Althouse: "the sluttification of timothée chalamet."

September 3, 2022

"the sluttification of timothée chalamet."

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53 comments:

RideSpaceMountain said...: "Chalamet...so hot right now"

Mugatu. Probably.; 9/3/22, 8:04 AM
Temujin said...: Ugh. He's a pretty good young actor, but my God, what they do to their people. Hollywood.; 9/3/22, 8:07 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Needs some bunny ears and a little puffy tail.; 9/3/22, 8:21 AM
tommyesq said...: Blackface for the trans community.; 9/3/22, 8:32 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Fashion industry is a gross superficial display of uselessness.; 9/3/22, 8:38 AM
MacMacConnell said...: It's worse than Hillary's tent she wore this week. Didn't think that could happen.; 9/3/22, 8:46 AM
jpg said...: Ha, ha. Another man being better than women being women.; 9/3/22, 8:49 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Uncertain about what to wear on the big night, Chalamet leaves it to the experts.; 9/3/22, 8:50 AM
ConradBibby said...: I don't know who he is. For a second there I thought it was a Justin Trudeau Halloween photo.; 9/3/22, 8:51 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Uncertain about what to wear on the big night, Chalamet leaves it to the experts."

I don't know much about him — saw him in "The French Dispatch" — but that's how it looks to me. He's just playing along and being popular. But if he has depth or personal creativity, it would not know.; 9/3/22, 9:03 AM
Enigma said...: Many French kings wore tights and furs and looked rather feminine by recent standards. Fashion comes and goes and often becomes self-indulgent or narcissistic. Whatever.

The underlying standards follow from the fact that most heterosexual men don't care much about appearance and succeed in life based on accomplishments. Females draw strong reproductive interest from males at puberty and literally have to do nothing to find a mate.

This isn't news. Birds do it. Bees do it. Deer. Frogs. Whales and even fleas do it. A common reproductive pattern.; 9/3/22, 9:23 AM
Gypsy Jenni said...: He and actress Lily Rose Depp dated (?) and did a few red carpet events, a few years ago. FYI she’s daughter Johnny Depp and French actress and singer Vanessa Paradise.; 9/3/22, 9:26 AM
Christy said...: Too boyish for my taste, but oh, what fun!; 9/3/22, 9:26 AM
RideSpaceMountain said...: Chalamet: "I'm ready for my closeup Mr. DeMille!"

DeMille: Cut. Print. Gay.; 9/3/22, 9:35 AM
EAB said...: Chalamet’s outfit is no surprise if you’ve seen his prior red carpet outfits. He plays with fashion and often dresses somewhat “out there”. It may be his personal taste (and humor), but it also serves the serious business purpose of publicity. He does it better than most.; 9/3/22, 9:40 AM
narciso said...: Not a good look for paul mua'dib; 9/3/22, 9:51 AM
Kate said...: It's a red carpet. Tuxedos are boring. He gets more work when he shows up in print-worthy fashion choices.

He's a peacock. And he's a pretty good actor. His Paul Atreides in Dune was sharp, and his Laurie in a horrible version of Little Women was my favorite of any production.; 9/3/22, 9:52 AM
Carol said...: Ha, ha. Another man being better than women being women.

Now with estrogen supps! for multiple anal orgasms.; 9/3/22, 9:59 AM
Iman said...: Thanks for the chuckle, ridespacemountain!; 9/3/22, 10:00 AM
Lars Porsena said...: This would be called a fashion catwalk if female; for males, the catamite walk.; 9/3/22, 10:01 AM
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BUMBLE BEE said...: "My name's Timothy and I'll do anything on a dare".; 9/3/22, 10:13 AM
Lurker21 said...: I guess everything is nonbinary and beyond categorization nowadays.; 9/3/22, 10:13 AM
Bob Boyd said...: I don't know much about him

Me neither. I saw him in 'The King' and thought he was good in that role.

The expert who showed up to dress him for Venice is apparently the Anthony Fauci of men's fashion.; 9/3/22, 10:15 AM
Paddy O said...: My first thought was he's going for a Mr. Tumnus look. Just needs an umbrella.; 9/3/22, 10:18 AM
Gospace said...: timothée chalamet? This is someone I should know? Does he affect my life in some way I'm totally oblivious to? Does he make public policy? Is he influential in any meaningful way?

Until just now I was totally unaware of his existence. After this post scrolls down, I will continue life being completely and blissfully unaware of him and whatever he's up to. Unless blogged again here.; 9/3/22, 10:21 AM
Gospace said...: timothée chalamet? This is someone I should know? Does he affect my life in some way I'm totally oblivious to? Does he make public policy? Is he influential in any meaningful way?

Until just now I was totally unaware of his existence. After this post scrolls down, I will continue life being completely and blissfully unaware of him and whatever he's up to. Unless blogged again here.; 9/3/22, 10:21 AM
Bob R said...: I thought his acting chops in Dune were quite good, but I found his lack of physical presence distracting. There were a couple of very well staged knife fights where I had trouble suspending disbelief. I'll have to purge this from my memory before I see Dune Part 2.

