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TURN IT OUT! SHIRTMAKERS Turnbull & Asser

2009-08-27T00:29:00.003-04:00

Turnbull & Asser is a British clothier established in 1885. In addition to its flagship store on Jermyn Street in London, England, it also has two American locations, one in New York City and one in Beverly Hills, California.
Turnbull & Asser is regarded as an exclusive store and has dressed such people as Prince Charles, Sir Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush.[1]. Today, Turnbull & Asser also manufactures some women's clothing. Although extremely traditional outfitters, the company is known for its particularly vivid colours in shirts, knitwear, socks and ties.

In the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the famous scene where Daisy Buchanan collapses in tears after seeing Jay Gatsby's shirt collection used Turnbull & Asser shirts (with the boxes and name clearly visible), despite the fact that designer Ralph Lauren had made all the other men's clothes in the film.

GENERIC MAN

2009-08-26T23:50:00.005-04:00

This is m y man Nitedog(Black Disco) Kevin Carney's line. A talented dude that also produces the ACID HAUS t-shirt line. Vey tasteful dude across the board. He really inspires me. Check his pedigree
the generic story

Originally founded in 1997 in a NYC loft by Kevin Carney, the generic man collection came about in 2006, as Brandon Day and Kevin Carney began what they call “a case study in adultism”, a journey to define what it means to be an “adult” these days. Through a process of research, experience and discussion ‘the generic man’ lifestyle of the “Newdult” took shape.

The Newdult is tiring of streetwear and the high price of luxury. In response, ‘the generic man’ has created thoughtfully priced luxury for this new modern adult.

who is the generic man?

The generic man doesn’t need branding and logos to make him feel confident or stylish. He understand the significance of quality construction and clean, simple, refined lines.

The generic man is confident enough in himself to accept simplicity.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

2009-08-26T23:22:00.004-04:00

“If you have an interest in fashion and want to know about London Fashion Week and the British fashion industry, then you must read Style City – you will find everything you need in this book.”
Paul Smith

STYLE CITY
How London Became A Fashion Capital
by Robert O’Byrne
Price: £35
Publication date: 24th September 2009
Consultant: Annette Worsley-Taylor

Chosen by the British Fashion Council as its book of the year as it celebrates its’ 25th anniversary
The definitive book on London Fashion since the 1970s

STYLE CITY is the first book to tell the inside story of how fashion developed in Britain from the early 1970s to the present day when London ranks alongside Paris, New York and Milan as a global fashion capital. London has produced many outstanding designers such as John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney. The book describes and shows – through 200 stunning photographs and illustrations – the key players in the fashion industry over this period, and the influences that went to shape British fashion: the music, the clubs, the parties, the tradition of dressing-up; but above all, the designers and their clothes.

The story is told largely through interviews with the designers and opinion-shapers of the period. Among those who talk about their experiences are Paul Smith, Philip Treacy, Jasper Conran, Bruce Oldfield, Betty Jackson, Rifat Ozbek, Katharine Hamnett, Antonio Berardi, Wendy Dagworthy, Body Map, Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, Anna Harvey – the Vogue fashion editor who dressed the Princess of Wales for many years – and PR Lynne Franks.

Robert O’Byrne, previously Fashion Correspondent of The Irish Times, has spent many years at the heart of the fashion world, close to the people and events covered by this book. He is a frequent contributor to newspapers and journals in Britain, Ireland and the United States. Previous books include After A Fashion: A History of Fashion in Ireland.

Ever since consultant Annette Worsley-Taylor founded the London Designer Collections in 1975 she has been involved in all aspects of the promotion of British designers, and of London Fashion Week. She was Creative and Marketing Director and Consultant to the British Fashion Council for Fashion Week from 1993 to 2006. In 2002 she was made an MBE for services to British fashion.

For further information please contact:
Emma O’Bryen
Frances Lincoln Publicity on 020 7619 0098

Alexander McQueen Retro-Respect-tive.

2009-01-31T14:17:00.004-05:00

I F***IN LOOOVE AQ!!!!!
This guy is RADDNESS......Just wait. you will be all on him very soon. (Wink...Tastemakers)
Born in the East End of London, he is the son of a taxi driver, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age and announced his intention of becoming a fashion designer.

Alexander McQueen's early runway collections developed his reputation for controversy and shock tactics (earning the title "enfant terrible" and "the hooligan of English fashion"), with trousers aptly named "bumsters", and a collection entitled "Highland Rape". It has also been claimed that he was on income support and that he needed to change his name for his first show so that he could continue to receive benefits. McQueen is known for his lavish, unconventional runway shows, such as a recreation of a shipwreck for his spring 2003 collection, spring 2005’s human chess game and his fall 2006 show, Widows of Culloden, which featured a life-sized hologram of supermodel Kate Moss, dressed in yards of rippling fabric.

Some of Alexander McQueen's accomplishments include being one of the youngest designers to achieve the title "British Designer of the Year", which he won three times between 1996 and 2003. He has also been awarded the CBE, as well as being named International Designer of the Year at the Council of Fashion Designer Awards. December 2000 saw a new partnership for McQueen with Gucci Group acquiring 51% of the company, and McQueen serving as Creative Director. Plans for expansion have included the opening of stores in London, Milan, and New York, and the launch of his perfumes Kingdom, and more recently My Queen. In 2005, McQueen collaborated with Puma to create a special line of trainers for the shoe brand.
McQueen became the first designer to participate in MAC's newest promotion: cosmetic releases created by fashion designers. The collection, McQueen, was released on 11 October 2007 and reflects the looks used on the Fall/Winter McQueen runway. The inspiration for the collection was the Elizabeth Taylor movie Cleopatra, and thus the models sported intense blue, green, and teal eyes with strong black liner extended Egyptian-style. McQueen handpicked the 3 cream shadows, coordinating eye shadows, two lip sticks, two lipglasses, three eyeliners, false lashes and Mineralized Skin Finish powder used in the

GOTHIC dark glamour....COTORTURE!!!!

2009-01-31T13:45:00.005-05:00

I recently went to The Museum at F.I.T. The Fashion Institute of Technology for the Gothic (dark glamor) Exhibit. And I have to say it was EXCELLENT!!! My take on "GOTH" has changed forever & I from a fashion standpoint am really inspired be this exhibit curated by Valerie Steele. This is a must see. Here some information I got off their website. For those of you that are not going to be in NYC before Feb 21, I included some youtube links for you to have a peak. I hear there is a coffee table book due for release in Fall 09. Look for that too & get your Goth Bars up!
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Gothic is an epithet with a strange history, evoking images of death, destruction, and decay. It is not just a word that describes something (such as a Gothic cathedral); it is almost inevitably a term of abuse, implying that something is gloomy, barbarous, and macabre. Ironically, its negative connotations have made it, in some respects, ideal as a symbol of rebellion. Hence its significance for youth subcultures. Today the words "goth" and "gothic" are popularly associated with black-clad teenagers and mascara'd rock musicians. But the gothic has many layers of meaning.

Just as the "barbarian" Goths were perceived by the Romans as the antithesis of classical civilization, so did the medieval Gothic come to be seen as modernity's Other, its "dark side." With the rise of the Enlightenment, the entire medieval period was retrospectively envisioned as the Dark Ages, characterized by superstition and sorcery. The Gothic has long attracted cultural outsiders, from the homosexual aesthete Horace Walpole, author of the first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, to the habitués of today's Vampire Balls.

The imagery of death and decay, the power of horror, and the erotic macabre are perversely attractive to many designers. John Galliano, for example, has described the "Gothic girl" as "edgy and cool, vampy and mysterious." Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, Yohji Yamamoto, and Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy have also created what could be described as gothic fashion. Ann Demeulemeester may reject the gothic label, associating it with the ubiquitous skull accessory, but Owens proudly recalls that he once was a goth, just as Vivienne Westwood was a punk.

DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB 02.14.09

2009-01-31T13:41:00.000-05:00

The Next Installment Of Disco Unusual Social Club

2008-10-31T02:53:00.003-04:00

Bienvenue à la discothèque. Venez dans une détente et appréciez.
Ayez une boisson et écoutez la musique. Rencontrez les nouveaux amis.
Et danse, danse, danse !

Zero-G fashion in Japan

2008-10-12T23:35:00.000-04:00

Zero-G fashion in Japan
(01:20) Report
Oct. 5 - Designers take haute-couture to the stars at the Japan Aerospace 2008 show.
Young designers compete for the chance to come up with a real space suit for future space voyagers.
Susan Flory reports.

Child's Play; The Children Of The Damned

2008-10-12T22:48:00.010-04:00

The recently opened shop Child of the Jago, in London’s Shoreditch area, is fittingly named after the 1896 novel by Arthur Morrison. It’s no coincidence that Morrison’s book, an account of criminal behavior among unruly youth, is set in the new boutique’s current digs — a few doors down from a pub owned by that other documentation of unruly youth, Vice magazine.

The brain child of the designer Barnzley, Joe Corre (son of the Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren) and Vivienne Westwood, Jago is born with a distinguished pedigree that extends past its punk-rock blood line: Corre, alongside his former partner Serena Rees, founded Agent Provocateur; the 43-year-old Barnzley, who first found favor during London’s late-1980s acid-house boom after printing smiley faces on a range of T-shirts, co-created the club-wear brand Acupuncture (famous for its platform trainers) and later the agitprop street-wear label Zoltar the Magnificent.
Their latest style offspring, Child of the Jago, was imagined as a place to sell off the remnants of Britain’s lost empire. An eclectic mix of antique jewelery, vintage sartorial bibles and even parts of McLaren’s record collection is up for sale. Jago’s Terrorist line is designed in a old subway car on his neighbor’s roof; its wasp logo derives from the pair’s belief that “the creatures are the ultimate terrorist.” (We assume he means the insect and not the blue-blooded variety.) The more tailored pieces range in style from what the shop describes as “Victorian Pimp” to reworked workers’ uniforms done in tweeds, felt and a impossibly expensive found lurex. Recurring house prints are a collage of Victorian pornography and the 17th-century artist William Hogwarth’s “Gin Lane” print, a piece that, according to Barnzley, documents “the degeneration of the working class to the benefit of a corrupt ruling elite, not unlike today’s Britain.” McLaren and Westwood must be proud.

