Yesterday, Angelina went out for yet another girls’ day with Shiloh and Zahara. Those two Jolie-Pitt kids get a lot of mom time, don’t they? Anyway, Shi, Z and Angelina went shopping at French Connection. The Mail has a detailed story on all of the stuff Angelina bought for herself and for the girls – all total, Angelina spent more than $2000… In just 15 minutes. Is that scandalous? You can spend $2000 in less than five minutes on just two pairs of shoes. If you’d like to see photos of some of Angelina’s purchases, go here. Basically, she bought a few sacks for herself. No joke.
She has the world’s designers at her fingertips, and frequently wears couture gowns costing tens of thousands of pounds. But when Angelina Jolie wants to update her autumn/winter wardrobe, where does she head? To the good old British high street, of course.
Back in London after short trips to Glasgow and The Netherlands, Angelina spent the afternoon shopping on west London’s King’s Road, where she paid a visit to the French Connection store.
Accompanied by a bodyguard and personal assistant and with daughters Zahara, six, and five-year-old Shiloh in tow, Angelina browsed the racks for a quarter of an hour, picking up a number of pieces from the new season collection as well as bags full of children’s clothes totalling £1,300.
An excited customer reported that Angelina, dressed in cropped black trousers, black cardigan and oversized sunglasses made short work of flipping through the rails.
In record quick time Angelina picked out a mustard camisole, white three-quarter sleeve top and a black midi skirt from French Connection’s Classics collection, as well as two pendant necklaces and dozens of pieces for the children.
Zahara was keen on lots of the pieces in the store, but eventually settled on a fur jacket.
‘She was really friendly and humble,’ the customer said of the Hollywood star. ‘She signed an autograph for some young girls in the shop, and wouldn’t let any of the staff help her to the car with her bags, joking that she “had people to do that” for her.’
‘She seemed happy to talk to people and sign autographs for them. I was in the store at the same time and couldn’t believe it when I saw she’d managed to spend £1,300 in such a short time. Still, she earns such a lot of money, so why not?’
[From The Mail]
Seriously, if I had her money, I could easily blow $50,000 in 15 minutes. Just let me loose in a pricey handbag store. But mommy-daughter shopping sprees are nice. You know PETA is going to take issue with Empress Z’s fur coat though. Maybe it was faux fur?
Meanwhile, The Sun has a funny story about a recent shopping spree of Brad Pitt’s – according to their sources, Brad “secretly” purchased a Shetland pony for each of his kids, and the ponies are now at the Chateau Miraval.
MOST kids get a My Little Pony toy to play with – but Brad Pitt’s brood get the real thing. The actor surprised his family with SIX Shetland ponies – one for each nipper – and a horse for partner Angelina Jolie. He bought them in secret and they’re now grazing in a paddock on the couple’s Chateau Miraval estate in the south of France.
Brad and Angelina can already ride but they want to be able to take children Vivienne, Knox, Shiloh, Zahara, Pax and Maddox pony-trekking. A source said: “Brad ummed and ahhed about it for a while but decided to go for it. He wasn’t sure whether they’d find the time as training the children will take a lot of manhours but thinks it will be worth it in the long run. He thinks it’s best for them to learn how to ride while they’re young.”
It’s not like they haven’t got the space – their French gaff sits on acres of land.
At least Brad has a waterpark in mind – he’s also had a posh new pool installed.
The source added: “Their place is huge. They have loads of fields all around the property. Their driveway is three miles long and lined with impressive fountains. They’ve got a new pool with slides as well now.”
The star family have a lot of outdoor fun to look forward to once Brad finishes shooting his new movie World War Z. He still has scenes to film in Scotland, Essex and Surrey yet, so it could quite easily be winter by the time they get back to France.
[From The Sun]
Wow, ponies and a new pool? Brad is the best dad ever! I can’t see Maddox on a pony, though. But I could totally see Shiloh and Empress Z on ponies. You know that’s where it started too – Shi and Z were all, “Daddy, seriously. PONY.”
Photos courtesy of Fame.
Whooaaaa on the old Angie pics…I almost forgot she used to look like that. Brought all the crazy old Angelina stories rushing back to my mind. She was so fun then!
Also, I love that Shiloh and Z are always together. I imagine their home life like they’re in the family room and Angelina says, “I’m going out, who wants to come?” and Shiloh always jumps up and says “ME!” and Z goes where Shiloh goes…
Sigh…I need to get back to work.
That’s a fun gift for the kids, and everyone gets to ride together. Maybe they can hire some neighborhood kids to ride the ponies to keep them in shape when the family is away.
Maddox is small so a pony is fine for him until he can ride well enough to handle a horse.
There’s Angelina’s first nose!
…and then Angie had sex with the horse while Brad turned a blind eye.
Angie just drips in lips!!!!!
