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Happy Mother's Day (with Jobriath)

2008-05-10T18:26:49Z

Finally someone has posted Jobriath's ultra-rare videos on YouTube!! (Thank you Richard Metzger for leading us to them!) I actually bought Jobriath albums when they came out (anything that smacked of Bowie was catnip to this ziggystardusted teen) and loved them! But I was in a small but special (Hello Morrissey!) minority. Somehow I missed his rare TV appearances but here they are posted below in all their openly gay glam-rock glory. (Is this but one reason Bowie became a cokey R&B revivalist?) But it's this Mother/Son video that I believe Jobriath's brother posted about the once maligned, now deceased and legendary glam rocker from the early 70s that broke my heart. Sadly, embedding of the video is disabled by request (which is why I've posted instead the clip above from a VH1 doc that explains who Jobriath was). But you can see the Jobriath Mother/Son tribute by clicking here. This one is for all of us who no longer have our mothers (and brothers) with us.]]> Jobriath resurrection here. Be his MySpace friend here and here.

That Was the Blog That Was: May 5-9

2008-05-09T23:45:26Z

MONDAY, May 5 A new Fashion Schmashion bunny hopped her way into Kim’s blog. The MisShapes and Seven New York partied for the sake of partying. TUESDAY, May 6 Mr. Mickey made his bus stop debut. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala proved that fashion fantasies really do come true. WEDNESDAY, May 7 Wednesdays just got a little perk with Booty Call Hump Day – the David Weeks’ Sculpt Chair edition. Blame the Flight of the Conchords musical-comedy duo for you sore cheeks. THURSDAY, May 8 Levi’s covertly spread their “jeanius” parkour video. Pixie Market celebrated their in-store greatness. FRIDAY, May 9 PAPER TV talked beauty, fashion and feathers with former cover girl Dita Von Teese. Cuty Copy. Studio B. Next week. Hell yeah!

Just Cuz: Caroline Torem Craig

2008-05-09T22:39:09Z

It's Friday, it's gross out, we're exhausted, and this picture of PAPER's fearless party photog Caroline Torem Craig snapped by Luigi Tadini at last night's Unruly Heir shindig at THOR just made us really, really happy. Photo from patrickmcmullan.com

About Last Night... Time Magazine's 100 Influential People Party

2008-05-09T22:14:45Z

None of the celebrity heavy-hitters on the tip sheet for Time’s 100 Most Influential People party, like George Clooney, Mariah Carey, Chris Rock, Lance Armstrong or Robert Downey Jr., chose to grace the red carpet. Unless of course, you would be so inclined to add presidential candidate John McCain! A plucky reporter standing next to me thrust his mic in front of the senator and somehow got him to stop and ask the reporter where he was from. To which he replied, “Japan.” McCain replied rather humorously, “Can you vote? I suppose not!” Thank god for humor, because the SNL folks, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers and Kenan Thompson and Lorne Michaels all graciously mugged for the cameras. I was looking hopefully for my favorite, the hilarious Tracy Morgan, who has been known to show us his belly button, even though he wasn’t on the list. Alas, he was not in attendance. And after the SNL crew passed through, we faced comedic genius Bill O’Reilly.

About Last Night... The Rogan for Target Private Shopping Party at Barneys

2008-05-09T21:30:17Z

Last night I headed uptown to Barneys for a private Rogan for Target shopping event (the collection is unveiled to the public today.) It was madness as fashion girls (we spotted Jessica Szohr from Gossip Girl and Angela from Project Runway amid a slew of editors and stylists) clawed their way through he racks, grabbing up all the size smalls leaving many a sad L and XL for the disappointed latecomers. I purchased two items, a simple, summery white and gray blouse and this here leopard print dress (which I wasn’t going to get -- not so much my style -- until one girl in the dressing room insisted I buy it). I later saw Julie Gilhart sporting the number while chatting with Simon Doonan and Rogan Gregory and felt better about my purchase. I have to say, I had my initial doubts about the collection, but up close and in person, I think this is one of the best Target designer collabs yet! Photos by JD Ferguson

