I couldn’t send you off into the wilds of another winter weekend without a soupçon of SWINTON.
Incidentally, when I was younger, my mom had a cookbook called Soupçon and I always read the title– as one would, when one is five — as Soup Con, which these days would be how you would reference a giant foodie event that’s all about soup, and people who make soup, and love soup, and blog about soup, and who run a message board called Souper Duper all about how to live your life with maximum soup, and the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld would always be there signing autographs, and everyone would pray to a giant framed photo of Soupy Sales next to some TVs screening his old episodes of Match Game, someone from Pixar would be there giving a keynote speech about what’s REALLY in that soup the Ratatouille rat made that was so good, and Joel McHale would probably do an episode of The Soup on location, and it would all end in a screening of Duck Soup followed by a Bowling For Soup concert where they serve gourmet corn dogs because by then everyone really, really would need to chew something.
Does all that mean that SWINTON, who spawned this digression, is the patron saint of SoupCon? I hope so. I bet she’d show up wearing a dress made of Campbell’s cans.
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Comments (54):
She’s a metallic goddess. SWINTON forever!
I am so bothered by the too-short length of her pants, the desperately clashy shade of her lipstick, and that terrible, terrible backdrop. The rest, well, it’s SWINTON, and I’m choosing to believe she’s presently starring in a David Bowie biopic because that would be AWESOME, and she has the hair and cheekbones for it. And like Bowie, she’s never boring. *g*
I would pay good $ to see that! SWIIIIINNNNTON!
I’ll bet she has the backdrop taken down and made into an outfit (which she will then rock) not to complain but Shiny satin, this is a sleepy SWINTON, not up to her usually goddess heights, but it is none-the-less SWINTON.
I wish her hair were the colour of her pants.
The yellow washes her out too much.
You are right, she would look killer.
She is magnificent. Completely batshit. But magnificent.
If I owned that blazer, I would totally wear it every. single. day. The shiny & the color just make me happy. Plus, as a tall girl myself, I love that Swinton will wear the high, high heels and tower over people whereas I’d be self conscious & slouching. However, why oh why is she trying to make tapered highwaters happen? Wasn’t she wearing basically the same trousers in a different color in the last pic we saw of her?
Same shoes, too. It’s like she got the last outfit from the waist down dyed-to-match, minus the matching part (dyed-to-clash? dyed-to-sort-of-coordinate?).
I’m with you, Candy. I would wear that blazer everywhere, all the time. The only thing missing from this outfit is a metallic shell instead of that silk blouse. Maybe in green? Lurve you, Tilda.
“A soupçon of SWINTON.” Before I even saw where this post was going, I just really liked the phrase.
Also, I legitimately covet her blazer.
I really thought that this was a wax model of SWINTON, but since you don’t mention it at all, I’m assuming it is the Real Deal.
Those look like modern day Hammer pants, yet they somehow look acceptable on her. Swinton rules!
She’s going to be attacked by magpies with all that SHINY.
She looks like she has size 20 feet, but I love her!
Suddenly I feel bad that SoupCon isn’t a real thing. I’d go to that. And now I want soup.
I really would love to atend SoupCon, can someone make that happen??
I too would like to attend SoupCon. I love making and eating soup and my family doesn’t. I need somewhere to just be me
But can we make it happen somewhere in the middle of the country?
I know, right? SoupCon needs to happen! And SWINTONRULES!!! She’s the Chuck Norris of Fashion.
Wonderful to dive in here on an otherwise crappy day and find a “soupçon of SWINTON”. I do wish her trousers were more fitted, but will let it go for now.
As another super tall woman, I understand the short pants. I mean, there aren’t a ton of really long options out there for us. Well… for mere mortals like myself, that is.
SWINTON, on the other hand, should have access to expensive pants that actually fit.
Sorry but those pants are too fug even for her. I don’t have a problem with the color or the fabric, but the cut is brutal. It takes a lot to make the legs of a statuesque woman like Tilda Swinton look stumpy and dumpy, but these pants are doing a marvelous job.
Possibly the cut would be acceptable with a proper length, but if she insists on doing an ankle length, at least fit the thigh.
THOSE SHOES. I love Ms. BOWIE (I’m just going to call her that from now on) and in her crazy shiny world, she can do no wrong.
It’s exactly the outfit she wore in white last Monday. The lapel, the cuff of the sleeve, the sheer, slightly saggy neck bow, and, sadly, another iteration of bad fitted trousers, and shooves. Everything except those, dear Tilda.
