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Friday, October 9, 2009
I Love You, Ginuwinely...I Love You Only.
For some odd reason I thought of this song last night and now I can't get it out of my head. "Only When Ur Lonely" wasn't Ginuwine's biggest, or maybe most well remembered, single off of his debut album, The Bachelor. But it is a great song about a man who's, sadly, fallen in love with a fickle woman and who's heart is suffering because of it. "My heart got broken when my heart got opened / Repeatedly, you said you needed me / You cheated me."
Harnessing bass heavy synth booms, electro static, angelic bells and chimes and a haunting harmony, producer, Timbaland, fills the mid-tempo track with a melancholy mood that's undeniably alluring. It compliments Ginuwine's sadness as he sings of his lover's refusal to commit to him, alone, "When I close my eyes / Only you I see / With another man / This is killing me / I don't wanna die."
"I am your man / But only when ur lonely." A love like that isn't fair...but the way Ginuwine's vocals pour over the track like bittersweet nectar sounds so right.
*Side Lipton: Ginuwine looks like a chiseled Golden God of Sex in this video. Those S-Wave sideburns, juicy S-Curl and "G" earrings are WORKING...in a gender rebel/pretty boy kind of way. And did you look at those lips and eyes???*
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Vanity 6 - Make-Up
I had no idea that 80's girl group, Vanity 6, created the slinky electro track, "Make-Up." I thought NY choreographer/performer, Jonte, was the originator. But alas it was Prince (the songs producer) and his femme fatale protégés who first presented this minimalist track to the public on their eponymous 1982 debut, Vanity 6. The song, comprised of only simple drum patterns and synth rumbles, blips and runs, is an ode to a woman's (or man's) love of wearing make-up...and wearing little to no clothing for his or her man (Rrrrow!).
This just goes to show that Prince is THE ultimate QUEEN!!
Check out both of the songs below.
*Side Lipton: Thanks for the music history, Josh.*
Chanel & Jourdan Get Cute and Candid For Teen Vogue
The Teen Vogue cover editorial with Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn has finally surface on the web and it is absolutely lovely. The girls look soft and radiant as they pose and strut on the pier of the Catalina Beach. The dresses are ultra fun and chic and the overall styling is perfection. Check out the editorial below.
Teen Vogue also provides a great article about the girls and their struggles in the industry, both with racism and each other. The girls get candid as they speak of their (forced) rivalry with each other and how it nearly destroyed their friendship.
"I could sit here and tell you, 'I love Jourdan! We've always been the best of friends!'" she says. "But we haven't. Until recently, we barely even spoke. We went from being superclose in the beginning," she says, "to dead silence if we saw each other backstage at a show." Not even a hello? "If we did say hi, it was hi, and that's it."
"It's competition," Jourdan says. "There aren't a lot of us, but instead of sticking together, we're pitted against each other. People will say things in Chanel's ear like, 'Jourdan is taking your spot,' and then they'll say to me, 'Don't trust Chanel.'"
A large part of the problem stems from the ridiculous idea that there's only room for one. Chanel says, "You're being told, 'So and so is only booking one black girl. It's either you or Jourdan,' So we'll be sitting in the lobby looking at each other like, 'Okay, I want this job, and she wants it too. Which one of us is going to get it?'"
...It was, in fact, a Vogue shoot that brought Chanel and Jourdan back together. "We said, 'Why are we fighting? It doesn't make any sense,'" says Jourdan. "The only way to improve the situation is to come together," adds Chanel.
With all the recent rumors flying around about rumblings between some of the industries top black models it's soooo great to hear that some of them are choosing to stand together rather than stand alone or worse, against each other.
Check out the full editorial and article HERE
Teen Vogue also provides a great article about the girls and their struggles in the industry, both with racism and each other. The girls get candid as they speak of their (forced) rivalry with each other and how it nearly destroyed their friendship.
"I could sit here and tell you, 'I love Jourdan! We've always been the best of friends!'" she says. "But we haven't. Until recently, we barely even spoke. We went from being superclose in the beginning," she says, "to dead silence if we saw each other backstage at a show." Not even a hello? "If we did say hi, it was hi, and that's it."
"It's competition," Jourdan says. "There aren't a lot of us, but instead of sticking together, we're pitted against each other. People will say things in Chanel's ear like, 'Jourdan is taking your spot,' and then they'll say to me, 'Don't trust Chanel.'"
A large part of the problem stems from the ridiculous idea that there's only room for one. Chanel says, "You're being told, 'So and so is only booking one black girl. It's either you or Jourdan,' So we'll be sitting in the lobby looking at each other like, 'Okay, I want this job, and she wants it too. Which one of us is going to get it?'"
...It was, in fact, a Vogue shoot that brought Chanel and Jourdan back together. "We said, 'Why are we fighting? It doesn't make any sense,'" says Jourdan. "The only way to improve the situation is to come together," adds Chanel.
With all the recent rumors flying around about rumblings between some of the industries top black models it's soooo great to hear that some of them are choosing to stand together rather than stand alone or worse, against each other.
Check out the full editorial and article HERE
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Jourdan Dunn Does A Pregnant Strut Down JPG's Runway
Yesterday Jourdan Dunn, who is 7 months pregnant, shocked the fashion world by making a surprise appearance in Jean Paul Gaultier's Spring 2010 runway show. For his show Gaultier transformed the model into a pregger warrior queen with mahogany toned leather arm bands, military boots, a semi-sheer green dress, and spirla quilted baby bump protector. To give her an even edgier look Gaultier marked Jourdan's name down the front of her chest and wrapped a bullet holster around her waist. If there were ever any questions about her future in the industry, post-pregnancy, then Dunn just answered them. This b**** is here to stay. Work, mama!!!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Chanel & Jourdan Cover Teen Vogue
Rising top models, Chanel Iman & Jourdan Dunn, have nabbed the November cover of Teen Vogue. The girls look absolutely radiant as they turn up their megawatt smiles for legendary photographer, Patrick DeMarchelier, on the Catalina Beach Club of Atlantic Beach. It's the perfect mix of sun, warmth, beauty and style. Work, girls!!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Henry Watkins Turns Sophisticated Geek for Republica
Red model, Henry Watkins, gives us his best interpretation of Tyra's "Smizing" in the Republica's Fall/Winter eyewear camapaign. The silver glasses are geek chic and Watkins is the definition of handsome in the photo.
...God, he is soooo CUTE!!! I just wanna squeeze his cheeks and watch him giggle.
Check out the rest of the campaign here.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wham! - Everything She Wants
Everytime I hear this I just wanna dance around in a dark club filled with multi-colored strobe lights while wearing neon green booty shorts, glow in the dark sneakers, a fanny pack and a wife beater that says "Tasty Cakes"........
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