#bronze liberace

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On this day 69 years ago (14 September 1955), a promising still mostly unknown 22-year-old rhythm and blues musician calling himself Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) recorded the outrageous landmark rock’n’roll single “Tutti Frutti” at J & M Studio in New Orleans. In his ambitious 2024 book The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture (1955 - 1979), Jon Savage (author of the 1991 tome England’s Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock – a sacred text for me) argues “Tutti Frutti” represents year zero and forensically deconstructs and analyzes the song. “From the first eruption to the final exclamation, “Tutti Frutti” had a harsh, relentlessly driving sound, with an unrestrained vocalist who punctuated the simple lyrics with gospel shrieks and weird outbursts,” Savage writes. “Honed in the dives and drag bars of the American South and informed by his thorough knowledge of the sexual underground, Richard’s lyrics were a deliberate provocation: “Tutti frutti, good booty / If it don’t fit, don’t force it / You can grease it, make it easy …” In the volatile climate of 1955, they were also a barrier to any kind of wider exposure. [Producer Robert] Blackwell knew that a verse about sodomy would create such a storm as to kill both the record and Richard’s career. Substitute lyrics were needed if the record was ever to get a chance of airplay … Riffing off this basic phrase, Richard pounded the piano, yelled, shrieked and testified over just under two and a half minutes, and in doing so opened up the underground that he had inhabited … By early November, “Tutti Frutti” had sold 200,000 copies, entering the R&B charts in the middle of the month at #12. It was the breakthrough sound of freedom, couched in an extreme androgyny. The game was on.”

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“I have always wished I could somehow climb into Little Richard’s body, hook up his heart and vocal cords to my own, and switch identities with him. Admiring his processed pompadour on my own head in the mirror, feeling his blood pulsating in my veins as I looked down at the twitching pencil-thin moustache over his lip, I’d stomp through the world screaming, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!” and finally feel happy! Strangers would jump back and shriek, “Good lord, it’s the Bronze Liberace – Show Business Personified!” while others genuflected to the inventor of rock and roll, and for once, there’d be a reason to live.”

/ John Waters reflecting on his hero (and moustache inspiration) Little Richard in the book Role Models (2010) /

Happy heavenly birthday to Mr. Show Business Personified … the Georgia Peach … the Bronze Liberace … his Royal Highness, the divine Little Richard (né Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020)! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again. My favourite song by his will always be “Directly from My Heart” (1959). Oh, and “The Girl Can’t Help It” (1958) of course!

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Look anywhere...I am the only one left. I am the beautiful Little Richard from way down in Macon, Georgia.  You know Otis Redding is from there, and James Brown is from there and Wayne Cochran's from there...I was the best-lookin' one so I left there first. Prettiest thing in the kitchen, yes sir! I want you to know I am the bronze Liberace! Shut up, shut up!

Little Richard interviewed for “Rolling Stone” Magazine by David Dalton (1970)

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Ciro’s: Nightclub Playground of the Stars

Ciro’s was one of the most legendary nightclub-restaurants located on Sunset Boulevard, aka the Sunset Strip, a part of then unincorporated Los Angeles County where regulations were more relaxed than in the City of Los Angeles. Entrepreneur William "Billy" Wilkerson, owner of the Hollywood Reporter newspaper, Cafe Trocadero and Vendome restaurant, opened Ciro’s in January 1940. It was an immediate hit that Hollywood stars flocked to in droves, as did  Wilkerson’s other loyal Hollywood moguls, due to his previous track record of restaurant successes. Celebrity "regulars" included Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Errol Flynn, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Olivia De Havilland, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, and many more.  

Hollywood Reporter ads preceding the highly anticipated opening were a daily occurrence, reminding readers that "Everybody that's anybody will be at Ciro's." There was such a buzz, two opening nights were scheduled and for weeks afterwards, it was the only place in town to “see and be seen”. Guests were greeted with a sophisticated exterior facade designed by George Vernon Russell and a Baroque style interior by Tom Douglas. Douglas’ style epitomized the latest in Hollywood glamour - walls draped in heavy ribbed silk, dyed a pale Reseda green, and ceilings painted in American Beauty red. The stars luxuriated on red silk upholstered banquettes and warm bronze urn light fixtures flanked the bandstand. Emil Coleman's orchestra graced the stage.

