Hadley Freeman



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Full name: Hadley Freeman

Area of interest: Fashion, Style, Celebrity

Journals: The Guardian

Email: [mailto:hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / Hadley Freeman

Blogs: Comment is free...; arts & entertainment

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 * also writes/has written for: UK Vogue : contributing editor; Elle

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Books & Debate:

 * That extra half an inch (with Victoria Beckham) OCLC 180772655, 2007

Latest work: The meaning of sunglasses and a guide to almost all things fashionable OCLC 176826177, 2008

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 * also contributes to lostinshowbiz blog

Column remit: Fashion, style and celebrity

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Role: deputy fashion editor

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Email: [mailto:hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk hadley.freeman@guardian.co.uk]

Website: Guardian.co / Hadley Freeman

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Comment pieces:

 * Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton be patriotic about designers?'' - Should Kate Middleton support British designers? - 2nd February 2011
 * it's Tiger Mother's tough love or hapless teenage pregnancies on reality TV, America is fascinated by parenting porn'' - Watching other people screw up their kids more than you screw up yours is a vicarious pleasure - 26th January 2011
 * best to win an Oscar – try female oral sex'' - If you've played gay, done the learning disability, tried the foreign accent, well here's a new trick: cunnilingus - 12th January 2011
 * will be the best!'' - Think vajazzling, going rogue, and all those celebrities who are single at last - 22nd December 2010
 * have found a new route to self-promotion'' - Forget advertising tasteless tat, celebrities have jumped on a better bandwagon – supporting causes in the news - 15th December 2010
 * only talking about Sarah Palin didn't boost her power'' - She treats criticism of her as proof that she is the lone outsider, one of the common folk, pilloried by a corrupt media - 10th December 2010
 * to England feels like journeying back to the 70s'' - Stroppy students, strikes, snow, spies – what's changed in 40 years? - 8th December 2010
 * Botox had its day?'' - Botox has never looked so tacky – and the shocking revelation that Colonel Gaddafi uses it can't be good for business - 1st December 2010
 * to America, where you get yelled at when you arrive and felt up when you leave'' - Fig-leaf underpants – the new weapon against America's airport body scanners - 24th November 2010
 * Bush's memoirs play like a made-for-TV movie'' - The more normal our leading politicians attempt to sound in their autobiographies the loopier they appear - 10th November 2010
 * Walkman has gone, and I must move on'' - I have the same problem as Hollywood – too much nostalgia for the 80s - 27th October 2010
 * Paladino's confused homophobic principles'' - If Carl Paladino, candidate for New York governor, can't sort out his own homophobic principles how can he sort out the traffic on Second Avenue? - 20th October 2010
 * oil-stained BP uniform is the Halloween outfit for 2010'' - You can tell a lot about Americans' state of mind by their Halloween costumes. This year's baddies are BP and Lady Gaga - 13th October 2010
 * bullying by another name'' - Judging by recent events, some might think the internet was invented purely for puerile, sexual bullying - 6th October 2010
 * evil is Facebook?'' - Think of it as your life going down the drain while you spend hours casuallly stalking other people's lives - 29th September 2010
 * Americans look to Jon Stewart for news'' - With his 'rally to restore sanity', Jon Stewart has become the figurehead for American liberalism – not bad for a comedy show host - 22nd September 2010
 * Palin's inaugural address'' - What if Sarah Palin did run for the presidency with Glenn Beck? And what if they won? - 15th September 2010
 * could be better than the man who once pocketed a £21m bonus being called Diamond?'' - Step forward his replacement – Rich Ricci - 8th September 2010
 * great is the automated lacing system?'' - Ask me to choose my favourite US TV advertising invention? You can't get more stupid than the automated lacing system - 1st September 2010
 * me, and the new Franzen novel'' - I've read the eagerly awaited new Jonathan Franzen novel, but so has Obama – and that worries me - 25th August 2010
 * Blair's £5m pledge is not enough'' - Luckily, I can think of far better ways to salvage the former prime minister's sorry reputation - 18th August 2010