Physicist Hottie Nima Arkani-Hamed To Explore 11th Dimension

2008-05-09T20:14:23Z

One of today's lead stories on CNN.com is on handsome particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed and Switzerland's Large Hadron Collider . According to the story, if the multi-billion dollar collider is successful, it "may change ideas of spacetime for the first time since Einstein." Of course, some people also think that the particle collision that is slated to occur this fall (in an experiment that National Geographic calls "the hunt for the God particle") could also create a black hole and swallow the earth and our own galaxy up in the process. Fascinating, as Mr. Spock would say. All the more so since it was just yesterday I was watching a slew of YouTube videos on string theory and M-theory. This Ten Dimensions video posted below was one of my faves. ]]> Harvard prof Arkani-Hamed has been working for years on theories of an 11th dimension, a concept my poor little brain can barely wrap itself around (not without the help of a shamanistic brew). Ten I can sort of, kind of understand. But 11? Holy Indra's Net! Spock, explain! Proof may come when the Large Hadron Collider, they hope, detects "particles slipping in and out of the dimensions that Arkani-Hamed has worked on describing." Can time travel be far behind? Or is David Lynch already onto that via TM?

About Last Night... Pronovias Flagship Store Opening

2008-05-09T19:44:55Z

Two steps into the new breathtaking Pronovias New York flagship store, I was smelling bouquets of pink roses and in awe of the six floors of dazzling wedding gowns. This party, celebrating the store’s opening, was sumptuous. Anytime there is a chef in one corner carving a gigantic lamb, a bar on each of the six floors and Karolina Kurkova, Caridee English and Lydia Hearst in attendance, you know that nothing was spared to ensure the wonder of it all!

Eight Items or Less: Adidas Is on the Offensive, Moss Goes All Out for Design Week and Cut Copy Takes on NY

2008-05-09T19:33:49Z

1. A penny costs 1.26 cents to manufacture and a nickel costs 7.7 cents. Yesterday the House voted to change the materials used to make both coins and that should save over $100 million a year. BTW: Pennies are still made with copper, though not 100 percent. 2. Watch out Kswiss! Adidas has scored another victory against "stripe" thieves. Now they've won a $305 million award in the US against Payless shoes for trademark infringement because Payless sold shoes with two and four stripes. 3. We'd love to see the marketing ideas that hotels reject. The Wyndham in Cosa Mesa is trying to attract dogs (and their owners) with a "Paws and Claws" package that features a "pet care manager" and "brunch buffet." (via hotelchatter.com) 4. One of our favorite stores, Moss (150 Greene Street), is showcasing three incredible artists during May Design Week. You can see new pieces by Studio Job, Hella Jongerius and honeycomb vases made by bees created by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny. 5. How fast can you type? On your mark. Get set. Go here. 6. Don't forget: Aussie band Cut Copy is in NYC next week opening for newly-signed Columbia recording artists the Black Kids at Studio B on Tuesday and headlining at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday. "Prepare to swoon." - New York Times

Bar of the Week: Franklin Park

2008-05-09T19:03:35Z

Drinking in the sun rarely leads to good things, but exceptions are to be made with these first few enjoyable weeks of warm weather finally upon us, and Crown Heights beer garden Franklin Park is an excellent new outdoor option. Co-owned by Matt Roff of Southpaw, the space is housed in a former garage on St. John's Place. Marked by a Franklin Park plaque and lanterns mounted on the street-facing brick wall, patrons enter through a wrought-iron gate onto the 1,200-square-foot patio with several picnic benches and tables. Sadly, the cold and misty Saturday night we visited was not conducive to beer gardening. The indoor area, however, promptly filled when the nearby Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday crowd made their way over and a glass-paneled wall on tracks (garage-door-style) was rolled up to make space. Décor features collages of vintage sports posters and ads hanging over a leather banquette, dark wainscoting lines the walls and a "Franklin Park" sign made of green and white subway tile decorates the front of the wood bar. The dozen beers on tap, all $6, feature a mix of local names like Coney Island Lager and Six Points Righteous Brew with connoisseur German brews like the bright wheat ale Schneider-Weisse and Radeberger pilsner. Bottles include a $5 Czech lager and a $4 Pale Ale called Porkslap that was, unsurprisingly, the cheapest thing on the menu. Food is still in the works (an outdoor barbeque will be installed soon!), and an empty storefront next door to the bar is rumored to be the future home of a full kitchen and lounge area. Franklin Park, 618 St. John's Pl., Crown Heights, Brooklyn, no phone yet

About Last Night... Unruly Heir Dinner at THOR

2008-05-09T17:54:12Z

Luigi Tadini, Peter Davis, Kristian Laliberte, Timo Weiland, Leven Rambin and Alexandra Richards all came out last night to a dinner party at THOR to support clothing line Unruly Heir and celebrate its Bloomingdales debut.

