PAPERMAG: WORD UP!

Mr Mickey Can't Understand Why He's Not on the International Best-Dressed List

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:30 -0500

Mr. Mickey has really been bustin' out the high-octane sparkle looks the past few weeks in a tragic attempt to finally land a spot on the International Best-Dressed List!!! Take a peek at two stellar looks from Halloween weekend. MM in a floor-length sparkle stunner with stylist Andrew Floyd and in a pageant mom special including wig with PAPER Executive Editor Alexis Swerdloff! The Best-Dressed Committee won't be able to resist!!

Wondering Where to Find Chicken Wings? Kluckr to the Rescue!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:34 -0500

Now this is what Mr. Mickey calls a nuclear family! It's the Klukr Family, with Mark Gilmor on the left, the chicken lovers behind the new iPhone app, Kluckr, that lets you rate, review and download info on the best place to get chicken wings in your city. Now MM is a vegetarian and animal rights advocate, so he won't be able to enjoy the wings with you. Also while you're at it you should demand that the wings come from grass-fed organic chickens!!! Happy chickens only! If you don't have an iPhone you can go to kluckr.com.

Book Drive for Sri Lankan Refugee Camps

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:26 -0500

My friend Tanya Selvaratnam is in the middle of a book drive for a mobile library in the IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps and for orphanages in her native Sri Lanka. She is looking for books for kids ages 4-19, and so far she has collected hundreds from individuals and publishing houses. There are thousands of kids in the camps, so she would like to send many many more. The Asia Foundation is coordinating getting the books to Sri Lanka, and Tanya needs your contributions by November 19 to make the next container. If you don't have books that fit the bill, you can purchase books online and have them sent to her. To participate and find out more, please contact Tanya directly here. Mr. Mickey is sending a bunch of books that were super-cheap on QVC.com Here's the link. It's 15 books for just over 20 clams!!

She also wanted you to know about Sri Lankan humanitarian organizations Sarvodaya and the Manitha Neyam Trust. You don't hear much about them abroad, but they're working in and around the camps and have solid reputations.

Lynn Yaeger Is the Hot Halloween Look for 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:59:30 -0500

You know you've really made it when someone dresses up as you for Halloween, and that seems to be the case with my dear friend Lynn Yaeger, the red-cheeked fashion icon. The lovely lady in the image is Ginny Branch Stelling who has a blog called My Favorite Color is Shiny (Uh, hello! Me too!). That's where she posted this pic of her dressed as Baby Lynnie. Pretty cute likeness, huh?

The Ultra-Chic Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent by Philip de Laszlo

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:29:49 -0500

It's no secret that Mr. Mickey loves a royal portrait, and artist Philip de Laszlo is about as good as it gets. Here's a portrait he did of the woman who was probably the chicest princess of the 20th Century, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. MM found this shot at the royal history blog of Diana Mandache, a Romanian scholar and expert on Queen Marie of Romania.

Finally with Yoostar! Mr. Mickey Can Be a Movie Star!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:28 -0500

Last week Mr. M hosted a little shindig at the Ace Hotel for Yoostar, which is a sort of movie karaoke kind of thingy. You hook it up to the computer and film yourself in scenes from your favorite movie and watch em with your friends. Naturally Mr. Mickey chose a tasteful, demure and family-oriented film to be magically morphed into: Sunset Boulevard. Take a peek at Mr. Mickey (turban and all) with handsome William Holden.

The Citizens Band Knocks Em Dead With Their Vaudeville Style Antics

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:15:36 -0500

Run don't walk to see the fabulous Citizens Band's new show "The Debt Rattle," which is playing this weekend at the Henry Street Settlement Theater on the Lower East Side. As always it's a yummy mix of political satire, vaudeville, aerial acts and amazing voices singing period songs. Karen Elson and Rain Phoenix croon a tune better than most leads on Broadway and Zoe Kravitz knocks em dead with her number as well. Sarah Sophie Flicker and Chelsea Bacon do spins and twirls above the stage and Ian Buchanan serves as emcee in the show, which borrows liberally from the classic dance marathon film They Shoot Horses Don't They. A real theatrical treat! Shows tonight and Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets are $25. Buy tickets here. For more info on the Citizens Band click here.

Misquoting Mr. Mickey!

