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October 20-22, 2007: Designer Rick Owens arrived in New York from Paris—his first time back to the States in five years—for a glam slam of events and awards (Cooper Hewitt Museum, Fashion Group Int'l). In this video, he gives Hint a private flip through his new book of photos ($350) while at a signing hosted by Barneys and, in the second part, his "better half" Michelle Lamy sings at a cozy welcoming party at the Bowery Hotel. By the way, check out this old yet still delicious Hinterview. (Runtime - 7:24)
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July 11, 2007: What do motorcycles, PVC, insects and robots have in common? They're among the Thierry Mugler fetishes in a spectacular, Olympic poolside runway retrospective that closed the spring '08 collections of Barcelona Fashion Week (aka 080 Barcelona). While the famously elusive man himself—who epitomized the power catwalk of the '80s—was absent (apparently he's busy stretching spandex over lithe Las Vegas bodies for a new Cirque du Soleil production), omnipresent Hint did the rounds, rushing to all corners of the massive concrete complex to bring you the former couturier's larger-than-life vision. We even caught up with longtime Hint friend Michel Gaubert, responsible for the night's throbbing soundtrack, including that Deee-lite ditty that, for us, summed up the festive mood of the evening: "How do you say delicious?... How do you say Mugler?" (Runtime - 5:28)
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May 26, 2007: Going well beyond glitter, boas and tucks, Life Ball—held each May in Vienna, Austria—is surely the most extravagant, gay-affirming, AIDS-fighting celebration anywhere in the world. This year, its 15th, costumed onlookers peering from under their fake eyelashes saw spectacles aplenty: special entrances by Mario Testino and amFAR goddess Sharon Stone (straight from Cannes), a live performance by Scissor Sisters, a Broadway-quality fairy tale in four acts (as redundant as Cinderella at a drag party may sound), ever-mannish Nadja Auermann accepting an award and a fashion show by Heatherette (previous designers include Westwood, Gaultier, Galliano, Versace and Mugler, the original). It was Hairspray meets Wigstock, tied with a red ribbon. As invited press, we were lucky enough to partake in the weekend-long festivities, starting with a chartered "party plane" that all but burst at the rivets with screaming queens. As usual, once in Vienna, we mostly hung out backstage with our trusty camcorder in tow—sans fake eyelashes. (Runtime - 3:25)
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In the hallowed tradition of potty-mouthed commediennes—Sarah Silverman, Sandra Bernhard, Bette Midler—comes Cary Curran, a self-proclaimed fag hag who mines her gay-bar renown and dysfunctional Christian upbringing to create Cary from the Cock, her one-woman show co-written by Mike Albo. No fashion connection here (unless you count a sequined hot dog suit), just a raunchy and surprisingly touching mix of faith, filth and fun. But hurry, the show ends May 26. (Runtime - 4:02)
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April 7, 2007: Witness the birth of a star, Patrick Wolf. A glam-electronic-pop-folk-singing-songwriting-Morrissey-like hybrid and true musician—he knows 23 instruments, one for each year of his life—the boy wonder from London played three venues in New York to promote his new and third album, The Magic Position. At the last, MisShapes, he ended up firing his drummer onstage (read the New York Times story) and, in a backstage interview with Hint, refuted the existence of god and called dubya an asshole—among other truisms. That's rock 'n' roll. (Runtime - 7:34)
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Eccentric Danish designer Henrik Vibskov—whose men's shows have included a raincoat-wearing choir and an installation made out of plastic "boobies" on sticks—doesn't just march to a different drum, he beats the drum, too. Literally, he's a professional drummer. So when he was asked to contribute to an exhibition at P.S.1 MoMA, he made sure his drum set was part of the deal. (Runtime - 2:25)
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A fun video peek at Adam Kimmel's fall '07 look book shoot, modeled by his art-star friends and photographed by his brother Alexei Hay. Throughout our many snafus—lost footage and a mysterious night-vision tint, to name only two—the New York men's designer kept his characteristic cool. (Runtime - 2:40)
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