Post premiere parties, benefits, and birthday parties were lavishly celebrated at Ciro’s. One of the oddest occasions in the club’s early days was a fashion show by a local furrier who dressed models in expensive fur ensembles accompanied by the same live animal. These beavers, leopards and minks got a peek at Hollywood’s infamous nightlife that most people weren’t even privy to! Speaking of insider access, columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons were usually on hand to surveil the scene and keep the public informed of Veronica Lake's alcoholic bouts, who Judy Garland was seeing, and the latest leading man to be temporarily banned for causing a disturbance. Lana Turner named it her favorite haunt, and with high powered endorsements like hers, Ciro's entered the realm of legend, packing the house with nightly audiences eager to enjoy headliners such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peggy Lee, Liberace, Maurice Chevalier, Danny Kaye, Nat King Cole, and countless other performers, for almost two solid decades.

After two and a half years, Billy Wilkerson repeated the exit strategy he’d used at the Trocadero, abandoning Ciro’s to establish La Rue Restaurant just down the street. In his place, Herman Hover took the reins and continued to foster the nightclub's great reputation. Hover remodeled the club, making it even larger and more opulent, in an effort to keep up with the other joints on the Sunset Strip and cater to the tastes of Hollywood's elite and loyal customers with the best entertainment in Hollywood. Highly popular with photographers, hundreds of photographs were snapped of the famous and not-so famous each night.

With the increasing popularity of Las Vegas in the 1950s, Hollywood's nightclubs found it difficult to compete with the enormous salaries being paid to entertainers in the gambling capital of the world. With business dropping off and expenses increasing, Hover filed for bankruptcy and closed Ciro's in January 1958.

Two years later, Frank Sennes, owner of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in the former Earl Carroll Theatre, further east on Sunset Boulevard, acquired Ciro's and re-opened it. Ciro's continued to do well and feature top entertainers. In 1961, Sennes decided to rename the venue “Le Crazy Horse” after the famous Crazy Horse Revue from Paris. After just a few months, the club was taken over by Paul Raffles and Bill Doheny who re-established the Ciro’s name in February 1967. Less than six months later, it was again renamed Spectrum 2000. In the early 1970s, pioneering disc jockey/record producer Art Laboe acquired the club and named it "Art Laboe's”. A couple of years later, the location was acquired by Sammy and Mitzie Shore who opened “The Comedy Store”. Mitzie operated the club throughout the 1970s and 80s as a new population began to enjoy the Strip. The Comedy Store remains in operation today.

- Christy McAvoy, Historic Hollywood Photographs

Source: Bruce Torrence archives

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“I have always wished I could somehow climb into Little Richard’s body, hook up his heart and vocal chords to my own, and switch identities with him. Admiring his processed pompadour on my own head in the mirror, feeling his blood pulsating in my veins as I looked down at the twitching pencil-thin moustache over his lip, I’d stomp through the world screaming, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!” and finally feel happy! Strangers would jump back and shriek, “Good lord, it’s the Bronze Liberace – Show Business Personified!” while others genuflected to the inventor of rock and roll, and for once, there’d be a reason to live.”

/ John Waters reflecting on his hero (and mustache inspiration) Little Richard in his 2010 book Role Models /

In Memoriam: remembering his royal highness, “Show Business Personified” and the artist praised by soul diva Etta James for having “the guts to be a king and queen all at the same time” - the divine Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020) on the fourth anniversary of his death. I saw the flamboyant “Bronze Liberace” give one of his final concerts at Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in 2013 (he retired from performing shortly afterwards). I won’t lie – by that point, the Georgia Peach was a hot mess, but a fascinating, charismatic and regal hot mess (and possessor of a profile worthy of Nefertiti). The man was magnificent! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again.

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Best of 2019: The 25 Most Memorable Skin, Hair and Makeup Looks on the Red Carpet This Year

A brand new awards season is about to begin—but before we get started, let's reflect back on the beauty looks that blew us away in 2019!

Every December, I go through all my red carpet reports from the previous 12 months to choose the skin, hair and makeup moments that defined the year. 

