The BBL-ificiation of Hands
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We’re back with a new episode of Mess World, a podcast collaboration between FLESH WORLD (by me, Jessica DeFino) and I <3 Mess (a fashion newsletter from Emily Kirkpatrick).
Today we’re talking about: Emily’s Renaissance Faire hat [2:30], Jessica’s wedding day beauty routine [8:24], butthole-printed pants [17:30], Jennifer Lawrence’s Mes haircare vs. Alli Webb’s Messy haircare [24:30], skepticism re: Alexander Skarsgård’s silly little outfits [40:44], the return of both fascinators and lady ties [48:00], the BBC’s “are bare nails racist?” drama [58:20}, Kylie Jenner in the Victoria’s Secret Fantasy — or Freudian “phantasy”? — Bra [1:10:00] and where the hair extensions on the Victoria’s Secret runway came from [1:29:50], Drake’s swaglessness [1:34:10], and Seth Rogan’s campaign for Sephora [1:35:19]. Plus more!
Media we mentioned: “I don’t wear makeup but my wedding is coming up – can I go bare-faced?” [The Guardian], The Lowbrow Book Club [Substack], The Monstrous-Feminine [Barbara Creed], “The Little Wedding Black Book” [Into The Gloss], “Jennifer Lawrence Hopes You Won’t Hate Her New Project” [The Cut], “How the bare nails trend became a class issue” [BBC via The Wayback Machine], “Look At These Cows On The Victoria’s Secret Runway” [FLESH WORLD]
Also: We’re on YouTube now, for those who prefer to watch their podcasts!
About the podcast: Mess World is a podcast by Jessica DeFino and Emily Kirkpatrick that takes a critical look at the dregs of pop culture. Jessica is the writer behind FLESH WORLD, which has been called the newsletter “the beauty industry fears,” and Emily is the creator of I <3 Mess, a weekly roundup of the best of the worst celebrity fashion. Together, they dissect the biggest and dumbest celebrity happenings every month and give their unfiltered opinion on everything going on in the world of fashion and beauty.
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