The Quant: Sixties designer Mary Quant’s slick pageboy cut was a variation on Vidal Sassoon’s classic angular bob.There were other mod idols, too. Learn more aboutMary Quant, a fashion designer who claimed to have invented the miniskirt. She and her husband were a driving force behind 1960’s “Swinging London.”
The Twiggy crop: The original supermodel was hailed as the face of 1966 when she went for a super-short boyish cut.
Twiggy really only had one look, but she took it very seriously. Although the mod fashion movement got its start in 1950’s London, it’s Twiggy who is frequently remembered as the face of mod. Mod fashion was streamlined and bold, definitively minimalist. Look for geometric patterns, startling colors, and hemlines cut well above the knee.With her short-cropped mod hairstyle, neat side-part, and long, dark lashes, Twiggy epitomized the streamlined grace that so many mod kids exalted.
Twiggy’s fellow model Peggy Moffitt popularized the austere “five point” Vidal Sassoon haircut, the moddest mod hairstyle there ever was.
Forget Twiggy: American model Peggy Moffitt is one of the most iconic faces of 1960’s mod fashion. The actress-turned-model, who became muse to designer Rudy Gernreich, redefined the high fashion look of the era. Her Japanese Theater-inspired makeup and signature hairstyle came to represent the strengthening bond between pop art and fashion.Moffitt started modeling when she began dating photographer William Claxson, whom she later dated. Unconventionally beautiful, Moffitt’s symmetrical, almost cartoonish face redefined the qualities sought in fashion models, paving the way for superstar Twiggy.Moffitt and Gernreich continue to influence the fashion world, despite Gernreich’s death in 1985. Moffitt’s look remains popular in the haute fashion world, and several vintage Gernreich designs were redistributed under the Japanese label Commes des Garcons in 2003.
Depois das bonitinhas de plantão, o estilo atrevido e descolado das rebeldes sem causa faz sucesso novamente entre as celebs. O único probleminha é que, vez ou outra, elas perdem o rumo e exageram na dose.Elas não param de causar. Escândalo, sensação, rebeldia. Para o bem e para o mal. Abusam das mordomias, beijam mulheres na boca, se enchem de remédios, caem bêbadas em seus carros luxuosos, mas não saem das primeiras páginas de jornais, revistas e sites de celebridades. Agora atire o primeiro piercing quem não adora uma personalidade ousada, interessante, desafiadora e ainda por cima estilosa.
O motivo mais provável dessa atração é que, em parte, acabamos nos reconhecendo nessas bad girls. Isso porque não existe alguém que num dia difícil da vida não tenha desejado chutar o pau da barraca. Bernardo Jablonski, psicólogo e professor da PUC do Rio de Janeiro, explica que só não botamos isso sempre em prática porque pensamos no que os outros – o que inclui mãe, namorado, polícia, amigos, vizinhos – vão pensar. “Então, refreamos nossos desejos e nos satisfazemos assistindo ao desempenho dos outsiders, admirando e invejando quem ousa nadar contra a corrente”, diz.Amadas a distância e geralmente odiadas por quem está por perto, as bad girls que mais nos fascinam são as que têm algum talento para mostrar. Correm riscos, se expõem, mas acreditam no que fazem. E dão o seu recado. A seguir, algumas rebeldes de hoje e outras que já fizeram história. Regina Valadares
1930 MARQUESA LUISA CASATI A aristocrata italiana ficou conhecida na belle époque por andar nua sob seu casaco de pele. Acompanhada por um par de lulus com coleiras de diamantes, frequentou a nata da sociedade europeia. Seus empregados a serviam nus, com uma folha de ouro tapando as partes íntimas. Foi musa de artistas e designers e ainda hoje inspira a marca Marchesa.
1970 VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
A estilista inglesa não inventou o rock, mas foi quem melhor o vestiu. Seu estilo inteligente, anarquista e nada convencional é revolucionário. Aos 67 anos, ela é a avó de todos os movimentos que propõem mais e mais liberdade. Não existe nada mais inspirador do que uma mulher que se recusa a sucumbir, não importa a idade. E continua a inovar.
1980 MADONNA
Quanto é marketing e quanto é verdade, não importa. O fato é que ela é um símbolo sexy há 20 anos. Fez fotos eróticas, filme sexy, filme sério, teve filhos, casou, descasou e criou um estilo. Crucifixo, sutiã em forma de cone, chapéu de caubói, ela reinventa a moda e se reinventa. E, aos 50 anos, continua inteirona!
