Varvatos, a noted music junkie, has previously tapped former actual junky Iggy Pop, as well as Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick and most recently The Roots for his campaigns. For spring 2012, photog Danny Clinch captured the Dayers, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and the eternally boyish Billie Joe Armstrong, against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, perched precariously on an iron beam.

The ads were inspired by Philippe Petit‘s 1974 “Man on Wire” act — an illegal tightrope traverse between the Twin Towers — as well as Charles C. Ebbets‘ classic 1932 photograph, “Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam.” [WWD]

Philippe Petit's "Man on Wire"

"Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam"

What kind of music is the soundtrack to your work?

Alan: We listen to everything, we listen to classical music, we listen to jazz, we listen to rock. When we’re designing we listen to a lot of instrumental stuff cause we kind of consiously say that jazz and classical music are really interesting because it’s behind everything. But we love music. We DJ all the time. Almost every of our collections have been inspired by a musician or someone in music we really love, but we play Iggy Pop to Vivaldi to Miles Davis to Richard Hell.

Timo: To newer stuff.

Alan: Like Lady Gaga. Hey, hey.

What’s with the empty picture frames?

Timo: Sometimes the frame is more special.

Alan: We’ve been doing this since we started our company, walls with empty frames.

Timo: Not even necessarily antique, some are new, or [from] different periods like Art Deco or Regency or gold—gilt.

What fashion or literary books are you reading right now?

Timo: Just Kids by Patti Smith, Beautiful Fall, The Fountainhead—This is my fourth time, and I’m just flying through it. It’s an eight hundred page book, but I’m reading it like it’s a little pamphlet.

Alan: I’m still reading Life by Keith Richards. It’s crazy, that guy had sex with so many women, and has a lot of kids flying around. But he has a really interesting outlook on life; he’s not just some washed up rock ‘n’ roll star.

Photography by Catharina Duval de Navarre

SOUTHROP, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 01: Kate Moss and Jamie Hince kiss outside the church after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/FilmMagic)

SOUTHROP, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 01: Kate Moss and Jamie Hince pose outside the church after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. (Photo by Neil Mockford/FilmMagic)

The Art Fag may be pretentious; he may be obnoxious; he may be a huge snob and possibly an annoying know-it-all; but at least girl’s got taste.

- An Ascot. Nothing says class like an ascot. But it being both summer and Pride — and the Art Fag being gay and thus secretly a whore deep down — he can pair it with his favorite billowy tank and booty short combo. And considering the proliferation of ascots on Prada’s Spring 2012 runway, you’ll be giving him the best gift of all: being ahead of the trend.

A look from Prada Spring 2012 Mens Collection

-  Tickets to Master Class. Forget Beyoncé, hang Gaga and don’t even mention Katy Perry. When it comes to divas, the Art Fag is not easily impressed. Maria Callas was DIVA on a whole other level: having an affair with Aristotle Onassis, downing tapeworms left and right to lose weight and generally owning the world. Played to critical acclaim by Tony and Emmy winner Tyne Daly in Terrence McNally‘s play, Master Class, the Art Fag will be brought to an edge of glory to which Gaga could never bring him.

- Duffy by Chris Duffy. Brian Duffy, one of the few photographers to shoot the Pirelli calendar twice, lost his shit in the late-70s — didn’t we all? — and burned a ton of his negatives in the garden behind his house. Luckily, some of them were salvaged/recovered and are now available in this recently released tome on the iconic photographer that will inspire even the most temperamental Art Fag. Which is just about every Art Fag.

- Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this week, Grace Jones’ classic disco/reggae/post-punk dance album is likely to get your Art Fag up and flailing about despite his best ambivalent, cooler-than-thou intentions. Nightclubbing features Jones covering songs by Bill Withers, Iggy Pop and Flash and the Pan as well as her ode to anal sex and the double entendre, “Pull Up to the Bumper. ” And what’s gayer than buttsex and wit, especially when delivered by an androgynous fashion model? Not a goddamn thing, that’s what.