Barnsley is an old friend of mine. I've known him since the 80's. He & I really did some damage back in the day. Running wild around London, Tokyo & NYC.

Always the wind-up artist Barnzley really put his neck on the line here on this one. Never one to back down from a fight and equally capable of setting some shit off! Barnzley's latest endevour might really have him going toe to to with some real heavyweights and get the championship belt he deserves.

We talk to Simon Barnzley Armitage about the new revolution emerging from a little East London shop and what it means to be a Neo-Jihad Dandy.

LB~
turpcreativegroup@gmail.com

THE FRUIT DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE

2008-09-29T01:10:00.012-04:00

I have not done a feature on a Male Model to look out for as yet because I love women and love to look at them. I have been so intrigued by the latest crop of young beautiful models that I must do a whole post on just young beautiful female model on the horizon.

I have put you in the loop on a couple of girls. I told you about IT GIRL: JOURDAN DUNN here on this site back in Sept 2007 and she is killing them now... In Vogue etc....she is everywhere....I went on about Chanel Iman.

So it's only fair that I check the temperature of some of the fellas for all my female readers. But I have got to share with you a young man that I feel have so much potential it's scary first. He is waaay under the radar right now because he is playing college basketball in his second season. He also plays college tennis. He is currently represented by TURP MODELS USA™ and was discovered by a stylist in the Shibuya section of Tokyo Japan this past summer. He has done a ton of High Fashion catalog work while in Tokyo this past summer. There are plans to bring him to Europe for the shows next season as well as New York Fashion Week.....He is NEXT!!!

Ladies & Gentlemen I introduce to you LONO BRAZIL 3. Yes this is my eldest son. He is more than amazing to me for obvious reasons. I am extremely proud of my dude. But you gotta admit, money is nice with his. His vitals;

Height: 6ft 4in (195 cm)
Weight: 165 (11 Stone
Shoe: 13.5
Waist: 30

THE ART OF FASHION: Fantasy Meets Reality On A Lonely Highway

2008-06-08T21:28:00.008-04:00

You are not seeing things nor is this some of my clever Photoshop CS3 graphics. This REAL!!! This the State of Texas. Home of G.W.Bush. This gives a new definition to the term "Outlet Store". But this is not an Outlet Store.....

This luxurious Prada store is situated along a desolate road near Marfa, Texas. Located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. It’s the only Prada boutique of its kind, with nothing around for miles and miles.

Take the Van Horn exit on to Highway 90 south towards the town of Marfa. After a 45 minute drive, you'll find this Prada store in the middle of farmland. You might be asking yourself "What we're they thinking".

Is this some type of marketing ploy? Did they really put a Prada boutique in the middle of nowhere. Totally away from civilization. In a place where the nearest resident most likely has no idea who or what Prada represented or for that matter could even afford a $1000 handbag or pair of Prada loafers at $410 a pop!

It is actually the work of Scandinavian artists Elmgreen & Dragset. The two have created a monument to minimalism with their latest project, Prada Marfa.with the support of New York 's Art Production Fund and Ballroom Marfa, and will never be open to customers. Rather, it will be left to the elements, providing the unlikely fate of desolation and entropy for the fashion powerhouse. According to the Art Production Fund, Prada has been extremely cooperative with the project, offering assistance with every detail from its Pantones and logo to furniture and interior design. The sun-dried boutique will be stocked with a fresh array of the Fall 2005 line, dating the time capsule for any anthropologists or archaeologists who happen to be passing in the distant future.

IT GIRL: Damaris Lewis Next Up To Bat...

2008-06-02T01:54:00.006-04:00

No she is not African. Nor is she mixed with Chinese....SHE A BLACK GIRL!!!

She is from the BK! Coney Island to be exact. She goes to LaGuardia High School. And she is about to blow. Bethann, I'm telling you. You need to come on with it! Your hard work and all the advocating is about to pay off.

We told you to look out for Chanel Iman when she was a tender 15. I'm telling you now. This young daughter has got it. LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!

Signed with Elite NY & Success Models

Height: 59.5

Bust: 33

Waist: 24

Hips: 34

Shoe: 9

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Brown

LB2

AND NOW THIS!!!

2008-06-02T00:58:00.004-04:00

YSL DEAD AT 71.....

Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at age 71 after a long illness. He had battled mental illness and drug addiction throughout his life.

The fashion giant was one of the most famous designers of the last century, along with Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Paul Poiret.

Although he retired from haute couture in 2002, after 40 years of designing, YSL continues to dominate, and his clothing is still worn by trend-setting actresses and valued by fashion collectors.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF KATOUCHA 1960-2008

2008-06-02T00:39:00.002-04:00

I LOVE YOU KATOUCHA. GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL MY QUEEN. VOUS ÊTES À MON COEUR TOUJOURS

Katoucha Niane (30 December 1960 in Conakry, Guinea – 2 February 2008 in Paris, France) was a French supermodel—one of the world's first to have come from Africa. Nicknamed "The Peul Princess" (in reference to her ethnic Fula background), she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha". She was the daughter of author, playwright and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane. She had three children.

As a child, Katoucha's family was forced into exile after her father came into conflict with Guinean President Sekou Toure. Living with an uncle in Mali, she rejoined her family in Dakar at age twelve. There she lived with the family of her paternal uncle, whose wife was private secretary to President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor.[1] After marrying her husband at age seventeen and giving birth to her first child, they emigrated to France.
It was there, in the 1980s, that she began modelling first for Thierry Mugler, then Paco Rabanne and Christian Lacroix, and became known as Yves Saint Laurent's "muse."[2] She remained one of the best known models in France, and an icon in Guinea. Recently she worked as host of the French language television program Top Model.

Niane stopped modeling in 1994 to focus on activism. She had been an outspoken activist against female circumcision, a rite performed in some African nations. Following her success as a model, she started the organization KPLCE - Katoucha pour la lutte contre l’excision (English: Katoucha for the battle against female circumcision). Niane herself was circumcised at age 9. In 2007, she published a book about her personal circumcision experience, "Dans ma chair" (Eng: "In My Flesh"), in France.

Katoucha lived in a houseboat on the Seine, near the Alexander III bridge in Paris. On February 1, 2008, she returned to her houseboat from a party. This was the last time she was reportedly seen alive. On February 4, 2008, police opened a missing persons case for her. Her purse was found untouched outside the door to her boat. Police believed that no foul play was involved, and that she was likely intoxicated and fell into the Seine.[3]
Her body was found in the Seine River on February 28, 2008. The 47 year old model is believed to have died from an accidental drowning.

SHE WAS ALSO MY DEAR FRIEND. I will cherish her memory forever....

KATOUCHA HAS GONE MISSING!!!

2008-02-08T13:39:00.000-05:00

If you have heard or know anything, please contact the French Authorities.

Here's what the French media has written: Paris police seek missing model, former Saint Laurent muse
PARIS (AFP) — French police were searching Friday for a Guinean former catwalk model, one time muse of the couture giant Yves Saint Laurent, a week after she vanished from her Paris houseboat.
Nicknamed the "black princess", the 47-year-old Katoucha went missing from her home on a central stretch of the River Seine Friday night, according to relatives who reported her missing on Monday.
The mother-of-three disappeared after being dropped off near her home from a party and her handbag was later recovered nearby.
Investigators are exploring all lines of inquiry, including a fatal accident or suicide, and divers trawled the Seine in vain for her body this week.
Born in Conakry, Katoucha worked with the greatest couture stars at the height of her career in the 1980s including Saint Laurent who "loved her enormously", according to Dominique Deroche, head of PR for the designer.
"She was exactly like an Yves Saint Laurent drawing, a proud head on a long neck, very slim but with strong shoulders, made for haute couture."
"She looked magnificent on the catwalk and often wore very powerful outfits -- like a cubist navy blue dress with doves around the neckline."
Katoucha left the catwalk for good in 1994, but in recent years she made headlines as an outspoken campaigner against female circumcision, launching a foundation against the practice.
"Today at the age of 47, I want a woman's combat and I have chosen the battle against excision," she said in a recent interview.
Excised at the age of nine, in her home country Guinea, Katoucha recounted the ordeal in a recent book entitled "In My Flesh".
The daughter of the writer and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane, Katoucha spent an idyllic childhood in Conakry.
"I grew up surrounded byu hibiscus and ylang-ylang flowers. I used to get drunk on the richest perfumes and saw myself as a perfumer or a model," she wrote in the book.
But then her life changed forever.
"We lived in Conakry, life was sweet, then one day mother said we were going to the cinema. And I found myself the victim of a horror movie.
"An unimaginable trauma, that I had never managed to talk about, until I found love and wrote 'In my flesh'," she said.
She said she saw her career as a top model, first with the designer Thierry Mugler, as a form of "revenge" for the horror of excision.
"I embodied the most arrogant and admired kind of feminity, I who was supposed to be diminished."

GOD BLESS HER SOUL
Lono Brazil~

FASHION IS MY PASSION:DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB T-SHIRTS

2008-01-31T17:40:00.002-05:00

Model:Lono Brazil lll

KNOCK IT OFF! Things We Like That Are Inspired By Things We Like.

2008-01-03T02:41:00.000-05:00

I KNOW ROLEX IS MAAAD!!!

This is A TOY WATCH. No seriously, that's the name of this brand. The company, TOY WATCH manufactures Rolex inspired watches for a fraction of the price. Think SWATCH. This is not really a knock-off. It is a quality plastic watch that is as stylish as it is affordable. They range from $125 -$1500.

In the fall of 2006, Milan-based designer and wristwatch aficionado Marco Mavilla designed the first TOYWATCH. A lightweight, oversized plastic watch, inspired by high design timepieces, TOYWATCH is unexpected, arresting and irreverent. Under the direction of fine-watch collector and TOYWATCH USA CEO, Randy Gordon, TOYWATCH was brought to the USA in the summer of 2006. An anti-luxury statement in a luxury obsessed culture, TOYWATCH has become the "it" wristwatch and the "must-have" item among style influentials and tastemakers. The brand ignited a firestorm in the fashion, design and accessories industries and has been heralded as a sensation by the press. Fall of 2007 will welcome the first ever, freestanding TOYWATCH store - if you find yourself at Via Montenapoleone in Milan, come check out ToyWatch.