Jaime Hayón Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid in 1974. As a teenager, he submerged himself in skateboard culture and graffiti art, the foundation of the detailed, bold-yet-whimsical imagery so imminent in his work today.
After studying industrial design in Madrid and Paris he joined Fabrica in 1997, the Benetton-funded design and communication academy, working closely with the legendary image-maker and agitator Oliverio Toscani. In a short time he was promoted from student to head of their Design Department, where he oversaw projects ranging from shop, restaurant and exhibition conception and design to graphics. Eight years later, Jaime broke out on his own, first with collections of designer toys, ceramics and furniture, followed by interior design and installation.
His singular vision was first fully exposed in ‘Mediterranean Digital Baroque’ at London’s David Gill Gallery, an exciting mise en scène, largely executed in ceramic, followed by ‘Mon Cirque’, which traveled to Frankfurt, Barcelona, Paris and Kuala Lumpur.
These collections put Jaime at the forefront a new wave of creators that blurred the lines between art, decoration and design and a renaissance in finely-crafted, intricate objects within the context of contemporary design culture.
Jaime further defined his vision in subsequent solo exhibitions and shows at London’s Aram Gallery, and Milan’s Salone de Mobile and his work has been displayed in Germany’s Vitra Museum, London’s Design Museum, Rotterdam’s Vivid Gallery, the Gronginger Museum (also in Holland) and the Basel Art Fair and has attracted the attention of prestigious art collectors. Jaime’s esteem and knowledge of artisan skills and his inherent creativity has allowed him to push the boundaries of many mediums and functions, resulting in collections for clients as diverse as ArtQuitect (bathrooms) b.d. ediciones, Established and Sons and Moooi (domestic furniture), Metalarte and Swarovski (lighting fixtures), Berhardt Design (textiles), Piper Heidsieck (champagne buckets), Gaia and Gino (vases) and Bosa Ceramiche (ceramic objects). He has conceived two important collections for Bisazza. Most recently, he has created the ‘Rencontres’ collection for Baccarat; a collection of vases and lamps that reinterpret the firm’s famous cut crystal by adding elements in ceramic and plastic. His ongoing work as a creative consultant for the Spanish porcelain manufacturer Lladró has resulted in a new direction for the company, as well as Jaime’s own collection ‘Fantasy’. Adding to his acclaimed intramurals for Madrid’s La Terraza del Casino restaurant and Camper footwear stores, Jaime is currently working on interiors for leading hotels, restaurants and retail establishments around the world. Jaime currently resides in London, with offices in Barcelona and Treviso (Italy).
His work has appeared in the most prestigious art and design publications worldwide. He has won numerous awards including ‘Best Installation’ (Icon Magazine), ‘Breakthrough Creator’ (Wallpaper Magazine) and the 2006 Elle Deco International Award. In 2008, Jaime was guest of honor at Belgium’s Interieur Biennial, the youngest person ever to receive the accolade.
El proyecto explora el balance estético entre el pasado y el futuro utilizando un estilo que conecta harmoniosamente con la cocina imaginativa e innovadora del chef.
This unusual bathroom presented designer Jaime Hayon (Hayon Studio) . The combination of the organic with minimal and colors, concluded at this idea makes bathroom bright and delightful.
Sneak preview: Italian mosaic brand Bisazza will present installations by young designers Jaime Hayon and Studio Job in Milan this April, during the city’s furniture fair.
The installations will showcase a range of new objects by the designers for Bisazza’s homeware range Bisazza Home, which will be shown at Superstudio Più in Milan’s Zona Tortona.
Upcoming Spanish designer Hayon will present an installation featuring “Pinocchione” – a giant Pinocchio-type figure – plus a range of new products including lights and pedestals clad in Bisazza mosaics (top image).
Meeno Peluce (born February 26, 1970) is a former American child actor, the child of Floyd Peluce and Sondra Peluce Londy. He has one half-sister, actress Soleil Moon Frye, whose father is actor Virgil Frye. With dark curly hair and pixieish looks, Peluce made guest appearances on American television programs during the 1970s and early 1980s, including “Starsky and Hutch”, “Diff’rent Strokes”, “The Incredible Hulk”, “Happy Days”, …
After growing up, Peluce attended college and became a history teacher, with a position at Hollywood High School in the late 1990s. He returned to film during 1998, co-writing and co-producing Wild Horses (aka Lunch Time Special) with Soleil Moon Frye, and in 2001 when he appeared in Alex in Wonder (also titled Sex and a Girl).