Compared to 2018, celebs were more experimental than ever, giving us runway-inspired eye makeup, unconventional hair colours and creative accessories.

Behold, the beauty moments of 2019 that we won't soon forget:

Lupita Nyong’o at the Golden Globes

Lupita Nyong'o at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards.

Close-up of Lupita Nyong'o at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards.

Award season got off to an excellent start with Lupita Nyong'o's electric blue lashes and matching eyeliner at the Golden Globes. She paired it with a futuristic hairstyle and rosy lipstick...and the glow emanating from her skin is just insane!

Lupita is wearing: Sheet mask • Eye cream • Moisturizer • Primer • Foundation in 550 Suede C • Concealer in 510 Suede C • Powder in 500 • Highlighter in Bronze Glow • Blush in Rum Raisin • Eyeshadow in Gris Fumee • Eyeshadow primer in Sienne • Eyeliner in Côte D'Azur and Noir Intense • Eyeliner in Noir • Mascara in Blue • False lashes in Royal Blue • Brow Pencil in Black • Brow mascara in Transparent • Lip balm • Lip liner in Portelle • Lipstick in Dram'atic

Lady Gaga at the Golden Globes

Lady Gaga at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards.

Close-up of Lady Gaga at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards.

Lady Gaga also wore blue at the Golden Globes, but in her hair instead of her makeup. The colourful streaks gave her Cinderella-esque updo and classic makeup an edgy spin (and from her, we'd expect nothing less!).

Lady Gaga is wearing: Eyeshadow in Frivoluxe • Eyeshadow in Flashlight • Eyeliner in Blacquer • Eyeliner in Out of the Blue • Mascara • Lipstick in Moody Margot • Lip gloss in Sugar Sugar

Emmy Rossum at the Critics’ Choice Awards

Emmy Rossum at the 2019 Critics' Choice Awards.

Close-up of Emmy Rossum at the 2019 Critics' Choice Awards.

At the Critics' Choice Awards, Emmy Rossum showed us how a blackberry lip is done. The dramatic hue was set off by her flawless skin, sleek updo and perfect set of cat eyes (notice how the liner is on the outer third of both her top and bottom lash lines).

Emmy is wearing: Lipstick in Protector

Lucy Boynton at the SAG Awards

Lucy Boynton at the 2019 SAG Awards.

Close-up of Lucy Boynton at the 2019 SAG Awards.

Floating eyeliner is something you expect to see on the runways, not the red carpet. But Lucy Boynton pulled it off beautifully at the SAG Awards, pairing it with stained lips, a textured bob and a velvet ribbon.

Lucy is wearing: Eyeliner in Noir • Mascara • Brow gel • Lipstick in Love

Jennifer Lopez at the Grammys

Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Close-up of Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Jennifer Lopez was the talk of the Grammys in an extra-long ponytail and a big, wide-brimmed hat. Yes, it looks like something she could have borrowed from Celine Dion's closet, but the look certainly was memorable.

Irina Shayk at the Oscars

Irina Shayk at the 2019 Academy Awards.

Close-up of Irina Shayk at the 2019 Academy Awards.

The Oscars are never the most exciting night for beauty—celebs tend to play it too safe—but Irina Shayk's look is still ingrained in my memory. It was all about her smooth, straight bob, barely-there makeup and turtleneck.

Irina is wearing: Foundation • Bronzer • Eyeshadow in Prim-O!, Daddi-O! and O!Yeah • Lash primer • Mascara in Black • Lip gloss in Mocha Choco-Lata!

Emilia Clarke at the ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere

Emilia Clarke at the 2019 Season 8 premiere of 'Game of Thrones.'

Close-up of Emilia Clarke at the 2019 Season 8 premiere of 'Game of Thrones.'

For the final season premiere of Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke took a Goth-style look to the red carpet with dark vampy lips, pink eyeshadow and pale skin. Her hair was also braided at the back, as a nod to her character, Daenerys Targaryen.

Emilia is wearing: Skin balm • Foundation • Concealer in Ivory • Highlighter in Sculpting • Blush in Naked Lies • Eyeshadow in Canons de Beaute • Eyeshadow in Mystère et Intensité (on eyes and lips) • Mascara • Brow pencil in Brown • Brow gel • Lip liner in Rouge Noir

BTS at the Billboard Music Awards

BTS at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.

