. Ahem.
posted by Miss Jeffrey
Jun 15, 2007 5:38PM
ok, this post made me waste a good martini.
WTF is Beyonce thinking....yea she likes shiny things, but those leggins on herrr, giirrrllll.... She's gonna look like a shiny disco ball!!
I love it.. Coco Rocha Ro-bot!! HA HAAA!!
posted by guest
Jun 15, 2007 6:18PM
Beyonce isn't even fat...she has thick legs and they're short. So it's a no no. Rihanna would look better? hahaha
Perhaps, she is 5'9. I think it's time for B to upgrade Rih.
posted by Not "Cool"
Jun 15, 2007 6:40PM
Well well, if it isn't casey being a classless wonder yet again.
You are a seriously unpleasant and shallow little person.
posted by ae
Jun 15, 2007 6:57PM
Beyonce is fat? Oh lord, oh lord...
This website seriously needs to be banned from kids b/c you guys promote the most ridiculous notions. Beyonce' is 5'6" and a size 4! Does she have hips and legs? YES! And she's black you classless idiot - we blacks tend to be more ample.
Not even what the point of this rant is, but my god do I want to hit you over the head right now.
posted by Geneva
Jun 15, 2007 7:08PM
Eh, Beyonce loves gold. She might pull 'em off. Let's wait and see.
posted by jen b.
Jun 15, 2007 7:29PM
just so you know, artist terrence koh received a pair of the gold leggings, which i blogged about a few weeks ago.. http://gnarlitude.blogspot.com/2007/05/funerality.html
posted by Faran
Jun 15, 2007 7:46PM
Thanks Jen - both of those photos are spectacular! But it was my understanding that Terrence was borrowing those pants and that they were sent back to Balence headquarters after his project?
posted by iancogneato
Jun 15, 2007 8:35PM
WAIT! WHAT?! when did beyonce wear the leggings? how am i just finding out about this now?
-ian.
posted by Sara
Jun 15, 2007 10:22PM
Love your site, honest, I read it daily, but could you possibly (please?) make your handwriting a little more legible? If I don't have time to read it over a couple of times, I have to skip it.
posted by Not "Cool"
Jun 16, 2007 1:20PM
ae, I feel you bb but don't expect racial sensitivity from a site where Alison Cool checks "White Lines" as a Duran Duran song. LOLOLOL
BTW I'm whiter than any of y'all, love the site but your myopia and lack of historical knowledge is disturbing
posted by Faran
Jun 16, 2007 3:13PM
Oh, I love it when people turn things into a black and white issue (literally, figuratively, everything - and yes, sarcastically, too).
The thing is, the post never says Beyonce shouldn't wear them. It says that Nicolas Ghesquiere had a very different vision in mind when he made them, one of Coco Ro-bot.
The other thing is, honestly, I can't see Beyonce wearing them as anything but a costume, and I think the whole point of the leggings was to introduce something incredibly progressive, but also not entirely unbelievable. Those leggings worn like skinny jeans, with a really casual gray t-shirt that drapes well, could be insane.
I can't see Beyonce wearing a t-shirt with those things, especially if her mom is making it. And no, I don't think the shape of her body works especially well with them either, but it's not about her butt or her legs - it's about how you need a really long torso to carry them off, which isn't really a signature of a certain race, it's just a matter of build. Beyonce is high waisted, like me, and I'm like so jewish I'm thisclose to becoming a Sarah Silverman skit.
Also, I have "white lines" on vinyl; I didn't realize it was such a taboo record.
posted by foX
Jun 16, 2007 4:09PM
beyonce is not fat.
but she will not look good in the leggings.
that is all. end of story.
posted by guest
Jun 16, 2007 5:27PM
Beyonce is not fat. But do i want to be the size of Beyonce? Hell no...
Kate Moss looked gorgeous with the Balenciaga Trousers in the cover of Numero Tokyo, she's the only person that would look good wearing this.
posted by Bonnie Lass
Jun 16, 2007 5:33PM
I think it's more about Alison throwing out Duran Duran (way white) when referencing White Lines instead of the original, and blacker, Grandmaster Flash ...
posted by guest
Jun 16, 2007 5:33PM
ae, In what universe is Beyonce a Size 4? I'm 5'7 weight 115lb , and I'm a size 8, US4. If she said she's a size 4 she's clearly lying and never saw one in her life.
posted by jac
Jun 16, 2007 7:19PM
I do agree that B would be wearing them as acostume as opposed to a statement, but really, when fashion is only meant for the tall and skinny, it becomes kind of useless and boring.
posted by Kendall
Jun 16, 2007 7:49PM
Beyonce is not fat - Sports Illustrated would never put a "fat" girl on their cover in a bikini. It's kind of frightening how some girls seem to think anyone who doesn't look like a skeleton has a weight problem.
But, moving on - I don't think anyone would look good wearing these; not even Coco or Kate Moss. Balenciaga or not, they are really unflattering and gaudy.
posted by Not "Cool"
Jun 16, 2007 7:56PM
"I think it's more about Alison throwing out Duran Duran (way white) when referencing White Lines instead of the original, and blacker, Grandmaster Flash"
working overtime to defend your girl and perhaps your own self? Jus a guess, as what you said makes no damn sense at all.
thx dumbass white bitches for continually making my people look bad
posted by Bonnie Lass
Jun 16, 2007 10:10PM
Yeeaaah, I've never defended Alison. Faran, on occasion.
FYI, Someone above called out Alison for mentioning Duran Duran's remake of Grandmaster Flash's 'White Lines' in a post of hers from last week. Since 'racial sensitivity' was thrown out there, I thought I'd simplify it for everyone.