Peluce is a photographer, and showcases his photographs, along with writings, at his website, meenophoto
Abro o The New York Times e descubro que um certo Simon Sassoon de Nova York está ganhando a maior grana com o seguinte produto: um desinfetante de maçanetas de portas de banheiro. Trata-se de um aparelhinho que fica borrifando desinfetante hospitalar na maçaneta. Aparentemente, as pessoas morrem de nojo de encostar em maçaneta de porta de banheiro em restaurante, escola, escritório, etc.
Outro produto muito vendido, diz o diário, é uma alça portátil, para que você não precise encostar naquelas barras do metrô ou ônibus. Naquelas onde TODO mundo segura, eca….
Mas o meu favorito é um chamado Excuse Me – trata-se de uma bandeira com uma hastezinha, que a pessoa fixa na cintura. Se alguma pessoa se aproxima demais de você, leva uma bandeirada na cara – “O Excuse Me cria um espaço de 90 centímetros entre você e um possível espirro”, esclareceu ao NYT a criadora do artefato, Emily Beck. “O produto permite que você não tenha que encostar em ninguém e nem falar com ninguém em Nova York.” Presente perfeito para misantropos e hipocondríacos – ou talvez para altruístas que têm mau hálito e não querem que a humanidade sofra.
Os Estados Unidos são uma nação com fobia de micróbios. Trata-se de uma enorme aglomeração de Monks (aquele detetive obsessivo-compulsivo, que passa a vida limpando tudo, da série homônima de TV a cabo). Eles já têm teoria de conspiração para tudo, os hackers das urnas eletrônicas (culparam até o Chávez), o assassino do John Kennedy, a mídia sionista….e também os fungos, vírus e bactérias terroristas…. estão todos à espreita….os germes e o bin Laden querem te pegar…..
Eu já tinha vivido essa histeria anti-germes antes. Morei com uma colega de quarto da Pensilvânia que tinha verdadeiro pânico de infecções variadas. Ela desinfetava tudo a cada cinco minutos. Depois do 11 de setembro, quando houve a ameaça de antraz, eu fiquei encarregada de abrir toda a correspondência por meses – ela tinha certeza de que todas as cartas estavam contaminadas.
E ela me contou – depois descubro que é bastante comum por aqui, segundo o NYT –
que enrolava o dedo em papel higiênico antes de apertar a descarga.
Veio-me à cabeça uma palavra interessante: anal retentive, ou seja, indivíduo que tem retenção anal. Eh, parece um pouco rude, mas as pessoas falam isso aqui, normalmente: Fulano, você é anal! A origem é de fato psicanalítica. Segundo o Webster, uma pessoa anal tem fixação na fase anal, e, como conseqüência, é metódica, com mania de limpeza, compulsiva.
I think we’ve gone a little too far when we feel the need to have our doorknobs automatically sanitized every 15 minutes to feel clean.
SIMON SASSOON saw the future in a dream. Mr. Sassoon, a former watch designer, dreamed he was standing in a women’s public restroom, which his hygiene-conscious girlfriend had just left. Attached to the door above the knob was a white plastic box.
As Mr. Sassoon’s dream self watched, the box made a gushing sound. Out from the bottom sprayed a fine dry mist, which bathed the metal knob and killed every germ on it.
The girlfriend is now an ex, but two years and $250,000 of investment capital later, the HYSO, an acronym for Cantonese words meaning “happy hands,” is starting to roll off production lines. Mr. Sassoon, 49, a nephew of the hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, is betting there is a vast and rapidly expanding market for a $60 device that sprays a hospital-grade disinfectant on doorknobs every 15 minutes.
I sure hope this spray dries quickly because I’m not real keen on touching wet doorknobs, regardless of what the fluid is.
For this and other crazy sanitary gadgets, go here . . .
House of Blues is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine in an environment celebrating the African American cultural contributions of blues music and folk art. In 1992, our company converted a historical house in Cambridge, Massachusetts into the original House of Blues®. The original House of Blues opened its door on Thanksgiving Day, 1992 feeding the homeless before opening to the public. Our commitment to serving the community will always be a priority.
our mission
To create a profitable principled global entertainment company.To celebrate the diversity and brotherhood of world culture.To promote racial and spiritual harmony through love, peace, truth,
righteousness and non-violence.
musical diversity
In our Music Halls you will find almost every music genre imaginable: Rock n’ Roll, Punk, Alternative, Heavy Metal, Rap, Country, Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues, Rock en Español, Jazz, Zydeco, Folk, Electronica and many other genres grace our stages.
