Bears…Oh My!

Filed under: Anglophilia > Fashion Smashion

Leave it to maverick designer Vivienne Westwood to get tongues wagging!

On Sunday, Miz Westwood featured what the gays would call a "bear" of a man in her Milan fashion show.

He's not the 'typical' model you see strutting on the catwalk.

Is this a new trend?

Do u like????

[Photo via Getty Images.]

Posted: Jun 25, 2008 at 12:14 am / Email this »

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. says – reply to this

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hate the pants, the guy's good-looking.
M says – reply to this

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disgusting. wax please.
Ash says – reply to this

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ewww
dirty says – reply to this

4

perfect mate for dame westwood
aweso says – reply to this

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first wow thats a fugly guy
dawn says – reply to this

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WTF!
darwi says – reply to this

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yucky, my no likey
dawn says – reply to this

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WTF !
cub_1 says – reply to this

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Bears are taking over the world
wooof, what a hot looking man
scott says – reply to this

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love the bears! it's about time they strut their stuff on the runway!
john says – reply to this

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Why didn't you put this under IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED…? This is making me vomit.
lena says – reply to this

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We need more of these. Manly men.
b says – reply to this

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i love it! real people on the runway!
PuertoRicansr0k says – reply to this

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humph.
Renee says – reply to this

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:::::::::::::::::::::::::: HELL YEAH!!

I love it!! Real people…
jimi says – reply to this

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fucking fantastic………lets bring art back into to fashion…the unexpected….and it's V.Westwood…it all makes perfect sense….oh,and if you dont get it…..you're a fucking fool
Angel says – reply to this

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I think he's hot. Totally do-able.
cliza says – reply to this

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do i like? love!
Vix says – reply to this

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I like!!! I'm a straight chick and that's MANLY to me
AnIA says – reply to this

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I love it! A model who doesn't look like a coke addict! He's hot! I wanna see more men like him on the catwalk.
AlliM says – reply to this

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although he is not too much of a looker at least he is a "beefier" model.. maybe females should follow suit
sunny says – reply to this

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I say good for him…it's a nice change instead of male models who look like butch femmes…
Li says – reply to this

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AWESOME!
vixen says – reply to this

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luv it a "real" man for once!!
k.... says – reply to this

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well at least you posted something interesting on vivienne westwood instead of your sex and the city debacle post…. i love the belt buckle and necklace…. at least she is showing what most people in miami look like wearing that type of clothing actually look like.. at least in march 2008 when i visited most of the men were that size….
cavy says – reply to this

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A 'Bear' may be a gay term, but, as a straight woman, I LIKE IT! I don't like pretty boys at all and I'd take this model over an 'Ashton Kutcher' any day. GOOD FOR BOTH SIDES!
B-Gizzle says – reply to this

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makin me vomit
C S says – reply to this

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I likey!!!
alicefay says – reply to this

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i'd like to see more men like this on the runway
tiffa says – reply to this

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I love it! i say more bears!
Jay M says – reply to this

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He's a bit greasy perhaps, but I certainly appreciate Ms. Westwood's attempt at bringing something new to what can be considered fashionable. I wouldn't wear it, but it's hot enough.
Aries says – reply to this

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LOVE IT! I hope this trend rubs off on the female division of the fashion world. How clever Miz Westwood is…
Elena says – reply to this

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yes! i love it!
Sarah Grif says – reply to this

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Wow. He's scary!
Mrs. says – reply to this

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I like my men with some meat on their bones and some hair on their body. Yummy! At least this guy looks like a man, not a boy.
shard says – reply to this

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vivienne westwood is a fashion legend…she use to have a great style,
and a great vision
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however, she has totally lost what little of her drug riddled brain she had left
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if she thinks that those shitty looking clothes on that fat, old, shitty looking
model is "fashion"…
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then she needs to head on back to the old folks home that she escaped from
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perhaps she can either barrow amy wino's HIV heroin needle -
or vivian can suck on lilly allen's herpes riddles vagina and simply…DIE
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"vivian westwood invented punk"….what a fucking joke
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Eliza says – reply to this

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It's refreshing to see something different, designers should use models that resemble the final costumer of their clothes. I read somewere that only 7 out of a million people have a "model body". So, it looks so cool and sophisticated to see those tall thin models, but come on, almost no one can wear the clothes like they do!
love says – reply to this

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omg i love this!! that guy is so sexy, designers should use male models that look like this all the time!!
M from Toronto says – reply to this

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Love the fella, the outfit's awful!
gorge says – reply to this

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i like it! i like any and every kind of man, skinny, bearish, whatever, and i'd like to see more of variety on the runway…
Melis says – reply to this

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I hope "the hairy bear on the runway" will not be a trend
elsti says – reply to this

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like the dude but not the do.
WOW! says – reply to this

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This is GREAT! At LAST having models that dont look anorexically gay like 'The artist once known as Prince'.
This is SUCH a wonderfully good step to take…to have models that actually look like HUMANS!
nCyBY says – reply to this

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What a hunka man! I'd like to show him my "Backwards Cowgirl" that I learned on Talk Sex With Sue. Westwood gives good wood.
JJJ says – reply to this

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that's what I'm talkin about !
MYRON says – reply to this

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Now those are some suckable nipples!
shell says – reply to this

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Oh my gosh I LOVE(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) it!!!!
Babab says – reply to this

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WTF?!!! We're putting TERRORISTS in fashion shows now? This towelhead could have had a bomb in his arse! Fucking Vivienne Westwood and fuck all terrorists!!!
Paca says – reply to this

