… and deep red micro clutches added to the oriental mood, as did a series of sensational hats from Philip Treacy. The brilliant Irish hatter whipped up cunning skullcaps topped by felt bows, beautiful waxed cane twisted Geisha punk constructions and several potpourri of fabric flowers. It’s been a busy two weeks for Armani, who also staged two menswear shows in Milan in late June, and had the honor of dressing Charlene Wittstock for her wed…
…any of their looks were not so obviously balletic. Yet, the couturier’s imagination was clearly working overtime, whipping up such snappy combos as a pleated leather bomber jacket cut with a peplum hem, or striking posh punk ballerina in tulle mini cocktail and studded motor-bike jacket. Gaultier’s signature garments, his fluid deconstructed trench, also looked reborn as soaring down the runway, this season floating mousselines. The…
…ement,” for which Gaultier designed the costumes. Gaultier emerged as one of the leading young talents in French fashion during the early 1980s, shaking up the establishment with wild designs drawn from street culture, punk and the leather-and-chains gay scene. The wild side of his early years was on full display at the show as models strutted the catwalk puffing cigarettes and men appeared wearing frilly skirts, massively oversized coats…
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Joan Jett and Cherie Currie are re-teaming. No, not to reform their 1970s pop-punk group The Runaways, but rather in a just-filed lawsuit to stop the release of a tribute album. The two filed suit in New York State Court on Thursday, looking to enjoin distribution of a 36-track album, “Take It or Leave It,” which features contemporary groups like The Donnas, Peaches and Dandy Warhols covering class…
…om a fertile Seattle music scene that also produced such grunge bands as Nirvana, Alice in Chains and the future members of Pearl Jam. The band was often likened to Led Zeppelin early in its career, winning cult approval from punk and heavy metal enthusiasts. It crossed over into the mainstream with its chart-topping 1994 album “Superunknown,” an MTV-friendly set that yielded two Grammys. Nine of the album’s 15 tracks were play…
…#8220;Apps were the breaking point and MySpace could never recover from that,” said Charlene Li, a social media analyst and founder of Altimeter Group. Rohit Kulkarni, an 18-year-old member of the San Jose, Calif. pop punk band Four O’Clock Heroes, said his group once exclusively used MySpace to reach fans with their music, but they haven’t checked the site in months. They opened their Facebook band page last year. “Mo…