Best Outdoor Venue. Theatre of the Year. Arena/Auditorium of the Year. Best Large Outdoor Concert Venue. Best Live Music Club of the Year. Talent Buyer of the Year. From large amphitheatres and arenas to small clubs, our venues and staff garner industry accolades year after year.
distinctive southern cuisine
Our passion for the South has guided the creation of our unique menu. Our chefs developed artistic adaptations of traditional southern favorites such as Creole Jambalaya and BBQ Baby back Ribs while creating dishes like Pan Seared Voodoo shrimp and Seared Ahi Tuna Salad. We take great pride in cooking with the freshest ingredients served with soulful southern hospitality.
gospel brunch
The award winning House of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunch is a one-of-a-kind celebration that nourishes the body and soul. Our popular Gospel Brunch buffet features inspiring live gospel performances. From local and regional artists to acclaimed gospel musicians, HOB makes the cultural and musical treasures of gospel available to all. Replenish at the House of Blues Gospel Brunch!
the visual blues
The HOB walls feature American folk art affectionately referred to as the visual blues. With over a thousand original pieces of folk art, HOB houses one of the largest publicly displayed folk art collections in America.
philanthropy
Through our support of the International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF), over 50,000 students and teachers experience the Blues SchoolHouse program in our music halls annually. This program explores the history, music and cultural impact of the blues and related folk art through live music, narration and a guided tour of our folk art collection. The program highlights African American cultural contributions and emphasizes the importance of personal expression. The IHOBF is dedicated to promoting cultural understanding and creative expression through music and art (www.ihobf.org).
At the core of the House of Blues company vision lies the belief in diversity and social harmony. Since its inception House of Blues has been committed to bringing about social change through cultural understanding and nurturing mutual respect.
To facilitate these goals House of Blues has established The International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF). The International House of Blues Foundation is dedicated to promoting cultural understanding and creative expression through music and art.
: Learn more about the International House of Blues Foundation and its programs by visiting www.ihobf.org
Joey Ramone, nome artístico de Jeffrey Ross Hyman (19 de maio de 1951 — 15 de abril de 2001) foi um vocalistanorte-americano e letrista, sendo seu trabalho mais conhecido a banda de punk rockRamones. Junto com seu companheiro de banda Johnny Ramone (John Cummings), foram os únicos membros que permaneceram desde o início da banda até o fim 1996. Joey tinha 2,02m de altura, sendo o mais alto dos ramones.
Hyman cresceu em Forest Hills, no Queens, em uma comunidade de judeus. Durante sua juventude, teve uma vida bastante conturbada, o que inspirou o som “We’re A Happy Family”, do álbum Rocket to Russia. Seus pais se divorciaram no começo de 1960. Sua mãe, Charlotte Lesher (1926-2007), encorajou um interesse na música em ambos os filhos: Joey e seu irmão mais novo Mitchell (que atende pelo pseudônimo de Mickey Leigh).
Joey morreu de linfoma em 15 de abril de 2001, no Presbyterian Hospital da cidade de Nova Iorque. Ele aparentemente conviveu com linfoma durante cerca de 4 anos, já que ele foi examinado numa clínica especializada em câncer em meados dos anos 90.
Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the punk rock group the Ramones. Joey Ramone’s image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.
During his youth, he was by general accounts something of an outcast and had a dysfunctional family life, which inspired the song “We’re A Happy Family.” His parents divorced in the early 1960s. His mother, Charlotte Lesher (1926-2007), encouraged an interest in music in both him and his brother Mitchell (a.k.a. Mickey Leigh).
Rock & roll gave the teenaged Joey Ramone an escape from his parents’ divorce and he began playing in glam-influenced bands in the early ’70s. He co-founded the Ramones in 1974 with friends John Cummings and Douglas Colvin, upon which point all three adopted Ramone as their stage surname. Joey Ramone initially served as the group’s drummer before switching to vocals and having his former spot taken by manager Tommy Erdelyi (who adopted the name Tommy Ramone).
He was a fan of The Beatles, The Who, among other bands (particularly oldies and the Phil Spector-produced “girl groups“). His hero was Pete Townshend of The Who. He took up drums at 13, playing throughout his teen years, and was originally the drummer for the Ramones, while Dee Dee Ramone was the vocalist. However, Dee Dee proved to be unsuited for the position as he could not play his bass guitar and sing at the same time, so on manager Tommy Ramone’s suggestion, Joey switched to vocals.
Ramones
Joey was said to be the “heart and soul” of the Ramones, and his favorite songs from their repertoire were often the ballads and love songs. C.J. Ramone called him the “hippie of the group.”
