Phuel
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This actually does make sense in terms of us saying this. You see her as somewhat closer to vacant, otherwise put more available to the mass appeal, however vulgar is not far from this. We do have "vulgarizer, vulgarization" en français not for nothing, signifying dumbing down and simplifying complexity to be more accessible after all!
While the image suits her well and is her trope, the Americana, I do agree also that it is very one note for her. Dare I say I am even surprised when people praise Cindy, who has looked and done the same for decades, and then criticize any other current model doing the same thing they may excel at after some time. But her lucky being included in the supers group made her almost immune to that, unfortunately. Unbound yasss-queenism of Linda and Meisel continues here as well, albeit more deserved.
More bluntly put, perhaps she's déclassé…
I lived through her phenomenon as a kid: The commoners all lining up to see her at malls; her MTV’s House of Style; her infomercials and product placements; and that horrid movie “Fair Game” LMFAO… In North America, she was a household brand that’s so far removed frorm high fashion. There’s never been a model that’s reached her level of commercial success since. And achieving so much on such a severely limited range— she only ever had and still has one look LOL If she ever released a tome, all the shots would looks the same… Why she won’t edge slightly off her branding in 2024, try out a more American grande dame sensibility— maybe in Marc Jacobs classic 1950s matriarchal high society preppy style meets The Stepford Wives comes to mind, rather than always rely on her same old same old wholesome 90s-branding makes her even more bland than when she was in her imperial phase of her reign.