 * have invaded world affairs'' - Naomi Campbell and Wyclef Jean have turned the news into the new reality television - 11th August 2010
 * had a holiday from hell'' - My advice if you're planning to go away this year? Stay at home - 4th August
 * Palin: the one person too boring for reality TV'' - Sarah Palin's daughter's wedding won't be the subject of a documentary because she 'doesn't have a personality' - 21st July 2010
 * Kill a Mockingbird: the backlash'' - The backlash against Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is as inevitable as it is stupid. It's payback for her being so reclusive - 30th June 2010
 * the US with Piers Morgan heading its way'' - Piers Morgan is simply a British celebrity that Britain does not get - whereas the US, well, it thinks it does - 16th June 2010
 * didn't free the gay Malawians – she just signed a petition!'' - Celebrities don't make the difference they think they do - 2nd June 2010
 * is the way to fund the royals'' - Am I missing something? There seems to be an intimation that Prince Andrew, our special representative for golf, is important - 26th May 2010
 * what a politician does more important than what he or she is?'' - Elena Kagan's sexuality and the absence of women MPs are obsessions we could do without. People are people – aren't they? - 19th May 2010
 * election 2010: Meltdown on air'' - Adam Boulton's clash with Alastair Campbell was in the tradition of TV newshands losing it - 12th May 2010 (Cif at the polls)
 * is the US mocking our 'Harry Potter' election?'' - British voters and politicians have been treated to quite extraordinary levels of condescension from American commentators - 5th May 2010
 * how boring will the party leaders' debate be?'' - The election debate is almost upon us. So what's the very worst that could happen? Apart from it being completely dull - 15th April 2010
 * diligent get sick, too'' - Martina Navratilova's response to her cancer diagnosis risks feeding the idea of illness as personal failing - 10th April 2010
 * it's time to restore its image'' - Christianity has been having a harsh time of it recently. Which is why it needs to follow this failsafe comeback plan - 7th April 2010
 * real reason Jamie Oliver failed in America'' - Don't blame the end of the special relationship – Americans just didn't like being lectured on what to eat - 31st March 2010
 * Cameron is pregnant – the latest twist in the election TV drama'' - MPs expelled, risque pictures, pregnancy . . . and the election hasn't even started. Who's writing this script? - 24th March 2010
 * and their pasts'' - Whether it's David Cameron or Lib Dem candidate Anna Arrowsmith, it's not where a politician went to school that interests me, it's what they did afterwards - 18th March 2010
 * groups are the new lynch mobs'' - These reactionary campaigners confuse the concept of 'justice' with 'vigilante vengeance' - 10th March 2010
 * stereotypes are thriving – at least in fashion and figure skating'' - National cliches are de rigueur in the fashion world and, as the Winter Olympics demonstrate, in figure skating too - 3rd March 2010
 * has been a fabulous week for public spats'' - Cheryl Cole's T-shirts just about have the edge on Anna Ford's and Martin Amis's letters - 24th February 2010
 * to be British'' - It takes more than queueing to fit in here. How about self-deprecation and Marks & Spencer? - 17th February 2010
 * do you trust more: Alastair Campbell or Peter Andre?'' - They've both had 'moments' on TV. But it's the contrasting public reactions to them that's interesting - 10th February 2010
 * and my homeopathic overdose'' - How I knocked back a bottle of homeopathic 'medicine' and lived to tell the tale - 3rd February 2010
 * amazing truth about Zoolander'' - Did you think Zoolander was just a funny film about the fashion industry? Really? It is, I'll have you know, all true - 27th January 2010
 * with all this talk of 'cougars'?'' - Why are women being labelled like animals in the zoo for dating younger men?'s - 20th January 2010
 * ads, crass jingles and Dale Winton – daytime TV fodder is now primetime'' - In a recession we're assumed to be sitting ducks for any money-saving tip - 6th January 2010
 * noughties are defined by fakery'' - And the most embarrassing example has been the rise of 'fake science', which values naivety over facts – a bit like Sarah Palin - 30th December 2009
 * baiting and the snark'' - The gossip sites mourning Brittany Murphy reveal more about the bullying scrutiny actors now face - 23rd December 2009
 * defence of Christmas gift guides'' - People hate Christmas gift guides because they take them seriously, instead of reading them as hideous expressions of contempt - 17th December 2009
 * America's favourite insult'' - When in America, if you wish to describe something as bad, you can just call it 'European'. It's very useful - 9th December 2009