TOYWATCH watches are available at www.toywatchusa.com, and in more than 300 fine stores, including Barney's, Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bloomingdales.

GET YOURS NOW!!!
Get a few of them. Switch 'em up with your outfits. At this price you can't go wrong, Cause they are sooo right!

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

LIVING JUST ENOUGH FOR THE CITY:Trends In Urban Dwellings

2008-01-03T00:49:00.000-05:00

The Convertible Bed Just Got An Upgrade.
BED-UP!

A retractable bed, a mobile mezzanine a bed arranged with the
Practical ceiling and design, it offers a true space saving in space
and a maximum of comfort.

Modern living and urban dwelling is no longer subject to crammed quarters. Our major cities globally are offering smaller spaces for larger prices. Not to be discouraged, those of us that have live/work loft/apts and love city living have to be inventive to maximize our spaces.

One French design company has a great invention as they have upgraded the convertible bed & made is very chic and stylish. It's called BED-UP!

Bedup is adapted to your height under ceiling. Out of standard of 2m20
with 2m80, technically possible until 3m40. Rangé with the ceiling,
bedup occupies only 35 cm, which makes under vis-a-vis with 2m15 for a
height under ceiling (HSP) of 2m50.

This I'm sure will solve many of our space issues. They are gonna make a killing in Japan! This is Brilliant!. But the great thing is that it is ultra modern. It turns a studio Apt into a creative workspace in the day. And a modern comfortable living space at night.

This product is being produced in France at the moment by a firm called DECADRAGES.
In a few words DECADRAGES is a workshop of invention and
creation in the area of furnishing, the design and the installation
of space. We conceptualize pieces of furniture for the private
sector as well as for the professionals.

Check out the website(It's in French) But you can get the idea.

http://www.decadrages.com/fra/BEDUP/

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

TOMORROW TODAY: And Other Evidence That The Future Is Here.

2008-01-02T23:45:00.000-05:00

SKY BAR......FOR REALZ!!!!!!!!
Hotel In The Sky!! Or Pimp My Blimp!!
This is the most ridiculos, most over the top, EXXXXTRAA thing I have seen since the movie "Red Planet". But this is not a movie. This is for real!!

Zeppelins seem to be the latest craze these days as another design company has come up with a flying blimp that houses a hotel with luxury suites for 60. Called the Manned Cloud, this concept by French designer Jean Marie Massaud, whose company, Massaud Studio partnered ONERA, France’s National Aerospace Research Center, for this project. Its creator claims that the giant airship is capable of flying at 280 km/h, which means that its passengers would be able to circle the Earth in 3 days.

Incredible!

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

THE ART OF THE MATTER: Artist That Matter Now. [Christos Tolera]

2007-12-31T15:03:00.001-05:00

"By the age of 17 Christos Tolera had already been photographed for the Evening Standard, The Face and I.D. magazine, well on his way to becoming a leading light in London's burgeoning underground club scene."

Ladies and Gentlemen I introduce to you Christos Tolera!

I remember first meeting Christos whilst (visiting) living in London, Eng back in the late 80's.(I went there to visit on my way home from living in Paris for a few months prusuing modeling. I ended up staying a year) We were at a dinner party for I believe Wil Downing. I don't recall the name of the restaurant but I was welcomed by Christos and had a great time. Also at that exact party I was introduced to Sade, Stuart Matthewman and a host of other London socialites that moved and grooved and was on the cutting edge of the London music, art & fashion scene. It was a blast! I remained friends with Stuart, Sade and some others there, but lost track of Christos. Until now....

I recently discovered his work as a painter and was amazed to find his work so compelling. Truthfully I did not know he was a painter. I new he was an actor/model cause I had seen him in fashion shows and in countless magazines like...Per Lui, Italian Vogue and Elle. As well he's appeared in more than I can recall music videos like Spandau Ballet, Sade and Eurythmics, to name a few. Mostly because he has a style an image that epitomizes what we view as real character. Think Coati Mundi meets James Bond with a little bit of Rudolph Valentino thrown in for good measure. He's a real fly dude.

A real renaissance man too, if ever there was one. I am really impressed with his work. It reveals his dark side in him I feel. The universal themes of Sex and Suffering, Death and Desire are all constant companions in the work.

http://www.christostolera.com

Log onto his excellent website to see more of his work. It's really good.

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

NEW IT GIRL?????? WHO IS THIS? SHE IS HAUNTING!!!!

2007-12-31T13:55:00.002-05:00

SPRING 2008 MENSWEAR STYLE SNEAK PEAK

2007-12-28T22:20:00.000-05:00

Ralph Lauren/Polo

THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS:The Long And Short Of It!

2007-12-28T17:37:00.001-05:00

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
KNIT DRESS WITH DETACHABLE POLO
Black knit dress with detachable polo. Button fastenings run horizontally around the dress, just above the chest. Long sleeves. The hemline sits on the knee.

Knit chic, perfect for smart daywear with towering platforms, then move straight into evening removing the polo neck and shimmy those bare shoulders.

MARNI
BELTED JERSEY BACK SHIFT DRESS

Navy belted jersey back shift dress. Round neck. Sleeveless. The front is navy; the jersey back is charcoal grey. Pockets sit on either side of the hips. The hemline sits above the knee. A zip fastening runs down the back.

Simple and seriously chic, wear with towering heels everywhere and anywhere.

It goes without saying to all women fashionista's that you "MUST" own a little black dress. And in professional terms, no matter what you are selling, you have to sell yourself or you are not going to be productive.

The more upscale your product, the more upscale the image must be. Or if you want to achieve upscale status your image must say "UPSCALE".

So don't go into H&M looking for something cheap to work. It will look just that"CHEAP".

Review:LB2~
Contact:turpmagazine@gmail.com

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENNING: THINGS TO DO FOR PEOPLE LIKE US WHEN WE ARE BORED WITH EVERYONE ELSE

2007-12-01T21:43:00.001-05:00

NEW MUSUEM

2007-11-27T20:34:00.000-05:00

Founded in 1977, the New Museum is the first and only contemporary art museum in New York City and among the most respected internationally, with a curatorial program unrivaled in the United States in its global scope and adventurousness. With the inauguration of our new, state-of-the-art building on the Bowery, the New Museum will be the destination for new art and new ideas.

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENNING:Things To Do For People Like Us When We Are Bored With Everyone Else

2007-11-21T22:55:00.000-05:00

DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB

As nightclubs continue to get bigger, fancier and more extreme, the drinks get more expensive and the music gets more and more wack. Countless DJ's have come out of the woodwork everyday proclaiming to be better than the next guy. Many claim to possess a great new concept. In actuality, most are merely doing the same thing and nothing new is happening. It's not a good trend.

It's time for something different. Something unusual…

DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB.

Let's get back to the basics. Strip it all down to its bare essence. No cover. Cheap drinks. GREAT MUSIC. Reminescent of the bar scene of the 70's.

Venture back with us to the days when a few beers and some good people came out to see, not be seen. And the music was good. Before House. Before Hip-Hop. Before genres separated us, they brought us together. A time when the word "Disco" sounded unusual. And the desire to dance and sing was not something you did only in the shower. You went out to your favorite social club.

Lono Brazil(TURP SOUNDS) and partner Josh Deep(DEEPER SOUL RECORDINGS) have created "DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB" for the purpose of getting back to the basics. Both have reached the apex of the club & electronic music scene. Both want to be refreshed. Both fiend for something unusual to go down.

Josh Deep emerged from a dark cave on the South Side of Chicago in the mid 70's initially wrecking havoc on the jazz/funk scene in the late 80's and early 90's twisting up Rhodes and other electronics around Chicago. Avid record fiend turned label head, Josh Deep started Deeper Soul Recordings early 2004.

He has shared the stage with Kahil El'Zabar and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, DJ'd with Archie Sheep, Osunlade, Rich Medina, IG Culture, Bugz In The Attic, and DJ Harvey at his four year residency at Sonotheque Chicago. Moving on, he is now ready to bring the many sounds of twisted Disco to your ears and boogie feet.

Lono Brazil has also held down residencies at nightclubs and bars like Gold's (Tokyo,Japan), Freds (London,Eng), APT (New York, NY), Reign (Beverly Hills, CA), Les Deux Cafes (Hollywood, CA), Sunset Room (Hollywood, CA), The Standard Hotel (Dwntwn Los Angeles, CA), Star Shoes (Hollywood, CA) and countless one-offs in San Francisco, Chicago and NYC over the years.....He's old enough to have experienced Larry Levan, Dave Mancuso, Frankie Knuckles and the likes perform live in the early 80's and young enough to still stay in the forefront of all things innovative. Originally from the first wave of electronic music producers and DJ/Promoters from Chicago, Lono Brazil was instrumental in bringing Hip-Hop,House Music, African, Latin and Electronic to the forefront of the music scene and is still to this day regarded as a true ambassador of Quality Music.

DISCO UNUSUAL SOCIAL CLUB is a collabrative effort between Lono Brazil and Josh Deep.

Saturday November 24th 2007
Danny's Tavern_
1951 W. Dickens (Damen & Armitage)
Chicago, IL. 60614__773-489-6457
11pm- 3am__No Cover
Early Arrival Suggested

This is a 21+ event.

Cost: FREE!

Official Site: http://discounusualsocialclub.blogspot...

HERE COMES THAT SOUND: Artist To Watch For In 2008

2007-11-17T01:48:00.001-05:00

WHAT IN THE WORLD???
Or better yet where in the universe did JANELLE MONAE come from???

This is Cory Daye from Dr. Buzzard Original Savanah Band meets Klaus Nomi at the intersection Manhattan Transfer & Shirley Bassey sleeping with Sir Nose De-Void Of Funk!!!!

THIS GIRL IS F***ING AMAZING!!!!
SHE IS THE FUTURE. I have not seen anything like this in 25 years. Andre 3000 baby sis.....
All I can say is FINALLY!!! Oh & Merci Beaucoup!!!