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:05:58 -0500

You know how famous people complain about being misquoted or things being taken out of context and how lame and self-absorbed it sounds? Well I’m here to tell you to cut the famous some slack!!! Being a minor local celebrity means that I sometimes get my attention-hungry mug in the papers and as a ‘fashion expert’ am regularly quoted on all sorts of headline-grabbing topics like the hot tubs in Britney Spears' Malibu beach house. Well by coincidentally having my birthday celebrated at a party for Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz attended by the Queen of Pop Madonna, I’ve now had a teensy weensy taste of the fun of misquoting. New York Magazine sent a very cute young gay who not only DIDN’T sleep with me but wrote that “I introduced myself to one of her friends’ friends.” "Her" being Madonna. What does that even mean? I told him that I introduced myself to Madonna telling her we had a cute jet-set Irish gallerist friend in common. Mr. Mickey goes right to the source people! The New York Times blog The Moment quotes me as saying , “I can die now. Madonna just sung ‘Happy Birthday’ to me.” Which frankly I don’t think I said and even if I did there wasn’t even a reporter from the Times at the event. And if I did say it I certainly would have said Madonna SANG ‘Happy Birthday’ to me since that’s correct English. If people believe the quotes they read about this they’ll think I’m some shallow low-level star-fucking faggot who doesn’t speak proper English. In reality I’m a medium-level shallow star-fucking faggot who speaks wonderful English. Thank God that’s cleared up!

Stylist Lori Goldstein Brings her Gorgeous Taste to QVC

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:44:33 -0500

One of our very very favorite stylist’s ever Miss Lori Goldstein has taken her high-fashion act onto QVC, our very favorite home-shopping channel. Is America ready for the woman whose work in Italian Vogue is legendary? Lori says, “The thing about clothes for me is how you put them together... so the clothes from Italian Vogue will work for some in that way , but also the same pieces will work for another type of dresser. We can all own the same thing and wear it in a totally different way -- and that's the fun part of clothes." About the pieces she’s hokking: “ I’m wearing my jacket that were featuring -- this great black crepe jacket that has this uneven ruffle on the bottom. I might have to feature it with my blue croc studded Hermes belt and my leggings that I love.” On being on QVC: “I’ve been wanting to do this for years. I have always been intrigued that I somehow have been obsessed with all things gorgeous and expensive since day one in Ohio, and also know that there are so many people out there with the same obsessions without the funds, and after so many years of being totally blessed with seeing and meeting and learning, this is my way of giving back."

Mary Wilson, as Interviewed by Mr. Mickey!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:25:49 -0500

Though some of her former Motown peers have permanently parked their tour buses, Mary Wilson, balladeer and founding member of The Supremesstill travels the world, and is still going full steam ahead. Mr. Mickey was lucky enough to chat recently with Wilson, who is performing tonight and tomorrow at Feinstein's, about Supreme's gown collection, the "real" story behind the trio, and her beauty secrets. MB: Last time I saw you at Feinstein’s, there were more the ballads -- you’re ‘the ballad queen!’ What made you want to add some of your Supremes songs and other songs that depart from that style? MW: Well, you know, basically, I do rock ’ n’ roll concerts and they are filled with all of The Supremes songs, and current rock ’ n’ roll, and old time rock ’ n’ roll, and contemporary songs and all that. I took the time off to put together, as I explain in the show, things, songs that I’ve always wanted to do, to show the audience who I really am. And after having done [ballads] for about three or four years at various cabaret/jazz rooms around the world, I realized that I’ve done that and that’s fine, but now I need to incorporate some of The Supremes songs that people really want to hear. MB: I read something on your website about some kind of “Legends of Motown” tour in England, did that already happen? MW: Oh yes, it did. In fact, I wish I had somebody, a webmaster… I don’t have anyone to change it. I want to put up the actual flier and the reviews. [The show] really had to do with the 50th anniversary of Motown, and the Motown artists have done shows in Germany, we’ve done tours in England, and we’re now going to Australia, in February. MB: Oh, great! MW: I don’t think we’ve done one in the United States yet. But people around the world, they just love it. And that’s what many of us have done. The one coming up in Australia has the Temptations, myself, and a few other artists.

Come to Mr. Mickey's Celebrity Sidewalk Sale at Screaming Mimi's and Help Build a School in India!

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:29:38 -0500

This Sunday is the third Celebrity Sidewalk Sale at Screaming Mimi's with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Citta to finish the Vivekananda Public School in Orissa, India. There will be new and used fashion items from people like Catherine Malandrino, Elise Overland, Charlotte Ronson, Peter Davis, Luigi Tadini, Julia Frakes, Mr. Mickey, Lynn Yaeger, Michael Musto and many many more. Sunday, September 27th Noon to 6 pm. Rain or shine at Screaming Mimi's, 382 Lafayette St., between East 4th and Great Jones.