As far as the outfit goes (I think Jason Isbell's father would call that an outfit) I'm all for him. He's got a fashion model's body. Be a movie star. Have fun. Let them dress you up.; 9/3/22, 10:23 AM
Michael K said...: I was having dinner at the George Sanc on July 4th about ten years ago. It was a friend's birthday and we were celebrating it. A really weird group took a large table and had a noisy celebration of something. Some of them were bizarrely dressed resembling that boy in the post. Another couple were sitting at the next table and I asked if they knew what the group was. Apparently there was a fashion show and these were some of the participants.; 9/3/22, 10:26 AM
Yancey Ward said...: "One thousand years from now there will be no guys and no girls, just wankers."

That was optimistic it seems.; 9/3/22, 10:27 AM
chuck said...: He needs bigger boobs.; 9/3/22, 10:38 AM
who-knew said...: It' times like this that I'm happy (if not proud) that I know next to nothing about today's pop culture.; 9/3/22, 10:38 AM
lgv said...: I agree with the caption. It is absolutely stunning.; 9/3/22, 10:48 AM
Joe Smith said...: Two words: Attention Whore.

Other than the money and fame (I know), what do women see in this guy?

If you're hanging on his arm, the odds are he will be getting all the attention.

He will also, in many cases, be prettier than you.; 9/3/22, 10:57 AM
Gracelea said...: I can imagine David Bowie wearing something like this, so it certainly lacks shock value to this old person.
He is a beautiful creature to be sure.; 9/3/22, 11:03 AM
Jamie said...: I like the actor. I don't like the clothes. I am too bourgeois for high fashion...; 9/3/22, 11:08 AM
MadTownGuy said...: When I worked part time at the University Library in the mid-Seventies,one of the librarians ran back into the office and breathlessly reported "There's a MAN in the Ladies' room. In a dress! And he has better legs than me!" After that we didn't have the heart to call Security. We were laughing too hard.; 9/3/22, 11:08 AM
Another old lawyer said...: Leaves it to the experts? Experts at what?

And no matter the subject matter, the meaning of 'expert' has certainly taken a beating the last few years.; 9/3/22, 11:16 AM
Narr said...: "I don't know much about him" and intend to keep it that way.

He's a slip of a thing for sure (have muscles had their day?) and I'll take others' word for his talent.; 9/3/22, 11:18 AM
n.n said...: Men in shorts.; 9/3/22, 11:38 AM
effinayright said...: If I were in his shoes, I would be wearing something that hides monkeypox.; 9/3/22, 11:44 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: You added the tag Masculine Beauty.

Ummmmmm...No

You could go with Male Beauty, but there is nothing masculine about that outfit.; 9/3/22, 11:46 AM
n.n said...: Mimbo.; 9/3/22, 11:48 AM
Gator said...: Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!

Worked well for Ezra Miller/sarcasm; 9/3/22, 12:02 PM
baghdadbob said...: I guess he's just trying to distance himself from his "Call Me By Your Name" role. He's avoiding being stereotyped.; 9/3/22, 12:17 PM
mikee said...: Is the front of his blouse taped to keep his nipples from exposure? Why or why not?; 9/3/22, 12:17 PM
mikee said...: MadTownGuy: In 1978 at my small, Baptist affiliated college in South Carolina, a heavyweight wrestling team member named Jerry lived on my dorm hall. He had an awesome physique and was a very good wrestler, and was an overall great guy. He had a student job checking backpacks at the exit to the library (RFI tags weren't a thing then). He dutifully sent those with unchecked library books back to the checkout desk to aprevent stolen books. When he worked, very few kids tried to make off with books.

Streaking was also a fad at this time. One night a guy started at the top floor of the library, and ran naked and screaming around each floor, finally making a circuit of the ground floor and then exiting past Jerry, who quietly watched him streak past. The library manager stormed up to Jerry and demanded to know why he, a heavyweight wrestler, didn't stop the streaker. Jerry's reply made him forever famous. "No books to check."; 9/3/22, 12:27 PM
~ Gordon Pasha said...: My step-daughter in law is one of the Real Housewives of Dubai. Nothing about "fashion" surprises me and nothing about couture is now what would be considered normal.; 9/3/22, 2:46 PM
Narr said...: I had a bag-checking job in the university library when I was a student.

Usually there was no problem, but one day I heard some noise in the outer vestibule and looked up to see a youth removing a bike that was locked to a railing.

Wait, that's MY bike. I left my post and ran out yelling as he pushed the bike down the entry sidewalk before getting on. There were enough people walking up that he didn't have a clear getaway so he just turned to me, stagily dropped the bike to the ground, and ran off through the crowd.

It was about 1972 so it was a 10-speed, natch, and they were stolen all the time. Probably more than books were.; 9/3/22, 4:38 PM
PM said...: If Chani sees that, there will be no Part 2.; 9/3/22, 4:59 PM
Ralph L said...: I'm sure it's hot in Venice this time of year.

If he's going to go big, he needs to stand up straight(!) and work it.; 9/3/22, 5:05 PM
Howard said...: Some guys will do anything for a taste of that high dollar trim.; 9/3/22, 5:12 PM
Maynard said...: He's gotta purty mouth. Don' he?

I wanna hear him squeal like a pig.; 9/3/22, 9:35 PM