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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 12, 2009 - 3:50 pm
B-boyz (or b-girlz) are breakdancers or breakers (like break girls). And while there really isn't a uniform as such, you need clothes that allow you to move, do handstands and various holds. For a girl, if she does a certain move, you want to make sure she's got a tank or something underneath so she's not flashing the world. It can also be quite colorful with individual elements. Like the sk8r patch. Johnny's outfit was awful and so was his attitude. But I think Angel's attitude was a bit off, too. She could've asked around for more information but instead based what she did on a hip hopper's GIRLFRIEND. Who does not necessarily break!
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Friday, June 12, 2009 - 6:32 pm
I was also taken back that they had such an attitude about someone not knowing what a B-Girl would dress like. At first I thought they meant girls who play basketball, LOL.
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Friday, June 12, 2009 - 9:03 pm
This is what I found! B-girl the movie. http://www.bgirlmovie.com/
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 10:21 am
My daughter is a junior in high school and had no idea what Bgirls were so it is not a super well known. I too agree that Kelly Rowland was very rude to Angela because she did not know what it was.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 1:43 pm
Angela isn't a junior in high school though. I didn't think Kelly was rude. I would think that if you were going into fashion, you would research fashion especially pop culture. Did she even ask anyone for advice?
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 1:51 pm
She DID ask someone for advice, I think when they were in the fabric store. Was it John Paul? Not sure, but it was one of the other contestants.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 1:53 pm
It was Reco. He sort of just started to tell her and she was like, "oh, OK. I understand."
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 2:19 pm
I thought I had remembered her asking, but didn't remember her getting an answer. LOL I just didn't see how a puffy down vest would be anything any type of 20 something might wear. LOL
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:29 pm
I just brought up my high school daughter because these were suppose to be high school groups so if a high school girl had no idea what it was then how well is that term really known???
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:36 pm
no, they were cliques from high school who were grown up now and in their mid 20's. so at least 5 or so years older than your daughter.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:43 pm
hmmm...she tried to write off the bad design because of her small town background. reading her bio on the bravo site and her own site, i am not sure she can claim that. sure, maybe in her own hometown there may not have been b girls, but she isn't unsophisticated. from bravo With a Masters Degree from Columbia University, a design background, and experience working on the Donna Karan Collection, Viktor and Rolf, Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui, Angel is ready to take her revolutionary ideas to the top. from her own site When not designing, Angel enjoys dabbling in fashion publishing. As an active participant in the New York downtown scene, she was Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the art and culture quarterly Me Magazine, a leading independent magazine about one up-and-coming creative talents and their circle of friends. She has contributed to fashion publications Vogue Hommes and Vogue.com France. She received an MA in Modern Art from Columbia University and BA cum laude in Art History & Visual Arts from Barnard College.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:44 pm
Can someone tell me the names of a couple of real-life B girls? I'm trying to figure out exactly what that style means? Is Kimora Lee a B girl? Beyonce? Or am I completely off?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 7:00 pm
from wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-boy http://www.intermediaarts.org/bgb/images/asia_action_620.jpg
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 7:09 pm
Texannie...I bet that would help me, but every time I click on a link here today, I poof. I'm scared. LOL But thank you muchly.
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 6:29 am
Texannie, actually they were suppose to design for the clique group as if they were now in their 20's; however, the Harper's Bazaar mini challenge featured a high school student running for school office and they each got a backpack of a high school clique and she rated each of the tshirts they made so the cliques were meant to be current cliques. The elimination challenge was to dress them using the clique as inspiration but in their 20's. So, I still find it interesting that Kelly Rowland was so rude when I have a current high school student who has not idea what b-girls are. That is all I am trying to say 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 9:58 am
I've taught high school for 17 years and never even heard the term. However, we're in a small, rural high school and the nearest truly large city (Chicago) is close to 4 hours away. It may be more of an urban term, and it may be a regionalized term, either of which would explain why she hadn't heard it before.
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 10:02 am
Very true teachmichigan, it might be based on the area. We are in Orange County which is pretty suburban itself.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 10:36 am
but what about things like MTV and VH1?
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 10:47 am
She watches them but I guess it is that term she does not know. She definitely knows hip hop but B-Girls did not mean anyhthing to her.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 1:33 pm
didn't someone clarify the term more for her saying 'it's like hip hop' after the first challenge? i might not know b-girl, but i would know hip hop. i will say if you google 'b girl' you do get an alternate definition. would have been a completely different outfit too! LOL
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 2:29 pm
Hee,hee - I DID google it. First wikipedia article gave the break dancing definition. The first "wiktionary" article listed, though, gave this: Etymology Probably abbreviated from bar girl. [edit] Noun Singular B-girl Plural B-girls B-girl (plural B-girls) 1. A woman employed to talk to customers in a bar and encourage them to buy drinks. 2. A female person who performs breakdance; a breaker 3. A female member of the hip-hop subculture 4. A Prostitute working out of a bar. Often used in Southeast Asia. Definitely need different attire! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 3:23 pm
wonder what they would have done if she had created an outfit for definition 1 or 4??!!!
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Crzndeb
Member
07-26-2004
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 3:53 pm
Bee, No, Kimora and Beyonce are not b-girls...B-girls are girls that breakdance, even though the term has gotten looser over the years. Here is a youtube of Sofia Boutella...not a well known name, but a great b-girl...there was a great b-girl last season on SYTYCD who was also very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX1GGxUjhWM
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 4:26 pm
Well, my opinion is that Kelly is suffering from a little bit of "I am the center of the universe"-ism. SHE knows about B-girls, so she thinks everyone should. And maybe it is un-hip to not know what it is. But offensive? Really?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 7:47 pm
That's what I wondered Texannie! Imagine!!! 
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