The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974, all of the band members adopted stage names ending with “Ramone”, though none of them were actually related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played their final show and then disbanded. A little more than eight years after the breakup, the band’s three founding members – Joey, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone — were dead.
The Ramones were a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and Great Britain, though they achieved only minor commercial success. Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania. Recognition of the band’s importance built over the years, and they are now regularly represented in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, VH1‘s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo’s 100 Greatest Albums. In 2002, the Ramones were voted the second greatest rock and roll band ever in Spin, trailing only The Beatles.
Other projects
Joey Ramone was honored with the creation of “Joey Ramone Place” outside the address of CBGB in New York City.
Joey appeared on the Helen Love album Love and Glitter, Hot Days and Music singing the track “Punk Boy”. Helen Love returned the favor, singing on Joey’s song “Mr. Punchy“.
Hyman co-wrote and recorded the song “Meatball Sandwich” with Youth Gone Mad. For a short time before his death, he took the role of manager and producer for the punk rock group The Independents.
His last recording as a vocalist was singing backup vocals on the CD One Nation Under by the Dine Navajo rock group Blackfire. He appeared on two tracks, “What Do You See” and “Lying to Myself”. The CD, released in 2002, won “Best Pop/Rock Album of the Year” at the 2002 Native American Music Awards.
Joey also produced the Ronnie Spector album She Talks to Rainbows in 1999. It was critically acclaimed, but did not perform too well with the public and went virtually unnoticed. The title track was previously on The Ramones‘ last studio album, ¡Adios Amigos!.
At the age of eight, Frye starred in the title role of Punky Brewster, a televisionsitcom. The show aired on NBC and in syndication for several years during the mid-1980s. She also voiced the lead role in the animated series It’s Punky Brewster.
Other television roles
Around the same time she was starring in Punky Brewster, Frye’s voice was also heard in one episode of The Real Ghostbusters.
She played Robin, a stuck-up girl, in a 4th season episode of Saved by the Bell. In 1990, she also played a romantic interest, Mimi Detweiler, to Fred Savage‘s character in an episode of The Wonder Years.
Frye appeared in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Roxie for the final three years of the show’s run (2000–2003). The show starred Melissa Joan Hart, who had auditioned for the part of Punky Brewster years before. Frye once auditioned for the series Charmed, a dramedy about a trio of witch sisters, for the role of “Paige Matthews“, but the role was given to Rose McGowan.
She also guest-starred as Katie in the series Friends in the episode ‘The One with the Girl who Hits Joey’.
In 2001, she debuted on the Disney Channel show The Proud Family as a voice talent of Zoey. She is currently voicing the character of Jade in the Bratz animated series.
Personal life
Frye had breast reduction surgery at age 16, reducing the size of her breasts from 36DD to 34C.
Her best friend is actress and former co-star/producer Melissa Joan Hart.
There are some sources that indicate she had once been a member of the Church of Scientology, but she is no longer associated with it since converting to Judaism.
She is co-founder of “the Little Seed”, an environmentally-conscious children’s specialty boutique in Los Angeles, CA.
The Little Seed, a children’s specialty boutique carrying eco-friendly and organic products, opens its doors in the hip, urban enclave of Larchmont Village at 219 Larchmont Blvd. Co-founded by new mothers Soleil Moon Frye and Paige Goldberg Tolmach, the goal was to create a one-stop shop for parents seeking products from skincare to bedding to toys that are made with organic or eco-friendly materials – healthy for babies and healthy for the planet… because it’s never too early to sow the seeds of care and responsibility.
“After spending months on the web researching and buying non-toxic and organic products that wouldn’t irritate our babies’ skin, we realized that the search to find these items was shockingly difficult” says Paige Goldberg Tolmach, who also co-founded Swoon Candles. Adds Soleil Moon Frye, actor/writer/director: “ We wanted to create a physical space – and an accompanying website – where parents had the option to purchase stylish organic and eco products exclusively.”
Apart from its beautiful, spacious retail area measuring over 2,200 square feet, The Little Seed will also provide a diaper changing station, a discreet nursing lounge as well as an arts & crafts area for the littlest shoppers. Because The Little Seed is committed to providing parents with succinct information on improving the health of their children and the planet, they will also offer creative classes for kids and educational seminars for parents. And since the education starts here, the entire store environment will be safe and non-toxic – from the no V.O.C. paint on the walls to the recycled shopping bags.
Hudson is the denim ideal. The signature flap pocket creates an uplifting and flattering look for your derriere and lengthens legs. Each pair of Hudson denim jeans is hand crafted and perfectly tailored. Both sexy and comfortable, you can never have enough pairs of Hudson denim.
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