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GETTING READ: Books To Read So That You Won't

2007-11-13T13:04:00.000-05:00

The Keyshia Cole post really inspired me to do this one. One of the things I forgot to mention in my post on Ms. Cole with all due respect was her ample natural breast. Something that has not gone unnoticed by us men. It is in my most humble opinion one (or two) of her biggest assets.

Now you women readers don't get your thongs in a twist and become appalled by my frankness and matter of factness in discussing this topic. This is not to be taken as something vulgar or pornographic. My appreciation for all things feminine stems from my profound love and admiration for the female and her anatomy. WOMEN ARE THE BEST THING THE CREATOR GAVE TO THE UNIVERSE!

The Golden Hills before the Silicone Valley: Three decades of the world's most spectacular natural curves

Some call it the American obsession, but men everywhere recognize the hypnotic allure of a large and shapely breast. In The Big Book of Breasts, Dian Hanson explores the origins of mammary madness through three decades of natural big-breasted nudes. Starting with the World War II Bosom-Mania that spawned Russ Meyer, Howard Hughes's The Outlaw and Frederick's of Hollywood, Dian guides you over, around, and in between the dangerous curves of infamous models including Michelle Angelo, Candy Barr, Virginia Bell, Joan Brinkman, Lorraine Burnett, Lisa De Leeuw, Uschi Digard, Candye Kane, Jennie Lee, Sylvia McFarland, Margaret Middleton, Paula Page, June Palmer, Roberta Pedon, Rosina Revelle, Candy Samples, Tempest Storm, Linda West, June Wilkinson, Julie Wills, and dozens more, including Guinness World Record holder Norma Stitz, possessor of the World`s Largest Natural Breasts.

The 396 pages of this book contain the most beautiful and provocative photos ever created of these iconic women, plus nine original interviews, including the first with Tempest Storm and Uschi Digard in over a decade, and the last with Candy Barr before her untimely death in 2005. In a world where silicone is now the norm, these spectacular real women stand as testament that nature knows best.

"I am a breast, a mammary gland disconnected from any human form, a mammary gland such as could only appear, one would have thought, in a dream."
Philip Roth, The Breast, 1972

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GETTING READ: Books To Read So That You Won't

2007-11-13T12:38:00.000-05:00

On the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary, Assouline presents the authoritative volume on the bikini with iconic images from its history, a study of its symbolism, and a look at the most defining fashions. A sexy alternative to the one-piece swimming costume, the bikini forever changed the way women relate to their bodies. “Smaller than the world’s smallest bathing suit,” as it was first described by its creator Frenchman Louis Reard, the bikini has become a symbol of female sensuality and liberation. Here is a four hundred page tribute to the Hollywood pin-ups of the 50s; Bond girls Ursula Andress and Halle Berry rising up from the sea; the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, birthplace of the tanga; Brigitte Bardot, topless and poolside in St. Tropez; the itsy bitsy teeny weeny styles of the 60s; beach bodies on spring break; the monokini, tankini, bandini, and v-kini; the strappy and the sporty; the sexy and the outrageous. But whether iconic or ordinary, scandalous or social, every image of the bikini in this luscious volume is about beauty.

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IT GIRL: Keyshia Cole

2007-11-12T16:02:00.000-05:00

I just found this....I don't read Vibe Magazine anymore but.....

I gotta get this one....

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!!
Keyshia Cole has took MJB's spot as the queen of ghetto fabulousness.....Mary is going to have to join the ranks of legend/classic/icons like Chaka, Aretha etc....Cause Keyshia Cole is THE QUEEN OF HIP-HOP SOUL!

Nothing is more ghetto at the moment than KC. She epitomizes the ghetto aesthetic to the fullest. And her Reality Show is banoodles!!! Her mom, her sisters they just really letting it all hang out.

Keyshia has clearly been through some shit! (Watch The Show those of you in the states. It's heart breaking). But it is reality of how the majority of black women are "Livin In America". Keyshia is obviously a strong young woman.

Like Mary, she sings with that pain in her voice. She has that thing. You hear it when she starts to blow.

But the thing that she's got that Mary dosen't is SEX APPEAL!! I mean don't get me wrong. I have been in love with Mary since she was singing back-up in the Father M.C. video. But Keyshia Cole is F-I-R-E!

And pretty as hell! We are all witnessing a beautiful flower in bloom. She has so much potential. And can walk down the path that MJB have paved before her.

A note to Madison avenue marketing geniuses: GET HER NOW!!!!!! SHE IS THE LeBRON JAMES OF R&B.

Do your homework. Keyshia is so relevent right now.....

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2007-11-02T00:26:00.000-04:00

© MURAKAMI
October 29, 2007–February 11, 2008
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90013

One of the most internationally acclaimed artists to emerge from Asia in the postwar era, Takashi Murakami effortlessly navigates between the worlds of fine art and popular culture and is best known for his cartoon-like, “superflat” style. This major traveling retrospective includes key selections spanning the artist’s career, from the early 1990s to the present. More than 90 works in various media—painting, sculpture, installation, and film—are installed in five sections, occupying over 35,000 square feet of exhibition space. The first portion features many of Murakami’s acclaimed large-scale otaku-inspired sculptural figures from the late 1990s. The second section comprises a grid-like shelving display of Murakami’s merchandise. A fully operational Louis Vuitton boutique, showcasing the artist’s collaboration with the designer brand, is on the mezzanine level. The largest portion of the exhibition traces Murakami’s artistic development, including early works that engage branding and the evolution of his signature character, DOB. Of particular importance, is the debut of Oval Buddha, an enormous self-portrait sculpture in the guise of a Buddha, and the premiere of part one of the artist’s first major animated film, kaikai & kiki. New installments of kaikai & kiki will continue at the exhibition tour venues.

© MURAKAMI is organized by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel with Project Coordinator Mika Yoshitake.

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GIRLS ON FILM: Lagerfeld Confidential

2007-10-30T14:41:00.000-04:00

SYNOPSIS
«For the first time Karl Lagerfeld has agreed to let someone create an artwork on his every day life and to trust in the director. Until today there is no authorised biography existing and the memories who Karl Lagerfeld would compose stay perfectly confidential.
After three years of work, and over three hundred hours of footage, Rodolphe Marconi discloses the daily life of the star through his personal lens as a filmmaker.»

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENNING; Things For People Like Us To Do (When we are bored with everyone else)

2007-10-27T20:38:00.001-04:00

Public Event: Anyone can come

Event Description
Showcase 30 oct - 8 nov, featuring some of Sweden's fastest rising fashion stars today. Among the brands are Whyred, POUR, Odd Molly, J.Lindeberg, Dagmar, Björn Borg, Nudie, Acne Paper, Our Legacy and many more.
Also photo exhibition from Stockholm-based photographers' agency LundLund, home to some of the most influential artists in European fashion photography, and a special showcase from überhipp international magazine, BON.

Location:
The Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-100 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Opening times:
Mon-Fri 9am-5.30 pm
Sat-Sun 11 am-5 pm

Directions:
Hibiya line to Kamiyacho station, or Nanboku Line to Roppongi Ichome station.
The Embassy of Sweden is located next to Hotel Okura.

For more info, see:
www.fashionsweden.jp
www.myspace.com/fashionsweden (don't forget to add us as friend!)

Details
09:00 Tuesday, Oct 30 to 17:30 Thursday, Nov 08
Price Free

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GIRLS ON FILM: "La Vie En Rose" The Life of Édith Piaf

2007-10-22T11:58:00.001-04:00

This looks good. Great period piece. And I love Paris so......I love the song too. I first heard it covered by Grace Jones back in the 80's and loved it ever since. If you don't have it. GET IT! And Go see this movie. I believe it is showing in NYC (Ofcourse) Go see it and comment. I am going asap! Also find her music. It is REAL FRENCH MUSIC. The kind of stuff you listen to on Sundays during brunch sipping on Mimosa's being real fabulous!

La Vie En Rose is the title in English-speaking territories for La Môme (French for The Kid), a 2007 French language movie directed by Olivier Dahan about singer Édith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard as Piaf. The movie premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Co-stars include film veteran Gérard Depardieu, Sylvie Testud, Emmanuelle Seigner, Clotilde Courau newcomer Jean-Pierre Martins and respected character actor Pascal Greggory.

The film presents a fractured and largely non-linear series of key events from the life of Édith Piaf. Although scenes often jump back and forth across decades, parts of her childhood take up much of the first part, and the movie ends with her death, and the performance of what is perhaps her signature song,

*Note: Film is presented in foreign language with subtitles.

From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf's life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period--Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others--made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow--her nickname--flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings.

Edith Piaf (December 19, 1915–October 11, 1963) was one of France's most beloved singers and became a national icon. Her singing reflected her tragic life, with her specialty being the poignant ballad performed in a heartbreaking voice. Today she is still remembered and revered as one of the greatest singers of France.

Edith Piaf is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Still revered as an icon decades after her death, "the Sparrow" served as a touchstone for virtually every chansonnier, male or female, who followed her. Her greatest strength wasn't so much her technique, or the purity of her voice, but the raw, passionate power of her singing. (Given her extraordinarily petite size, audiences marveled all the more at the force of her vocals.) Her style epitomized that of the classic French chanson: highly emotional, even melodramatic, with a wide, rapid vibrato that wrung every last drop of sentiment from a lyric. She preferred melancholy, mournful material, singing about heartache, tragedy, poverty, and the harsh reality of life on the streets; much of it was based to some degree on her real-life experiences, written specifically for her by an ever-shifting cast of songwriters. Her life was the stuff of legend, starting with her dramatic rise from uneducated Paris street urchin to star of international renown. Along the way, she lost her only child at age three, fell victim to substance abuse problems, survived three car accidents, and took a seemingly endless parade of lovers, one of whom perished in a plane crash on his way to visit her. Early in her career, she chose men who could help and instruct her; later in life, with her own status secure, she helped many of her lovers in their ambitions to become songwriters or singers, then dropped them once her mentorship had served its purpose. By the time cancer claimed her life at age 47, Piaf had recorded a lengthy string of genre-defining classics -- "Mon Légionnaire," "La Vie en Rose," "L'Hymne à l'Amour," "Milord," and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" among them -

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FASHION MUST HAVES: Items We Know We Don't Need But Have To Have!

