Grace Jones-in’ for the Azealia Banks 1991 Look
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
What you gon’ do when she appears? Wh-when-when Azealia Banks premieres her new EP 1991? Bitch, get the Grace Jones cover look.
NEWS / January 24 2012 5:55 PM
IndieNewsroom: Disco Divas Boogie Down at Etam…Chanel and Givenchy Couture Shows…SATC Star Gone Bald
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- A disco ball-shaped spacecraft descended on Etam‘s spring lingerie show and released upon the world the powerhouse, booty-shaking vocals of Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Gloria Gaynor and Sister Sledge. The world then dropped it like it was hot. [WWD]
FASHION / January 16 2012 4:26 PM
Patrick Kelly Had a Dream
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, too. I can tell you what that dream was not: copious tulle and synthetic salmon lamé. I tell you that with confidence. That glimmering dream, however, belonged to 80′s designer Patrick Kelly, another influential African-American, that made his change through fashion. Though Martin Luther King Jr. would not have worn anything by Patrick Kelly, they do share one thing in common: They both left this earth much too early and left a reverberating message.
CULTURE / January 3 2012 7:30 AM
Christian Louboutin’s Fairytale Beginning: As Told by Net-a-Porter
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Somehow this got lost to us amongst the shuffle and kerfuffle of the holiday season, but Net-a-Porter opened up its storybook of Grimm’s Fashion Fairytales to tell the story of Christian Louboutin, in celebration of the master cobbler’s 20th anniversary. Making animated guest appearances in this tongue-in-cheek account of Louboutin’s rise to prominence are Helmut Lang, Grace Jones, Yves Saint Laurent and his muse Loulou de la Falaise, Princess Caroline of Monaco and socialite Hélène de Mortemart as the requisite fairy godmother. Snuggle up under the covers, kids, it’s sartorial storytime!
CULTURE / November 26 2011 12:53 PM
INDIE REWIND: A Lesson in Opulence — 5 Profiles in Fabulous
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Fashion is as famous for its outsized personalities as its outsized skirts. The drama of a neckline is birthed — loudly, and often involving an unceremonious firing — by a complicated genius no one could hope to understand…let alone care to try to understand. Below are five profiles in the kind of batshit crazy you just can’t teach. This elegance is learned, kids.
15 of Hal Rubenstein’s “100 Unforgettable Dresses”
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
InStyle‘s fashion director, Hal Rubenstein waxes iconic in his new book, 100 Unforgettable Dresses (Harper Design, 2011). From Rita Hayworth in Gilda to Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Princess Diana to the Duchess of Cambridge, Grace Kelly to Grace Jones, Bob Mackie to Karl Lagerfeld, Rubenstein delves into fashion history and comes up with an informative and entertaining read. But what makes a dress unforgettable? Calvin Klein — one of several designers interviewed for the book — put it best: “an unforgettable moment is the combination of the right dress on the right woman at the right time.” Click through for a sampling of some of the dresses that made the list.*
INDIE REWIND: The Greatest Supermodels of the 70s
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
What the 60s set into motion, the 70s broke up on a glass table and snorted through several stacks of hundred dollar bills. Supermodels went from being muses of the fashion world to muses of rock stars, actors, athletes and the occasional congressman when the wife was out of town, while trying their hands in front of the camera and behind the microphone. This decade saw the birth of outsized personalities that continue to shake up the world whenever they deign to acknowledge it. Put on some Cheryl Lynn, we’re going to the 70s!
The Fascinating History of the Fascinator: How Long will they Linger?
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Since the moment Kate became Catherine, we’ve been a world fascinated by fascinators. This feather headdress is drenched in history, fluttering in and out of fashion over time. But as the summer of the fascinator has flown us by, is this trend is still flying? Come New York Fashion Week, will they run the way? Style the street? Or have these birds migrated on? Let’s look at where they came from, to see if we can tell where they’re going.
RANDOM COOL SHIT / June 29 2011 8:19 PM
Indie Discovery: Nous Sommes Necklaces
Edited by McArthur Joseph
Ever wish you could carry your favorite fashion icon with you every where you go? If the answer is yes than look no further because our latest obsession with Nous Sommes necklaces can help you out.
CULTURE / June 20 2011 2:03 PM
GAY PRIDE GIFT GUIDE: For the Artsy Fartsy Fag
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
With Gay Pride this weekend in New York City, FashionIndie is showing some pride — for once — with daily Gift Guides for the gay/lez/tran/bi/queer/other in your life. To kick off the fag-stivities (#pridepun!) here are some gift ideas for your favorite Art Fag.
