Florence Pugh - Valentino Show, Rome Fashion Week

[sputnik]

yeah she's definitely fit she's just not a twig. it's her body type. i do yoga and pilates at least 6 days a week and am in better shape than probably any other point in my life but i'm pretty short and curvy and even if i starved down to nothing i'd be thick, it's just how i'm built, down to the bone.

[waterslide]

Jul 11, 2022 20:12:51 GMT notoriousmkg said:

It's called "Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons".  Apparently, there is a big segment on the "Pink" brand.  I remember when it first came out at our local mall.  You had the regular VS store on one side, and then across from it was "Pink".  It looked like underwear more than lingerie, but everything was in blinding fluorescent colors.  In the series, they apparently state that this brand was created for teens and tweens to get them started early and make them lifetime VS customers.  I didn't know that they had designed the stuff with pictures of toys, etc. on them.  Sheesh.

I admit the bright pink was not a great color.  I think she would have looked better in some kind of more subtle shade of green.  That being said, I love her body type.  I worked out for years with someone built identically to her - I think FP is secretly putting in lots of gym time.

It does look like Florence works out, but it helps that she's still young.

I remember Pink (the store). I actually like pink (the color), and even the shade Florence is wearing here, it's just that the fabric and the cut and the neck part are not working for me. Anyway, about the store, when I first saw one years and years ago, I was surprised at the junk they were selling. I thought it was a Juicy Couture knock off. And grown ass women were walking around in cheap-looking, low rise sweatpants with "PINK" written across their asses and it was so dumb to me. Then I realized it was part of VS and it made perfect sense. I didn't realize it was actually geared to tweens...

I remember when Victoria' Secret didn't only sell their own brand. Everything was really soft and pretty and hanging on fabric hangers and classical music playing and there were people who knew about lingerie working in the stores. They also sold high end French lingerie you couldn't find elsewhere. It was a totally different aesthetic back then and when it turned into a strip club I would go occasionally when they had sales but soon after forgot the place existed until I had to walk past one.

[notoriousmkg]

I was never really wild about VS merchandise - and the prices are ridiculous - for a guy, I know way too much about the relative price on different brands of lingerie. I like stuff that looks brief (like a bikini) and practical. I really liked Calvin Klein's stuff for a while - around the time that Christy Turlington was the spokesmodel.

[sputnik]

VS is shit, not just the design but the quality. I never got the hype. it's really the perfect example of an overhyped brand. and for a while it worked but then i guess they weren't able to keep up with trends and stay relevant.

[notoriousmkg]

What I find absolutely mystifying is this new style of VS bottoms where it is completely open in the back (vertical opening) - to be euphemistic. What in God's name is that all about???

[waterslide]

Yeah, it's definitely overpriced and when they started selling their own brand exclusively it was really garbage. I definitely was too young to afford Dior bras when VS was selling them, but in the 80s, they made it a whole experience. They did proper bra fittings and you'd have a sales person helping you one on one and they were normally women in their 30s-50s who were not bleach blonde with French manicures. I never was into the VS angels or that whole tacky Vegas-esque vibe. I thought most of the stores were out of business at this point, but I rarely go to the mall anymore.

Sometimes it's better to pay a little extra for quality rather than whatever VS considers sex appeal. You should ideally be able to have both...

I don't know what the underwear with an opening in the back, but it sounds stupid.

[MsDark]

Those open back panties are stupid and pointless.

[kittylady]

Jul 12, 2022 11:55:09 GMT MsDark said:

Those open back panties are stupid and pointless.

I looked them up and they look terrible. What's with the weird ass straps? And how long is it going to take to get them smoothed back into place after a trip to the bathroom? If you want your cheeks hanging free then wear a thong or go commando. It'd save you a hell of a lot of time when you need a pee.

[waterslide]

Ew. I just looked them up. They look like not-fun bondage wear? Not only are they ugly and pointless on, you're going to have red marks all over your ass and thighs when you take them off. Ick.

And they're sold out, of course.

[Taniwha]

I’m not prudish about nipples but guess I am about belly buttons. I don’t want to see them on the red carpet, nor underwear either. I am sorry she took shit on the internet for her breast size. That’s messed up. I love her as an actress, and while I rarely like what she wears, I do admire her dgaf attitude.

[tulip]

I don't love seeing nipples. I know it's not a big deal, but it's not my taste.

I have no problem with her body -- but I don't think she dresses well for it. However, her response really gave me pause. If she feels great in something, that should be good enough. Makes me feel bad for ripping on how people dress.

That being said, I really dislike chunky platform shoes.

[beeyotch]

Well, wait, is she American? She said herself she knew it would make people talk so it sounds like she anticipated a reaction from people making a big deal about a see-through top. This tells me it's her calculated, attention-seeking behavior and that is enough to make me dislike her right there.

But also, this is just how America is, seeing nipples is not "not a big deal" rightly or wrongly, it's considered inappropriate nudity in public. So I would stop expecting any other reaction. Like, undoing centuries of puritanical culture...ok, good luck with that.

Then again, all the people who had comments about how she should be ashamed of her small boobs or whatever, should fuck right off. I feel it should be private but we all have them, and we're all different, so making someone feel less than for falling outside an ideal is a small dick move.

[sputnik]

Knowing people would talk isn’t a reason not to do something though.

[funky]

No, she's English and the show was in Rome.