Empress Z in faux-fur is so her, she rules. Shi and Z run Brad, which is tooooooooooooo cute!
that’s awesome to think of something they can do together as a family. Horse back riding is really fun! Ponies is a great idea… they can afford to hire people to take care of them and ride them when they are too busy.. Good Job Pappa Pitt!!!
That picture of Shiloh! She’s like, ” mom, did you really make out with a horse?”
I always wanted a pony when I was a little girl. I even promised my parents that I would pay the board & feed out of my babysitting money if they would buy me a horse, lol!
Not sure if this is true, but I can totally picture Shi dressing up as a knight and jousting while riding her pony!!!
@spinner: Maybe one day if you’re lucky you’ll graduate to a horse. Till then I guess you’re stuck with donkeys.
🙁
The mail article says faux, so peta can just settle down. I’m so glad I found this sight so i can pretend to be friends with Ms. Jolie too…yeah fun!!
LoL I loved the weird eccentric Angelina. She was a lot more entertaining. I think she’s still secretly wild and Brad probably bores her to tears.
I miss full bodied Angelina. For me, she was more beautiful with a bit more weight.
In that old pic where Angelina has her head thrown back her arms look skinny like they do now. She was just more tan back then.
OT @ Original Bellaluna if you’re lurking – hopefully the horseradish smell will fade, and just know that eventually he will outgrow all the baby f’ery and channel it into very creative, positive outlets later on. It’s just the “in the meantime” that’s so hard to live through! My little prince charming is 21 and not nearly as much trouble now. Although he came home one day and told me he’s getting a motorcycle. I started having flashbacks to when he was six and looking for daddy’s tools so he could turn his bicycle into a Supercycle that went faster… Maybe I’ll buy him a pony, lol! Although at 6’6 I think a Belgian draft horse is more fitting.
i hope in my next life im shiloh jolie-pitt 🙂
Just to clarify – faux fur is usually cat or dog fur 🙁 It’s difficult to tell with faux fur whether it is actually fake fur or the fur taken from cats or dogs: which is why I am utterly, totally anti-fur. The way “faux” fur is obtained is hideously evil. For starters, cats & dogs are skinned while alive & thrown to the side – still alive – making the most pitiful, horrifying noises.
No, I am not okay with fur – faux or otherwise – AT ALL.
Nymeria: Just to clarify – faux fur is usually cat or dog fur
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Are you kidding?! Got a link for that? If that’s really the case I’ll never wear another piece of faux fur.
Nymeria please, please tell me this isn’t true. I don’t wear fur of any type because I don’t want to support a “look” that could lead to the death of animals but I had no idea faux fur was cat/dog fur. People are so sick…so very sick. I can’t stand it. And I don’t want tohear more about it or see links I just want to stop it.
As far as I know faux fur means FAKE fur. Faux is a French word for “fake” and “fake” does not equal cats and dogs fur.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_fur
Faux fur has to mean synthetic fibers. If not, if there’s “faux fur” written on a product’s tag but it’s actually animal fur there, then that’s deceptive advertising and the brand/company must be called out on it.
LMAO OMG people if what Nymeria said was even remotely true do you think PETA would say thats better than animal fur?
Fake fur, also called fun fur or faux fur, is any material made of synthetic fibers designed to resemble fur, normally as part of a piece of clothing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_fur
Google is your friend not your enemy.
EDIT: Awwwww Eve you were much quicker than I. I can’t people believe people actually believed what that poster said. LOL
I don’t know why the article is making a big deal about Angelina spending a couple of thousand. A lot of people spend that on one item not on bags full. I think the horse story is madeup. I don’t see them buying that many horses when they don’t even spend a lot of time in France. They also don’t strike me as frivolous people that buy a lot of random things. Real estate and art is one thing. Spending a fortune on ponies is another.
I’ll bet that tat on Angie’s belly took a slashing during her c-sections.
$2000 in 15 minutes??? Who cares? I would totally do that if I were her.
@ LOVE ANGELINA:
When I spotted that nonsense and that people were starting to fall for it I had to post a comment — so I googled about it before, just to be sure.
@ Nymeria (and everybody else):
I hate fur. Fur only looks good on animals, not on people. And I dislike fake fur as well because I think it somewhat promotes the use of fur — I think that at some point people will go for the “real deal” — but at least it’s an alternative.
Now…really, want to hate on Angelina Jolie? Fine. But try to do it for the right reasons, or with a little bit of objectivity. Do not make things up in order to make her look bad.
“I hate fur. Fur only looks good on animals, not on people.”
^ ^ THIS EXACTLY.
It takes 50 dumb animals to make a fur coat, only one to wear it.
@ Eve – ? I don’t care enough about Angelina Jolie to “hate” on her or to make her look bad. Nor was I making anything up.
The video of these poor animals – hauled to the factory in cages, cages thrown to the ground carelessly, which occasionally results in an animal’s leg being broken (but who cares – it’s about to be skinned, anyway) – was from either the Humane Society of the United States or PETA, can’t remember which. I can’t and won’t find it, because when I saw it I was despondent for DAYS. I almost vomited. No, I am not making this up. I wish I were.
