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Victoria Beckham, ‘duck face’ and onesies: nine things Zoolander predicted about fashion

It might have been comedy gold but it was also, in its own way, prophetic • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox?

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According to The Guardian, it might have been comedy gold but it was also, in its own way, prophetic • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox?

It’s been 25 years since the release of this film skewering an industry that famously takes itself very seriously. Yet few films have predicted fashion’s own present like 2001’s Zoolander.

This lifestyle story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Zoolander, Victoria Beckham and Don’t.

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United States · Americas
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The Guardian
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Zoolander, Victoria Beckham, Don’t, Fashion Statement
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Lifestyle

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