Beth Ditto vs. a model at Nicole Miller. Photo: Dave Hogan, Getty Images/Frazier Harrison, Getty Images for IMG
Michael Kors chose a Lady Gaga mash-up for his Spring 2010 Fashion Week show. Baby Phat was about Michael Jackson. Diane Von Furstenberg went with Madonna. Models at Yigal Azrouel and Charlotte Ronson's shows walked to the Phoenix song "Listomania."
Both BCBG Max Azria and Nicole Miller chose "Dimestore Diamond," a strut-worthy song if ever there was one, from the Gossip's new album, "Music for Men."
"Everybody knows...just where she gets her clothes," goes one of the seductive opening lines. How can you not smile at that as the models trot to the beat?
But we couldn't help but to notice some irony: Gossip lead singer is Beth Ditto, who is proudly plus-size. And this song is clearly about a woman who isn't exactly rolling in cash.
Yet there were the super skinny, professionally polished models, wearing thousands of dollars of clothing, walking along as if she was singing about them.
Intentional juxtaposition? Unclear.
But who cares? I keep catching myself humming the song and strutting a little myself this week. Listen for yourself and try it. You'll see.