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FizzyT, March 6th, 2011

All hail Eugene!

Celebritees is a website devoted to the cult of celebrity and t-shirts. Hence the great name. It features a long discussion on the role of celebrity in society and the rise of celebrity culture. For instance, it states  that “The modern mass media has increased the exposure and power of celebrity. Often, celebrity carries with it immense social capital that is highly sought-after by some individuals. High-paying jobs and other social perks unavailable to most people are readily extended to celebrities, even for work not connected to the talents or accomplishments that made them famous.” and goes on to talk about the resentment often incurred by celebrity status. “Because celebrities have fame comparable to that of royalty or gods in the past, some people exhibit curiosity about their private affairs. Due to the high visibility of celebrities’ personal lives, their failures are often made public. Therefore, “celebrities” are usually viewed as exhibiting worse personal behavior and having worse moral values than most people. ”

Actually, it’s all rather interesting, the “celebrity” bit, so I was intrigued to delve into the “tees” bit and see if that was as in depth.

Er….not really. Featuring a range of unofficial t-shirts with slogans, the tees are a bit wanting. Some of them are ok, but the “Pete, stop killing yourself” in the Jeniffer Lopez section made me wonder whether the writers are so celeb obsessed they’ve become a bit addled.

Still, here was one I almost  liked, although more because it was so bad rather than so good. Maybe the nerdiest t-shirt ever created, Eugene is my top celebriteee!

FizzyT, January 25th, 2011

A Girl. In Material. A Material Girl.

Well, it looks like Taylor Momsen hasn’t lasted long as the face of Material Girl, the clothing range of Madonna and mini me Lourdes. Maybe Taylor (she of tampon-gate) wasn’t quite the role model they were looking for. So, in a move right out of the fashion frying pan, all the way into the  fire, they (whoever they are) have decided to bring on Kelly Osborne instead. I can sort of see the reasoning. Edgy, weirdy rock chick type girl for Madonna’s daughter’s pet project. I can’t help thinking though that someone is barking up the wrong tree here. Obviously Kelly knows all about nepotism, and getting publicity because of her famous parents,thus the perfect choice for Lourdes, and will guarantee maximum publicity, but a teen fashion line, really? Well, we can only wait and see. But in the meantime, here’s a printed t-shirt from their current range. Do you think Lourdes has got bored already? Bless.

FizzyT, January 19th, 2011

Things being what they are in this modern age of television, you might think that Alex Reid would have an inkling of what he was getting into by marrying Katie Price. Known primarily for her alter ego Jordan and inflatable assets, Katie is a walking, talking reality TV show. Reid, who is a cage fighter and wannabe actor is said to have gotten fame hungry, and have used her to further his career. The irony was too much for anyone to bear, so he has to go. Right now! One thing you can say for Ms Price, she doesn’t hang about. Cue lots of teary interviews and photoshoots from both sides. A reconciliation, maybe? A new clothing range? Definitely more Botox.

Anyway, here’s Alex in happier times, in a lovely rhinestone t-shirt, back when he was full of sparkle, and Katie had some very bizarre feathery pants (or was that pre-waxing?). Ah, the good old days!

FizzyT, January 9th, 2011

Pink Princess!

Funnily enough, I’ve almost started to feel sorry for Alex Reid. Absorbed into the juggernaut of self publicity that is Katie Price, he really doesn’t stand a chance. Peter Andre has fairly successfully adopted the persona of someone with a slight and fragile air of mastication, chewed up and spat out by his erstwhile missus. The Reidernator, who touted himself as manly cage fighter with bendy nose, has no such claims to pathetic victim status. If he jumps on the Andre bandwagon, he will lose all credibility (er?), and be consigned to Z-list appearances with X Factor rejects and Big Brother contestants who still haven’t got the message. If he sticks with her (though it’s not really his choice  is it?) he will be forever swamped by her fame and vast assets. Whatever is an alpha male fighting type to do when faced with such a tough decision?

Well, the answer is, who cares? As long as Katie herself is still pneumatic and pink. Which she is, she most certainly is. She will go on being pink, come what may. Here she is, at an inexplicably popular book signing, wearing her own Katie Price brand t-shirt, pink of course, (I feel she is the natural successor to Barbara Cartland) which reads “Horses are like chocolate; one’s just not enough” That could also apply to husbands, I think.

FizzyT, January 7th, 2011

Giselle the gazelle

I have this theory that about 200 years in the future, all women will be genetically programmed to look like Giselle Bundchen. She has this look of bred to perfection about her, no matter what she is doing, and an Amazonian physique with strong bones and big hair; veritably the ultimate perfect gene mix. Weirdly (or maybe not so weirdly really) she has a twin, so maybe her dna is already trying to take over the world.

Her she is, looking beautifully dishevelled after a workout in a vintage v-neck t-shirt. I don’t know what there is to say about this one really, apart from roll on world domination!

