The Muffin Top
Manolo says, and here the Manolo he risks reigniting the entire Kelly Clarkson’s Belly controversy, but there is the most amusing article about the too-tight pants and the midriff bearing fashions in the Daily News of the New York, and the article it includes the picture of the Kelly Clarkson spilling bounteously over the top of her pants.
It’s called a muffin top: that unsightly roll of flesh that spills over the waist of a pair of too-tight pants, like a muffin bursting out of the pan. And this fashion affliction hits celebrities as much as civilians, according to In Touch magazine’s Jarrett Weiselman. “Queen of the muffin top is Courtney Love,” he says. “And before she got pregnant, Britney Spears was also guilty.”Christina Aguilera is a reformed muffin topper, often spotted onstage during her wild-child period in a pair of badly fitting pants accessorized with an ample tummy roll. Kelly Clarkson is also a repeat offender. “Especially when Kelly first won ‘American Idol,’ the muffin top was the one thing that was common in everything she wore - nothing fit right.” And her tummy can still be seen rising over the pants she’s poured herself into on tour this month.
Of the course, this it is exactly what the Manolo he said two of the months ago.
July 23rd, 2005 at 6:02 am
well, as we all know, Manolo? he is the genius.
and this is why we love him.
llllloooooovvvvve him.
July 23rd, 2005 at 8:43 am
When I was an undergrad, I would wait for the campus bus and notice hordes of teeny little girls waiting to hit the bars in even teenier pants. It amused me that even skinny girls could look fat by choosing the wrong pair of pants.
July 23rd, 2005 at 10:09 am
Doesn’t Kelly have the services of a stylist at her disposal? I thought that came with winning AI. She doesn’t need to lose weight, she just needs to learn to dress to flatter her figure. However, she shouldn’t hook up with Rachel Zoe, who probably includes packets of speed and coke (to encourage weight loss, of course) along with the super fantastic shoes.
Read about Rachel Zoe here:
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/cl-et-clone16jul16,0,7686494,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
July 23rd, 2005 at 11:51 am
Manolo — I can’t find your email so I’m writing here - a ollection of Christion Shoes http://www.seekingyefirst.com/order_shoes.htm including an American Flag mule with a bible verse embroidered into it. They’re all pertty abysmal, but that takes the cake.
July 23rd, 2005 at 4:44 pm
Leslie–They’ed have the vapors at that company if they realized that the “Brenda” is crying out to the hippie/goth chick in me.
July 23rd, 2005 at 6:34 pm
Monolo knows it’s so not called the “Muffin Top.” Momolo knows the roll it is called the “Pop-N-Fresh.” Just like Monolo’s favorite tube of the Pillsbury dough pastry. Please note that the term, “Pop-N-Fresh” also refers to the person with the Pop-N-Fresh as in “Here comes little miss Pop-N-Fresh.” Ciao bella the Pop-N-Fresh.
July 23rd, 2005 at 7:25 pm
Not only that, but, unlike the reporter of the Daily News, the Manolo managed to do so in a manner neither patronizing nor offensive.
July 24th, 2005 at 11:20 am
The Tia wonders: Can it be that the pointed toe, the sly peep-toe or the stilletto are signs of the devil?
Do the angels in heaven wear shoes of the drab colors and the graceless silhouette, the low and lumpen heel, and the ever-present scriptural reminders?
The Tia thinks not. In the heaven of the Tia’s imagination, the angels wear the superfantastic shoes with the delicate colors, the soft materials, and the graceful kitten heel.
However, the Tia agrees with the Dimestore Lipstick about the goth appeal of the Shoes of the Fisherman. The Tia is partial to the Susan. It rocks.
July 25th, 2005 at 10:28 am
What with the midriff-baring tops and the very-tight lycra-knit shirts, all paired with the very low pants or hip-riding skirts, it has been a summer of love handles.
July 25th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Oh…. Dimestore Lipstick, I would not have looked it you hadn’t called out to the hippiegoth in me. Now, I am coveting the Brendas. Perhaps even the Susans (they are on super sale). Even though they are probably cheapos that will fall apart in months. They would look super cute with my black sundresses!
August 1st, 2005 at 7:10 am
What does Manolo think of belly dancers and their costumes? Most are very generous around their middle (ok I don’t want to generalize). Does tradition exempt it from this criticism? Of course dancers vary in how much belly they reveal…