FEMININE FACINATION!!!

My relationship to fashion-and fashion magazines-has always been a love-hate affair. As in, I love them and they make me hate myself. Unlike women's "service" magazines, which get me all contemptous, magazines like Harper's Bazaar and Vogue get me all flustered and insecure and giddy, not unlike the first day of school, when I was scared I might not rate and thrilled to think that I might.

In fact, with their brilliant photography and other worldly models and delicious and highly improbable clothes. Harper's and Vogue are the ultimate bitchy high school. Reading them longingly, I'm reminded of my favorite line from the movie Healther's.." Jealous much?!"

I hope your not expecting to read about how fashion is evil , because while that might have some truth to it. Vogue and Harper's Bazaar are annoying-even infuriating- I can't stay away from them long. And as I cast about why I love them so, I realize I adore them for the simple reason that they acknowldege a universal truth: that fashion far from being all about the enslavement to men is an elaborate performance girls put on for other girls.

Let's face it who really cares if men like your clothes? " looking good!" or " Hey baby!" mean very little coming from the mouth of someone whose idea of attractivness and fashionability is Kim Kardashian. But there's no greater compliment than a sidelong glance from another girl, who has massive style to check yours out..and when she does your hoping she is thinking.," where did she get those boots? that's a kool jacket, wish I had one!" not because your a competitive little bitch. But because getting noticed by a fellow style grrrl...is meaningful. when a woman facinates you, it means something..

Except in those instances when it's dangerous and infuriating. When it's like she is studying you. like in "all about eve." Eve is sinister because she admires margo so much, she wants to become a better margo than margo herself. That is a ultra-uncool move on the the part of girls..remember admiring other girls style...but please don't steal it..create your own...besides spending all your time wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are...

But however you get it, wherever you get it, don't forget to get your female facination...cause fashion is fashion..style is style..and GRRRLS YOU GOT STYLE!!!