Remind Us Why Amy Winehouse Is a Fashion Icon Again?

What do we mean by “icon,” exactly?Photo: Getty Images

We’ve gotten so used to reading about how fabulously fashionable Amy Winehouse is that we haven’t taken a moment to really consider the ridiculousness of the whole concept. Enter London Times fashion critic Lisa Armstrong. Up to her neck in press releases about Winehouse wearing so-and-so’s shoes and carrying so-and-so’s bag, and now in disbelief over the news Roberto Cavalli is in talks with WiHo (can we make it catch on — pleeeeaaase?) to give her a lifetime supply of his clothes, Armstrong has had enough. She writes in today’s paper:

There’s really nothing left to say after that.

Roberto Cavalli collaborating with Amy Winehouse? No, no, no [Times UK]
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Remind Us Why Amy Winehouse Is a Fashion Icon Again?