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Gingham Patterned Blouse, Not NudityEver since I wrote that piece in AFFBrainwash about Rachel McAdams I get an unbelievable amount of search engine hits related to her. I feel in some way compelled to update my readers on her, even if my obsession with her was exaggerated for effect. As you can see- we have a new category.

My friend called me two days ago to ask me if I had seen the cover of Vanity Fair.  But why would my film buff friend be asking me about Vanity Fair anyway? Well - I'll let those with Google and prurient interests discover the cover photo with Fashion/Sex icon Tom Ford cavorting with nude Scarlett Johansson and Kiera Knightly. (Somehow this is the perfect cover on any magazine in which James Wolcott writes). The story goes that Rachel McAdams was invited to be on the cover of this Hollywood issue. When she discovered it was to be nude - she refused. Also, she promptly uneployed the publicist that arranged this. A classy move. And of course, in my ladyfriend's mind this further confirms the acceptability of Rachel McAdams and the perfidy of Scarlett.

Posted on 2/9/2006 09:12 AM by Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty in | Comments20 Comments | References4 References
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Sorry to diminish your admiration, but that Radar site has an update:

So much for dignity. Even though McAdams fired her publicist for neglecting to tell her she was expected to pose nude, we hear she ultimately decided a VF cover was too good to pass up and returned to disrobe anyway.
2/9/2006 04:16 PM | Unregistered CommenterKevin Jones
Michael, does the new information Kevin mentioned mean that you will have to find a new celebrity woman to adore?
2/9/2006 04:21 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
She's not on the cover - and all the recent reports still confirm that she declined to do the nude.
2/9/2006 06:11 PM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty
Maybe she's not so scary looking after all...
2/9/2006 09:22 PM | Unregistered CommenterNicholas G. Moses
Yes, the update is very confusing - it claims that she returned to pose nude after all, but clearly she isn't on the cover, nude or otherwise, so what do they mean by that claim? Unless maybe they mean she returned, but it was too late, the cover had already been shot, but that seems impluasible.
2/10/2006 09:35 AM | Unregistered CommenterJames Kabala
I think the update was just erroneous. The most recent reports confirm Radar's original story.
2/10/2006 10:43 AM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty
My apologies, in that case, to Ms. McAdams.
2/10/2006 02:51 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
Well, its good to make sure that matters as grave as this are settled in truth.
2/10/2006 03:18 PM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty
Absolutely. These are things we need to understand if we are to make informed judgements about the virtue of women who wear gingham dresses. Can we rely on gingham as a guide, or is it simply an elaborate deception? Inquiring minds want to know. Well, all right, maybe not, but someone probably does.
2/10/2006 04:06 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
good move on rachel's part, my love for kiera is no more, to read more check out

http://kylefoley.blogspot.com/2006/02/kiera-knightly-sells-out.html

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2/10/2006 05:50 PM | Unregistered Commenterkyle
Taking away nothing from Rachel McAdams and the gingham patterned blouse she is or isn’t wearing, what about the pink suite Reese Witherspoon is wearing on the cover of Legally Blond 2? That outfit is as pure fun as it gets.

And if were talking flicks, “Just Like Heaven” is the best romantic comedy since “When Harry Met Sally” or maybe “You’ve Got Mail”.
2/11/2006 12:21 AM | Unregistered CommenterFRSalzer
Not to take anything away from Ms. Witherspoon, whose work in Vanity Fair should have won her some award and whose Walk the Line performance has earned her some recognition, but as convincing and good as she was in Just Like Heaven I wouldn't want to oversell it as being that memorable, romantic or funny. It begins with a slightly odd premise and takes us to the verge of pure silliness before concluding with a suitably sappy ending. (Then again, I didn't like You've Got Mail, so this could simply be a difference in tastes.) On a theological note, it is a great story that upholds the sanctity of life.
2/11/2006 02:58 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
Michael, you might be interested to read the Mere Comments post about a Los Angeles Times story on the Vanity Fair shoot.

http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2006/02/vanity_fair_cel.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/cl-et-vanity10feb10,1,4084313,print.story?coll=chi-entertainmentfront-hed
2/11/2006 04:17 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
Mr. Larison writes: “Then again, I didn't like You've Got Mail”

What??? Gasp??? I am shocked and horrified. I suppose you didn’t like Joe Versus the Volcano either? Yikes. You've Got Mail was as cute as daylights.

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Mr. Larison writes: “It begins with a slightly odd premise and takes us to the verge of pure silliness before concluding with a suitably sappy ending.”

Sounds perfect. Sounds just like Joe Versus the Volcano., another really good romantic comedy. Or perhaps even the Philadelphia Story? , which is as good as it gets when it comes to romantic comedy.

But more to the point: what about that Pink Suite? While I may prefer my wife in Johnnie Boden which is more akin to the gingham sundress, nevertheless, the fashion statement most enjoyed is irreverences and mirth.

When I used to work on the hill in my youth, every girl wore either a grey or blue suite as standard attire, and I doubt it’s changed much since then, with maybe the exception of some of the faggots over at Young Americans for Freedom now making the same wardrobe choice. And one also could hardly tell the Catholic girls from the rest except for their natural Catholic predisposition to drinking and smoking at the local Irish pub. But would those same girls have been so entranced by the system which soaks into your very blood if they had chosen their clothing with the same irreverence and mirth as that adorable pink suite?
2/11/2006 04:58 PM | Unregistered CommenterFRSalzer
I liked Joe Versus the Volcano fine. Maybe it was that Hanks and Ryan had already made a movie fairly similar to You've Got Mail before. In fact, including Sleepless in Seattle they had already made more or less the same kind of Hanks-Ryan movie twice. I do thoroughly enjoy Philadelphia Story--what a great cast! I don't think any Hanks-Ryan movie ever reminded me of Philadelphia Story.

Undoubtedly Witherspoon's pink suite in Legally Blonde screamed irreverence, as did her entire performance, which was also fun to watch. But fashion really is Michael's territory, so I'll leave it to him to judge.
2/11/2006 05:07 PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel Larison
I was inspired and just puchased some fine shirts on sale from Charles Tyrwhitt. Partially inspired by the above picture - I got a Pink Gingham poplin shirt. Spring is coming. Also a blue check

https://www.ctshirts.co.uk/

They are having a sale but remember- the dollar is falling against the pound sterling. I guess this blows my authority against free trade.

Now I need to find some suitable trousers.
2/11/2006 05:44 PM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty
Trousers to go with french cuffs eh? How about these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Red-Tartan-PUNK-zip-trousers-34-plaid-goth-HXC-bondage_W0QQitemZ8375381588QQcategoryZ52740QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
eBay: Red Tartan PUNK zip trousers 34" plaid goth HXC bondage (item 8375381588 end time Feb-18-06 08:20:21 PST)
2/11/2006 06:08 PM | Unregistered CommenterFRSalzer
Tartan is no good.

While I doubt I will be purchasing these- I appreciate the fishing lure rather than the more pedestrian preppy lobster embroidery

http://tinyurl.com/dhv5l
2/11/2006 06:17 PM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty
Those are definitely buttoned down collar and sleeve trousers.

While the embroidered chinos are nice enough, they seem a bit incongruous with your choice of french cuffed sleeves which are always rather conspicuous and cumbersome when rolled up which is what those trousers require.
2/12/2006 02:07 PM | Unregistered CommenterFRSalzer
Oh- I know they require a more casual shirt - I just thought they were fun to look at.
2/12/2006 02:43 PM | Registered CommenterMichael Brendan Dougherty

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