2B - Thursday, October 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2B - Thursday, October 9, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Protesting Chanel's faux femin ism hanel's show for the spring/sum- mer 2015 collection was impressive, with the set itself disguised as a Parisian street - "Boulevard Chanel" to be exact. Full with life-size. fagades and worn-in sidewalks, the back- ERIKA drop cre- HARWOOD ated a true trompe l'oeil within Paris's Grand Palais.' The show took place as normal, or as normal as a runway show set in a artifi- cial indoor neighborhood can be. The models walked down the narrow, cement-laden faux street, wearing clas- sic and crisp tweed, toting shoulder bags and briefcases designed for the Chanel- wearing working girl. The colors vibrant, the prints bold and the models very very famous (hi, Gisele, Cara and Kendall). It was a beauti- ful display ... until it tried to make a statement. The finale, led by the almighty Karl Lagerfeld,was staged as a pseudo-protest. A procession of the beauti- ful clad in Chanel pantsuits holding signs with attempts at politicized statements, like "Boys should get preg- nant too," "Feministe mais Feminine" and "Tweed is better tlan. Tweet" as models hel; negaphones aniWhit-, ney Houston's "I'm Every Woman" blared through the loudspeakers. I didn't really think much of it at first. Feminism in popular culture is on the rise and the fact that fashion was getting in on the action didn't strike me as odd. If anything, it was exciting. A gender-inclusive industry full of hardworking, inspir- ing, s finall equal to th ly). O until the e starte way. Lo( wheli crafti swar raphe types unint "Twe Twee yours might your durin doesn Most share of str word to cre in rea more in the ism. C hasht Thi frustr as pic music probl focus and it ing to we a on It's afraid ruffli fashio uccessful women was coherent, bold, valuable state- ly joining the fight for ment - it could have. What ity and taking the issue we're left with is half-assed e streets (kind of literal- commentary and an embar- r so I thought. It wasn't rassing take on a real issue. I really, really looked at The collection was intend- nd of the show that it all ed to be accessible - wear- ed to rub me the wrong able clothes for all kinds of women, with Lagerfeld even oking past the over- telling journalists backstage, ming set, the perfectly "They're all pieces everyone ed jackets and the can play with. No '60s, no ms of models, photog- '70s, no whatever, more mode rs and Anna Wintour de vie than mode," which is , the finale became true to a degree. The collec- entionally funny. tion was a bold and vibrant ed is better than interpretation of the every- t" reads like a sentence day. Think 2014 remake of fashion-savvy grandma "Working Girl" with lots of t say to you if you had tweed and splatters of high- phone out for too long lighter colors - wearable, g Thanksgiving. It confident pieces. 't really make sense. Fashion's platform is a of the "protest" signs high one, one that could at d a similar appearance the least raise awareness, ung-together buzz- even on a simple level, like s contrived and sewn what Chanel was (maybe?) ate a "message" when attempting to do - (Women lity, it created nothing can wear whatever they want! than another footnote Women can be feminists and book on hashtag activ- give a shit about what they )r, to be more specific, put on their bodies!). And ag feminism. with someone in charge who is apathetic approach claims to be close to the -ates me the same way cause ("My mother was a king apart someone's feminist, and I was brought al taste and calling it up with a history of that," ematic would - it's not Lagerfeld explained), you ing on the issue at hand expect ... better. Or, just dif- sure as hell isn't help- ferent. > solve the problem. Sure, the show garnered attention. Yes, the collec- tion looked great. And maybe ''re left with when you get down to it, it was just supposed to be a half-assed lighthearted celebration of chicks wearing cool clothes. mnmentary But it reduced a worthwhile causeto. ,fleetjpg trend, a real issue. which doesn't just make femi- nism and fashion look like a joke, but it makes those of us who root for both look not that Lagerfeld isn't like we're bad at picking I of stirring the pot or our interests. Maybe that ng feathers - no one in explains my love for Bruce tn is, really. This is an Jenner's man bun. baked.buzzed.bored. in this series, three daily arts writers in varying states of mind visit the same place and write about their experiences. this week's destination: Bob's Burgers OK here we go. This is the beginning. This is going so fast, and every- one is creepier looking than I remember. I also just mixed C the worst possible drink in history and I have no snacks downstairs and I'm too lazy to go upstairs. The irreverent, fast paced comedy still maintains humor even though a lot of the tropes are overused. So from what I've gathered, the plot of this episode revolves around Tina and Gene being in competing middle school musicals, both based on somewhat iconic '80s movies, "Working Girl" and "Die Hard." There's scheming by Lou- ise of course, because Louise is always schemey. There are some serious problems with this episode though. There was barely any Bob or Linda or TINA for crying out loud, how can you forget the best character of this show?? There's also a little too much singing in this episode for my taste, literally every other scene is completely singing?? Boooooo. But