At the Billboard Music Awards, the best beauty look belonged not to one person but an entire group: BTS, of course! Who wasn't completely captivated by their flawless skin, rosy stained lips and (in the case of Jimin) pink hair? 

Lily Collins at the Met Gala

Lily Collins at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Lily Collins at the 2019 Met Gala.

Lily Collins paid tribute to the 1960s at the Met Gala, flaunting a sky-high beehive hairdo adorned with white flowers and an oversized headband. The aesthetic extended to the makeup, with matte lilac eyeshadow, theatrical lashes and pale lips.

Lily is wearing: Moisturizer • Foundation in 140 Ivoire N • Powder in Translucent • Blush in Shimmer Pink Fling • Contour in 360 Bisque N • Eyeshadow in Lavender Grace • Liquid liner in Matte Noir (as eyeliner and to create beauty marks) • Mascara in Black • Brow gel in Noir • Lipstick in Nuit et Jour • Eyeliner in French Lace (on lips, mixed with lipstick)

Ciara

Ciara at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Ciara at the 2019 Met Gala.

The biggest hair moment at the Met Gala was without a doubt Ciara's afro. It was so voluminous, it couldn't even fit in this photo! She wore it with forest green and gold smoky eyes (along with her signature chiseled cheekbones).

Ciara is wearing: Eyeshadow in Blitz Emerald • Eyeliner in Xtreme Black

Gigi Hadid at the Met Gala

Gigi Hadid at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Gigi Hadid at the 2019 Met Gala.

Gigi Hadid delivered on the Met Gala's "camp" theme with a Liberace-inspired catsuit that covered up her signature long hair. But it was her avant garde white eyelashes that really took things to the next level.

Gigi is wearing: Foundation in Warm Nude • Bronzer in Light • Lipstick in Driver

Lupita Nyong’o at the Met Gala

Lupita Nyong'o at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Lupita Nyong'o at the 2019 Met Gala.

Who knew that literal combs in your hair, along with exaggerated Drag Queen eye makeup, could look this chic on the red carpet? Lupita Nyong'o's Met Gala ensemble was her most imaginative yet (and for her, that's saying something!).

Lupita is wearing: Serum • Moisturizer • Primer • Foundation in 550 Suede C • Concealer in 510 • Blush • Eyeshadow primer • Powder in Translucent (on eyes) • Eyeshadow in Onyx, Bronze and Monogold • Eyeliner in Noir Intense and French Lace • Liquid liner in Noir • Mascara in Black • False lashes • Brow gel in Noir • Lip gloss in Not Afraid

Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala

Kim Kardashian at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Kim Kardashian at the 2019 Met Gala.

We've seen wet hair on the red carpet before, but not like Kim Kardashian did it at the Met Gala. Not only did her hair look dripping wet, but her dress was also covered in crystal water droplets, as if she emerged from the sea. (Somehow, her face remained matte, though!)

Kim is wearing: Face mask • Serum • Concealer in 7 • Powder in Bake 2 • Powder in Brighten 2 • Contour in Medium II and Dark I • Highlighter in Iridescent • Eyeshadow in Albania, Bronzy and Armenian • Lip liner in Nude 1.5 and Nude 2 • Lipstick in Nude 2 • Lip gloss in Super Nude

Lady Gaga at the Met Gala

Lady Gaga at the 2019 Met Gala.

Close-up of Lady Gaga at the 2019 Met Gala.

The final standout look from the Met Gala was of course Lady Gaga's. Like Gigi Hadid, she wore a set of long, spiky lashes, this time in gold. She also brought back her iconic hair bows (remember them, circa 2008?) in miniature size. 

Lady Gaga is wearing: Moisturizer • Concealer • Powder • Eyeliner in Pink of Me • Eyeliner in Blacquer • Liquid liner in Blacquer • Mascara in Noir • Lipstick in Flaming-Oh! • Lip gloss in Sweet Escape

Selena Gomez at the Cannes Film Festival

Selena Gomez at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Gala Dinner.

Close-up of Selena Gomez at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Gala Dinner.

For her first-ever appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, Selena Gomez served up old Hollywood glamour. Her bold cat eyes, red lipstick and ballerina updo are a modern take on the classics.