PAPER TV: Catching up with Dita Von Teese

2008-05-09T17:13:56Z

PAPER's Whitney Spaner talks beauty, fashion and feathers with former cover girl Dita Von Teese.

Elizabeth II Knows How to Host Carla Sarkozy

2008-05-09T15:00:45Z

MM was on the marvelous blog Royal Anecdotes and read a funny story panty model turned French First Lady Carla Bruni told about meeting Queen Elizabeth II on a State Visit to England. Carla was shocked that Her Maj showed Carla to the apartment where she'd be staying in Windsor Castle and announced, "Here is your bathroom." QE II knows how to hostess!

About Last Night... The Pixie Market Party

2008-05-08T23:00:35Z

Last night's Pixie Market party, celebrating their in-store greatness and their new, much needed online endeavor, was a test of wills: Bottles and bottles of summery, sumptuous rosé just begging to be bevved upon. Smoking hot graphic bodysuits by Neurotica demanding to be bought. Awesome and ethereal spinnings by Ilirjana Alushaj of Apache Beat imploring that they be danced to. And the sparkling beauty of Miss Laura Dawson, wearing her own airy designs, insisting she be ogled. I will have to admit, I managed to resist only one of the above. Bodysuits can wait. And considering that Pixie Market is now on the interwebs, I doubt that the wait will be long. Pixie Market 100 Stanton Street, between Ludlow & Orchard and www.pixiemarket.com photos by Andrew De Francesco

East Meets West at Henry Holland's Fash Bash in London

2008-05-08T22:14:47Z

Last night, East Londoners, who usually party in gritty bars, met West Londoners, who are all about posh venues, at Movida, the ultra chic club in the heart of the city. The force behind this union was none other than 24-year-old Henry Holland, designer-of-the-moment who has taken the fashion industry by storm with his fun, irreverent label, House of Holland. The event, which he's titled Fash Bash, naturally attracted his group of famous East London friends including accessories designer Katie Hillier, stylist Sam Ranger and shoe designer Atalanta Weller. His main girl and muse Agyness Deyn was not in attendance. Luckily, she'll have another chance, since this was only the second in a series of parties Holland is hosting at Movida. I dragged him into the back office of the club to chat about sponsors, education and the inspiration behind his party. Zandile Blay: So what made you throw this party? Henry Holland: Well Movida supported my show. They sponsored my venue and a lot of things, so this is an extension of the relationship. It's my pay back and my thank you.]]> ZB: It sounds like business. Are you enjoying it? HH: Yeah, that's the thing! It is business. But you know if someone said clean my toilets for four weeks and we'll sponsor your show, I'd say no. But they are saying we'll sponsor your show and you can put on a party for your friends once a month for four weeks. Obviously...! Everything we do is about having fun. In our studios it’s like a party everyday, so it’s kind of nice to be able to put on a proper party for everyone. ZB: So what makes this party different from all the other wonderful ones in London? HH: Oh! The list is so long. Well, it’s mainly an East End thing that we do. All our friends get together and go to parties mainly in the East and Movida is quite West, so this is a departure for a lot of people. It's not the kind of club we'd normally go to. I suppose an American equivalent would be like, usually going to dive bars and then going to Teddy's (in LA). So we are bringing everyone over and saying it doesn't matter where we are we can have a bit of fun! ZB: Speaking of different, what do you think sets you apart from other designers? HH: I'm not classically trained as a designer. I was a journalist to start with. I'm kind of learning on the job every day. So everything I do and all the steps of the business is like a learning experience. I am a rookie basically. The spotlight is on me as I learn. ZB: My last question: how do you feel right now -- at this moment!? HH: I am a little bit anxious cause it's like, if you have a party at your house, you are always anxious until it is finished. You are asking everyone if they are all right and you want to make sure they are having a good time. But tonight is a lot of fun! Henry Holland pictured above with Zandile

JEANius!

2008-05-08T21:23:32Z

I hear through the grapevine that it was Levis who created that crazy video (anonymously) that's this weeks #1 smash on YouTube (just went over a million views) of the kids parkour-ing into their jeans. Really hysterical and amazing. There are 9,000 comments already on the video many of which suggest to the cute Jackass-y type boys jumping insanely from rooftops into their pants that they should go to a jeans company to sell their talents for big bucks. Well it turns out they got it backwards... Levis seems to have dreamt this up and went to them! So smart. Maybe the next sport at the Olympics? Check out the video.