Apparently, it wasn't simple enough.
posted by hyp
Jun 17, 2007 12:19AM
wow this got ugly anyway i relish to see them on miss b cause shes B she can even afford to buy like 300 pairs if she wants
maybe shes buying them for solange...who is even skinnier after having a child (bitch) jk
posted by Not "Cool"
Jun 17, 2007 1:29AM
You still don't make a damn bit of sense Bonnie Lass. I'm sure the words are genius in your own head, but down here it's word salad. And please don't strain yourself patting yourself on the back.
posted by aiDoll
Jun 17, 2007 12:33PM
i want a pair but at that price it's totally out of my range..
i think B can wear it - as long as the top in question is long enough to cover half her thighs & give the illusion of the long torso. there are always ways around =)
+x&o's!
posted by guest
Jun 17, 2007 6:28PM
Um, you people all have problems. WHY are you getting into a fight over this? Alison saying "White Lines" was by Duran Duran was not racist, IT WAS SIMPLY A MISTAKE SHE MADE! No way she couldn't have realized that it wasn't their song originally *sarcasm*.
Also, as Faran pointed out, the post never says that Beyonce shouldn't be wearing them. They were designed to be worn by a superskinny model, not bootylicious Beyonce. This does not mean she can't pull them off, but it would just be harder for her—I can't wait to see those pics!
ae, Beyonce is simply not a size 4. She is most definetly not fat, though. And the person who said they are 5'7", 115 lbs. and a size 8... whoa! I'm 5'7" and even when I weighed 118 lbs, I still fit into my size 2's nicely.
posted by Alison Cool
Jun 17, 2007 8:07PM
Hello all,
Just to clarify - what I said was that I had Duran Duran's "White Lines" in my head, which I did. Yes, it is a cover of a Grandmaster Flash song, but the one I had in my head just so happened to be the Duran Duran version. Which sounds very different, by the way.
Also - if you really want to get into it, it's a generally accepted fact that the whole history of American rock 'n roll has always involved the appropriation and re-appropriation of music coming out of different cultures and ethnic groups.
A lot of times, minority musicians didn't (and don't) get credit for their genius, which is horrible, but that doesn't stop me from liking Velvet Underground or Bob Dylan or Duran Duran or anyone else.
Anyone else is welcome to turn off the radio anytime a cover comes on.
posted by Not "Cool"
Jun 17, 2007 8:30PM
keep telling yourself that story Alison "Cool"
is it really so difficult to say you made a mistake?
posted by nico
Jun 18, 2007 1:36AM
jesus h. christ...this is not a racial thing, nor is it a weight think.....beyonce would look awful in those leggins cause her thighs and ass are huge, and who fucking gives a shit if alison like a duran duran cover of a song an african american first wrote? SERIOUSLY! GIVE THE GIRL A FUCKING BREAK!
posted by guest
Jun 18, 2007 7:07AM
Jesus, since when making a mistake about who wrote a song has to do with "racial sensitivity", and yes just because someone likes a cover doesn't have to like the original even if, shock horror, the original is from a black artist, this is PC gone mad and some people have to get out more.
posted by MaryBelle
Jun 18, 2007 5:27PM
I think the leggins are fierce. I also think they were designed to be conceptual and not necessarily to be worn outside of editorial or runway demographics.
As for the wearability issue: I think its brave of anyone to wear them any wear them any where, any way. I would love to be able to pull them off, but I m 5'2 and I sure they would make me look oompaloompah-esque even if I am a size 2. I don't think Beyonce should wear them at all. I think if Balenciaga fashioned a mini or a pencil skirt (or even short-shorts) from the same material it would be entirely more wearable, totally hot, and I would covet them. And Beyonce would look cute in it on stage. Cheers!
posted by MaryBelle
Jun 18, 2007 5:33PM
PS... About Alison: if she made a mistake aobut the music it would be nicer to educate her politely than shout accusations that she is 'racist'. She might not have known, or she might not like Grandmaster Flash. who cares, it STILL does not make her racist.
posted by Grace
Jun 19, 2007 12:45AM
I think the person who said she was a size 8 was talking about uk sizes?
posted by doris
Jun 19, 2007 6:46AM
Oh Yes, I was talking about UK sizes.
Kate moss before her new spell of skininess, in the Topshop pictures is size 8/US4, the reporter of the british vogue Wrote when she saw the clothes. How can Kate be the same size of Beyonce?
posted by a
Jun 19, 2007 9:51AM
Referring to sizes, I'm always shocked that people never take height into consideration. A US 8/10 can be a larger size if you are short, but for those over 5'9, this size is equivalent to a 4 on a shorter girl.
So I have no idea how tall Beyonce is, but if she's short (which I doubt), she could be a 4 (although I doubt that too). Also the shape of your skeleton affects size as much as how much fat is on it--or muscle for that point. Simply put, this obsession with size is not only unhealthy (in my opinion) but somewhat irrelevant.
posted by alice
Jun 19, 2007 11:48PM
there's a picture of terence koh wearing them on artforum.com. so as far as beyonce having the only gold pair...........
posted by ani
Jun 20, 2007 7:15PM
I thought those leggings never made it to production and were intended as "special order" pieces.
posted by CocoChanel
Jun 26, 2007 10:38PM
She just wore the Balenciaga leggings to perform at the BET awards. It did not look as bad as everyone claimed it was going to look. She looked great.
posted by canary
Jun 15, 2007 4:27PM
I was hoping you'd mention this - no offense to Beyonce, but I can't think of anyone more unsuited to those leggings. Should be, uh, interesting to see her try to pull them off. Yikes.