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| Topic Started: Sep 6 2005, 03:27 AM (35 Views) | ||
| Ryan Montross | Sep 6 2005, 03:27 AM Post #1 | |
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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - If you've been racking your brain over just how to celebrate the beginning of New York's Fall Fashion Week, rest your weary mind because the geniuses at CBS have already done the thinking for you. The second annual "Fashion Rocks" special, airing Friday, Sept. 9, is a star-studded concert event celebrating the symbiotic relationship between music and fashion.![]() How is this relationship mutually beneficial, you ask? Take a look at the special's list of scheduled performers: David Bowie (married a model), Destiny's Child (Beyonce just started her own clothing line), Duran Duran (married models), Billy Idol (has a song called "Eyes Without a Face," and models have faces), Alicia Keys and Shakira (could be models), Tim McGraw (his wife could be a model), Nelly (owns his own clothing line), Gwen Stefani (owns her own clothing line), Joss Stone (models for GAP), The Arcade Fire (wears clothes) and Rob Thomas (married a model). It's shocking once it's all laid out for you in black and white like that, isn't it? Whether you're wearing your clothes backward because you saw it on a music video or you're throwing panties at your favorite band member, fashion is inescapably tied to the music we love. (Wardrobe malfunction anyone?) "Fashion and music are two of the most exciting driving forces in pop culture today," says CBS Entertainment's senior vice president, Jack Sussman. "By combining the best elements of these genres in 'Fashion Rocks,' we look forward to creating a great television event with music's biggest acts and fashion's top stars." Hindsight disasters such as piano ties and anything Elton John wore in the '70s notwithstanding, Sussman's argument seems sound. Of course, we still have plaid flannel shirts in our closet thanks to Pearl Jam, circa 1991, so maybe we're not the best of judges. But when you think grunge, glam, Goth, punk or hip-hop, you think of the apparel associated with the genre before you think of a defining artist. So maybe there is something to be said for the relationship. "Music continues to be an incredible influence on fashion," says Richard Beckman, president of the Conde Nast Media Group, publishers of Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Allure and Glamour "'Fashion Rocks' showcases that relationship and promises to be one of the most entertaining nights of the year." That's a pretty safe statement considering the trendsetters taking the stage. Stefani, a Grammy Award-winning soloist and lead singer for the group No Doubt, is perhaps the most logical choice for "Fashion Rocks." Since finding her way to stardom in the mid-'90s, she has become a style icon for anyone looking to combine the fashion sense of Japanese anime with Rastafarian and California valley girl chic. Yet somehow she makes it all work. Her love of fashion prompted her to start her own fashion house, L.A.M.B. -- the acronym for "Love, Angel, Music, Baby" and also the title of her first solo CD -- three years ago. Not only has the line been a pleasant success for such retailers as Saks Fifth Avenue and Barney's New York, its steady growth has earned Stefani's first collection the closing spot during New York's Fashion Week. Of course, it's become normal for musicians to cross over into the fashion world. Sean "Diddy" Combs and J.Lo have both been wildly successful entering the market, and Def Jam founder Russell Simmons has been selling his Phat Farm line of sportswear for 12 years. But some artists still prefer to just wear the clothes and look great doing it. Bowie, no stranger to makeup and glitter, is currently the face of "H Hilfiger" (along with his wife, Iman), Tommy Hilfiger's newest line of tailored and sophisticated clothes. Though Bowie was a fashion icon back in the late '60s and early '70s during his androgynous Ziggy Stardust phase, he weighs in far more on the side of manly -- albeit a very pretty man -- now. Adding buzz to the proceedings will be two-time Grammy Award winners Destiny's Child in what is reportedly the group's last televised appearance before literally disbanding. The trio plans to focus on solo careers. For Beyonce Knowles, that career includes the "House of Dereon," which she started with her mother Tina who has been designing the group's outfits since its inception. Their bootylicious fashions are also set to make an appearance on the catwalk during Fashion Week. No group did more to usher in the current loving relationship between music and fashion than Duran Duran. The group's ground-breaking videos in the early days of MTV made dating musicians a much more lucrative concept for models everywhere. Songs including "Girls on Film" and "Rio" solidified the position of its members as pop music's glamour boys. Billy Idol, he of black leather, bleach-blond spiky hair and universally recognized scowl, has been a household name since the early '80s. With such hits as "White Wedding" and "Cradle of Love," he epitomized the punk-glam movement long before the drawers drooped on hip hoppers and the Britneys of the world exposed their bare midriffs. Now, if someone would just bring back parachute pants. Hammer, can you hear us? Credit: http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/...1|,00.html |
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| Sinion Kabe | Sep 6 2005, 11:35 AM Post #2 | |
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I'm not that interested in high class fashion. | |
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| MissBehavin | Sep 6 2005, 06:34 PM Post #3 | |
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Wh!p La$h W0nd3r
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sounds good to me | |
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| Bran Flakes | Sep 6 2005, 08:44 PM Post #4 | |
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word.
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Its a girly thing. | |
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| Ryan Montross | Sep 7 2005, 01:08 AM Post #5 | |
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I Don't Really Like Fashion That Much. | |
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