September 22, 1909 – John Engstead Born in Los Angeles, John Engstead was hired as an office boy by Paramount Pictures' head of studio publicity, Harold Harley, in 1926, and a world-class career began. You know his work, even if you think you might not. The visual history … [Read more...]
Fashion Brand Bstroy Faces Backlash Over Bullet Hole-Ridden Hoodies with “Columbine,” “Stoneman Douglas,” and “Sandy Hook” Logos – Now Hear Their Reasoning
Fashion brand Bstroy received a flurry of condemnation on social media after their New York Fashion Week show featured school shooting-themed hoodies, complete with bullet holes https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cOw_6BBvp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link On a photo of the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Gay RMS Titanic Passenger, Francis Davis Millet
Francis Millet, photo via Wikimedia Commons September 14, 1848 - Francis Davis Millet Francis Davis Millet was a polymath and a real overachiever; a Harvard educated painter, sculptor, and writer, who went down with the ship in 1912. He studied at Royal Academy of Fine … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Elsa Schiaparelli
Screen-grab from Chanel vs Schiaparelli (2014) via YouTube September 11, 1890 - Elsa Schiaparelli: "Shocking Pink? I invented it." Oh, to be born in Rome, then die in Paris, and in between be one of the two most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Bethesda Fountain’s Emma Stebbins
Stebbins, photographer unknown, public domain August 31, 1815 – Emma Stebbins The Angel Of The Waters is the name of the statue atop the Bethesda Fountain, a masterpiece by sculptor Emma Stebbins. It was the earliest public art by a woman in New York City and the only … [Read more...]
Billie Eilish Blasts Nylon for their Bizarro Bald, Shirtless Cover of Her, Done Without Consent
It-girl popstar Billie Eilish went OFF on the German edition of Nylon magazine after they used a photoshopped image of her as a bald, topless possible cyborg (?) on their most recent cover... and did it without her consent. “what the f— is this s—,” Eilish wrote in a comment … [Read more...]
Iman Absolutely SLAYS at the Venice Film Festival – WOW WOW WOW WOW
Forever fabulous supermodel Iman was honored at the Venice Film Festival with the Franca Sozzani Award last night, which recognizes women within the fashion world who have also pioneered humanitarian causes. Staged at the Cipriano Hotel, it was an incredibly glamorous event and, … [Read more...]
Miss Fame and Joan Collins Join Forces For New Makeup Campaign
Wait. What? Who? Miss Fame and... Joan Collins? Yes, yes, I read that correctly. The RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 standout and the Dynasty legend have joined with Charlotte Tilbury's makeup line to roll out of the brand’s Airbrush Flawless Foundation and Magic Vanish Colour … [Read more...]
Gwyneth Paltrow Once Hired a “Book Curator” for Her Home, Which… Just… Makes Me… Want to SCREAM, OMG
*Chandler voice*: OMG, could she BE any more Gwyneth-y? Page Six is reporting today that GOOP doyenne Gwyneth Paltrow once hired a personal book curator, professional … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, Aubrey Beardsley
Beardsley by Frederick Hollyer, circa 1890, public domain August 21, 1872– Aubrey Beardsley: "If I am not grotesque, then I am nothing" Because of my keen interest in Oscar Wilde, back in the early 1980s my boyfriend, the man who would eventually become my husband, … [Read more...]
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