Idolator

Today, The New York Times' style section takes Madonna to task for no longer being a fashion leader, and—better steel yourself for this one—wearing sensible, loose-fitting clothes in her downtime. It's a fairly mystifying piece, mainly because the writer seems to willfully ignore the obvious: Even if it's kinda your job, you can't remain young and ahead of the curve forever, especially when it comes to women's fashion. Madonna may be in peak physical condition and have the money and resources to appear 10 to 15 years younger than she actually is, but there's no way for her to single-handedly reverse our cultural bias against older women. More »