- Absolut Vodka. At the end of the day, Pride’s about celebrating who you are and if there’s one thing the gays love to do is celebrate. Excessively. And Art Fags love to get wasted as much as, if not more than, the next trashy girl. Absolut, a longtime supporter of LGBT issues — look no further than the various Absolut-inspired challenges on RuPaul’s Drag Race –  also goes well with anything: orange juice, seltzer, regret…

A look from Prada Spring 2012 Mens Collection

- Lady Gaga and Marc Jacobs got all speechy at the CFDA Awards. [Fashionologie]

- Iggy Pop in a dress carrying a Lady Dior handbag. Yeah, move over Marion Cotillard. There’s a new spokesmodel in town. [Fashionista]

- Marlon Texeira is super adorable and kind of a giant mo. But then again, everyone’s kind of a mo with Terry Richardson behind the lens. [Image Amplified]

- Legendary actress and the reason behind Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, is auctioning off some of the most iconic pieces of film fashion later this month, including Marilyn Monroe‘s white halter dress from The Seven Year Itch, Judy Garland‘s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz and Elizabeth Taylor‘s headdress from Cleopatra. I see she’s finally getting Liz back for that Eddie Fisher thing. [Styleite]

Guilty of lusting after that jacket? Mention FashionIndie and get 15% off everything on the Court room floor.

Look One: Shredded ‘n’ Leather

The Long  Tube Skirt: Mary Meyer, $94

California native cum NY transplant Mary Meyer fuses her talent for art into clothing that makes sense. Most notable for her geo-graphics and dyeing, she also has some revolutionary ideas about garment making. The construction of the skirt is what inspires me: she’s purposefully left the knit hemline unfinished so that the wearer may cut it to the desired length, no tailor required. The ground grazing-option takes effect when you place the waistline at any height. Named the AJM Skirt for Andrew J. Mukamal of Kell On Earth assistantship, Meyer was inspired by his grunge gone goth glam; long soft layers that counterpose plaid and leather.

The Shredded Top: Evil Twin, $89

“A physical copy of one’s self whom has altered morality” is the definition of this Australian brand’s namesake. I gather that this Evil Twin‘s twin shirt would not have holes, nor spaced fringe, nor a marble tie dye, all of which sneakily camouflage my exposed skin. With the skirt up high resting just below the bosom, I only have need for a bust long top. This holy top was born to move and shake, so if scandal isn’t your thing, throw a hot bandeau underneath as a bra, and let the hue show through. Lest you end up locked up for indecent exposure.

The Leather Jacket: Kill City, $458

With a slouch squared collar and super long sleeve lining, the relaxed rocker jacket is the ideal weight for Spring’s transition. Based in LA, Kill City is forged in that flexible weather to the sound of the rockin’ punk wail of Iggy Pop.

The Side-Laced Wedge: Madison Harding, $185 (originally $265)

Created intently for the downtown pavement pounder, these suede wedge booties ground the outfit’s transitional effect. Hilary Rosenman of Madison Ave., N.Y. and Barri Budin of Harding Dr., N.J. hauled their fashion knowledge to the East Village and began making astutely designed Madison Harding shoes.

The Hair Corset: Court, $48

Their very own hair corset comes from the Native American tradition of hair tying. They lace up like the top of a riding boot and encapsulate the pony tail. More details on this piece in the coming looks.

If you have to go to Court, this is for sure the one to go to.

178 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 925-1022

I totally love it! He looks damn good for 63.

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Quote the Iggy:

“She looks like me, and she’s the only one with enough attitude too. They could tape her boobs up or something. She’s been in jail at the right age and everything, so I think she could do it.”

He’s kind of got a point. Also, an iconic gender-bending role such as that of the lead Stooge would put LiLo back on the Hollywood star map and give her the comeback I’ve secretly been praying for while burning effigies of Scarlett Johansson on my fire escape.

Now the only problem is booking the Lohan in between rehab/jail/community service stints. On second thought, this could take a while…

Varvatos’s Soho store in NYC. Photo courtesy of John Varvatos

Menswear designer John Varvatos is a big fan of strings. Not the kind that dangle loosely from fabric, silly! The kind that are attached to guitars.

That’s why the edgy Designer of the Year award winner — whose ads have included the likes of Iggy Pop, Slash, ZZ Top, and Franz Ferdinand — is celebrating three decades of Guitar World magazine with some really rockin’ window displays at his store in New York City’s Soho.

