It was a very musical-theater kind of evening at the opening night of Kinky Boots on Broadway. Written by Harvey Fierstein, with a score by Cyndi Lauper, the musical follows a drag queen, Lola (played by Billy Porter), as she rescues an ailing shoe factory by teaming up with the owner to manufacture 6-inch stiletto boots. Characters of all stripes and persuasions came out for the festive occasion — all of them ready for their close-up...
a pre-fall 2013 Christian Dior rose-patterned lavender dress by Raf Simons to the Rust and Bone premiere in Tokyo.
You wouldn't expect the Broadway debut of Breakfast at Tiffany's to bring out so many odd couples. And yet, there was Sir Ian McKellen with Debbie Harry, looking as radiant as ever; Barbara Walters with gossip queen Cindy Adams; Trudie Styler with costume designer extraordinaire Colleen Atwood; and Suzanne Bartsch with her big black pussy bows. Oh, and there was another pussy—an orange cat named Vito Vincent who stars in the show—on a leash.
a Raf Simons 1995 "Sea of Desire" black T-Shirt at her Diamonds World Tour concert in Buffalo, New York.
Carine Roitfeld released the second issue of her biannual, CR Book, during the Paris collections. Of course, she hardly needs a reason to burst into ballet, her latest obsession, but the launch party gave her one anyway. Here she is swanning around the ballroom of the Shangri-La Hotel with a hired ballerino, to cheers from Jessica Chastain, Adrien Brody, and Amanda Seyfried. (Photos by Billy Farrell/BFAnyc.com) ...
an Altuzarra forest-green poly-leather and mink "Tribeca" dress (fall 2013) to an Oscars after-party last night in LA—and apparently enters the Instagram age.
Among the winners and smiles and red-carpet glamour of tonight's Academy Awards, there were the requisite losers, poker faces, and fashion fails. This year's Oscar dresses seemed more all over the place that usual, or at least that how it seems after six-plus hours. Here, your indefatigable Hint editors have gathered the greats and the grisly...
If Lady Gaga has taught us anything, it's that monsters are nothing to be afraid of. In fact they're pretty cute and cuddly. Now they're gathering for one monster of an exhibition coming up in Paris. First shown at Benaki Museum in Athens, "ARRRGH! Monsters in Fashion" is the first exhibit based on monster forms in fashion and costume design. A wide range of designers and labels are participating in the creature feature, from the luxury-minded Alexander McQueen and Rick Owens to the more pop-inspired Craig Green and Walter Van Beirendonck.
ARRRGH! Monsters in Fashion, February 13 - April 7, 2013, La Gaîté Lyrique, 3 bis rue Papin, Paris
a double-breasted, flared-hem Giorgio Armani Privé dress embroidered with red-square lacquer sequins to the second annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards in Sydney.
