Archive for August, 2008
Posted on August 30, 2008 with 1 Comment
Well, their band’s name is (wait for it…) Rock & Roll (cocky, right?!)! Yes, the boys that showed Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port the time of their lives under the light of the Eiffel Tower are featured in the special Fashion Rocks issue.
Not only have they been caught on MTV flirting with L.C., but they’ve been shot by fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld for their 2007 Parisian EP.
Now heading towards the Americas, Rock & Roll, who have also modeled for Roberto Cavalli, recently released their U.S. debut, Losers, Boozers, Jacuzzi Users.
Tags: french, lauren conrad, MTV, paris, reality TV, rock & roll, the hills, TV, whitney port
Category: Europe, Music, TV
Posted on August 30, 2008 with No Comments
“We all walk in different shoes,” politically and socially conscious designer Kenneth Cole says in his latest ad campaign, which celebrates individuals who choose to redefine the roles society gives them in order to be their true selves.
What makes Nina Poon, one of Cole’s latest faces, exemplary (and ga ga-worthy) is not her fame or her celebrity or her beauty, it’s the fact that she’s a 30-something illustrator–who happens to be a transgender woman.
Born in 1975 in Saigon, the oldest son of traditional Chinese parents, Poon immigrated with her family in 1978 to Florida, and soon realized that her body didn’t match her gender. It was a battle between her anatomy and her gender.
“I’ve always felt like a woman. It was like I was in jail,” Poon says of growing up in a male’s body. “When I was little, I didn’t think there was anything I could do about it at all.” In 2004, Poon underwent sexual reassignment surgery.
Now, an applauded illustrator and artist, Poon and her boyfriend Robert Jason appear in Kenneth Cole ads, sharing Poon’s journey and battle as a transgender woman in American society. The ads also feature an African American albino woman, a punk evangelist, an ovarian cancer survivor, and the hasidic reggae musician Matishayu.
“I just knew her for being her,” Jason–who identifies himself as a straight man–says of his girlfriend.
“I am, like, my true self now. It feels euphoric,” she says.
Posted on August 29, 2008 with No Comments
It seems Senator John McCain flipped the switch on Friday, with his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential candidate.
Calling her “the running mate who can best help me shake up Washington,” McCain is not only tapping into a fresher, younger demo (Palin’s 44, three years younger than Obama), but he’s selected a woman–a beautiful one, who was actually a former Miss Alaska runner-up!
“To have been chosen brings a great challenge,” Palin said. “I know that it will demand the best that I have to give and I promise nothing less.”
Blindie suspects McCain is hoping to win over disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters who feel shafted that their female messiah was “cheated” of her White House dream by a less-experienced man.
Regardless, the 2008 Presidential campaign will be a historic one of change–whether it’s Obama in the White House, or Palin in the Vice President’s Residence.
Posted on August 29, 2008 with No Comments
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I get it, I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don’t fit the typical pedigree, and I haven’t spent my career in the halls of Washington.
But I stand before you tonight because all across America, something is stirring. What the nay sayers don’t understand is that this election has never been about me, it’s been about you.
Barack Obama said during his historic speech—which was made 45 years to the day since Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
PHOTO: AP
Posted on August 28, 2008 with No Comments
Project Runway‘s latest design challenge was a shameless cross-promotion for one of its biggest sponsors, and provided a treasure trove of hilarious quotes–and oh yeah, the “ah-mah-zing” Rachel Zoe.
And without further ado, here are Bindie’s Top Ten moments from last night’s episode:
- Jerell was on fire with catty remarks: “Terri doesn’t know how to talk to people. She belittles people. She’s got two faces, two of ‘em! Count ‘em! And four patterns–that’s it! Don’t trust the bitch!” His creation also won rave reviews from all three judge
- Suede didn’t only refer to himself in the third person (again!), but also memorialized another dead relative, recalling when his late father gave him his uncle’s 1966 Buick Electra–his “favorite memory involving a car.”
- More sighs and huffs from Korto! Did we see a slight eye roll when Heidi proclaimed she was in, but NOT the winner? Is anyone else reminded of Dee from What’s Happening!!?
- Keith taking out his design shortcomings on his model complaining, “I’ve given a small task to a model and I would hope that she could follow direction,” and then trying to chastise the judges: “There is criticism and then there are insults!”
- Heidi tells Blayne that the broken mirror used in his design will be seven years of no sex! Is that a German thing or a model thing?
- Michael Kors shuts up Keith’s complaints by politely telling him to let the criticisms roll off his back–and SUCK IT UP!
- Stella’s boyfriend is nicknamed Rat Bones!
- Rachel Zoe’s gushing compliments: To Leanne–“I..am..blown away..I think you could go straight to Paris in this dress.”; About Korto’s dress–“I want it, I want to own it. I want to wear it!”
- Terri wearing a Yoko Ono-emblazoned shirt! Is that meant to be funny or serious? We sure as hell thought it was hilarious!
- Jerell, Korto and Leanne’s dress had us gushing like Rachel Zoe. They shut it down with “AH-MAH-ZING” dresses that were making us…D..I..E…DIE!
Posted on August 28, 2008 with No Comments
Singer-songwriter David Jordan is only 21 and poised to become the next big thing from England. With a style, sound and moves reminiscent of Prince, Terence Trent D’Arby and Lenny Kravitz, Jordan’s album Set The Mood delivers an eclectic mix of touching lyrics, guitar rock, and pop fun.
His single, “Sun Goes Down”, is energetic and displays the many facets of his music with a rhythm section that draws from his homeland’s traditional Highland and Scottish music.
Jordan even shows off his Michael Jackson side in the “Move On” video, with spins that rival the gloved one’s signature pirouettes.
Born to an Indian father from Calcutta and a mother from the Caribbean island of Montserrat, Jordan was once signed to American Idol producer Simon Fuller’s management company. He counts Jimi Hendrix and James Brown as musical influences–and Amy Winehouse as a friend.
Blindie is ga ga for David Jordan and hopes he will stay on the scene longer that Terrence Trent D’Arby (aka Sananda Maitreya).
Posted on August 27, 2008 with No Comments
Project Runway‘s resident style consultant Tim Gunn had some loving words for First Lady hopeful Michelle Obama at the Tide and Downy Total Care event in New York last night.
Comparing Michelle to campaign rival Cindy McCain, the fashion expert told New York, “There is no contest!! I mean, Michelle really epitomizes American style, and she’s not afraid to show her shape, she’s not afraid to show her sexiness without being the least bit inappropriate. She’s just an alluring woman.”
And when critiquing Cindy’s personal style, Gunn didn’t mince his words: “I’m just not a fan. I don’t know who her advisers are, but it’s the whole look — her clothes have to be fixed too.”
He continued, “I just don’t think she’s capable of improving the look. And…with her suits and she’s all buttoned up, she’s just soooo — she just looks like she’s duct-taped!”
Clearly Cindy is not “making it work”—maybe she spent too much time in Gunn’s proverbial “monkey house.”
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