“As Guitar World celebrates a milestone in the music industry with their 30th anniversary and we celebrate our 10th anniversary in fashion, we felt it was a great way to bring together both worlds in a nod to the ultimate guitar ‘bible,’” Varvatos, who has outfitted today’s hottest players including Lenny Kravitz and John Mayer, said in a press release.

The store’s windows show mannequins dressed in Varvatos‘s signature cool-cat clothing, with Guitar World covers featuring music greats like John Lennon, Prince, the White Stripes’s Jack White, and Eddie Van Halen splashed against the walls behind them.

John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and Eddie Van Halen rock the covers of Guitar World. Photo courtesy of John Varvatos

“In the world of rock-and-roll it’s the guitarists who always push the boundaries and set the trends,” Brad Tolinski, Guitar World editor in chief, said in a statement. “Nobody ever looked better — or more dangerous — doing this than icons like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Joe Perry. It’s a thrill to have a fashion house like John Varvatos acknowledge Guitar World and our role in creating those indelible images.”

StyleList loves the idea of Varvatos celebrating magazines with window displays — just as long as he stays away from Bird Fancy. That could get messy.

In related news, read how Interview magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary.

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Last week was so crazy I can’t believe I’m not still hungover. First, one of my homegirls and I went to see Iggy Pop and The Virgins perform at the Ray Ban party, very appropriately held in Williamsburg. One of our models, Jacob, got this great close up of Iggs. Keep reading…

Unfortunately my photography skills were not as good. Case in point, exhibit B.

Nonetheless the show was pretty bad ass, (duh), although I was puzzled as to why the lead singer of The Virgins was dressed like a mime. Kind of hard to take him seriously singing about chicks when he’s dressed like the French version of a clown.

Of course the requisite celebs/chronic partiers showed up, Kate Bosworth, Waris, Chloe Sevigny, Kelly Osbourne, Juliette Lewis, Jessica Stam, Charlotte Ronson, and my bff famed rock photog Mick Rock (photo of me and Mick).

What’s interesting is that this season Ray Ban is using not models but musicians for its latest campaign. And not just any musicians, but specifically indie rockers such as like The Plastiscines, Free Energy, and We Are Scientists. If the previews they had displayed are any indication of what’s to come, Ray Ban has totally just upped it’s cool factor.

It’s hard to pinpoint which style group in the 70′s is best to remember. Is it the disco, sequined polyester fest that was the life around Studio 54 or was more about the sartorial choices that rock and roll legends like David Bowie made that ruled the decade.  One of our fave bloggers Ian Brown of Blindman’s Cirus asks the question and comes up with some answers of his own. Check out his commentary below and which designer today seems to be influenced by yesteryears rocking greats.

“The era was one of excess. Diane Vreeland’s Vogue was drenched with now-poorly aged editorials, and fashion took a strange turn. The shameful sartorial choices of the era are so awkwardly linked however with some of the best of rock and roll.

David Bowie through the years was no consistent style maven. His stage persona was draped in camp gesture. Still, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Pictured above is Bowie back in the glam days with guitarist Mick Ronson wearing an unfortunate windsor knot. Bowie looks fucking rad in the photo. Check out that jacket. Its pretty badass, though the wingspan of his lapels is ridiculous he’s definitely ready for a proper space quest in that get up.

Seeing it immediately revived the memory of this SS09 Tim Hamilton blazer that I’ve been lusting after. I love the Op-art quality of the converging panels on the back. Somehow it looks better without the broad lapels and embellished piping. It’s like an Ellsworth Kelly. Very sharp.”

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Iggy Pop was one sexy mo-fo in the 1970′s. He would come out on stage with no shirt, silver pants, and cut up his chest. Now that’s rock and roll! This look inspired rockers from Axl Rose to Scott Wieland.

But now that his bloodletting days are over, Iggy has moved down to Florida and is taking things easier. What does a bad-ass rocker and a soccer mom have in common? Crocs! Here he is walking around in gray Crocs, shorts, and orange shirt.

This is what happens when fashion icons grow old.

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