2007-10-13T19:53:00.000-04:00

YSL LOGO T-SHIRT
Classic fit short sleeve cotton crewneck t-shirt with velvet YSL logo. 100% cotton. Hand wash, dry flat. Made in Italy
$285.00

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CHRISTIAN DIOR J'ADORE TV ADVERT

2007-10-13T15:45:00.000-04:00

WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENNING; Things For People Like Us To Do (When we are bored with everyone else)

2007-10-13T08:08:00.000-04:00

What?
The Doctor’s Orders, BBE Records Present & Bacardi B-Live present
BBE 11

When?
9pm-5am Saturday 1st December 2007

Where?
Canvas, Kings Cross Goods Yard, York Way, London N1 0UZ

Who?
Room One: The Kings of Hip-Hop
DJ Premier, Marley Marl, Spin Doctor & Mr Thing

Room Two: The Kings of House
Louie Vega, Osunlade & Pete from BBE

Room Three: The Kings of Soul
Gilles Peterson, Kon & Amir, Phil Asher, Aaron Jerome

Room Four: The Kings of Disco
Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro & Robert Strauss

Tickets: £17.50 adv / £25 door

Format: Ticket
Artist Site: http://www.bbemusic.com
Originally released 2007-12-01
Published by Barely Breaking Even Records / The Doctors Orders
© 2007 BBE

FASHION FORWARD:

2007-10-12T21:04:00.000-04:00

Fashion Forward Thursday, November 1, 7pm – 11pm
A celebration of the fashion industry's commitment to fighting HIV and AIDS.
Altman Building on 135 West 18th Street

Hosted by Tim Gunn

Join us as we celebrate the fashion industry's commitment to fighting HIV and AIDS and their support of GMHC for over two decades.

The evening will feature a cocktail reception, a runway show and a live and silent auction.
FASHION FORWARD will present the looks of such celebrated designers as John Bartlett, Andrew Buckler, Heatherette, Perry Ellis, Rag & Bone and Peter Som among others.

For tickets, Sponsorships, and information about designers, VISIT WWW.GMHC.ORG OR CALL 212-367-1557.

WALK IT OUT 2007: Womens Shoe & Boots Forcast For Fall/Winter 2007

2007-10-12T19:39:00.001-04:00

Balenciaga: Nicolas Ghesquière was hired by the House, initially as a designer for the licensed products activity. He became creative director for the House’s own ready-to-wear and accessories collection in 1997. House of Balenciaga creates women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories, sold worldwide.

Here are a few radical styles the lay twist on the pump and sports shoe.....

WALK IT OUT!!! WALK IT OUT!!!!!

PIERRE HARDY

SEXY SELLS:TOM FORD Bringing Sexy Back, Again & Again

2007-10-11T00:55:00.000-04:00

WHAT DOES SEX SMELL LIKE?

Just Ask Tom Ford.....

45 Year Old American fashion designer Tom Ford gained international fame for his legendary turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label, has become one of the world's most influential designers.

Launched in Fall 2006, Tom Ford Beauty is a luxury brand of fragrances that is comprised of: Tom Ford Black Orchid, Private Blend, a twelve-piece unisex fragrance collection, and a new men's scent, Tom Ford for Men. Each scent was designed and developed by the designer himself.

Ford's first 'Tom Ford' flagship store opened on April 12, 2007 at 845 Madison Avenue in New York City. The store carries his new, high level luxury menswear, including suits, ties, shirts, knitwear, outerwear, accessories, luggage and small leather goods. The clothing is exclusive to the Madison store and additional Tom Ford stores are planned to open in London, Milan, Tokyo and Los Angeles by the start of 2008.

While the Council of Fashion Designers of America has yet to recognize Ford's new fashion house, the likes of a nomination will be possible when the Tom Ford label broadens its designs to cover womenswear. So far he has not produced a women's fashion line....So far just Men's made-to measure

I guess Tom Ford likes men......if this editorial in OUT Magazine is any indication.
Tom Ford shot a nude boxing-themed editorial for OUT MAGAZINE with Terry Richardson.

Tom, Tom, Tom....

OUT OF FASHION: THE ABSENCE OF COLOR

2007-10-10T13:20:00.000-04:00

Bethann Hardison began her international modeling career with Willi Smith, and went on to work with Anne Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Perris Ellis, Issey Miyake, and Ungaro. Since her modeling days she has worked at Stephen Burrows, Valentino Couture, and Click Model Management before forming Bethann Management. In 1995, Bethann recreated the concept of the male supermodel and made fashion history by signing her client, Tyson Beckford, to an exclusive contract with designer Ralph Lauren. It was the first contract of its kind ever to be given to an African-American male model. In 1996 she ended her representation of fashion models and became co-executive producer of Between Brothers for Fox Network and more recently, co-executive producer of the syndicated television show Livin’ Large. Bethann Hardison currently maintains management for Tyson Beckford, Kadeem Hardison, and Naomi Campbell and is developing a documentary on the Black fashion model.

Bethann Hardison in conversation with Lori Goldstein, Erin Lundren, Tracy Reese & James Scully

Monday, October 15, 2007
at 7:00 PM
South Court Auditorium
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
5th Avenue and 42nd Street

$15 general admission and $10 library donors, seniors and students with valid identification

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2007-10-09T17:50:00.000-04:00

STREETS IS WATCHING. Fashion Foolishness Around The Globe

2007-10-06T21:47:00.000-04:00

This is a new segment which I intend to continue on a regular basis(as often as my time permits). Here I will put on blast what i like to refer to as "FASHION FOOLISHNESS" and other crimes against humanity.

I snatched these photos off the internet but, I will keep my camera with me now at all times. Looking to catch you all out there. So remember....THE STREETS IS WATCHING.......

Enjoy.

TURP MUSE: OUR IT GIRL. KELIS STILL WINS!!!!!

2007-10-05T02:10:00.000-04:00

Kelis is on the cover of the latest issue of Bon a Swedish Magazine .

I LOVE KELIS!

I did a post on her last year announcing her as our it girl. And after further deliberation, we have concluded that she wins again hands down.

Their have been conflicting reports that she has a reality show coming soon. As well she has been seen around LA with a camera crew in tow......Which for whatever reason documenting her life is smart.

He's the problem though. She may be too fly for her own good. I am not so sure that mainstream America is ready for her. Unless some adjustments are made. She has a great personality. She's just kinda raw. And not in the Matrix.

Rihanna seem to be breaking through and her music is commercial for all intents and purposes. And she is swagger jacking Kelis & Beyonce at the same time.(Well Beyonce is swagger jacking Kelis too but that is a whole other subject) But Rihanna is winning with Kelis' formula. But she seems contrived.

Kelis is what she is. It is obvious. She is her own stylist. She is a tastemaker and a trendsetter. I am not sure her and Nas is a good look but I don't know him. And she likes him so I guess we gotta accept that.(Maybe I am a little jealous)

As far as her last record, I think they released the wrong singles. The song with her and Nas was not quite making it video wise. We loved "Bossy".

Everthing was right here. PURE GLAMOR!!!

She should have followed up with "I Don't Think So" and kept the Glamor coming. And serve these other chickas.

She also needs the right script. Something like Halle did in MONSTER'S BALL. That would do the trick. A movie project would let us see her expand in another light.

I wish I was her manager.......I'm just saying.

So let's just hold tight and wait for this story to unfold. And mark my word.

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GETTING READ: Books To Read So That You Won't....

2007-10-03T23:11:00.000-04:00

Book Description
“A man should look as if he has bought his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.”

For all men—and indeed all women who are interested in men’s clothes—here is an alphabetical guide to men’s fashion written with wit and expert knowledge. From the etiquette of dressing for all occasions to the meaning of technical terms, Hardy Amies’s skillful eye guides you safely through style decisions on everything from blazers and brogues to skiing and sandals. No man can afford to be without this classic style bible.

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, September 22, 2007–January 6, 2008

”There’s no such thing as a designer of menswear-—it’s only history. The suit around the world is based on the english suit, which began in about 1670.

Any man, whether he’s american, japanese, french or whatever, who wants to be seriously well dressed, looks to the englishman’s suit for how to achieve it.”—from abc of men’s fashion

First issued in 1964, long out of print and sought after by just about everyone with an interest in classic/vintage fashion and style, The ABC of Men's Fashion by Hardy Amies is finally scheduled for a reissue in the coming weeks.

It's re-appearance is down to the V&A, which is reissuing the book as part of its Golden Age of Couture exhibition. And if you have any interest in men's fashion, this is pretty much essential, breaking down just about every fashion term and item into an A to Z listing, with descriptions for each in Mr Amies' own witty style.

About the Author
Sir Hardy Amies died in 2003, but his legacy and style continues under his protégé Ian Garlant at Hardy Amies Plc. He opened his fashion house in 1945 and became Dressmaker by Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen. Famous for menswear and his keen eye for classic style, Amies had a regular fashion column in Esquire magazine.

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HERE COMES THAT SOUND: ARTIST TO WATCH FOR IN 2008 Au Revoir Simone

2007-10-03T03:15:00.000-04:00

AU REVOIR SIMONE

OMG! I LOVE THESE GIRLS. They are the NEW sexy on a whole nother tip.

This is some of the most left of centre ish I have seen & heard in a long time. Right now guys & girls that do music are trying too hard to get their different on. And in most cases it comes of contrived. Not "Au Revoir Simone". (isn't that name dope?). The band's name comes from a line Pee-Wee Herman says to a minor character (named Simone) in Tim Burton's Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

Hailing from the BK. (That's in New York for all you squares) "Au Revoir Simone" are on something else. The only way I can describe their sounds is it's Tom-Tom Club meets Abba(minus the blonde hair) at the intersection of Senor Coconut & Berlin!!!
(Get your Goggle on if you don't know any of these bands).

They remind me of school teachers or librarians but sexier. They are so anti-obvious and not objectifying themselves that are they are hot! They will become what "Luscious Jackson" should have been. A blazing hot pop girl band that changes the game a little something.

