“As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.” MeanImportantPlayAmericaPresidentIssuesFashionEatingBlameDesignerDisorderCouncilEating DisorderFashion DesignerImportant Issues Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“Gossip, public, private, social - to fight against it either by word or pen seems, after all, like fighting with shadows. Everybody laughs at it, protests against it, blames and despises it; yet everybody does it, or at least encourages others in it: quite innocently, unconsciously, in such a small, harmless fashion - yet we do it. We must talk about something, and it is not all of us who can find a rational topic of conversation, or discuss it when found.” DoeSeemsFightingFoundSocialLaughingFashionConversationShadowBlameRationalProtestPensGossipDespiseTopics Author:Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
“I did extensive research on media and anorexia and found out that the fashion magazines are to blame in a way. They project an image of a woman that is completely absurd, but girls and women believe they should be very skinny. They don't look like real woman anymore.” WayShouldBelieveLooksRealGirlFoundMediaFashionProjectsResearchBlameAbsurdMagazinesSkinnyAnorexiaReal WomenFashion Magazines Author:Oliviero Toscani
“It seems to be in fashion among Russian politicians to blame Berezovsky for everything. Soon they'll be holding him responsible for global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis.” SeemsFashionPoliticianResponsibleBlameGlobal WarmingEarthquakesTsunami Author:Alexander Lebedev
“It is neither a great praise nor a great blame when people say a tendency is in or out of fashion. If a tendency is as it should be at one time, it is always as it should be.” PeopleIfsShouldFashionPraiseBlameTendenciesOne Time Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“Its time we woke up,” pursued Gerald, still inwardly urged to unfamiliar speech. “Women are pretty much people, seems to me. I know they dress like fools - but who’s to blame for that? We invent all those idiotic hats of theirs, and design their crazy fashions, and what’s more, if a woman is courageous enough to wear common-sense clothes - and shoes - which of us wants to dance with her?” PeopleIfsKnowsWantStillsEnoughSeemsCommonCrazyFashionDesignFoolSpeechClothesDressesBlameShoesCommon SenseHatsCourageousPursuedUnfamiliarIdioticClothes And Shoes Book:The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings Source: The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings