The New York Times last week published a fairly evil – and hilarious – review of stylist Rachel Zoe's new show, The Rachel Zoe Project.
In said review, journalist Ginia Bellafonte symbolically shreds Zoe's fame and relevance, writing,
Given that Ms. Zoe is already a pox on humanity — exploiting an aesthetic of dissipation, invading our collective consciousness and spraying it with dummy dust — it is amazing that “The Rachel Zoe Project,†which focuses on her career, manages to send its audience deeper into the territory of smug NPR obsessives who won’t stop ranting about triviality’s conquest of the American soul.
Meanwhile, homo-journo Matt Donnelly took great offense at Bellafonte's bitchery and wrote a rebuttal lauding Zoe's cultural impact, for which we should all be thankful:
Zoe is the real deal… Zoe is a seasoned stylist responsible for some of our most memorable red carpet moments. She's made It Girls out of dour ducklings, superstars out of burgeoning designers and soon will expand her own brand so you can own a slice of what she calls her "happy place."
No, thank you, Zoe. We're full.
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I'll got with Gina in the Times. Every stylist I've ever met is a useless sycophant paid lots of money to pick bad clothes.
Let's give her a Nobel Prize for her contributions to humanity….geez.
Giving an ano girl some meth and dressing her up like Janice from the Muppet Show does not a "seasoned stylist" make.
Matt Donnally, the best Journo that Zoe's money can buy.
Since she's not on public televison and there are many many channels on cable, I don't see any harm in her show. If some people want to have her as a role model that's up to them. This type of stylist is an integral part of the hollywood scene. Where do you draw the line on what is too frivolous when it comes to show business (John McCain's $500 shoes?)? I like TV critics who take these things seriously, and are funny to boot.
I'm with No. 1.
Plus, Ginia's *funny*. That goes a long way with me. LMAO at "NPR obsessives"…!
I agree. Rachel Zoe and and the likes of her is the pox on humanity.
Ginia's has this undertone of rage. It's not funny, it's angry and weird. Donnally is optimistic, at least, and celebrates the work not her personality. Critics sound so jaded sometimes. Maybe you shouldn't be near Zoe's show unless you're a fashion fan.
Figuring I might like to decide for myself, I watched a couple of episodes of the Rachel Zoe Project. Needless to say, I won't be catching any more. I have enough self-centered, high drama bitches who wear too much jewelry and bug-eyed sun-glasses in my real life to need to waste my time on this one. Also, tell your bitchy assistant to quit picking on Brad!
Thank you Christopher for that PRICELESS image!!!
I say let her make a living doing what she needs to do, but I do not feel the need to watch. I love clothes and think that fashion certainly has it's place, but many of these critics need to get their priorities in line. I recall one of those FASHION POLICE type shows where this small potato shaped queen who had had so many facelifts that his face was too tight for him to blink stated that one red carpet actress should be killed for wearing her chosen dress. killed. seriously? wow.