To further “clarify,” which I apparently didn’t do before, this fur harvesting happens mainly in China. There has been a US crackdown on importing this fur, but as I said, how can I personally verify that the label which says “faux” really means faux? Just to validate my comments, here is a link (the most salient information is on page 2):
http://www.infurmation.com/pdf_news/032607DailyMail_Is_your_fake_fur_really_cat_fur.pdf
Just for the bloody hell of it, here’s another link (this one has video):
http://www.rescue-dogs.co.uk/chinese-fur-trade.html
@ LOVE ANGELINA – I couldn’t help but notice your “LMAO OMG […].” Please don’t laugh about this – animals really are suffering for the sake of “faux fur.” Maybe the US doesn’t import fur harvested from cats & dogs anymore, but other countries do.
God this outfit is horrid, It’s the shoes and top that is killing it. You can dress well without being fussy or showy, but she just has bad taste period. I really wonder about her health though, I mean her cheeks look so gaunt lately. She needs to gain about 20 lbs.
Those horse photos are just more proof that the woman can and should gain weight. She looks awful.
@ Nymeria:
No, I am not making this up. I wish I were.
Work on your reading comprehension skills because I DID NOT say you were making those stories about animals being skinned alive up. I meant that you said “faux fur usually means cats and dogs fur”. And it doesn’t.
I saw those pictures long ago (didn’t have the guts to watch the video) of a racoon dog being skinned alive. One thing led to another and when I realized I had seen enough to haunt me for the rest of my life. I read about the fur farms and websites that feature women stomping on kittens and puppies for the pleasure of some sick bastards (these apparently were take down), I read about animals being tortured for the sole purpose of posting the videos later on Youtube (some are still there, of animals being burned alive — and not in China, but in the US). You’re not saying anything new (to me).
But you are making things up when you say that “faux fur” is usually cats and dogs fur. You start your post with the word “clarify” and then makes a statement. If it’s “usually” cats and dogs fur when they mean “faux”, then there’s something really wrong with the companies that sell this type of fur — in case they’re not checking the places from where they import them. Because “faux”, I’ll repeat for the billionth time, HAS to mean synthetic fibers.
About verifying if it’s indeed fake fur or not, there must be a tag describing the product. If it’s from a legitimate company, I don’t think they will lie about it (say it’s fake when, in fact, it’s real). If they do, they MUST BE CALLED OUT on it.
I’m sure there are websites that can provide the ways to verify that — PETA probably has information about it on their site. Or, just like you and me, don’t buy fur (fake or not) at all.
*whew!*
Thanks Eve and Love Angelina, I feel better now.
I won’t have to take the fake fur off the hood of my winter coat.
*heaves sigh of relief*
Faux fur is FAKE fur. It’s made from man-made materials and piled into a piece of fabric, just like carpet. If it were real cat/dog fur you’d still be able to tell that it’s real, wether by the sheen of the fiber/hair or the fact that it’s attached to SKIN and not fabric. Someone just doesn’t want any of us to wear it…real or otherwise. Oh well, ladies. I’ve got some fur items. And I’d bet that most of you have something that has some sort of animal byproduct or leather on it. So shoot me.
@ Cheyenne:
To be fair, I think it’s better that you always make sure you’re buying from a reliable company. I would provide links to them if I knew any — but I really have zero interest in wearing fur (fake or not). Also, you can check the tags from the clothing you already have, and maybe research the company a little bit. There’s Google to help us all and if there’s something off about a company/brand that sells faux (FAKE) fur then I’m sure someone has already posted something about it online.
@ Blithe:
If it were real cat/dog fur you’d still be able to tell that it’s real, wether by the sheen of the fiber/hair or the fact that it’s attached to SKIN and not fabric.
I thought about that too but wasn’t sure.
P.S.: Two or three years ago I read about Jay-Z’s label using racoon dog’s fur on their items. I think it was on Popsugar.
Great Job EVE! It obviously does happen Burlington Coat Factory has a bad rep for repeatedly labeling animal fur faux for instance but it isn’t every coat and probably not a coat that would be in a high end boutique.
Totally agree with all of the fur discussion here, although I simply don’t have the ability to watch the videos, as I think it would crush my soul to the point of nervous breakdown. Fur belongs on its original owner, exclusively. I won’t even wear fake fur because it advertises the use of fur. I remember a while back that Burlington Coat Factories got in a heap of trouble because some of their “faux” fur turned out to be those poor, tortured raccoon dogs. How fully disgusting.
As for the shopping trip and the alleged “sacks,” well, I see two shirts and a skirt, and zero sacks.
ETA, @Blithe, the “My actions are justified because you probably do it, too” argument is a logical fallacy that people use in order to make themselves feel better about actions they know to be wrong. And for the record, no, I don’t own any animal products, be they leather, fur, or meat. My 15 minute enjoyment of a steak is not worth the entirety of a cow’s life, nor is my temporary enjoyment of a purse or pair of shoes.
