Such a smoke about nothign

Such a smoke about nothing

A picture of Kate Moss dolled up and smoking. Same old same old…. Kate Moss smoking on a catwalk, hang on didn`t they mean sidewalk. No My favourite supermodel not just smoking on any old side walk but lighting up on the Louis Vuitton runway.  (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=kate+moss+smoking+on+Louis+vouitton+catwalk&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)(http://twitter.com/#!/kirstiemallsopp) It`s a shame yes, but that`s pretty much what comes with the territory of Miss Moss.

I was surprised however that “she picked” the Non Smoking day of all days for her smoky comeback. (She had officially retired from the catwalk three years ago) Coincidence? I think not!!

This caused the perfect media frenzy for Marc Jacobs designs. Because any publicity is good publicity, right!? Well according to such mundane celebrities as Kirstie Allsop from Location, Location, Location miss Moss committed role-model suicide. Kirstie tweeted: “Is Kate Moss learning impaired? Smoking kills women, endangers children's health & drains the NHS #notbignotclever #respectyourinfluence”(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=hYZ&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=humphrey+bogard+smoking&aq=f&aqi=g-sx1&aql=&oq=)

Who can argue with that!?

This whole smoking in the “public eye” issue presents itself as a conundrum of rubics cube proportions trying to ban smoking all together seems as likely as achieving world peace. In the film: “Thank you for smoking” retouching all pictures and films is suggested so cigarettes are replaced by harmless objects. Imagine Humphrey Bogard (in Casablanca) nibbling away on a carrot instead of thoughtfully dragging on a cigarette. Hmm maybe not..

Does fashion or more precisely its ambassadors actually influence the consumers in any way?

Well according to Tom Ford they do. After well known female celebrities like Beyonce and Julianne Moore modelled for his latest show he was recorded saying: “women who are "beloved" in the public eye give emotional impact to the show. By dressing women who intrigue us, designers lure us into engaging with the clothes.”

There is no denying that celebrities’ actions probably do influence us to a certain degree. But I don`t think that fashionistas are now at risk of all turning into chain smokers. Because ultimately the most prominent role model for children (an age where we are most easily influenced by others) are the parents. And as boring as it sounds: it is their duty to inform their children about the dangers that come with smoking…

The wrath was mostly thrown onto Kate Moss, but aren`t we laying blame at the wrong door? Okay yes she was the one who smoked and she probably doesn’t give a monkeys anyway. Ultimately it is Louis Vuitton’s designer Marc Jacobs who is in charge and portrayed the shows theme: empowering women in a questionable manner.

Befitting his larger than life persona, he sadly felt the need to top off his show by rebelling against a day which actually is for a good cause. Just plain unnecessary! Especially as it`s just a bit uninventive and boring because it is so cliché Kate Moss.

It did however take the attention away from the clothes. This made wagging tongues doubt his design skills… So maybe the chain smoking Marc Jacobs should lay down his fag once in a while and exhale all his “coolness” into his designs instead.