The new young faces of Hollywood?

There has been some controvery lately about one of the latest covers of Vanity Fair. It is their annual "Young Hollywood" issue, and it shows the up and coming young ladies that Vanity Fair believes to be the new stars in Hollywood. Usually Vanity Fair is good about including women of all races and sizes. However, this year, all of the girls on the cover look very similar; skinny and white. The actresses in the photo above are Amanda Seyfriend, Anna Kendrick, Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Rebecca Hall, Emma Stone, Mia Wasikowska, and Evan Rachel Wood. I do believe that almost all of these young ladies deserve a spot on the cover of Vanity Fair, but they all seem so "cookie cutter" actress. These women are fabulous actresses, and worked on some of the biggest movies last year, but there are some young actresses that are left out that led people to question Vanity Fair's motives. For example: Gabourey Sidibe. She is the star of the movie "Precious" that came out last year. "Precious" was one of the biggest movies of the year, and definitely one of the most talked about. She was even nominated for an upcoming Oscar. That leads me to the question, why wasn't she involved with the Vanity Fair shoot? She of all people definitely should have been on the "Young Hollywood" spread, because she was one of the most influential young actresses of the past few years. Another actress that comes to mind that was left out was Freida Pinto from "Slumdog Millionaire". "Slumdog Millionaire" was the first bollywood film to truly go mainstream, and it was one of the most important films from the past few years. I believe she definitely should have been considered for the Vanity Fair cover.

As I said before, I truly believe and agree with Vanity Fair that the actresses on the cover of their current "Young Hollywood" issue are very talented, they just should have considered other actresses besides just thin, white, and cloned.

RIP Alexander "Lee" McQueen

On February 11, 2010, Lee McQueen was found dead at his home in London, where paramedics found him dead at the scene, from a suicide. Lee McQueen was the designer for the brand "Alexander McQueen". He was known for his shocking yet sophisticated women's wear, and for his bold, yet classy designs. Lee McQueen was personally my all time favorite designer, so this news is devastating to me. I have always been in awe of his work, and his genius in the fashion world. He never followed a trend, and he was always coming up with interesting and unique looks for women. He loved playing with strucure, size, and colors in his designs. He never played it safe, and he was one of the most controversial designers of the past couple of decades. Lee's designs were very popular on the red carpet, for celebrities who wanted to make a statement.

Here are a couple of my favorite looks from "Alexander McQueen". Although they are very bold, they are completely striking to me, and beautiful in their own way. RIP Lee McQueen.

MAJOR photoshop errors

Photoshopping pictures is standard in media today. Even the most beautiful women and men are edited to look like something that they do not resemble in real life. In magazines and advertisements, every photo is put through photoshop to get airbrushed, slimmed down, and tweaked until it looks perfect in the editors eyes. However, sometimes those eyes seem to be skewed. Sometimes, the photo-edited picture turns out to look weird, funny, or even disturbing. There has even been some major controversy when it comes to models getting photoshopped to look too thin. The most recent controversy I have heard about, was about the Ralph Lauren advertisement pictured below. The editor found nothing wrong with it, until people started to complain and notice that she looked emaciated. Here are some photos that photoshop has turned into disasters.