Although I liked LUSCIOUS JACKSON, "Au Revoir Simone" have a pop appeal that is a hip sound from waay out! They are under the radar but I have a good feeling that MTV etc(If they are smart) we be all over this next year.

I am not really sure how this group came about. Or if it is some clever idea from some hip Downtown, Nolita, Lower Eastside, Willberg producer or the girls were just like "Hey let's get out our casio, roland, korg, alessis, rhythm ace, univox, yamaha, nord, and suzuki keyboards and drum machines. And make music that sounds like casio, roland, korg, alessis, rhythm ace, univox, yamaha, nord, and suzuki keyboards and drum machines".

Either way I am sol into "Au Revoir Simone". Can't wait for their album to come out....

P.S. You can lend and ear to "Au Revoir Simone" on their myspace page. Here's the link.
http://www.myspace.com/aurevoirsimone

Here's a little message from Annie, Erika, and Heather....We three play keyboards and drum machines too. We'll sing you a song, a lullaby, a tune. We're from brooklyn, new york but plan to visit you. Please visit our website www.aurevoirsimone.com to buy our hand-screened cd or see what else is new in simone-land.

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WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENNING; Things For People Like Us To Do (When we are bored with everyone else)

2007-10-02T22:49:00.000-04:00

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FASHION WATCH: DESIGNER PROFILE Gaspard Yurkievich

2007-10-02T22:35:00.000-04:00

Gaspard Yurkievich

Description: think 80's glam with a french twist as the young designer with a bizarre surname recently opened his very own boutique in the heart of the 3rd arrondissement. about as far as conservative dresing as you'll get, think complicated details and attachments half the time [a tie here, a button there, another fastening over there] but once the clothes are on, 90 per cent of the time they look incredible.

A native of Paris, (born May 16, 1972), Gaspard Yurkievich studied at the Studio Bercot from 1991-93; wherein after graduation, he trained under Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Jean Collona.

To hone his skills, the Paris native entered several competitions, one of them the 12th International Festival of Art and Fashion at the Hyeres (May 1997), wherein he won for the womenís collection as well as the 3 Suisse Prize. The next year (1998), Yurkievich won the ANDAM competition.

To expand his horizons in the inner workings of the fashion industry, Gaspard Yurkievich tried his hand in public relations for two years (1996-1997), organizing and preparing fashion shows, training under Isabelle Roque.

In 1998, during the Fall/Winter 1999 season, his solo collection, ìDistressedî debuted on the Paris runways. In 1999, he created special collections for La Redoubte and Prisunic/Monoprix.

Gaspard Yurkievichís creations are young, youthful and energetic. He is also not scared to take chances. His Spring 2004 menswear presentation hit the headlines because it featured several young men miming every sexual position that a group of lusty men can twist themselves into. Of course, all the models were fully clothed. But the sexual connotations were not lost on the audience.

products accessories, apparel and the occasional gadget

clientele: stylists and friends of the designer, confused-looking tourists
Boutique
address 43 rue charlot 75003 paris

telephone +33 1 42774246

fax +33 1 42774247

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written by Mari Davis is one of the founders of Fashion Windows. Please visit their excellent website for all thing fashion.

ART WARS; ARTIST COLABO WARHOL vs. BANKSY

2007-09-29T13:43:00.001-04:00

GENERAL HOSPITAL: WHERE ALL THE SICKEST ARTIST GO!

2007-09-29T12:12:00.000-04:00

Based on the site of an 18th Century hospital in Covent Garden, The Hospital has evolved into London’s pre-eminent centre for the Creative and Media communities.

I think I am gonna be sick......

Set over 7 floors, The Hospital is home to a Private Members Club with several bars and lounges, a Gallery, TV & Music recording studios.

The Hospital houses a Private Members Club, Gallery, TV & Music Recording Studios and Origin Bar & Dining Room. Its location, in Covent Garden, and the combination of businesses within it, makes the building unique. Covent Garden has long been a popular area for creative thinking, entrepreneurship and entertainment: all things The Hospital stands for. The building is in the Borough of Camden, on the border with Westminster, which between them are the base for the majority of creative professionals in London.

Our ambition is to create a club, and a wider international community of mutually supportive and enabling artists and media professionals.

The Hospital was the vision of Paul G. Allen co-founder of Microsoft and Dave Stewart, musician and producer. (Eurythmics)

History

The Hospital was indeed a hospital, first established in 1749
1749 Maternity hospital for ‘the distressed poor – married women only’ opened
1915 War Office give premises to women medics – The Endell Street Hospital
1923 St Paul’s Hospital moves from Red Lion Square to Endell Street
1948 Amalgamated with St Peter’s to become a teaching hospital in the newly established NHS
1959 Became the first artificial kidney unit in the UK
1961 First dialysis in the UK performed at St Paul’s
1992 St Paul’s Hospital closed
1996 Building purchased by Paul Allen
1999-2003 Renovation to include state-of-the-art studios, inspiring restaurants and bars and numerous spaces for relaxation, entertainment and working. External façade retained.
2003 TV Studio and Gallery open
2004 Private Members Club, Public Restaurant and Recording Studio open

The Hospital Group Limited, 165 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4DD

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RETURN OF THE DRAGON!!!!! MICHAEL JACKSON PREPARES FOR HIS RETURN

2007-09-28T13:46:00.000-04:00

Michael Jackson is featured on the October 2007 cover of L’Uomo Vogue, photographed by Bruce Weber. Supposedly Mike worked out a deal with designer, Roberto Cavalli, to do the photo shoot. He posed for the shoot only if Cavalli would create some special clothes and give him a new look for his new album due to be released late this year or early 2008.

We all want to see MJ. And not in a courtroom.

Open Letter to Michael Jackson:
Mike!!! DO MIKE!!!!PLEASE??? Hopefully you got back with Q, Rod & Bruce and you're not trying to get a hot 16 from Lil Weezy. Your Brother In Law is gonna send you off! Don't go to ATL. Don't make a joint with Young Jeezy or any body else under 25. You will look silly.

Rihanna maybe. Janet only if Jermaine DuPree is outta town. Kanye might give you something interesting. But don't let him rhyme on it. It will turn into comedy. Kanye is a talented producer. And his new album is good. He tries too hard and just struggles with being relevent. Oh I got it! Get with Pharrell Williams. He gets it. And he loves you. His stuff is interesting. And he's is still relevent. He like no other African-American Artist has managed to transcend the ranks of celebrity the way white artist do. But he's been low-key and that's a good thing cause he was about to play himself.

Get with Lenny Kravitz. Do a Rock Joint and Let Rihanna jump on it. Like how she did on the MTV Video Awards with Fall Out Boy. Now that would be crazy!!! and you and Lenny have never done anything together. Why is that? Lenny is GREAT!

Speaking Of MTV Video Awards, I know you bugged out when you saw Chris Brown. He's the new you. I mean everybody is doing you. But Chris is nice! He is a good looking kid and dances his ass off. He dances way better that you. But his songs don't hold up like yours. So he got a ways to go. And the rest of them are just having fun. You really left an indelible mark on all of us.

I mean really and truthfully. We love all the stuff you did with your brothers Mike. And Q and you made history. (Not the album. REAL HISTORY). Your music is eternal. If you never did another record again we would still love you. You raised the bar so high that it may never be reached. That is how amazing you really are. So please Mike. be careful. Really think about what you are about to do. Because if you don't really think about what you are doing, coming back could prove to be disastrous.

See Brittney Spears. They (Whomever they are) want to see you fall flat on your face. Wipe out totally. And try to erase history completely......They've done it before......

Take care Michael
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NEW YORK NEW YORK! Big City Of Dreams. But Everything In New York....

2007-09-27T05:36:00.001-04:00

Say Something: Words To Live By

2007-09-20T12:52:00.001-04:00

"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable" ~Coco Chanel

ARK de TRIUMPH!!!! New Album From BUILD AN ARK

2007-09-20T00:40:00.001-04:00

Here's how Dusty Groove describes DAWN:

"An amazing album from Build An Ark -- even more spiritual and far-reaching than their first -- and still with a vibe that rivals some of the most righteous jazz ever issued in the 70s on labels like Impulse and Strata East! The ensemble features both older and younger players -- coming together in a collective exploration of some of the hipper sides of the jazz spectrum -- all in a mode that recalls early genius of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and others from many years back -- recorded in a style that's completely sensitive to the nuances of the music. Carlos Nino produced, and also contributed some of the tunes -- and group members include Dwight Trible on vocals, Nate Morgan on piano, Adam Rudolph on kalimba, and Derf Reklaw on congas -- but that's only the tip of the iceberg, given the size of the group. Titles include "Sunshine", "Healing Song", "Love Sweet Like Sugar Cane", "Dawn", "River Run", "When Ancestors Speak", "Morning Glory", "In Her Smile", and "You Yourself Are The Key To The Universe". "

New record in stores September 25th 2007
09/24/07

Build An Ark
Build An Ark's official record release party

@ the prestigious Bovard Auditorium
located on the campus of U.S.C. in
Los Angeles on Monday September 24, 2007 @ 7:30pm,

FREE! No Cover!
9/22/07

If you heard the first album from this collective then you know what is what. And if you love good music(And I know you do) I
"I KNOW YOU GONE DIG THIS"

This is the epitome of hip without trying. I know a couple cats in this collective. They are all very down to earth is the truest sense of the word. This record is produced by musical visionary Carlos Nino.(Hu Vibrational, Ammon Contact,etc....It is as progressive as it gets.....

Review: L.Brazil
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Art Imitates Life: Films That Matter.

2007-09-19T01:08:00.000-04:00

Killer of Sheep examines the black Los Angeles ghetto of Watts in the mid-1970s through the eyes of Stan, a sensitive dreamer who is growing detached and numb from the psychic toll of working at a slaughterhouse.

Frustrated by money problems, he finds respite in moments of simple beauty: the warmth of a coffee cup against his cheek, slow dancing with his wife in the living room, holding his daughter. The film offers no solutions; it merely presents life — sometimes hauntingly bleak, sometimes filled with transcendent joy and gentle humor.