@ Mln76:
I know, but it’s usually the cheap boutiques that sell do this. These ones don’t care about verifying anything.
Sorry for the rants but this is a subject that really touches me as I’m agaisnt unjustified violence towards defenseless animals. But misinformation (for instance, Nymeria’s comment # 16) does often a disservice to the cause.
I’ll always say this: I hate fur. Any kind of fur. But I’m glad there are people who try to do the right thing and buy the fake ones.
P.S.: Now I have to leave and take a cold shower. My forehead is really hot right now so I predict a nasty headache within the next hours. Having to search again the information about the horrid sites I read about months ago was exausting and frustrating because I had to remember everything.
Bye for now, fellow Celebitches.
@ Eve – “Work on your reading comprehension skills because I DID NOT say you were making those stories about animals being skinned alive up. I meant that you said “faux fur usually means cats and dogs fur”. And it doesn’t.”
Within the context of your original comment, in which you said: “Do not make things up in order to make her [AJ] look bad,” how else was I supposed to interpret “Do not make things up”? There was no direct reference to what, precisely, I was being said to “make up.” I don’t think that, in your original post, you were particularly clear in making the point you made in your subsequent post: “I meant that you said “faux fur usually means cats and dogs fur”.” Go back & read your first post again, pretending to be someone who isn’t you & therefore can’t distinguish between what you “meant” & what you actually said, & tell me that your point was clear.
The material in the links I posted says, in essence, the following: Web commerce isn’t regulated the same way as brick & mortar commerce with regard to fur, ergo you can buy “faux” fur off the Web that is actually from a cat or a dog; companies in China routinely mislabel “faux” fur products in order to pass other countries’ ethical fur laws (which we have in the US, but which are often gotten around via the mislabeling of products); that reputable companies either unknowingly buy cat / dog fur labeled as “faux” fur, or they know but they sell it as “faux” fur anyway; and that “faux” (read: cat or dog) fur is sometimes dyed, making the origin of the fur quite difficult to pin down.
Here is a sentence from that second link proving that even “high street” shops sell fur from cats & dogs, mislabeled as “faux” fur: “The RSPCA also reports that in a coat recently obtained from a well-known UK high street retailer the label stated 63 per cent polyester, 37 per cent polyamide. There was no reference at all to the real fur trim on the collar.” To be fair, the article does not mention whether the high street retailer knew the fur was from a real animal, but the point is made that even “reputable” companies sell “faux” fur.
My overarching point is this: It’s so ridiculously easy to bypass ethical fur laws that, really, you can’t prove for sure where any faux fur comes from. Is it from a cat or a dog? Is it really faux (a contradiction in terms, but there you are)? This means that clothes and even children’s stuffed animals – here in the good old US of A – could be made of cat or dog fur.
Eve, please explain how my comment (#16, according to you) was “misinformation.” We seem to be on the same side – fur from animals is horribly unethical and cruelly procured! Hence, it makes no sense for you to misconstrue my comments as “misinformation” and so forth. Everything I have said can be verified. It’s not pleasant to learn about in the slightest, but it’s important to know what is really happening to 2 million animals per year.
It was extremely stressful for me to look up all of that information again, too. I can empathise. After looking this stuff up, I sat on my couch and just cried. I, too, am headed for a soothing cold shower. Maybe it will help me feel better. I hope you feel better, too. I mean that.
Angie looks the same size now as she does in those pictures except for the tan. I have followed her career since back in 90’s and she’s always been a thin woman with boobs… Also you comparing a picture of someone that was in her late teens or early 20’s didn’t have children, making UNHR trips, in such demand.. The only time she got really skinny was after her mother died. And the largest she’s ever been is after she had the twins. And she stated she lived mostly in her nightgown for a year. If you look at the w mag photos with brad promoting mr/mrs smith she has the same skinny limbs… Also this woman is almost 40 years old. Do you look the same in the face at 20 as you do at 40?
You act as though she was once a size 10 and now a 2. Look at all of her films over the past 15 years. There is no big weight difference.
We have horses and ride every weekend together — we found these great children’s “buddy saddles” that attach to the back of our regular saddles, so the boys can join us (they’re still too little to ride alone). So much fun!
@Nymeria: I, for one, appreciate the information you’ve provided on this thread. Why people feel the need to mock you for it is beyond me, but these JP posts really bring out the claws. Sheesh.
commenting on the article itself, jolie knows how to spread herself, she wears many hats, and wears them well. look how happy those kids are, including the twins.
She looks so emaciated and so tired/ has no energy to move.
Then you see the old angie with her old nose, and she has a lot of energy and spice.
She should be back eating.
I always wonder how many people who decry fur, faux or other wise, eat meat and wear leather.
I don’t wear fur, but neither do I eat meat or wear leather, so I am wondering at the hissy fit displayed over fur, but not say, KFC or Mcdonalds or leather shoes or belts.
