I finally watched 'The Devil Wears Prada'. My friends have been persuading me to watch it from ages ago. It was the usual chick-flick, but it had certainly made me think.I know you people must be thinking , 'how can a chick-flick make you ponder?' It surprises me too..
The movie deals with, the fortunes of a young graduate, Andy Sachs....who gets a job as Miranda Priestly(Runway magazine's editor)'s second assistant. Now, this coveted job happens to be the one,"which a million girls would kill for"...as Andy is continously reminded. Miranda takes her because she is 'fat', and among other things boasts of a 'work ethic'.
This movie shows us the million dollar fashion industry from the inside, away from all the glamour and glitz. Millions are spent in shooting and re-shooting phtographs, which show semi-clad women/men exhibhiting 'designer wear'! I mean who needs this stuff? We are fine wearing our every day clothes, aren't we? Well, atleast Iam.
And...coming to those models...those perfect examples of Anorexia, with severe eating and sleeping disorders...I always wonder how can they go on managing their sizes? You see , one fine day,4 becomes the new 6, and 6 becomes the new 40! How can you lose 2 inches in one Goddamn day??????? I guess going on new diets is a way of life.....hmmm...sad, coz they can never ever get the exquisite expierience of eating to their heart's content....
And , those ridiculous clothes! Who would be willing to shell out $1000, for let's say..a string bikini?Duh!!! (Ok, maybe one Ms.Paris wouldn't mind).
Then the models...amazing life.....you really think so? What is life , if you can't do justice to your boyfriend? No wonder most of them end up having close to 50 relationships in their disease stricken life...
Demanding schedules, even more demanding bosses, and....yes, when the money flows in all this lays forgotten. Most models say they are not in it for the money...they call themselves 'media of exhibiting creations'. Oh! come on...we 've had had enough of the bull shit!
So I wouldnt want to become a runway model....to save my life! Kudos to all the girls who have managed to be in the reckoning!