Killer of Sheep was shot on location in Watts in a series of weekends on a budget of less than $10,000, most of which was grant money. Finished in 1977 and shown sporadically, its reputation grew and grew until it won a prize at the 1981 Berlin International Film Festival.

Since then, the Library of Congress has declared it a national treasure as one of the first fifty on the National Film Registry and the National Society of Film Critics selected it as one of the "100 Essential Films" of all time. However, due to the expense of the music rights, the film was never shown theatrically or made available on video. It has only been seen on poor quality 16mm prints at few and far between museum and festival showings.

Now, thirty years after its debut, the new 35mm print of Killer of Sheep, brilliantly restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive, is ready for its long-awaited international release

YOU CAN RING MY BELL!

2007-09-18T20:07:00.000-04:00

Like a supernova 7 For All Mankind came and went faster than you can say True Religion. You could not find a girl in the states that did not have a pair of 7's. And at first it was cute. And not to mention good for their business. But 7's were everywhere. Even Marshall's(I know because I shop there. The one on Michigan Ave in Chgo had Prada Shoes so....) Anyway, it was beyond commercial. It was sad......

It was harder, faster, stronger but not longer or should I say it was no longer.

Until now. 7's are back! The new must have jean for the girls that get it, are getting open on the 7 For All Mankind IVY IN YOSEMITE ORGANIC DENIM.

These wide legged, bell bottom panses are sooo sexy. And with the right shoe, it's over!!!

I see a chunky wedge or a nice Louboutin platform.

IVY IN YOSEMITE ORGANIC DENIM

They Ivy Pant is a one-of-a-kind combination. Lattice work mini-pockets on the front, extra large belt loops, and a sewn pleat down the front and back of each leg make the Ivy Pant cute and unique.

YOU CANNOT ARGUE WITH THESE!!! Get yours now cause if the guys from 7 have it their way, the are gonna be everywhere by summer 2008

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HOT COLABOS

2007-09-18T02:31:00.000-04:00

Yeah, yeah that joint Kanye got with T-Pain is hot. And Lil Wayne is giving everybody a hot 16. But the hottest colabo that has the fashion industry and every fashionista drooling is the Yoji/Adidas Colab!
Y-3 is no joke.
From the ground up this line is history of the future.
Yoji is a F****** genius. That's a given. Adidas is relevent again. But no one antisapated this. Go to the website. It's right!

Y-3
The Label
Not a lot of athletic-apparel companies would let an avant-garde Japanese designer get in the way of their drive toward the bottom-line mainstream, but the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas has proved itself critically and commercially and inspired similar matchups (Adidas also has a line with Stella McCartney, and Alexander McQueen has done pieces for Puma). From its first collection, spring 2003, Y-3 was meant to be a real business for both sides, not a vanity project. Adidas shows it on the runway every season (at first in Paris but more recently in New York). A voluminous skirt or a distressed gray-jacket might seem an odd thing to find on the sales floor at a store attached to a sports brand, but Y-3 is doing well enough that accessories have been added and freestanding stores are starting to appear around the world (although none in New York, as of fall 2006).

The Look
Yamamoto, ever a fan of convenience (his clothes always have generous pockets, a rarity in the not always practical fashion world) and new fabric technology, takes the basics of athleticwear, like tank tops, warm-up jackets, and sweatpants, and amplifies them with new proportions and colors.

The Designer
Yamamoto was born in Tokyo in 1943 and studied law before attending the prestigious Bunka Fukuso Gakuin design school. He presented his first womenswear collection in 1972 in Paris under the name Y’s, and he brought out a higher-priced signature label nine years later. He has several fragrances as part of his deal with Procter & Gamble, and his 2003 partnership with Adidas created the Y-3 label, one of the first and most successful of the designer-activewear marriages. In summer 2006, he signed a deal to design luggage and accessories for Italian luggage specialist Mandarina Duck, and his chief executive Keizo Tamoto wants to expand Yamamoto’s +Noir sportswear line and accessories.

In addition to the admiration of his peers (Donna Karan wears Yamamoto), he’s has acquired numerous awards. He’s the only Japanese designer to receive France’s Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres. Not only does Yamamoto dress a large chunk of the international arts community, he’s also collaborated on film projects with Wim Wenders, Takeshi Kitano, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and done costumes for the Pina Bausch Company and the Wagner Opera.

SAY SOMETHIN':-Words To Live By

2007-09-17T00:21:00.000-04:00

"Fashion is not art. It often comes very close, but at the end of the day it's commerce."~ Menswear Designer JEFFERY BANKS

K.I.M. (Keeping It Moving): Modes Of Transportation And Other Evidence That the Future Is Now

2007-09-16T18:00:00.001-04:00

The MadAss is a sturdy light motorbike in
modern design. Or a scooter. Looks cool and it probabally is not that fast. But it should be suitable for city romps and an alternative to public transportation and forget drivinh an SUV. Gas is too expensive...

Motorcycle News had this review: The aircooled, 4-valve single-cylinder four-stroke is old and slightly agricultural and won’t set anybody’s pants on fire. However, to its credit it’s simple, straightforward, fairly durable and, for the most part, idiot proof. Which, come to think of it, is probably what and engine in a machine like this needs to be. Just a shame it’s so slow…

Michael Tomberlin, CEO, stated “We are extremely pleased in the market acceptance of our vehicles. Our biggest challenge right now is meeting the demand. We will not rush this product or flood the market with product or dealers. We are monitoring retail closely and all indicators are exceeding our expectations. With roll on roll off dealer delivery it appears we have a remarkable opportunity to further grow our organization as well as the dealers we serve. Enthusiasm is certainly at an all time high”

Warhol Factory X Levi's Damien Hirst Colabo

2007-09-16T17:28:00.000-04:00

Pop Art Meets Denim

By REBECCA THOMAS
September 10, 2007

A collaboration between Levi Strauss & Co. and British artist Damien Hirst brought members of the fashion, art, design, and Hollywood elite to Chelsea's Gagosian Gallery on Saturday night. The result was a splashy collection for the Warhol Factory X Levi's line that sampled heavily from neon attire of the 1980s, and the work of the iconic Pop artist, Andy Warhol.

Among the highlights were wildly colorful, paint-splattered jackets and stovepipe jeans paired with Ray-Ban sunglasses and white T-shirts featuring Levi's instantly recognizable 501 logo. Evoking an era when the punk underground and art school dropouts ruled New York's downtown, one model strolled the runway with an oversize palette in hand.

Mr. Hirst, whose diamond-encrusted human skull recently sold for a record-setting $100 million, brought some of the same wicked sensibility to the denim brand's spring 2008 collection. A number of skin-tight, unisex jeans in black and gray were studded with hardware — some in the shape of skulls. And sheer black tops for men, and Lurex and patent leather miniskirts for women marked a naughty turn for the wholesome American jeans company.

Levi's designer Adrian Nyman and his team created some patterns by mashing works by Mr. Hirst and Warhol, a privilege afforded by a 2006 licensing agreement between the Warhol Foundation and the Levi's company that gives the jeans-maker access to Warhol's works.

Reprinted without permission from NY Sun Newspaper
http://www.nysun.com/article/62276

IT GIRL: JOURDAN DUNN.The World's Next Super Model

2007-09-16T12:53:00.000-04:00

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES!

Wow what a difference a day makes. Or actually a week. New York Fashion Week that is!

Jourdan Dunn has just returned from New York City back to her homeland of England a changed girl. You see until this fall this 17 year old had never left England. Now she is one of the hottest new up and coming models on the planet!

She booked Marc Jacobs, Diane von Furstenberg and L.A.M.B. By Gwen Stefani her first season! Not bad for a teenage girl whom has not been to prom or graduated from high school yet.

Dispite the fact that this is her first time on the ramp she's got the numbers.
Height
178 - 5' 10"
Bust
81 - 32"
Waist
58 - 23"
Hips
88 - 35"
Shoe Size
39 - 7.5
Hair color
black
Eye color
black

And other than fellow teenage model sensation Chanel Iman, She has potential to reach levels near that of her famous countrywoman and TOP MODEL NAOMI CAMPBELL. I think she is prettier than both and is more Tyra than Naomi. She also has a understated elegance that is rare from girls this young.

Jourdan was spotted by a scout from Storm - the agency which discovered Kate Moss - while shopping with a friend in a branch of High Street fashion chain Primark in Hammersmith, west London, last year. Sorm boss Sarah Doukas.
famously spotted a 14-year-old Kate Moss and Naomi was discovered in a simular manner.

WALK IT OUT 2007: Womens Shoe & Boots Forcast For Fall/Winter 2007

2007-09-15T02:49:00.000-04:00

WALK IT OUT!!! WALK IT OUT!!!!!

Chloé Patent cross-over sandals

Celine Brogue detail pumps

Alexander McQueen Round toe pumps

I love women!

THE ART OF DANCE(MU.SIC)

2007-09-13T23:08:00.000-04:00

I got this video off of a myspace page from a guy named B.Polite from the planet Brooklyn.
http://www.myspace.com/bpolite
He describes himself as a Creative Empath, Visual Philosopher, Verbal Alchemist, Audio InnerVisionary, Rhythymic Nomad! Powerful words my brother B. Polite!~ http://www.myspace.com/bpolite

He is down with a AFROMOSIAC SOUL. Mosaic Soul is the dance style, AfroMosaicSoul is the collective. Mosaic Soul is the next evolution of dance.
http://www.myspace.com/afromosaicsoul A new form of African American social dance rising from the underground.
They are a powewrful collective!!! PLease check them out?

But this video is POWERFUL!!!! too.I just keep playing it over and over again. I even turned the volume down and played my own music mixes. Afrobeat, House, Broken Beat, anything.....Try it! Just make sure the music is funky and it will sync!

Very powewrful editing by Pierrre Bennu from the crew at http://exittheapple.com/
Enjoy....

It brings tears to my eyes.....
BLACK IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

TOMORROW!!! TOMORROW!!! NYC!!!

