The Chic Simpletons of 'Queer Eye'
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As a straight guy with some interest in matters of style, I resent the message that we are all of us unibrowed Neanderthals who are in desperate need of a "make better."
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NEW YORK -- It turns out that the girl who wore nerdy glasses a half-century ago had better vision than all her doubters. Her top priority was equality, not tennis.
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Visually and aurally stylish, âBeckett Shortsâ offers a lovely frame for a study in human frustration that only occasionally comes to life.
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Urban creativity versus rural gentility is the story of the shows that opened the London fashion season. There are spare, sharp, often hyper-sexy clothes that go with the Brit/art and music scene, and are
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Marc Forster's adaptation of the bestselling novel is old-fashioned in the best sense
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Jim Flora, a long-neglected album cover artist from the 1950's, has become the epitome of retro-chic.
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Anytime a designer examines American culture, right down to the red, white and blue bunting stripes, interests me. Much of Thom Browneâs spring 2008 collection will seem preposterous to people. And if this is your first glimpse at his small-sized silhouette, I can only imagine that you think the fashion world indeed a strange place. [...].
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Alicia Drake looks at the fashion tribe watching its own reflection in the mirror in her book ÂThe Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent and Glorious Excess in 1970Âs Paris.Â
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A look at engagements at the CafÃ© Carlyle, and a new show for Jackie Hoffman.
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How would the guys from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" make over the black-and-white makeup of Kiss? We may get to find out.
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NBCâs show, which is more about fembot martial arts and slick âMatrixâ-ish special effects than about character development, is oriented toward young male viewers. There is no such excuse for ABCâs âPrivate Practice.â
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Queer are the ways of showbiz. After getting the female leads Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranuat   in place, Madhur Bhandarkar's casting for Fashion is in trouble.
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Sapphic love is in the air. And why not? It's that extended prom night for television lesbians Â sweeps.
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Nelson Minar blogged about the recent Queer Eye for the Straight Guy episode where the "straight guy" was a US soldier about to go off to Iraq.  Nelson says :  "It seems appropriate that the show was not overtly political. There's one small "gays in the military" joke, but no comments about what's going on in Iraq, just lots of sympathy for the situation the soldier is in. But you can't watch the human scale of this, this poor guy being taken away to fight a disastrous war started under false pretenses, and not get angry. At least, I couldn't. But the Queer Eye team was smart and stayed away from that. Let their viewers draw their own conclusions."  This would be a brilliant reality TV show. ...
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Beauty and perfection don't come cheap during fashion week.
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Some thoughts on the New York shows (and parties) from Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez.
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Life & style: Hadley Freeman looks at how fashion designers have been played in films