@GeekChic: *blows raspberry* Ha! As if I’d do anything I really didn’t agree with. You can choose to abstain from all products, leather and meat if you want to, but it’s ridiculous if you expect me to do so simply because you CHOOSE to. I don’t agree with inhumane treatment, but I don’t feel a single bit sorry for liking meat, leather and/or fur. So suck it.
I’m sorry to offend all the vegans who are commenting. I understand that to you, eating an animal is wrong and using it’s fur and skin for clothing and shoes is wrong. But that’s your opinion, and I get really tired of people trying to force my hand by showing me terrible videos of other people torturing animals. I DO NOT condone the inhumane treatment of animals for their meat, fur, etc. I understand that this goes on. I do what I can to fight it and prevent it. But I don’t think eating meat and using every part of the animal once it’s dead is wrong. So we’re just going to have to agree to disagree.
‘Daddy, seriously. PONY.’
Lol! Lovely lil’ girls.
I’m ambivalent about wearing fur since I’m neither a vegan nor a vegetarian. But I won’t touch any part of any endangered species.
And how in the world did we get on this subject anyway? Talk about thread drift…
The expressions on Z. and S. faces are hllarious! Beautiful children with loving parents. Angie needs to put on weight..anorexia is not sexy..very disconcerting. Angie is lovely but looks unhealthy.
The photo with the headline reminded me that I don’t really like lip gloss. The way it glistens in the light makes people look like they’ve neglected to wipe their mouths.
Gosh. Yes, Nymeria, I’m sure Jolie-Pitts wear cat fur.
/eyeroll
I mean seriously, I love my cat more than I love a lot of people and I find the fur trade sickening in general but it seems you’re on a crusade that with every comment has less and less to do with animal rights.
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edit: I want a pony too.
@Cheyenne – Cosign completely. As long as it’s not an endangered animal, then I really don’t have a problem with fur.
And I have no problem with vegans and vegetarians, just like I have no problem with pretty much anyone. Since I don’t try to enforce my beliefs on anyone, or try to make them feel bad because we disagree on an issue, I expect the same from them.
I love seeing older pictures of Angelina, but honestly, I like the woman she is today more than the wild girl in her youth. I just wish people would stop holding her past against her.
Who you are at 20 is not the same person you are at 30. Hell, I’m only 22, but I am definitely not the same person I was at 19. People constantly grow and evolve, due to what happens in their life.
Obviously, some people don’t. And that’s not a good thing.
@Cherry Rose: That’s very moderate of you. But I do have a problem with people eating meat because they’re supporting animal cruelty and the insidious meat industry. It has nothing to do with wanting to “force my opinion on anyone.” In fact some members of my family, including our cat, eat meat. I don’t approve of it but I’m not an asshole about it either.
@Chris: there’s a reason your cat eats meat. Its it’s natural diet. seriously, I don’t think anyone minds your beliefs. I have tons of vegan friends. I just don’t want to get into arguments about the meat industry any more than I want to argue about religion. Everyone feels differently. If I had the power to change the way that the meat industry behaves (reportedly, rumored), I totally would. But I see no problem eating meat. And I’d like the courtesy of being respected regardless of the fact that I disagree about it.
I can respect your right to your opinion but I don’t agree with it. Unlike a lot of people who see no problem with eating meat, I’ve researched the industry and choose not to support it. Even if the industry continues at the very least I can feel good about the fact that I’m not actively supporting it. Just like I feel good about not voting for one of the two major political parties. Even though, at this stage, one of them will inevitably win. When people choose the lesser of two evils evil still prevails. But I digress.
Holy shit! Check out those two horses! LOL Angelina seem’s to want to make out with the other horse, poor horse..
But it’s okay it’s good for angelina to visit her own kind
I’m sure brad was all confused as to which one of the two was his girlfriend. I hope he didn’t take the wrong horse home. haha
It’s funny how people have been calling her a horse as of late and now they go and do this lmao. It’s like they did it on purpose Lol that horse..
Horses are great for kiddos.Hell,horses are great for everyone.Horses are good for the soul.All of my girlfriend’s children learned how to ride while still in the womb.My last girlfriend worked’rode’ until two weeks before she was due.I was really worried.I’m like ‘its time to get your ass off that horse’or thats where the baby is gonna’be born.I’m due in March,so I’m thinkin’of putting a ‘baby on board’ sign on my horses rump.Cherry Rose** You have the maturity of someone much older.I can’t believe your just a baby.LOL!
Shiloh looks 11 years old
Angie does not wear fur. Nor have we seen her wear fur.
I don’t know how the topic got to this.
She did tell this cute story once of them taking the kids horseback riding. She talked about how Shiloh wanted a certain horse. So the children have been on horseback.
Well happy Labor Day for those that get to enjoy it..
Angelina Jolie is a bad bitch. Everything she does is cool.
cool presents from brad! the kids must be over the moon..
