After spending 25 year creating elegant couture silhouettes with femmes in mind, Francisco Medavog is about to launch his first ever Collection for men –“Black Noir”. Medavog is an artist and designer who has been captivated by the world of Fashion since age 13. After attending school at FIDM Los Angeles, Medavog has churned out…
CHICAGO — United employees marched through the streets of downtown Denver on Sunday as part of the city’s annual LGBT Pride Festival – one of several parades the airline is participating in across the country to commemorate LGBT Pride Month. Over the next week, United employees will take part in Pride events in four of the airline’s…
WASHINGTON –– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), has released an open letter to leaders in the fashion industry urging them to avoid the Sultan of Brunei’s hotels during their upcoming travel for menswear and haute couture fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris. The Sultan has faced an international backlash following his recent decision to begin…
In the wake of intense criticism of Brunei’s planned implementation of new laws that could lead to women and LGBT Bruneians being stoned to death, the Dorchester made public this morning its decision to cancel its annual fashion competition and gala, known as the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The decision by the hotel company was made…
Looking through a pile of photos of long ago happy events brought mixed emotions. I concentrated on the positive and enjoyed seeing everyone looking young and healthy. Memories long forgotten were stirred and enjoyed; for example, an Easter Sunday photo of many yesteryears ago. Posing beside our car my mother had on her chic new…
I can’t stand people who go gaga over their pets, but sometimes it is deserved. Reaction to my recent recommendation of a clam as a suitable companion compels me to disclose my acquisition several years ago of my darling Emily. Her sex was a guess, but we lived in Hillcrest, so no big deal. What…
NEW YORK — OUT, the world’s leading gay fashion and lifestyle brand, today announced the 8th annual Power 50 list, the brand’s annual ranking of the most influential LGBT voices in American culture. The list examines those who have power, how they wield it, and how it influences our culture. Again this year, OUT’s Power…
An unpleasant topic today, but one not uncommon among men and women of a certain age. I’ll admit it; my drawers are filthy; and I mean beyond a place to hold my junk. To tell the truth, they are filled with crap. Surely I am not alone in promising time and again to clean it…
While chatting about censorship with a young guy about 50, I mentioned Melanie and her roller skate key song and how several groups tried to ban it saying it was too suggestive. Noting his blank expression, I realized Melanie never made it to super stardom and he was confused. As I rattled on about her…
My reticence to criticize is well-known, but on occasion I feel duty bound to comment. For instance, on the bus yesterday a young woman had her mini-mini skirt half-way to third base coming within a hair (so to speak) of exposing her most private nether regions. This may be “fashion,” but in my day, it…