Selena is wearing: Moisturizer • Foundation in Y270 • Concealer in Light 23 • Powder in Siren 52 • Bronzer in Tan-Tastic 104 • Blush in Flesh & Fantasy 506 • Eyeshadow in Flashlight • Liquid liner in Blacquer • Mascara in Noir • Lipstick in Oh Miley 200

Shailene Woodley at the CFDA Awards

Shailene Woodley at the 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards.

Close-up of Shailene Woodley at the 2019 CFDA Fashion Awards.

Shailene Woodley lit up the CFDA Awards red carpet with these unexpected swipes of neon orange eyeshadow. I love that she pared back everything else, wearing just a slick of lip gloss and a sprinkling of faux freckles.

Katy Perry at the ‘Carnival Row’ Premiere

Katy Perry at the 2019 premiere of 'Carnival Row.'

Close-up of Katy Perry at the 2019 premiere of 'Carnival Row.'

After sporting the same short haircut for the last few years, there was a collective sigh of relief when Katy Perry stepped out in this chic platinum lob at the Carnival Row premiere. Matte rose lipstick and matching eyeshadow completed the look.  

Halsey at the VMAs

Halsey at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Close-up of Halsey at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

If anyone can rock rainbow hair, it's Halsey, The singer showed up to the VMAs with not only a multi-coloured part, but also draped orange blush that was blended right up to her temples. 

Halsey is wearing: Concealer • Highlighter in Pearl Crush • Lipstick in Hustle (on cheeks) • Lip liner in In The Nude • Lip gloss in Melted Toffee

Jennifer Lopez at the ‘Hustlers’ Premiere

Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Toronto premiere of 'Hustlers.'

Close-up of Jennifer Lopez at the 2019 Toronto premiere of 'Hustlers.'

Jennifer Lopez was like a ray of sunshine at the premiere of Hustlers. To go with her look-at-me yellow dress, she debuted a new sun-kissed blonde bob and orange-toned makeup.

Zendaya at the Emmys

Zendaya at the 2019 Emmy Awards.

Close-up of Zendaya at the 2019 Emmy Awards.

Zendaya is always switching up her hair, but one of her most surprising changes was the auburn shade she chose for the Emmys. (And it's not a wig!) She looked every bit the screen siren in glam waves and sophisticated neutral makeup.

Zendaya is wearing: Moisturizer • Primer • Foundation in 425 Bisque W • Foundation in 435 Bisque W • Concealer in 370 W Bisque • Powder in Translucent • Eyeshadow in Amber Velour, Scorching, Opulent Onyx and Galactic Sapphire • Liquid liner • Brow pencil in Auburn • Brow pencil in Chestnut • Brow gel in Transparent • Lip gloss in Sweet Glow

Jessica Alba at the Baby2Baby Gala

Jessica Alba at the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala.

Close-up of Jessica Alba at the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala.

Padded headbands were the accessory of the year, and Jessica Alba's pearly version at the Baby2Baby Gala was one of the best. There's a lot going on (her hair was actually in a faux lob), so she wisely kept the makeup sheer and golden.

Jessica is wearing: Moisturizer • Matte primer • Illuminating primer • Foundation in Amber • Blush in Peony Pink • Eyeshadow in Supreme • Liquid liner • Mascara • Tinted lip balm in Lychee Fruit • Lipstick in BFF

Katherine Langford at the AMAs

Katherine Langford at the 2019 American Music Awards.

Close-up of Katherine Langford at the 2019 American Music Awards.

I still can't stop staring at Katherine Langford's AMAs beauty look. The velvety red eyeshadow and flushed cheeks were so seamlessly blended, and her skin is just luminous. Gold beads along her hairline were the finishing touch.

Selena Gomez at the AMAs

Selena Gomez at the 2019 American Music Awards.

Close-up of Selena Gomez at the 2019 American Music Awards.

Love it or hate it, Selena's shoulder-length, curled-under lob was the talk of the AMAs. (I personally love it.) With the matte skin, matte brown eyeshadow and nude lips, it's all very '90s.

Halsey at the AMAs

Halsey at the 2019 American Music Awards.