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I'd love to see Perez rock that outfit! YUM!
jnet says – reply to this

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i'm more into the twinkies than the bears..
Jenni says – reply to this

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he's sexy
Anka says – reply to this

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I LOVE IT! Yay to hair and real men!
Tarza says – reply to this

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Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears
Love me some Bears
Thank You Viv
Gracias Perezoso

Oso Oso Oso siempre.
cory says – reply to this

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fucking hot!!!!!!!!!!!!! now THAT'S a model!!!
Emily says – reply to this

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LOVE IT! Soooo SEXY!
brett says – reply to this

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LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
Sloan says – reply to this

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I absolutely LOVE the fact that the fashion world is starting to adopt new ideas on beautiful. I praise women and men who love their bodies regardless of their flaws, and this is a prime example of the way allllll runways should look!
brett says – reply to this

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What do you think Britnie?
kiryl says – reply to this

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it's obvious that this is andreas kronthaler's idea (viv's husband/partner). he's just obsessed with himself coz he even looks dirtier than the man in the picture. check him out and you'll know what im saying
Sukab says – reply to this

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GRRRRRR…Me likey likey!!!! He can hibernate in my cave anytime…
gabe says – reply to this

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what ever!!
travt says – reply to this

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BADABABABAAA, i'm LOVIN it!
Tania says – reply to this

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Who is he, and where do I find him! he makes me ALL kinds of hot and bothered!!!!!!!!
KARA. says – reply to this

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he looks like he is in the Italian mafia.
i guess that can be a new style.
*new style- hairy Italian guy with lots of gold chains… and whats that under his jacket? a nicely polished machine gun!*
JLove says – reply to this

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MMMMM, I have to say Miz Westwood always outdoes herself…At least the only fur that was on this runway was the fur on this guys chest…mmmmm, so hawt.
LisaL says – reply to this

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Nothing wrong with the guy IMO.. but seriously.. WTH is up with the douchebag Guido outfit
Valer says – reply to this

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Totally HOT! -He reminds me of my big sexy Greek boyfriend!
amand says – reply to this

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I hope this catches on, I love a manly man!
No more pretty boys!!
dream says – reply to this

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Luv it, bring on more real men. That guy is hot. Bring back chest hair and testosterone babeez
aj ma says – reply to this

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love it!!!
k. says – reply to this

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love it!! very manly and plenty of sex appeal! this is great!!!
GirlsAloud says – reply to this

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Eww…He has hairy man boobs. And that expression on his face. I think he would rather be eating a donut than walking on a runway. Not cute at all…
Dean says – reply to this

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Hell yeah, I LOVE it
C says – reply to this

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Do I like??? Absolutely! Finally…a REAL man!
cass says – reply to this

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a lil hair is ok
Shane says – reply to this

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Hate the pants but he is a totally hot DADDY!
Aussi says – reply to this

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He looks like my hubby!! (minus beergut)
fallenleaves says – reply to this

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I like it
??? says – reply to this

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i hit play… that f*ggot squealed and pranced and i hit stop… perez is gross… wear some clothes, people don't like watch fat people naked! remember that rosie pic where she wore a swimsuit? people's comments were "fat dyke", "gross", "disgusting"… well rosie's not gross but perez certainly is!
yumm says – reply to this

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oh c'mon y'all, he is way more hot than those pixie-stick-up-their-ass models used all the time.
Oh yeah, I'd love to be snuggle next to him.
except for his ashie hands
TLT says – reply to this

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Let the little girls have their smooth little girlie boys.

This is much better… not the best looking guy but much better.
hot f says – reply to this

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he looks very yummy - just lose the belt and the pants and the chains and the jacket!
kel says – reply to this

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i'd hit it
kate says – reply to this

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love it!! well done Vivienne, this is what a real man looks like…
TB says – reply to this

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Yes!! More "real" people in fashion! Good for her for being different.
cityg says – reply to this

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Hot!!! Now we're talking REAL men - keep it up! Beefy muscles that can beat down will always win over twinky flamers!
F.You says – reply to this

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Re: shard – haha wtf?! that's pretty much the most hilarious thing i've ever read. are you serious?
nunya says – reply to this

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HELL YEAH I LIKE! It's nice to see some MEN up on that catwalk.
natal says – reply to this

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I actually like it. I'm so sick of bloody skinny perfect-looking models. I'm really glad Vivienne Westwood is starting to choose models which apply more to the real-world situation.
emy says – reply to this

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oh my god. perks to her for trying something different, it's way more bold than i'd ever do in a million years, but for sure, why take this man out of his office cube and set him free on the run way?
K says – reply to this

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rockstars should date this kind of models.
emy says – reply to this

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oh, and i def don't need to see men with rock hard nipples bigger than mine
Anna says – reply to this

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well if you visited Romania,you should recognise this style ) it's the jipsy style and you can see man & women dressing like this on the streets.
David says – reply to this

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Um, Vivienne Westwood is on crack. Like, ew. No.
James says – reply to this

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mm kinda turns me on… Daddy touch me
tanjensdotcom says – reply to this

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Veddy,Veddy N I C E
(wow.. yeah that is what we need as a male "model")

BTW men:
Stop waxing your chest!!
We
kikst says – reply to this

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This man is too handsome for words. White boys, eat your heart out
Bear says – reply to this

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I would suck that big, bear cock!
jt says – reply to this

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The size of him is no problem; he isn't even big, but the nipples? They looked like they just milked his young!!!
Colet says – reply to this

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finally something other than skeletor on the runway. I think it's awesome.