The Orgasm Whisperer

Hee hee, couldn’t resist using that headline, it kept making me giggle when I was fusing these pictures together… the Orgasm Whisperer of which they speak, incidentally, is nothing more than lube. How boring! I guess what they used sounds better than “Astroglide: Every Woman Needs Some!” But this post is in fact about the dress behind the Orgasm Whisperer.

Hugh at Philly Chit Chat points out, regarding the August 2009 Katy Perry Cosmopolitan cover in which she’s wearing a purple dress by Philly designer Mary Dougherty’s brand Nicole Miller:

Interesting note a source told me that Nicole Miller does not make this dress in that shade of purple, the folks at Cosmo digitally changed the colored of the dress for the cover. Don’t fret though, Nicole Miller is highly suggestible and agrees that this is a great color for the dress and is working on releasing a violet silk Dupioni version with the exposed front zipper in early October to meet the demands of girls that want the “Katy Perry” dress and just in time for the holiday parties.

I love Photoshop (it’s magical!) and find the issues with using it in magazine spreads and covers really interesting, especially when its use affects real life. I used to do retouched headshots for musicians back in my college days, and as part of my advertisement I took a picture of myself, then showed the same picture with my eyes bright blue, the same picture with my hair a different color, the same picture with me with unaturally perfect skin, etc. It always reminded me of that one scene from The Craft, which I think every woman ages 25-30 who was a little weird in high school has seen:

Anyway, here’s Cosmo’s video of the photoshoot, in which the dress is indeed blue, not purple. Warning: this involves Katy Perry talking, which did not make me find Katy Perry any less annoying. Nor do I recommend reading Cosmo’s interview with her, which includes such gems as:

“I gave myself until 25 to make it. And if it didn’t happen, I thought I’d just try to find a husband.”