Mary Wilson Still Reigns Supreme at Feinstein's at the Regency

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:14:01 -0500

Mr. Mickey's heart skips a beat every time music legend Mary Wilson comes to town. In MM's book, it doesn't get any better than The Supremes, and the image of Mary, ultra-stylish in her shorty blonde-wig and 1960s fashions has always represented one of the true peaks of music world glamour. Well Mary's wig isn't blonde anymore, but the 65-year-old chanteuse is looking amazing and seems just as happy-go-lucky fronting her six-piece back-up ensemble as she did ooh'ing and aah'ing with Florence behind Miss Ross on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the day. Her newest show is called Mary Wilson: Up Close and features Motown hits as well as standards, and on opening night at Feinstein's at the Regency the room was packed with fans who sang along, danced and waved their arms, laughed at Mary's wacky antics and whispered to each other about how flawless the sexy 65-year-old looked. MM is interviewing Miss Wilson and will post highlights from what promises to be a real hoot! In the meantime, here's a picture of MM with the gorgeous Mary and PAPERMAG's Angelo Pitillo backstage after Mary's smash opening night! Feinstein's at Loew's Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st St. Shows Wednesday and Thursday at 8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. September 23rd to October 3rd.

If Only I Were Nine Again......

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:59:35 -0500

If only I were 10 again. Or 9. Yes 9 would be the perfect age to make a splash in the fashion world these days. This Fashion Week's It-girl wasn't Blake or Leighton from Gossip Girl or Taylor Swift or Beyonce. It wasn't even Lady Gaga, despite her ubiquity this week. The front-row sensation was a 13-year-old blogger named Tavi who describes herself as a "tiny 13-year-old dork that sits inside all day wearing awkward jackets and pretty hats." Well, she actually has been making a splash for awhile and she even turned down a spot in PAPER's last Beautiful People issue saying she's 12 and wasn't doing any press! Child actors are a constant topic of conversation from Sociology classes to tabloids -- is it cruel to have kids work like adults? Where is the parental supervision? Does early attention and success set these kids up for failure and disappointment in later life? Well what about child fashion stars? Here at PAPER we're no stranger to the phenomenon, as we're the home of Julia Frakes, a preternaturally style-obsessed 19-year-old who first came to the attention of PAPER co-founder and editor David Hershkovits on facebook. Although the tale might seem to have more in common with To Catch a Predator than The Devil Wears Prada, it was Frakes' encyclopedic posts about designers, models and fashion in general that caught Hershkovits' eye without even knowing her age. When she came to visit our office with her mother in tow we were shocked to find a waif-like teen in Lanvin and Stella McCartney. Julia turned heads in NYC and Paris at Fashion Week and seemed to be ahead of the trend on barely teenaged bloggers.

Gwyneth Paltrow at the Adolfo Dominguez Show in Madrid

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:44:55 -0500

MM was interested to read on Ideeli that Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow made an appearance at the Madrid fashion show of designer Adolfo Dominguez. Gwyneth is fluent in Spanish (and several other languages) and was an exchange student in Spain. It brought back memories of when MM was an exchange student in Madrid in the late '80s and wore nothing but Adolfo Dominguez!!! The peseta was very weak then so MM lived like a glamourpuss! The lady on the far left is Genoveva Casanova, the ex-daughter-in-law of the Duchess of Alba. Image from Ideeli

Mr. Mickey Chats with Musclicious Model Rishi Idnani

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:55:58 -0500

You never who you'll run into around the tents at Bryant Park, and last week Mr. Mickey was lucky to run into model Rishi Idnani who was working for the supplement Muscle Milk, handing out samples and charming pedestrians with his dark good looks and bulging muscles. MM stopped and did a hard-hitting interview with Rishi to find out the secrets behind his physique, how he's actually a smarty-pants and which woman has a body to die for. How did you end up being the Muscle Milk Man? I found a casting on nycastings.com looking for an extremely fit, 21-28 year old male who is extremely outgoing and great with people. Since I was in L.A., and missed most of the castings for Fashion Week, and had mainly late afternoon classes, I decided to direct submit myself and got a call within one hour that I was booked for this job! >Why don't you give out the MM in a speedo? I would have no problem giving out MM in a speedo, but MM was trying to promote a healthy lifestyle drink for people who want to look good and feel confident in their clothes and not really "muscleheads." That is why you see me in a simple cotton black T-shirt and fitted jeans. Maybe next year. I've been known to go to beaches in speedos...