Opera Chic In WSJ.COM's HEARD ON THE RUNWAY

The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Dodes -- who's covering Milan's fashion shows for her newspaper with great flair and insight -- is so gracious that she quoted Opera Chic in the Journal's fashion blog, "Heard on the Runway":

One blogger, a classically trained musician who calls herself Opera Chic (a double entendre, because she likes writing about the opera and fashion) emailed Heard on the Runway to say that the crying incident was “a transcendent moment.” Ms. Abeliunaite is “the icon of fashion in this difficult year of 2009: there’s an economic crisis, you keep your chin up and go ahead, walk down that runway.

It gets better from there... Read it all by clicking here. And go here to read OC's original post.

Download a large .tiff file of Opera Chic's stencil for your own personal use (t-shirts, posters, fliers, tattoos in naughty locations, etc) by clicking below:

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(And by the way: yes, professional fashion models you see on Milan's and Paris and New York's runways are indeed quite thin. NBA basketball players are really tall. Professional soccer players have unusually well-developed thigh muscles; professional ballet dancers are really thin too and their feet are a mess and a lot of them will walk funny for the rest of their lives; NFL football players are huge and by the time they're 50 they're in pain a lot from old injuries, etc, etc.

So please, the "models are thin" stuff is getting really old really quick. Unless you also have an issue with professional sports, ballet, and all other lines of work that require extreme, specific body types from those who excel at them).

Comments

[A Real Cad]

I have a lot of respect for these girls, it's hard work. She cried but didn't break down, it takes balls. And brava for the mention in the Journal, that's a big deal OC!

[Hal]

Congrats on the publicity, OC. As for the thinness of models one MIGHT argue that sports, even if voluntary, that often destroy bodies leaving physical wrecks as the end result should be banned or at least not encouraged, and the same with occupations requiring unhealthy anorexia. One MIGHT I repeat, just sayin'. Personally I could live very happily without football or fashion models, weirdo that I am.

[Rick Rack]

Wonderful, Opera Chic. But please don't interrupt your nonstop opera coverage! We need you more than they do!

Crying models? I'm actually surprised we don't see this more often. These girls are far from home, starving, and way too immature to handle the worlds that they are thrust into. My heart isn't breaking, but it's somewhat disturbing.

[Ted the Flautist]

Go OC Go! There's no stopping you! When I come to Milan on vacation, will you take me to some of the fashion shows? I promise I'll behave!

[Dearly]

There are a million reasons why that model could have been crying. OC, just go ask her already!

I love the Vogue Tears stencil. Can I put that on a tshirt?

[Manou]

It seems your answer (from the horse's mouth - and what a beautiful horse, too) is in the Comments section of the article :

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"There wasnt any small shoes or my emocional problems!!!! The lights was very strong and cameras was flashing all the time. My eyes are very sensitive thats why i was crying.
Comment by Auguste :) - March 2, 2009 at 5:52 pm"