The Emperor Has No Clothes, And Neither Do Many of Our Famous Stars
There is a famous story about an emperor who was convinced he was wearing magnificent clothes, when in fact, he was wearing nothing at all. Everyone around him saw the truth, but no one dared to say it. Why? Because they didn’t want to look foolish. They didn’t want to stand apart. They didn’t want to challenge what everyone else was pretending to believe. Until a child spoke up. The emperor isn’t just in the parade anymore. He’s on the red carpet. Looking at some of today’s most high-profile public events and awards shows, whether the recent Met Gala, the Cannes Film Festival, the Grammy Awards or Academy Awards, it’s hard not to feel like we are watching a modern version of that story unfold. Many of the outfits worn by celebrities (and let's tell the truth—we are talking about women’s clothing, or actually, lack thereof) are designed to shock, to reveal, to push boundaries, often leaving very little to the imagination. At a certain point, this isn’t fashion. It’s…something...