Is it just me, or were these adopted children “shopped” for like a new pair of pants. They are all so good looking that it seems like that was parameter of their being adopted. Maybe its just my cynical nature but how is it that you hit the genetic lottery so many times when you adopt little kids?
Shetlands are actually a horrible choice for children. Something like a Welsh pony would be much safer.
Also, regarding faux fur vs real fur, you can tell upon close examination of the material if it really did come from an animal or not. Plus it will have that slight ‘leathery’ smell if it is real.
@Mike
Zahara and Maddox were adopted at 7 months old. She didn’t get to “pick them out” The orphanage tells the adoptive parent what child is available. In the case of Zahara Angie saw a picture of her. With Maddox they put him in her arms. Same with Pax..
No I don’t have kids, but I think at 7 months it is hard to tell if a child will be attractive.
but maybe beautiful people attract beautiful people and things to them
I think the kids are adorable. It is a bit disgusting how people make adopting like going shopping in a store. Adoptive parents and children all over should find that offensive..
Brad and Angie are in the category of celebs who need to go away for a while. I usually skip over posts about them. I’m probably in the minority here, but meh I’m bored.
@Mike: I doubt Z was very “attractive” when Brad and Angie adopted her. When they got her from the orphanage she was seven months old, severely malnourished, dehydrated, suffering from rickets, and it was uncertain if she would live to see her first birthday. They decided to adopt her anyway and care for her no matter what. That she has lived and thrived is due to the love and care her parents have given her since the day they took her home.
@Mike you should take a look at pictures of Z when she was first adopted. She was emaciated and very sickly. In fact she as almost immediately hospitalized and doctors were unsure if she would eventually develop HIV (it takes several months to show up in newborns). If she were shopping for a designer baby don’t you think she’d make sure that baby would be healthy before caring about their looks?
@Cheyenne: I just admire you and the others who take the time to explain
this from the thread on the first page
“Is it just me, or were these adopted children “shopped” for like a new pair of pants. They are all so good looking that it seems like that was parameter of their being adopted” SMH yet again
nemera, mln76: answered, love their posts, no answer is deserved in most cases, granted threads would not be as interesting without your contributions, so thanks guys.
dumb can’t (won’t) hide 🙂
Mike, you’re not cynical, you’re sort of disgusting.
Forgot to add in my post yesterday. BRAD LOOKS SO OLD! he looks like he’s 60.
@Duh
you need your eyes checked. Brad doesn’t look 60..and just because you don’t like him wont make it true.
@ Nymeria:
My overarching point is this: It’s so ridiculously easy to bypass ethical fur laws that, really, you can’t prove for sure where any faux fur comes from. Is it from a cat or a dog? Is it really faux (a contradiction in terms, but there you are)? This means that clothes and even children’s stuffed animals – here in the good old US of A – could be made of cat or dog fur.
Yes, Nymeria. We seem to be on the same side. However, instead of condemning every type of fur I choose to be ok with fake fur — as, just like I said before, an ALTERNATIVE. But I repeat, when you say “just to clarify” and you follow that with the quote “usually means cats and dogs fur”, that’s more than overreaching: you’re making a statement. And it is not true. Faux fur is supposed to mean fake fur — made out of synthetic fibers. Saying that faux fur usually means real fur of other kinds of animals (not the ones we usually hear about) IS misinformation. You’re now saying things like “could be made” but in your first post it is strongly suggested that they are always made or cats and dogs.
It was almost as if you wanted to imply (in your original comment) that faux fur is just another type of real fur (cats and dogs) therefore the coat Jolie bought to her daughter was probably real fur therefore evil Angelina Jolie is evil.
But you know…perhaps you should extend your attention to all celebrities that may or may not wear (real) fur. For instance, I have never seen Jolie buying or wearing real fur. Unlike this other person:
http://www.popsugar.com/Photos-Jennifer-Aniston-After-Breaking-Up-John-Mayer-1869460
Edwards-Lowell is a fur boutique, right?
Horses and ponies are GREAT for families and kids. To lump all Shetlands like that is a shame, my Merrylegs taught me everything I know. Sweetest and smartest pony ever. We also had Welsh and POAs.
I was lucky enough to have a horse riding family and a pony from the time I could walk and both my pregnancies were spent on a horse, and the kids on my Arab mares ASAP. My horses LOVE kids.
Therefore, good on Brad. May they have many fun trail rides! Oh, and I could totally spend 2000 in 15 minutes:)
Bradley looks older because like all of us…he’s aging. If we are fortunate to live full lives and laugh a lot, we will have wrinkles. Youth and beauty are not invariably linked. I think he looks better now then he did before. He stopped looking like a himbo.
Angie needs a sandwich and a nap. I like her but
not the emaciated look.
brad is still a good looking man, older, yes but so much better, the analogy of fine wine applies here, for sure.
@Blithe, nowhere did I say that you had to choose something because I chose it. I said your argument was a logical fallacy that you used to justify something reprehensible, and it is.
