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Lick It! - Brief Article
Interview, Sept, 2000 by Cliche Spindler-Benabib
A UNIQUE VIEW OF FASHION MADNESS
Amid the throngs of editors, stylists and clients we have discovered a loyally vigilant, original voice ... a witness no one has published before, one whose take on the runway and ready-to-wear madness is fearless. At the shows she sat calmly unblinking, model-thin and flawlessly groomed, before hundreds of flashing cameras, listening to her inner voice and writing it down. So now here's the uncensored report on what goes on at collection time, from the most opinionated pinscher in fashion.
PATRICK GILES
When's it gonna start?
When's it gonna start?
When's it gonna start?
This editor next to me smells good. I love Europeans.
When's it gonna start?
When's it gonna start?
When's it gonna start?
This show's already an hour late.
When's it gonna start?
Seven hours in dog years.
When's it gonna start?
When's it gonna start?
Finally!
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
Ouch! Britney Spears at fifty decibels. Guess I'm the only one here with ears.
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
That model had a boob job. I was gonna have a boob job. But with the eight nipples it's a bit pricey.
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
The leather coat smells nice.
But how does it taste?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
That dress smells like Marlboros, vodka, and aftershave. No wonder the show was late.
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
That model's skinny. She must not like her food.
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
Ouch! Guess I'm not the only one in the room who's color-blind.
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
When's it gonna end?
It's over! That was not his best-smelling stuff.
Where's my driver?
Where's my driver?
Where's my driver?
Stop pushing. Where'd you grow up, a puppy mill?
Where's my driver?
Where's my driver?
Where's my driver?
Screw it, I have to pee anyway. I'll walk.
Cliche Spindler-Benabib is the most opinionated pinscher in fashion. Amy Spindler is the Style Editor for The New York Times Magazine. Roberto Benabib is a film director and TV producer. A critic from the old school, Cliche won't be parted from her Depression-era Royal.
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