PERFORMANCE ARTIST/COSTUME DESIGNER, 29
You’re wearing quite a few unique pieces. What’s your favorite? I like to switch genres a lot. I work in a lot of different themes, and I play on a lot of different themes. Tonight, I thought my tricorne hat needed some exposure. So I pulled it out and put a whole bunch of feathers in it. I felt like it was necessary. How would you describe your aesthetic? Definitely a pirate doll.
ILLUSTRATOR, 24
What are you wearing exactly? A red velvet dress, a ton of crinolines under it, about five pounds of hair, fake lashes, fake shimmer on my cheeks, fake cheekbones.
How does the Victorian period inspire your drawings?
First off, it was a cruel, artificial, socially stratified time—a lot like now! Second, the ruffled, maximalist aesthetic makes my heart swoon.
What would you call this particular look? Moulin Rouge madam with a shorter skirt!
ORNITHOPTERUS
How long did those wings take to build? Two and a half hours.
Did you make them just for tonight? No, no. I build lots of wings.
How would you describe your look? I’m an ornithopterus.
What’s that? A person who flies ornithopters. What’s an ornithopter? A half-helicopter, half-airplane contraption that never made it very far. It’s sort of like how Beta was to VHS.
ART DIRECTOR, 25
Tell me about what you’re wearing. I have a brand-new top hat. And a silver fox. Everything else is modern but doesn’t look it. The coat is from Zara, and the suit is from Banana Republic, believe it or not.
Would you wear something like this out on a regular day? Not every day, but I just got this hat and I’m thinking about it. We’ll see what happens.
1 KEITH RICHARDS, THE NEW FACE OF LOUIS VUITTON It takes leathery to know leathery
2 CHEAP TRICK, THE NEW FACES OF JOHN VARVATOS Now the fashion police live inside of their heads
THE STEPHEN KING–JOHN MELLENCAMP MUSICAL
3 It’s about a Maine farmer whose possessed Ford pickup won’t stop playing “Our Country”
BJÖRK TAUNTS GOVERNMENT IN CHINA
4 Are we sure she was saying “Tibet”? Are we sure of anything she was saying?
JEFF TWEEDY GUEST POSTS ON THE NEW YORK
5 TIMES’ MIGRAINE BLOG Aren’t Insane Clown Posse the experts in this field?
6 IRON MAN We can’t wait for this big-budget Sabbath biopic. Gwyneth Paltrow is Sharon Osbourne!
7 SPEED RACER We can’t wait for this big-budget meth thriller. Tom Sizemore is Tom Sizemore!
8 ANDREW WK PENS ODE TO MCLAUGHLIN GROUP Tim Russert smashes brick into nose in protest ABBA DRUMMER DIES IN BIZARRE GARDENING
9 ACCIDENT It’s official: Every joke from Spin¨al Tap has now happened in real life
10 SPITZER’S SINGING CALL GIRL Sleeping with politicians is the new sleeping with label bosses
11 VAN HALEN TOUR DERAILED Not Dave’s fault! Not Dave’s fault! Probably!
12 COURTNEY CLAIMS KURT WAS VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT Authorities now seeking dude from Silverchair
13AMY WINEHOUSE SEEN SNORTING VODKA Chases it back with an ice-cold glass of heroin
14 THE RECESSION The record industry was totally ahead of the curve on that
15 SAYING “AT THE END OF THE DAY” WHEN IT ISN’T Factually inaccurate
16 IF ELECTIONS LASTED ANY LONGER... They’d be an Umphrey’s McGee encore
17 ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND ANDY PARTRIDGE COLLABORATE Eleven music nerds just orgasmed
18 JENNA BUSH HEARTS THE NATIONAL There’s just something about “Fake Empire” that, like, resonates
INDIANA JONES And the Movie With the Really Long
19 Title That We Hope Doesn’t Suck but Deep Down
We’re Afraid It Might Which Would Be a Shame
HEATHER MILLS AWARDED $50 MILLION IN
20 DIVORCE SETTLEMENT And the experts didn’t think she’d have a leg to stand on
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