It's a real rivalry, exacerbated by Weir's increasingly outlandish behavior. He recently did a photo shoot with a counterculture magazine called BlackBook in which Weir was photographed shirtless, wearing stiletto heels in one shot, and in another with a Marc Jacobs camisole half-draped across his chest. Men's skating has enough trouble with its image in this country without the three-time U.S. champion venturing into transvestite territory, but Weir poured gasoline on the fire by wearing silver loafers to his mid-week press conference and defending the photo shoot.
"It wasn't like I went into BlackBook and said, 'Oh my God, I want heels, I want fur, I want glitter, and I want to be made up totally like Amanda Lepore, he said. "I think the pictures are very interesting. They're not gaudy. They're not campy. They're just of me modeling clothes."
Actually, they were pretty campy. And they were women's clothes. But, hey, we're used to all types in the figure skating world, and scribes dutifully rushed to Google Amanda Lepore, who turns out to be the self-proclaimed No. 1 transsexual in America.
Lysacek, for some reason, seemed to take all this personally, and made it his mission to put the pants back on men's figure skating.
I like it. I was amazed the first time I saw a female skater wearing pants during competition. Now I am waiting to see a male skater wear a skate dress. The rules do not allow for it however.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons. As you are crunchy and good with chocolate!
There were some gorgeous clothes in that shoot, but about the only thing I could afford are the American Apparel leggings. The behind the scenes section was nice, and proved that some of the best shots from a photo shoot aren't always the ones that make it into the layout.
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