 * end of the decade is nigh and the need for lists is upon us'' - What was the best album of the decade? The most significant YouTube video? The defining hairstyle? Best list of the decade? (Answer: this one of course) - 2nd December 2009
 * making me feel queasy'' - But with Sarah Palin eyeing the presidency and Scientology in trouble there are at least reasons to celebrate - 26th November 2009
 * Madoff "car boot" sale was the only place to be'' - The worst thing about all this tat was that it was rubbish bought with other people's money - 18th November 2009
 * is an extraordinary film about race'' - Who'd have thought a film about a sexually abused black teenager would make whole cinemas stand and cheer? - 11th November 2009
 * to market a dead celebrity tastefully'' - Joe Jackson would be well advised to refrain from commenting on his son's improved earning power - 4th November 2009
 * games for the White House boys'' - Is Barack Obama sexist for failing to invite female colleagues along to his basketball nights? - 28th October 2009
 * Moi?'' - Does anyone – apart from fashion designers – talk about their work as inanely as actor - 21st October 2009
 * marry a politician?'' - Political wives have always been interesting subjects, but now they've been turned into celebrities and are judged accordingly - 8th October 2009
 * will celebrity biographies top the Mackenzie Phillips story?'' - Revelation is the most important element, now that publishers are so desperate for media attention - 30th September 2009
 * Aniston movies, hateful horror films, cosmetic surgery – what the US should ban'' - In America there are worse things to outlaw than smoking - 23rd September 2009
 * News' rabid propagandist Glenn Beck has lured me to America'' - He wants to recreate the spirit shown the day after 9/11. But it's a worrying kind of patriotism he's whipping up - 16th September 2009
 * abuse of models is fashion's dirty secret'' - Instead of getting worked up over a little tummy fat the industry should tackle the issue of rape - 9th September 2009
 * a slavering press brands kidnap victims such as Jaycee Lee Dugard 'sex slaves', it shames them'' - Why don't abducted and abused girls get the same anonymity as other rape victims? - 2nd September 2009
 * Obama can stand up to Scotland, why can't he stand up to the Republicans?'' - If only the president would forget the cool and reasoned debate for a moment, and take a tip from Barney Frank - 26th August 2009
 * is the one taboo left in the world of comedy'' - Why Family Guy has offended everyone - 19th August 2009
 * when they produce their own Hollywood romcoms, why do female actors still allow themselves to be humiliated?'' - the ugly truth about female actors in romcoms - 13th August 2009
 * scoops are not always in the public interest'' - Magazines and reality TV have combined to make emotional pornography seem almost acceptable - 5th August 2009
 * shlock to sleaze: why you never want to fall victim to a celebrity's chat-up line'' - You never want to get chatted up by a famous person - 29th July 2009
 * Arlene Phillips gets the boot then Tom Watson blows it at the Open – it's a tough time for older people'' - In a month when there were doom-laden warnings about the pressures on social services from our increasing number of pensioners, it was heartening to see an older man on track to win the British Open. But then came disaster - 22nd July 2009
 * got away with it for so long because no one understands finance'' - Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, which bankrupted thousands, worked so well because no one knows how to read financial records - 15th July 2009
 * one at the 10 Years Younger Live event expected any of these products to work - so why be there?'' - Why were they doing all this? Beryl and Jackie looked at each other: 'Well you have to do something' - 8th July 2009
 * new confessional journalism turns female writers into tedious, self-hating semi-celebrities'' - These women need help; they do not need to be made to feel that their professional USP is to play up their misery - 1st July 2009
 * Jacko found, fame means trusting only cats and chimps'' - Michael Jackson's fate is a garish warning to all those craving stardom. Instead of love, think paranoia and isolation - 27th June 2009
 * people's king of pop?'' - Michael Jackson's death is not A Diana Moment. The public's craving for collective emotion leads only to false emotion - 27th June 2009
 * refuse to join the chorus of outrage about Bruno. It's a very moral film - despite the pygmy sex'' - Frankly, I'm far more offended by movies in which the gay character is, yet again, the neutered sidekick - 24th June 2009