But hey, I’ve been told by you to “suck it,” and how can I possibly argue with this incredible eloquence that you have so painstakingly composed? I’m simply awestruck by your clear, intelligent, and thoughtful dialogue. I feel so lucky to have been exposed to such a wondrous diplomat of the modern era. Hilary Clinton should step down as Secretary of State so that Blithe may take her place and tell all world leaders with whom she disagrees to “suck it.”
If Angie wouldn’t wear fur while filming Salt, (and used a stuffed dog in the backpack during filming) she sure as hell isn’t buying Z a fur coat. She knowa the difference!
Brad is fine and makes everyone melt…even now at 47! Yummy!
@ Venice – I’ve long admired AJ for her obvious expertise in distinguishing faux fur from real fur.
@ Eve – I can’t validate where faux fur comes from (due to mislabeling, etc.), ergo I don’t buy fur labeled as “faux” because, even though it IS supposed to be made of synthetic fibers, often it is not.
None of what I said is “misinformation.” It can all be verified (as stated in my last post).
I didn’t post about the “fauxness” of faux fur in order to infer that AJ is buying cat / dog fur labeled as “faux.” I posted about it because commenters were saying that yay, she’s buying faux, as opposed to real, fur! I wanted to put it out there that there are myriad ways in which faux fur is mislabeled / misrepresented to consumers, rather than knock AJ per se. I think speaking about the horrific plight of those poor animals is more important than attacking AJ.
That being said, I’m sick of being wrongly accused of disseminating “misinformation.” If you can prove any of my claims are false – really prove them, not just offer opinions about them – then I’ll gladly admit I was wrong.
What kid doesn’t want a pony! Ew brad pitt just annoying.
Sorry but Brad Pitt is always troubled or gloomy looking. He just doesn’t look comfortable in his own skin.
Hi Nymeria, I read your (original and subsequent) posts and understood what you were saying in what I belive to be the spirit you were saying it; ie highlighting the issue of mislabelled faux fur. I think that you were clear in expressing your intent and that you were not entering some semantic debate about the meaning of the word ‘faux.’
I saw a current affairs show a couple of years back about the prevalence of those fur puffs in little easter or christmas baskets, on toys, clothing and knick-knacks are from dogs and cats, mainly out of China, Russia and Poland. That is, the fur garbage was from those countries, exported all over the place to become third-party add-ons to items so by the time they arrive in countries with legal protections against such things, you couldn’t have known where it was from or what it was. Apparently it was cheaper than making ‘real fake,’ revolting huh. They were far from identifiable too – looked just as what I would have thought was faux fur; no doubt dyed and treated to within an inch of its life. Certainly opened my eyes (happily I always thought faux fur was tacky anyhow).
It’s awful when people are attacked in forums, out of the blue like that. I for one thought that your comment was timely, well made and appropriate. Have a great Sunday!
Also Angie looks 50 years old
Wtf! What is this??? The discovery channel website, two horses going at it. I guess I must have clicked on the wrong website..
@Nymeria, thank you for standing your ground and attempting to educate everyone in spite of the fact that you were attacked for no reason. I appreciate that you’re trying to get the message out that what is labeled as “faux” fur is sometimes actually cat or dog fur. For those saying “you can tell if it’s real,” that’s unfortunately wishful thinking. There have been many, many instances where people have bought what they believed to be faux fur and it turned out to be mislabeled. The cat and dog fur that they use is cheap and not treated in the same way that expensive furs are, so they don’t develop that “real fur” texture or smell. As a result, some of it is indistinguishable from the synthetic fibers.
Nymeria isn’t attacking anyone or spreading misinformation, all she’s doing is asking that you check into the source of your faux fur to make sure that it is indeed faux. I hardly think that is worthy of all of the derision she has received here. To those who want to purchase fake fur instead of the real thing — great! Just make sure it is indeed fake. If you have enough of a conscience to buy fake fur instead of real fur, I imagine you would be pretty horrified to find out that your faux fur coat was actually made of dog. Right? A lot of fake fur is synthetic. Some of it isn’t. That’s all Nymeria was saying.
i understand the hate on brad, but it’s just sour grapes because he left the woman who’s been jumping from bed to bed since, if brad was still with ja, he would still be swoon worthy, he’s older, get over it, and he’s much happier, more settled, loves his family,, travels,, top notch movie star, producer, charities, gorgous, exciting, well rounded partner of his, etc, so, he do not care about how you see him, or something as shallow as his looks and aging, he is in a great place in his life, more so than where he would have been if he had stayed wirh that air head, phony, wanna be, fame seeker.
She needs to up her glamor game. The Loretta Lynn country hair don’t is tragic. Exfoliant and some lotion on the “Zee’s knees” please.
