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Saturday, February 9, 2008 12:00 AM

And they're auf!

"Project Runway" designers march their designs -- feathers! fringe! Oprah-worthy pronouncements -- down the catwalk at Fashion Week. Who will take the prize?
By Cintra Wilson

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  • Saturday, February 9, 2008 06:25 AM

    more important question...

    So what? - nothing is more exploitive of women than the fashion industry.

    Its the original business model for generating angst and insecurity in order to generate purchases which do nothing to alleviate angst and insecurity which leads to more purchases intended to alleviate angst and insecurity.

    I love a well dressed woman as much as the next hetero male, but there is little real substantive value in a $10,000 dress or $6,000 sweater.

    And Posh Spice in this year's Guantanamo colors isn't chic or shocking, it's just tasteless.

    Thanks for... nothing!

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