Italian Vogue Features Black Models
It’s an open secret in the fashion industry: black models rarely get jobs on catwalks, in magazines and on billboards. According to executives, they do not inspire women to spend money.
Now a counterattack to the racism of the fashion industry is coming from an unlikely source: Italian Vogue .
The NYT reports that for the July […]
The Women: Hollywood and film
Riding on the box office success of Sex and the City, and the strong female turn out for Hillary Clinton’s historic campaign, Hollywood execs have finally figured out the we are a powerful and lucrative demographic. Already lined up are scores of films catering to the fairer sex.
Coming this fall is a remake of the […]
Heterosexual Propaganda And The City
I emerged from the darkened cinema after watching the new film version of “Sex and the City” feeling just as beaten-over-the-head with heterosexual propaganda as “Mr. Big” was with white roses. Yes, the relationships between the primary four white women (plus the new addition of Carrie’s black personal assistant — a comforting, mammy-like portrayal by […]
Fashion King Yves Sant Laurent Died Last Night
French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent died of a brain tumor in Paris last night at the age of 71.
Over the course of his 50-year career, he revolutionized women’s clothing by breaking down the distinction between masculine and feminine.
Perhaps best known for introducing the “Le Smoking”, a tuxedo for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent considered […]
Eco-Conscious Bra Taps Into Solar Power
Green is in. Looking to hitch a ride on the sustainability bandwagon, lingerie maker Triumph International Japan introduced a solar-powered, eco-friendly, and green (literally) bra in Tokyo last week. Yes, that’s b-r-a. Bra.
Featuring a solar panel around the stomach area, the simply-named “Solar Energy Bra” can generate enough electricity to power up your mobile phone […]
Where Are The Women?
The collective Guerrilla Girls was founded in 1985 with a mission to bring attention to issues of gender and race within the art world. Through posters and public actions, hard facts and a bit of humor they have confronted inequality in major museums and Hollywood.
In 1985 they picketed the Museum of Modern Art in […]
French Kiss
Madonna partied like a rock star at a concert Tuesday night in Paris. In between swigging champagne and strumming her guitar, the material mom managed to swap some spit with a lady mid-act, in a move reminiscent of her lip lock with Britney Spears at the MTV awards in the summer of 2003. Madonna is […]
Britain Soul On The Lower East Side
Pining for the northern soul and mod clubs of her London home, expat Lady Dawn, founded The Subway Soul Club in 2001.
The Subway Soul Club is a fun, vibrant, monthly dance night playing up-beat 1960’s northern soul, motown, boogaloo and organ grooves in New York City.
This month, these fun Brits throw a spectacular Girl’s Night […]
Runway Lessons with Andre J (Midtown)
Apparently the only people who really know how to walk in 5 inch heels are six-foot tall gay men. Therefore, fashion muse and downtown darling Andre J, who was featured on the cover of French Vogue in a beard and a dress, is teaching the ladies how to strut. This 4 week program, will be […]
Outrage Over Semi-Nude Photo
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) posed for photos for Vanity Fair and it’s causing more anguish than necessary. Do we not have more important things to get riled up about? Like, the ongoing chaos in the Middle East? The surging price of gas? The visible increase of homeless people on on streets? I really don’t […]
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