Nymeria…Thank you for your informative post. Never in a million yrs would it have occurred to me otherwise. Obviously from the comments,I’m not alone…buh huh!!
http://www.examiner.com/pet-news-in-national/fake-fur-on-jackets-could-be-actually-be-raccoon-dog-fur-photo-video
And…
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=raccoon+dog+fur&view=detail&id=21D610726B1D9182C7DEA23B95449E7D67B97F94&first=0
I agree about Google being our friend WHEN one knows how to properly utilize it. Love the pics of Angelina w/her bebes!!!
Angelina is not almost 40! 36 is not almost 40. Ignorant young people who thing everyone over 30 is old.
Thank you to those who came to my defense.
And thank you to those who challenged my comments and made me go a-fact checking, just to make sure my assertions were correct.
Angelina does look beautiful, as do the children.
@GeekChic: WHOA! I didn’t realize that I had to come up with an elegantly stated way of explaining the fact that I LIKE FUR, LEATHER AND MEAT. You find it reprehensible, I disagree. I don’t see the fight you’re trying to pick. Naturally, if everyone felt the way you do, we wouldn’t even have a market for the above mentioned “atrocities”. Again, I’m not going to fault you for your feelings on the subject, but it’s pretty closed-minded to belittle so many people by assuming they’re all asswipes because we still like meat. That was my entire point, and thank you for helping me make it!
Oh, and you can tell Hilary that when she’s ready to step down and let me take her place, I’ve got it covered. Pretty sure almost anyone would be a better alternative. Yes, even me. The reprehensible, undefeatable, “blood-sucker” Blithe. *takes a bow*
@lisa & Sandy #1, Just because you like brad doesn’t make it the truth… As well. Truth is he looks horrible now a days if you can’t see that than you either one crazy jp fan that can’t face the facts or your really old, and he still looks good to you…whichever it is i feel sorry for both.
@ Nymeria:
I’ve not attacked you since I believe you have a similar stance on fur (to the one I have).
And your original comment wouldn’t have bothered me if instead “usually” you had said “sometimes”, “even those from high end stores sometimes aren’t verifyed”…in short, all the things you said/clarified in your subsequent posts.
You keep repeating that I said everything you posted was misinformation when, in fact, I have made clear that my problem is/was with that tiny part. You say you can’t validate if it’s fake fur but you threw the information that they’re usually real (when they mean faux) out there, without elaborating. Can’t you see this?
I apologize if I was harsh but that comment (# 16) truly rubbed me the wrong way.
I still believe one good thing came out of this discussion though: whoever decides to buy fur (real or fake) from now on — if it’s someone who has an iota of principle — is more aware of their deceptive ways (in case it’s fake fur) and of the cruelty involving the production of the real one.
@ GeekChic:
Nymeria isn’t attacking anyone or spreading misinformation, all she’s doing is asking that you check into the source of your faux fur to make sure that it is indeed faux. I hardly think that is worthy of all of the derision she has received here.
By me, by any chance?
Because I didn’t call her names, I didn’t use “LOL” or “LMAO” when I wrote my posts. I didn’t try to ridicule her comments, I didn’t mock anybody. I took her comment very seriously because that (fur and cruelty towards animals) is something I care about deeply. I just wanted to clarify that fake fur has to mean fake, synthetic fibers — and the way it was said made it look like they’re ALWAYS like that.
GeekChic, honestly, are you putting me in the same category of those who were not taking the argument seriously or who do not care about the use of fur? Because that would be really unfair.
@Anon
then maybe you crazy non fans should stop looking at him. I don’t get that. If he displeases you soooooooo much why do you feel the need to keep watching him and posting on all his threads. That is what is head shaking.
Don’t need your pity.. I think you are the one that has the problem.
@anon. I like Brad too. I’m a 24 y-o. Yeah. He’s an old bugger. A 47 y-o, to be exact but I think he’s a cool dude. And dreamy. *swoons*
Oops, now you have 3 people to feel ‘sorry’ for…;-)
@anon. Okay, so lisa and i’m sure, Sandy, don’t need your pity. Cos i know and you know, they are REGAL ladies.
But 4 realz, you can pity me. I think it would be great to have you thinking of me, me having power over your idle thoughts, while I go on merrily with my day :-)!
Omg! I think BRAD, like, totally ROCKS!
@lisa & saky believe me.. I would want nothing else.. I wish I could just follow my fav celebs (like aniston) without you guys rubbing in jp like! ((I)) and the rest of the world, don’t give a fuck about them! If we did we would be one of you, so we have to deal with you, so than whatever deal with us 😀 if your obsessed with jp or just brad keep it to your self no one else cares.. & all rivalry aside.. no lie he looks really bad …I’m 24 & Not hating just being realistic… Only old women would still find him attractive or someone at my age who’s really desperate and horny…
@Anon. Lol! U r free to hate Brad, okay. It’s amusing… 😀
You’re 24 too! I’l bet you’re into Fassdong or Gosdong… Awesome! U like Aniston? I like Aniston too. I watch her movies. I wouldnt have sex with her though… Just sayin. 😉