FizzyT, December 29th, 2010

I’ve never quite worked out what Sean Puff/Daddy/Diddy/Puffy/P Combs is really called, or even what he does, but there’s no denying he’s very successful at whatever it is. Right now, he’s another celebrity having a lovely sunny holiday in the Caribbean with his entourage. Or are those his kids? Never mind, minions of some kind or another. Because that’s what Sean P-Diddy-Puffy-Man does; he has people. And they do it for him. Even if they are little.

He (the Diddy One) is sporting an extremely intriguing t-shirt here. On it is a lovely arty monochrome print of his ex girlfriend Naomi Campbell who I always think of  as having some strange affinity with that lovable wrinkly E.T.  (“N.C. throw phone”). I’m not quite sure of the etiquette of wearing a saucy print of your ex on your t-shirt. Would not your current have words to say about that? I think the Puff is playing with fire.

FizzyT, December 18th, 2010

Say no, I did. Oh, no I didn't! Oops!

know, it seems a bit unfair posting a picture of a t-shirt today, when we’re totally layered up to the nines and moving with all the grace of the Michelin man, but this was just one of those I couldn’t resist. As Lindsay Lohan prepares to come out of rehab yet again, here’s one of those statement tees she so loves to flaunt. I think this is an old shot from last year, so the tee probably didn’t have quite the irony is does now, although I think we can expect her to come out of rehab professing her new found Linnocence yet again.

Still, it looks as though our Linds might be needing a bit of media attention to get her career going again, so expect more where this came from. It has recently been reported that she has been sending tweets promoting gift cards, so maybe those film roles aren’t quite flying in just yet.

In the meantime, kids, just do as Lindsay does, and say NO to drugs. Or don’t do as Lindsay does, and say no anyway. How confusing!

FizzyT, December 15th, 2010

I’ m not sure whether to be shocked by Liz Hurley and her antics with fluffy blond cricketer Shane Warne, or whether I should just accept that she’s having a 21st century Lady Chatterley moment.

Liz, or Elizabeth as she prefers to be called, has studiously marketed herself as posh totty and super minx extraordinaire, and has forged a career out of being snooty and not really doing very much. Now however, the whole brand Hurley is looking a little the worse for wear, prompting the thought that her career is being held together with the self same safety pins which launched her into the A List in the first place.

Those safety pins, in fact have a lot to answer for. Arriving at the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994,  Liz upstaged everyone by bulging suggestively out of a Versace dress held together with big nappy pins, previously the property of an organic baby somewhere in Chelsea. For the next two decades she has been trading off that dress,and  relentlessly trying to prove to anyone who can be bothered that she is the height of upper class versatility; model, actress, pig farmer, girl guide (I’m back to the safety pins)

So the latest twist to the Hurley saga is ladies boy Shane Warne. The thought of Liz bouncing up and down atop of the Aussie boy, is quite frankly about as unappealing as her organic bars. And yet, the cynics are crying (well, pretending to) that there is something fake about the whole thing. Something other than Hurley’s freakishly smooth forehead.

Why would Hurley conduct a public affair on Twitter unless there was something in it for her? Something other than Warne. (Ew, bad image there, sorry). Could it be that sales down on the farm are slipping and she needs to drum up trade in the only way she knows how? Liz, do you need help, love? Maybe she’s waiting for Hugh Grant to come chasing down her muddy farm track to declare his undying love, and we’ll discover we’ve been sucked into some kind of Richard Curtis reality show.

So, a little number for Liz today. Obviously she’s so discerning (snigger), it will have to be one of our finest organic cotton t-shirts. With her own personal message to her hero. Ahhh!

FizzyT, December 1st, 2010

Willow Wallows in her Wellies!

It sounds so great, doesn’t it? You can win one of Willow Smith’s “I Heart Me” t-shirts in OK magazine this week. I do love a good competition and any offspring of Will Smith is bound to be cooler than cool, but would you honestly want to win the t-shirt of a nine year old? Unless, you were 9 years old, in which case it’s a different matter entirely.

Nope, Willow maybe ultra cool in an under 10′s kind of way, but the whole teeny music sensation makes me think rather nostalgically of St Winifred’s School Choir and their chart topping “Grandma”.

Still, just because I think she should hit double figures before she becomes a style icon, doesn’t mean you should feel the same. So here is that little popster in a pair of combats on growth hormones, all ready to whip her hair round and round and round. Darn…that song sure is catchy!

FizzyT, November 29th, 2010

Mini Me!

Good old Gwen Stefani. She was never going to be a straight down the middle Boden type of mum, was she? Her children were always going to be an extension of her quirky uber-glamorous rockabilly style, and here is son Kingston being his mummy’s mini me in cute boy form.

From his hair do, that will have the Boden brigade up in arms, to the nail varnish and the very pert t-shirt slogan that says “Your hysteric needs you” this is one little boy who is very much thinking outside the (dressing up) box.

Whether he will be ripped to shreds for this when he starts school is anyone’s guess. Although if Lady Gaga opened her own talent academy, he’d fit right in!