Quotable: The Bowery Boys


In previous weeks, we’ve highlighted: David Bowie, Marky Ramone, Glenn O’Brien & David Johansen.

TBB exclaimed: “At Max’s Kansas City, there was not a Max, and it wasn’t in Kansas City. What you would find, however, was the birth of celebrity nightlife in New York City, a collision of culture greats before they became cliches, glamour with a tattered cuff.”

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Posted in blog, frontpage on March 10, 2010 at 2:58 pm

Chanel Unveils ‘Iceberg Chic’ Line In Paris


The Guardian received a front row seat to see the new collection and reports back: “Fur hotpants and tailored fur trousers will fail to appeal to most, even without ethical concerns, but this hardly matters.

What you see on the catwalk is show business, and what you will see in the shop will no doubt be edited and refined.

This was a particularly strong collection, with fringed wool shifts, extravagantly sculpted knits and crystal-edged chiffon cocktail dresses bringing an almost couture level of detail to the clothes.”

Read the full article here.

Would you wear any of these looks?

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Posted in blog, frontpage on March 10, 2010 at 1:11 pm

Smithsonian Accepts Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ball Gown


An official statement reads:

“Today Michelle Obama continues a nearly century-long tradition that is important to American history and beloved by the public.

The donation of an inaugural gown is a long-held tradition and the most visible of the objects our historians collect to document and explore the contributions of first ladies to the presidency and American society.”

Read more here.

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Posted in blog, frontpage on March 10, 2010 at 11:20 am

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Exhibition 08:These three entities are linked by their natural ability to conjure surrealistic states of mind.
Fred Tomaselli

Tomaselli’s work takes the viewer into a space where alternate realities and parallel universes collide. The California artist is well-established for creating mesmerizing backdrops and images using a mélange of medicinal herbs, cut-outs from books and magazines, hallucinogenic plants etc – and the finished product is always something outer-worldly. Tomaselli art has been used in album covers by artists like Laura Cantrell and The Magnetic Fields. His work was also shown in an art book put out by the band Wilco.

Posted on February 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Missoni

The Missoni brand is famous for using a kaleidoscopic array of Technicolor fabrics and patterns to create inimitable pieces that cross the divide from fashion into the realm of wearable art. The house also has a home furnishings line that incorporates the same type of psychotropic energy. You won’t find any dull or bleak monochromatic palettes at a Missoni runway show.  I mean, really, isn’t reality dark enough already?

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a NYC collective consisting of about 8 members, and suffice it to say, they make music that fits the grandiosity of their moniker. Their sound is a mind-altering collage of vintage soul, disco riffs, textured instrumentation and sweeping falsetto vocals. It’s music that instantly evokes a Utopist mind-state and a heightened level of consciousness. Crawling into a Phenomenal Handclap Band song for an afternoon nap, if that was possible, would probably be the most tranquil and enlightening experience ever. Read vocalist Joan Tick's back room narrative on Yoko Ono here. And check out the band's new video for "Baby" directed by Stephen Agnew.

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