i'm angry.

so the guardian, my all time favorite newspaper, published an article by Hadley Freeman in it's life & style section today about how fashion designers are portrayed in film. I thought it was a really interesting idea for an article, however it was poorly executed, just summarized rather than analyzed, and badly researched. This is the part that pissed me off:

The Incredibles

Who's the designer? Edna Mode, the sharply bobbed no-nonsense grande dame behind all the superheroes' costumes.

Hmm, sounds familiar, reminds me of ... Anna Wintour.

What are the designs like? What aren't they like? She can do bulletproof, she can do elasticated, she can do invisible, but there is one thing she won't do: "No capes!"

Best prima donna quote? "Milan, dahling, Milan, with the supermodels. Ha! Nothing super about them, puffy little stick insects who only think about themselves."

What, in this movie, does being a fashion designer represent? The highest pinnacle of human achievement. Without them the world would come to an end.

Credibility as a designer? With that hairstyle, we daren't voice any doubt.

Anna Wintour

Edna Mode

Edith Head


she's meant to be edith head! edith head is actually a costume designer, anna wintour is just a bitch!

i wanted to write a letter to the guardian but couldn't find an address to send it to . here is what it would have said:

I'm sure it boils down to more a matter of opinion, but i simply couldn't see the resemblance between Anna Wintour, who isn't even a designer, and Edna Mode of Incredibles fame as noted in a recent article by Hadley Freeman. If you look at a picture of Edith Head, you can immediately recognize the dark, round spectacles and blunt fringe also seen in the Pixar film. Head has been nominated for 34 academy awards in her lifetime, and is hardly a fashion obscurity that could be overlooked.