2007-09-13T18:26:00.000-04:00

Blacks in Fashion
A Panel Discussion on the Lack of Black Images in Today’s Fashion Output

Expected Attendees: Diane von Furstenberg, Andre Leon Talley, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Veronica Webb, Kimora Lee Simmons, Tracy Reese, Thelma Golden, Isabel Toledo, Liya Kebede, Tyson Beckford and more…

What: In an industry supposedly dictated by beauty and style, why are certain groups granted limited access? Why is the fashion model of color categorized by race? Why is this generation of Black models nearly invisible? Industry veteran Bethann Hardison leads an open discussion on the lack of Black images in the current world of fashion. Panel participants Thelma Golden and Tracy Reese will speak candidly on the limitations on Blacks in the multi billion-dollar business of fashion.

Where: The Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room
40 West 40TH Street
New York, NY
When: Friday, September 14, 2007
11:00am-1:00pm
Press Call: 10:45pm

Media Contact: Jesse Parker Stowell
Full Picture
T 212.627.0001
F 212.627.1110
jstowell@fullpic.com

SEASON OF CHANGE: FALL 2007 MENS FASHION PREVIEW

2007-09-12T01:23:00.001-04:00

Fall/Winter 2007/2008

Dior Homme is the menswear division of Chirstian Dior SA, the French clothing retailer. Dior Homme has been under Hedi Slimane's creative direction since the fall/winter 2001-02 season; under his direction, Dior Homme has introduced a characteristic slim-fit which has since taken off within the fashion industry. The early collections dwelved into the exploration of the male sex. The look darkened during the Luster period which was inspired by the electroscene of Berlin. Since 2004 A/W, Dior Homme has dwelved into exploring the different styles of Rock. During the 80's and 90's Dior's menswear line was called Dior Monsieur.

Like Fathers, Like Sons: America Today:'Stealth Racism' Stalks Deep South

2007-09-11T19:32:00.000-04:00

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
WE HERE AT TURP MAGAZINE™ ARE NOT IN THE HABIT OF USING THIS FORMAT TO VOICE OUR POLITICAL VIEWPOINT. THIS FORMAT IS DESIGNED FOR MUSIC, ART & FASHION INFORMATION. AND WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO STAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT FORMAT!

HOWEVER, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE MUST GO OUTSIDE OF OUR FORMAT IN ORDER TO ALLOW OUR READERS TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND AMERICA SPACIFICALLY!

WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT UNLESS WE INFORM YOU ABOUT ISSUES OF THE SORT OF WHICH YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ, THE VERY FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS WELL AS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WE PROMOTE AND EXPOSE IS INDEED IN JEPORDY!

Thank you for your continued support and please read on.
L.Brazil
Editor In Chief. TURP MAGAZINE™
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"Everything Is Political" -Kwame Torre aka Stokley Carmichael

'Stealth Racism' Stalks Deep South
By Tom Mangold, Louisiana(Reprinted From BBC.com
This World investigates the rise of discrimination in America's deep south as six black youths are charged with an alleged attack on a white student, which could see them jailed for up to 50 years.

Three rope nooses hanging from a tree in the courtyard of a school in a small Southern town in Louisiana have sparked fears of a new kind of "stealth" racism spreading through America's deep south.

Although this sinister episode happened last August, the repercussions have been extensive and today the town of Jena finds itself facing the unwelcome glare of national and international publicity.

Jena has a mixed community, 85% white, 12% black.

The bad old days of the "Mississippi Burning" 60s, civil liberties and race riots, lynchings, the KKK and police with billy clubs beating up blacks might have ended.

But in the year that the first serious black candidate for the White House, Barak Obama, is helping unite the races in the north, the developments in the tiny town of Jena are disturbing.

Nooses in the playground

It all began at Jena High School last summer when a black student, Kenneth Purvis, asked the school's principal whether he was permitted to sit under the shade of the school courtyard tree, a place traditionally reserved for white students only. He was told he could sit where he liked.

Tom Mangold interviewed primary witnesses in Jena
The following morning, when the students arrived at school, they found three nooses dangling from the tree.

Most whites in Jena dismissed it as a tasteless prank, but the minority black community identified the gesture as something far more vicious.

"It meant the KKK, it meant 'niggers we're going to kill you, we're gonna hang you 'til you die'," said Caseptla Bailey, one of the black community leaders.

Old racial fault lines in Jena began to fracture the town. It was made worse when - despite the school head recommending the noose-hangers be expelled - the board overruled him and the three white student perpetrators merely received a slap on the wrist.

Troubled community

Billy Doughty, the local barber, has never cut a black man's hair. But he does not think there is a racism problem in Jena.

Caseptla Bailey with a picture of her son Robert, one of the 'Jena Six'
Caseptla Bailey who is 56 and a former Air Force officer, has a degree in business management, but she cannot get a job as a bank teller. She lives in an area called Ward 10, which is where the majority of blacks live in trailers or wooden shacks. She says no whites live there at all.

"We want to live better, we want better housing." she says. "The Church says we should all be brothers and sisters in Christ".

Yet Sunday morning is perhaps one of the most segregated times in all of America. In the white neighbourhood, Pastor Dominick DiCarlo has only one black member of the Church, out of 450 resident members.

Race-related fights

As racial tension grew last autumn and winter, there were race-related fights between teenagers in town. On 4 December, racial tension boiled over once more at the school when a white student, Justin Barker, was attacked by a small group of black students.

He fell to the ground and hit his head on the concrete, suffering bruising and concussion.

He was treated at the local hospital and released, and that same evening felt able to put in an appearance at a school function.

District Attorney Reed Walters, to the astonishment of the black community, has upgraded the charges of Mr Barker's alleged attackers to conspiracy to commit second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. If convicted they could be 50 before they leave prison.

Mr Walters has refused to give an on-the-record interview to the BBC about his decision on the charges.

Mr Barker has since been charged with possessing a firearm in an arms-free zone (the school grounds).

The six black students will face a hearing next month. One of them is Caseptla Bailey's son Robert, who originally had his bail set at an unaffordable $138,000
She had to hire a private lawyer who managed to get Robert's bail reduced to $84,000 so that her family could meet it.

Michelle Jones' brother Carwyn is one of the boys charged. She is adamant that he will not get a fair trial in Jena.

"If he's tried here, the jury will pick who they want. I have no doubt that they will convict those boys of attempted second degree murder."

When they do eventually file into court, many observers believe it is the town of Jena which will really be on trial.

This World: "Race hate in Louisiana" will be broadcast on Thursday 24 May 2007 at 1900 BST on BBC Two.

HERE COMES THAT SOUND: Artist To Watch For.

2007-09-11T18:49:00.000-04:00

The Twilite Tone

Anthony “Tone” Khan aka The Twilite Tone hails from Chicago; which is where his musical journey begins. The Twilite Tone has been electrifying dance floors since the early 90's. First, gaining acclaim with his best selling mix tapes and production work with high school friend Common. In 2003, he started the legendary bi-weekly "Great Weekend" parties in Hollywood. Great Weekend is a movement, a sound system, a party series, a music group inspired by influential groups from the late 70's and early 80's. At the same time, Tone also had a monthly "Better Days" event in Chicago where he created a cult following. In 2004, he became the tour DJ and host for Common's Electric Circus Tour. That same year Twilite received critical acclaim for the Fader Magazine Mix CD Series Suite 903(see Suite 903 #8) that he mixed which showcased the now classic and highly sought after "Something So Right" by Great Weekend; which was written, produced, and features the "slick talking" of The Twilite Tone.

The Twilite Tone's musical selection ranges from Deep Disco to Classic Chicago House, from Late 70's Soul to the Early 80's Post Punk Downtown sound, from Electro Beat to AfroBeat, from Break Beats to Broken Beat, from Funk to "Soulful" House, from Fusion to Nu-Jazz, and from Hip Hop to all that is HIP.

To put it in Tone's words, "Unexpect the Expected and Come to Dance!”

Tone is working closely at the moment with TURP SOUNDS™ founder and TURP MAGAZINE™ Editor In Chief Lono Brazil. The two have come up with some concepts and strategy's that should prove to bring about some real exciting art for the people!

got to His myspace page in the meantime; http://www.myspace.com/thetwilitetone
And check my dude out. and add him to your friends and all that. And Unexpect the Expected!!!

We should have some DJ mixes up on the TURP SOUNDS™ Podcast any day now........ Keep checkin back with us......
http://turpsounds.podomatic.com/
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ART OF THE MATTER: Artist That Matter Now: Delphine Diallo

2007-09-11T18:17:00.000-04:00

Delphine Diallo was born in 1977, in Paris, to French and Senegalese parents. After graduating with distinction from the Académie Charpentier School of Visual Art in 1999, she worked as a designer and animator for a number of clients in the music industry, including Coldplay, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Manu Chao. In the last year she moved to New York City, where she works as a freelance graphic artist. She recently had her first show in Brooklyn. Editorial Statement In 2005, Delphine Diallo traveled to St. Louis, the capital of Senegal, in search of her family heritage. Born in Paris to Senegalese and French parents, Diallo undertook the Magic Photo Studio series as a way of exploring the cultural identity of her family and of pushing herself as an artist. The series is inspired in large part by the work of Malick Sidibé, who ran a studio in Bamako, Mali, during the 1960s, producing earnest, straightforward portraits in whimsically painted glass frames, for which he recently received the Venice Biennale Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. In her work,

Diallo compresses pattern and image into a single composition; patterns extracted from the textiles, totemic animals, and plants are brought directly into the image itself and layered on top of the portraits. These techniques are drawn from her background as a graphic designer and illustrator. The alchemical mix of painting, sketching, and notation on top of the images also connects the work to a contemporary vein of graphic-novel and graffiti-influenced drawing in the manner of Zak Smith or Margaret Kilgallen. The result is a richly textured and deeply personalized approach to portraiture.

We here @ TURP MAGAZINE are really feeling Diallo! Her P.O.V. is fresh in a retro kinda way. It appeals to our aesthtic and we look forward to more from this beautiful AFRICAN SISTEREN!

Check out more on Diallo on her website:

WE ARE BACK!!!

2007-09-11T17:17:00.000-04:00

We are proud to announce that after a few months away we are finally back! We had a little trouble getting our name and directing the url to the right place(We lost our other account's password) But here we are. With a new refreshed additude and fresh perspective.

If you liked us before. You will love us this time round!!!!

Come Back to see us soon!!!!