Self Portrait, 1926, via YouTube September 21, 1890 - Jeanne Mammen: "I have always wanted to be just a pair of eyes, walking through the world unseen, only to see others." Influenced by artists Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Edgar Degas, Mammen was a wildly prolific artist … [Read more...]
#BlackLivesMatter: Remembering Inventor, Miriam Benjamin
Photo via YouTube Whenever I read a biographical sketch or an obituary that states that a person ''…never married or had children'' or ''…was not known to have had any serious relationships'' or '… was a confirmed bachelor'', I simply jump to the conclusion that they were … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Elsa Schiaparelli
Screen-grab from Chanel vs Schiaparelli (2014) via YouTube September 10, 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...]
Dispatches From Portland: A WoW Report Writer Brings You Details of Life Inside ANTIFA HQ.
Downtown Portland, September 8, 2020 Because I am a Platinum Circle member of the organization, I was treated to a socially distanced, masked tour of ANTIFA (ahn-TEE-fah) World Headquarters in Downtown Portland. I was instructed to be at the front of the building at dawn. It … [Read more...]
John Waters Designs Poster for New York Film Festival: “Since None of My Films Were Ever Chosen… I Knew I’d get My Ass In There Somehow”
Beloved LGBTQ icon and self-proclaimed Pope of Trash John Waters unveiled the poster he designed for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11). Of the design, John Waters said, “Since none of my films were ever chosen to be in the New York Film Festival, I … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Via Wikimedia Commons August 25, 1845 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria: ''There is a castle on a cloud. I like to go there in my sleep.'' Paul von Thurn und Taxis was a Bavarian prince who kept a diary, but like everything else concerning him or any of the powerful and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Coco Chanel
August 19, 1883 - Coco Chanel: "A Girl Should be Two Things: Classy and Fabulous." She became one of the most famous and recognizable women in the world. Among her many friends and lovers were Pablo Picasso, impresario Sergei Diaghilev, Igor … [Read more...]
#Flashback18: Artist, Trey Speegle & Art Critic, Jerry Saltz on Warhol’s Dazzling Whitney Retrospective
Two weeks ago I went to Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again at the Whitney and it's effect is still dancing around inside my brain. A year and a half ago I made a big change, and moved upstate full-time, selling my NYC apartment to buy a former gas station for my art studio, … [Read more...]
Club Kid Legend Richie Rich Launches Virtual Beauty Site ‘BeautyKween’
Page Six is reporting today that club legend and Heatherette designer Richie Rich is getting into the virtual beauty business with a hot new site called [Read more...]
Shea Couleé Joins OnlyFans (It’s Not What You Think)
I'm a little late on this, I know, but: AllStars Season 5 winner Shea Couleé announced earlier this week that she has made a subscribers-only account on the popular platform OnlyFans. The inimitable superstar will NOT be featuring adult content, as is usually the case, but … [Read more...]
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