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Panic It Is

Let me introduce you to Tish & Snooky, the coolest sisters ever. The girls opened in the 70ies MANIC PANIC the first punk style boutique at St. Marc's Place, NYC. It quickly became the to-go-to place, introducing the wildest hair colors and the most shocking nail polishes to their customers.

Tish & Snooky played in the original Blondie lineup and kept performing as Sic F*uck together with Patti Smith or at CBGB'S closing party.The Manic Panic boutique was as important to the punk scene as Westwood's -McLarens Sex store and reached an iconic status. "New York had never seen anything as cool as MANIC PANIC!"

Today MANIC PANIC is distributed all over the world, which gives us losers the chance to re-live the 70ies and to keep the spirit alive with a never ending come back. I don't know about you, but I will definitely get my hands on some crazy neon lipstick and matching eye shadow. Where? Opening Ceremony carries these beauties for you!
Rosa

Never Forget Me

If I were a producer, I would commission someone to make a film about Sue Lyon. Surely you have seen Lolita by Stanley Kubrick. Sue Lyon is the sulking, whispering, pouting, hula hooping and gum chewing Lolita.

Sue was born in 1946, the last of five children. Her mother was 55 when she gave birth and her father died when she was 10 months old. Tough start. To help bringing the bacon home, Sue started a child model career. At 15, Kubrick spotted her.

No need to mention the fact that her performance is mind blowing, the clothes she's wearing make you green with envy along with her hair (how did they manage to achieve such capillary volume back then?), when her twisted little evil mind makes you happy to be who you are.

Back to Sue's personal life. At 18 she married Hampton Fancher III (cool name) but it didn't last. Two years later, in 1968, she married Afro-American photographer/football coach Roland Harrison. Which was a pretty humongous deal at the time. They had to exile to Spain and eventually divorced.

Her career as an actress went downhill. Apart from John Huston's "The Night Of The Iguana" in 1966 and John Ford's "7 Women" in 1968, she only appears in mediocre films and never lived up to the expectation the audience and media had placed in her. She declared in 98 that "Lolita caused my destruction as a person"

She was working as a cocktail waitress when she met "Cotton" Adamson at the Colorado State Penitentiary, where he was serving time for murder and robbery. She became involved in prison reform and conjugal rights, and divorced the fellow when he got caught for yet another robbery.

I don't think she will ever give anymore interviews, but click here to watch a very insightful and inspiring interview.

So, who's up for making that film?!

Pauline

coolissimo

One day, a gentleman with a long white beard came in the office, where the average age is closer to 30 than 75. I later was told he was one of the most iconic photographers. His name is Harri Peccinotti. Since I felt stupid, I researched his work and was not disappointed. The man is truly smitten by women. From all over the world. He was one of the first to photograph Black and Asian beauties. And that's the truth, Ruth.

Born in 1935 in England, he worked for the likes of Rolling Stone, Vogue, Vanity Fair, the Pirelli calendars. And did the art direction for Nova magazine, which is apparently the world's greatest magazine, founded in 1965. Can't believe I've never read one (Ebay, here I come). Feminist, open-minded, never before seen, the articles involved the Pill, sex, social issues such as racism, etc...

What strikes in Peccinotti's pictures is the overtly sexual, yet never trashy feel... although very very daring. There is a lot of popsicle action, bike saddle close ups, and a fair amount of fannies.

According to Peccinotti: "Until the middle of the 60's there were no black models and no nipples. The first nipple that appeared in a Pirelli calendar was in 1968. The changes since then have been phenomenal."

I'm faaaaaaaaaar from being a photograph expert but I can't help but think of Guy Bourdin. Sublime women, shocking colours, decadence, humour and chicness.

Source: H.P by Harri Peccinotti - Edition: Damiani

I strongly recommend to lay your hands on a copy of H.P, perfect when the weather is getting warmer.

Pauline

Nice one, geezer.

It's been 15 years since "Common People"came out. Since the early stage of his career as the incarnation of britpop, wearing skin tight polyester shirts, velvet flary suits and lesbiannesque haircut topped by a pair of sunglasses, to becoming a Parisian dandy with a twist (i.e heeled boots and infamous rectangular specs), I haven't stopped fancying Jarvis Cocker. Who has turned 47 (aouch) and lives in Paris (yes!) to raise his son, Albert (aww).

Perhaps it's because of his name, Jarvis. Or the things he says when asked what is his greatest talent: "It's to sing and move my hands at the same time. It's not something I've thought through; it's not that I'm trying to do signing. But it's nice - you can move your hands and shape the words. Shirley Bassey's very good at it".

Or his lyrics, telling little chapters of people's life. To me, he is probably one of the wittiest, funniest and most depressing songwriters of all time. I would love to sit in a greasy spoon and chat about eavesdropping, cheating and 90's raves... And maybe about the time he rushed the 96 Brit Awards stage to display his derriere to Michael Jackson during one of Michael's Christ complex performances. For some Derek Zoolander action by Jarvis, click here

Pauline

Meow

For all your cat lovers out there, I'm sure you will enjoy this very charming and genius website, as much as I did. At least for a minute or two....Welcome to meowmania. Purrrr where is the kitty kitty kitty?

Rosa