Close-up of Halsey at the 2019 American Music Awards.

Also at the AMAs, Halsey gave us her most over-the-top look to date. This time, the rainbow action was in her eye makeup and even through her (bleached) brows. As if that weren't enough, her newly red hair was in a crimped updo. 

Taylor Swift at the ‘Cats’ Premiere

Taylor Swift at the 2019 New York premiere of 'Cats.'

Close-up of Taylor Swift at the 2019 New York premiere of 'Cats.'

Finally, we ended the year on a high note with one of the prettiest looks I've ever seen on Taylor Swift, at the premiere of Cats. The combination of red lipstick, winged liner and an updo with bangs is very "her" (in the best possible way!).

Which celeb had your favourite beauty look of 2019?

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Best of 2019: The 25 Most Memorable Skin, Hair and Makeup Looks on the Red Carpet This Year syndicated from The Skincare Edit

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L. Ron Hubbard's "E-Meter" Electropsychometer

La Volpe's Cowl

The Lady from Shanghai's Mirror Maze

Lady Godiva's Saddle

Lady Jane Grey's Necklace

Lady Liberty Lighter *

Lady Lovibond

Lady Macbeth's Candle

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Journal

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Tulip Bulbs

Lady Saigō's Kimono

Laelaps

Laika's Harness

Lake Peigneur Diamond Drill Bit

Lamassu Statue

Lambert Simnel's Leggings

Lamp from Chicago Pile-1

Lampshade of Psychic Power *

Lance Armstrong's Trek Bicycle

Lantern from the Courrières Mine *

Lanterns from the Tillamook Rock Light

Laozi's Calligraphy Brush

Lara Croft's Holsters

Larry Walters' Lawn Chair

Las Vegas Atomic Skillet

Las Vegas Strip Neon Signs

Lascaux Cave Paintings

The Last Straw *

Laszlo Toth’s Hammer

Latasha Harlins' Two Dollar Bill

Late Schoolbus

Lauging Baby's Highchair

Laughing Moai

Laundry Basket from 'The Merry Wives Of Windsor'

Laura Bassi's Sample of Water

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Schoolhouse

Laurel and Hardy’s Hats

Laurence Shirley's Noose*

Lawrence Joseph Bader's Eyepatch

Lawrence of Rome’s Gridiron

Lawrence Welk's Accordion

Lazare Ponticelli’s Shoebox

Lazarus of Bethany's Grave Clothes

Leatherface's Chainsaw

Leather Strap from the First Iron Spike Chair

LeBron James' Headband

Lee Harvey Oswald's Handcuffs

Lee Harvey Oswald's Rifle

Lee and Marina Oswald's’ Wedding Rings

Lee Morgan's Trumpet

Lee Travis' Fedora

Leena's Bed and Breakfast Painting *

Leendert Hasenbosch’s Tent

Left 4 Dead Survivor Clothing

Left Arm of the Statue of Fergus Mor

Left Handed Whopper Wrapper

Leg Lamp

Legalese-Forcing Desklamp *

Leif Erikson's Helmet

Lemuel Gulliver's Ship Wheel

Lenape Tribe's Cloak and Artifacts of Nature *

Leon Herrmann's Sword and Playing Cards *

Leon Panetta's Projector *

Leonarda Cianciulli's Cake Shovel

Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"