there's a nice moral to the story! Sentimental shit hits hard, even if it is "Bob's Burgers." I also just forgot how to type a comma. - DAILY ARTS WRITER SA nice dance number by a guy who looks like a girl ... It's fine. Why is this kid singing? Like what is the purpose of this? Working Girl the musi- cal looks promising I guess. Is time even passing? "Bob's Burgers" is like a continuous stream of conscious thought... Some Confucius shit. "Wait- ing is gross" HAHA THAT'S SUCH A GOOD LINE I'M GONNA FINNA USE THAT FOREVER. What's the blonde chicks name she's so bitchy it's awesome. They should change the name of the show this literally has nothing to do with burgers. This is now taking a turn into a NEGATIVE review. This show kind of is the opposite of good. "It's the boiler room, it's boiling" wow these characters aren't very bright SMH. Honestly, do I even have the credentials to judge bobs burgers? I don't even know bob and I rarely eat red meat. Gene's character development is happening way too fast OK how is he already the lead role in the musical when I just met him five minutes ago? He should slow his roll for real and maybe buy me dinner first before this escalates too quickly. There's too many musicals to keep track of in this episode honestly the director should've been more accommodating to me and my limited attention span. Oh shit everything justgot so sentimental like the music and everything. I might even feel feelings/emotions!!!! Haha AHAHAHAH just kidding I didn't because this is "Bob's Burgers." Ooooh OK the sentimental shit was because they're combining WORKING GIRL AAAAAND DIE HARD into a musical called WORKING HARD!!!! Cool!!!!. - DAILY ARTS WRITER I do like Bob's Burgers, I really do. I think it's funny and creative; and this, eans a lot coming from a person who really doesn't like adult car- toons, at all. I truly didn't even know that this show was in it's fifth sea- son already though, and learning that before watching made me a little more ctitical since it's easy for shows to lose a lot of the original endear- ing hutmor after a few years, the kind that Bob's Burgers isiknown for. So the episode has a musical theme, which sets me off a little bit initially because I'm not always down with the musical themed episode thing that some shows tend to resort to. But this is all right! Along with the gagging going along with a terrible mixed drink and some "what the hells," there was a good amount of laughing on my end as well as my variously intoxi- cated co-writers. You got shenanigans from Louise, butt-related com- ments from Tina and the Belcher family ganging up on that weird school psychologist. In the end, it was a funny episode and I give the creators credit for doing a musical-themed episode. - KATHLEEN DAVIS industry that dwells on con- troversy and thrives on spec- tacle. If Chanel really wanted to make a statement - a Erika is trying'to avoid mentioning the Kardashians. To help, e-mail erikacat@umich.edu. SINGLE REVIEW FOLLOW US FOR MORE COLLEGIATE BUFFOONERY. @MICHIGANDAILY David Guetta's "Dangerous," the firstsingle from the 46-year- old's upcoming sixth studio albumLis- ten, hints at a relatively new direc- Dangerous tion for the DJ. Featur- Dan d Gueista ing Sam Warner Martin, who also pro- vided vocals for Guetta's "Lovers On The Sun," "Dangerous" feels both current and futuristic at the same time, combining retro synth, orchestral instruments and heavy electro beats. After an ominously twinkling piano intro, the build-up of instruments and sounds is dif- ficultto keep trackof but some- how all comestogetherto form a A unique backing for Martin's epic vocals. It's hard not to think that Guetta took a page from Daft Punk's book here - the throw- back funk-inspired beat (espe- cially leading up tocthe bridge) shares a clear similarity with some tracks off of their success- fulRandomAccessMemories - but he's given it a grittier vibe. WARNER Let's think of "Dangerous" as the edgier, bad-ass, younger brother of "Get Lucky." Though maybe a bit too off-beat to be a Top 40 homerun, "Dangerous" is a creative triumph for Guetta and hintsthat his music feels fresh for the firsttime since he released "Titanium." -GIBSON JOHNS A ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN OUTLET FOR YOUR POP CULTURE OPINIONS? GET YOUR WORDS PUBLISHED ONLINE BY JOINING THE FILTER, THE MICHIGAN DAILY ARTS BLOG. E-mail adepollo@umich.edu to request an application. EPISODE REVIEW Even in its trailer, "The Affair" setsup whatcouldbe one of the most atmospheric series on television. Through its distorted The Affair lens and pale color scheme, Sundaysoat10pf Showtime's Showtime newest drama series promises to be as aesthetically lustful as its titular romance. Starring a quartet of actors from some of television's most revered works ("The Wire," "ER," "Fringe" and "Luther"), "The Affair" tells the story of two married couples - one vacationing, one residing - in Montauk, Long Island and the extramarital relationship that brings themtogether. But the trailer promises even more; throughout the two-minute series preview, a detective questions the lead characters regarding the history of their relationship. The implications of this investigation remain a mys- tery and serve to elevate "The I SHOWTIME Affair" from merely arelation- ship-centric drama to a tragic exploration of doomed lovers. Don't let the unimaginativeness of the title deter you - "The Affair" has all the makings of an intriguing, mature series worthy of its premiumcable home. -ALEC STERN