 * worst thing about not eating meat isn't the limp salads - it's the other vegetarians'' - The whole shebang has taken on the sweaty sheen of bossiness and moral superiority. It makes me want to stuff a fistful of veal in their gobs - 17th June 2009
 * farce ceiling'' - Our CEOs and celebrities may struggle to get it, but it's not hard to see why this feminism thing exists - 3rd June 2009
 * Cheney, please, tell us about it'' - Babbling away like a Speaker's Corner regular, Bush's former guru is doing him a final favour - 23rd May 2009
 * the concertos or whatever, was Mozart hot?'' - Looks trump talent these days – and nowhere more so than in the US. Now even historical figures get the 'hottie' treatment - 15th May 2009
 * Dubya diaries'' - The advance might be modest, but that won't stop George trying all those Henry James tricks - 20th March 2009
 * Britannia'' - Awards season brings out the worst in UK fawning before Americans. Stop it. Pull yourselves together - 12th February 2009
 * goes the sisterhood'' - A new book of tips for single women hints at a spiteful and combative trend in feminism - 26th January 2009
 * are all in the mind'' - Whatever Gwyneth or Beyoncé do, cutting out major food groups can be very bad for your healt - 6th January 2009
 * does not reveal all'' - Cosmo's fake interview scandal could provide a solution to those bland celebrity puff pieces - 20th December 2008
 * it's so last season'' - The recession has got fashion glossies in a tizz. They should take a tip from Marie Antoinette - 27th November 2008
 * to get onscreen'' - A nadir in reality TV lays bare - very bare - the dangers of being famous for being famous alone - 6th October 2008
 * being a woman, Sarah Palin doesn't get my vote'' - While a female VP would be nice, John McCain can't just throw any lady on the podium and expect us all to squeal excitedly - Guardian.co.uk - 1st September 2008
 * the clotheshorses can buck fashion's thin fixation'' - The labels won't, and nor will the glossies. It takes the likes of Kate Moss to challenge the addiction to skinny models - 28th August 2008
 * sartorial prerogative'' - Across the centuries, aristocratic women have held little sway except through their clothing - 23rd August 2008
 * Style is all about self - It is heartening that the latest edition of Vogue suggests age need not dictate what we wear - 18th June 2008
 * Gloriously tragic - ...on the humanising minutiae that make a memoir - 13th May 2008
 * The Witty touch - Katharine Witty, Mohamed Al Fayed's latest media spokeswoman, was one of the revelations of the Diana inquest. But why would anyone want to take such a job? - 9th april 2008
 * Hilary laid bare - With the prospects for her campaign looking dire, Clinton is being forced to rely on her role as a mother and a wife - 2nd April 2008
 * Will gymwear fix it? - Think the nice new 'cool' uniform will encourage girls to take part in school sports? Think again, Kelly Holmes - 28th January 2008
 * A choice that films ignore - Hollywood heroines who don't consider abortion are of a generation taking its rights for granted - 28th January 2008
 * Dark side of the red carpet - The maximum photo ops and minimal body fat of Oscar frocks mat be good for celebs, but not for fashion - 15th January 2008
 * Why I am happy to wait - Women are attacked for delaying having children, but early motherhood can be selfish too - 6th December 2007
 * Never can say goodbye - Reunions once let fans feel young again. Now bands reform before we have a chance to grow up - 20th November 2007
 * Self-penned revelations by famous people rarely give us what we want - 24th November 2007
 * Brad just ain't box-office - We see too much of A-list celebrities in magazines now to pay to see them in Hollywood films as well  - 1st November 2007
 * If you wanna be my grocer - Celebrity endorsements are carefully managed to exploit both brands: but the Spice Girls and Tesco? - 18th October 2007
 * Zero intolerance - It's easy to mock the Model Health Inquiry's report on the too skinny model issue, but at least it breaks the fashion industry's habit of denial - 14th September 2007
 * Paris's prison sentence is, like, whatever - 4th June 2007
 * Wintour of our discontent - 17th May 2007
 * Pushing all the right buttons - Blair's political wardrobe - 11th May 2007



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Column remit: Fashion, style and celebrity - "Hadley Freeman can ease your fashion pain"

Sections: G2 features pages

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The Guardian: A peek at the diary of...
Column remit: Faux celebrity diary

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A peek at the diary of...

 * Jolie'' - 18th October 2008
 * Palin'' - 11th October 2008
 * Lohan'' - 4th October 2008
 * Chris Martin - 14th June 2008
 * Naomi Campbell - 7th June 2008
 * Harrison Ford - 31st May 2008

 ...as seen by Hadley Freeman 

