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So, is it gliver or gilver?
It’s no surprise that, in this bare-it-all-on-a-reality-show world we live in that respect for privacy is a virtue about as lost as Jessica Simpson in a library. This is why I was not surprised when learning that, while in the bathroom at an internet awards show—one that shall remain nameless pending Metromix’s receipt of a nomination—it was reported that celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe was overheard discussing a patent proposal whilst relieving herself. “Gliver” is the word in question…or is it “gilver?” I’m not really sure because two reputable blogs I frequently peruse are reporting two very different things.
Nevermind the fact that I’m almost 100% certain you can’t patent a word, or the fact that she came up with the moniker as a means of describing the color of a dress someone on her staff was sketching for her. No, let’s focus on the fact that, when referring to the shade—which, according to Zoe is “not quite silver, but not quite gold”—The Cut (New York Magazine’s blog) reported Rachel’s verbal genesis as “gliver,” while Fashionista cites it as “gilver.” It may just be a thoughtless typo, but when the eye of a gossip storm forms around a patent-worthy word, doesn’t correct spelling of said word seem crucial? I guess it’s understandable, considering that the informant likely had to press her ear to a stall door in an effort to drown out the sound of flushing toilets, but I’d still like to know what I should be calling the metallic alloy. I guess I’m just going to have to go to the source for this one. Rachel, can you hear me?
—Marcos Luevanos
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