SHINY SWINTON! The pants could fit better…. but I’m really impressed that they aren’t uber wrinkled around the pelvis.
I just realized that entire first paragraph was one sentence and it gave me a headache. thank god its the weekend!
No one but SWINTON could pull off that outfit. Amazing!
that was a seriously impressive grouping of soup references.
I second both the people who would totally go to Soup Con and are now sad that it’s not a real thing (it totally should be—someone needs to get on that) and the people who legitimately covet that jacket. If I owned that my entire fall wardrobe would revolve around maximizing the number of times I got to wear it. And of course seconding the people who think SWINTON is batshit crazy in the best possible way.
Apparently I’m just a festival of “me too” this evening.
SWINTON! Her face does have an odd waxy pallor. And she also has a crazed look in her eye. Then again, she always has that, doesn’t she?! Wondering about what she’s holding in the photo? A book? Part of her scarf? Her manifesto?
I agree … totally thought this was a waxwork at first glance!
The SWINTON manifesto, now that’s a terrifying thought…
On my monitor, her hair is the same shade as her shoes. Nice touch, milady.
Bowie. Biopic. Now, dammit.
She looks so fantastic and yet REAL too, oddly. She makes the likes of all the Twilight children, the kardooshs, and really, just about everyone else look foolish. Maybe Rooney Mara will achieve the heights- she has some style. But all the vulgarians should just stay home…. when Swinton shows up. She is like Audrey Hepburn.. exudes style and individuality.
Wow, those colors look amaaaaaaaaazing on her.
…my judgment depends on whether this is satin. Because – while I might let this fly if it’s not – I will have an outburst of rage if SWINTON, in fact, has become a High Priestess of Satinism.
I love SWINTON, I really do. But satin should be strictly reserved for bed sheets in cheesy porn, 99% of the time.
Also, not wild about the color. Honestly, with her hair, she just looks tired.
I don’t believe satin would be able to be worn in that quantity without creasing a lot worse that what we see in the photo. It doesn’t really look like satin to me – it looks drapey and liquidy and stiff all at the same time.
It’s a kick to see BOWIE out and about in a shiny homage to fall folliage.
I know that cookbook. It’s spiral-bound. Wide spirals. I can see it…
Tilda is really into this type of pants lately (pencil cut & cropped with an outer hem) and I like them, especially in that copper color, but I don’t like the shoes and I would’ve preferred it if they were black! I love the metallic magenta & black jacket… It is seriously FAB! And, I also like the flowy taupe shirt and the fact that she’s wearing lipstick! All hail SWINTON!
Please, please can your next novel be about Soup Con? OR SwinCon? Either way would be FAB!
The shoes are the exact same shade as the hair!!!!!!
Please, I want more of her!!! ;o)))
I just wanted to say BRAVO for that entry (I love soup – it gets me through the long cold Scottish winter and now I want a Soup Con! I imagine it would be an amazing place to get recipes for my new slow cooker). I was pretty much not able to breathe for laughter and then I read it aloud to my roomies. The internet should always be that good.
Also, that outfit is crazeballs. I think it would drive cats and small children wild with glee.
This woman is a vision
Heather,
Your posts never fail to bring a smile, but your SoupCon diatribe is an instant CLASSIC. I will love you forever — which is nearly as long as I’ll love The SWINTON!!!!
I love her outfit but I basically love everything she wears. She is so unique and fab!
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Make the SoupCon thing happen somehow??? Please?
Tilda Swinton is the best! She always looks gorgeous and like herself.
I don’t understand how people can be critical of her. Sure, she looks completely wacky, and much of this outfit and hair and makeup is in no way flattering in the normal sense of the word. But this is SWINTON! You don’t expect her to look traditionally appealing. She is all about being completely different from the norm. So complaining about her hoof-shoes or pants length or hair colour or whatever is like complaining that your maple tree isn’t growing radishes – it just doesn’t signify.
Oh my god, SWINTON is David Bowie. Tilda played guitar!
I met the Soup Nazi actor (Larry Thomas) a few months ago!
I was reading another post on the same page as this post, and accidentally clicked on my Amazon ‘add to wish list’ button… and of ALL the pictures it chose to represent what I wanted on my wish list, it automatically selected the SWINTON. Just saying. Even Amazon add-ons for Firefox recognize the greatness of SWINTON. Maybe I should add her to my wish list and tell my mom that I want SWINTON for Christmas.
she’s the white Grace Jones. Period.
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