Lenoard A. Funk Jr's Thompson Submachine Gun

Leonard Smith's TV *

Leonardo da Vinci's Gargoyle *

Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook

Leonhard Rauwolf’s Herbarium

Leonidas' Cestus

Leonid Telyatnikov's Firefighter Gloves

Leroy Brown's Coat

Leslie and John Morton's Morgue Sheet

Leslie Scott's Jenga Blocks

Lev Termen's First Theremin

Levi Strauss's Original Pair of Jeans

Levitating Gurney

Lewis Carroll's Looking Glass *

Lewis Nixon's Pistol

Lewis Powell’s Pickaxe

Li Bai’s Rosewood Wall Panels

Li Ching-Yuen's Bowl

Li Zicheng’s Shackles

Liberace's Candelabra

Liberty Bell Ruby

Licking Dog Collar

Life Replenishing Clock

Lighter

Lightning Rod from Banqiao Dam

Lillian Russell's Evening Gloves

Lily Tomlin's Rocking Chair

Lilo & Stitch Experiment Pod Container

Linda Lovelace's Bathing Suit

Linda Hazzard's Wardrobe

Linda's IrisPhone

Lindsay Broom's Fozzie Doll

Ling Lun’s Bamboo Flute

Lin Zexu's Trunk

Linda Hazzard's Wardrobe

Lion Country Safari Park Sign

The Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel

Lippershey-Janssen Telescope

Lisa del Giocondo's Teeth

Lisa Howard's Press Pass

Liss Seltzer Bottle

Little Mac's Boxing Gloves

Little Match Girl's Box of Matches

Liu Ji’s Fire Lance

Liu Pengli's Hanfu Hat

Liu Ziye's Tanto

Lizzie Borden's Dress

Lizzie Borden's Compact *

Lloyd Loar's Mandolin *

Lloyd Olsen's Axe & Mike the Headless Chicken's Head

Lobengula’s Assegai

Locker 837 from Columbine High School

Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird"

Locust-Summoning Dog Whistle *

Locusta’s Vials

Lon Chaney Jr.'s Makeup Kit

Lone Ranger's Mask

Lonely Christmas Ornaments *

Long Island War Trumpet

Loki's Feather Cape

Lon Chaney's Makeup Box

Lonnie Johnson's Original Super Soaker

Loránd Eötvös' Torsion Balance

Lord Alfred Tennyson's Cracked Mirror

Lord Byron’s Cloak

Lord Zedd's Staff

Lorena Bobbitt's Knife

Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Bronze Panel

Lorne Acquin's Tire Iron

Lottery Ticket, Circa 1950s

Lottie Dod's Tennis Racket

Lotus Incense Burner

Louis I, Duke of Orléans' Torch

Louis XIV's Silverware Forks *

Louis Agassiz's Iron Auger

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte III's Candelabras

Louis B. Mayer's Desk and Chairs

Louis Braille's First Braille Book

Louis Braille's Leather Awl

Louis Chevrolet's Crank Handle

Louis Chevrolet's Helmet

Louis Daguerre's Camera Obscura

Louis Essen's Alarm Clock

Louis Le Prince's Camera

Louis Le Prince’s Film Spools

Louis Pasteur's Beaker

Louis Pasteur's Flask

Louis Pasteur's Milk Bottle *

Louis Prang's Original Christmas Cards

Louis Slotin’s Screwdriver

Louis Vuitton's Suitcase

Louis XIV's Mirror

Louis XIV's Sundial

Louis XIV's Peg Solitaire

Louis the XIV's Scepter

Louis Wain's Cat Collar

Loukas Notaras’ Turban

Lourdes, France Madonna Statue

Lou Reed's Music Transformer Machine *

Lou Reed's Record Player

Love Bead Necklace

Love-In-Idleness Flower

Love Potion No. 9

L. Sprague de Camp's Theodolite

Lu Bu's Battle Armor

Lucius Apuleius' Pet Donkey Hoofs

Lucius Copeland’s Boiler

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus’ Plow

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus' Stick

Luis Garavito's Walking Stick

Luck Altering Dice

Lucky’s Magical Charms

Lucky Strike Cigarette Tin

Lucretia Garfield's Reading Glasses

Lucrezia Borgia's Comb *

Lucy's Diamonds

Luddite Hammer

Ludger Sylbaris’ Grate

Ludwig II of Bavaria's Cloak

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Drawing Board

Ludwig Prandtl’s Airfoil

Ludwig van Beethoven's Clock *

Lugh's Spear

Luigi Galleani's Wagon Wheel

Luigi Galvani's Bio-Electric Wires

Luigi Galvani's Scalpel

Luigi Lucheni's File

Luis María Mendía's Airplane

Luiz Vaz de Torres' Compass

Luke Howard's Barometer

Luke P. Blackburn's Linens

Lully's Staff

Lumiere Brother's Cinematograph *

Lunchlady Hairnet

Lycaon's Ladle

Lyn Robinson's Turtle Shell

Lynette Fromme’s Red Robe

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2020 has been a muthafucka, Jack. The Bronze Liberace, The Black Mamba, The Black Panther, Mr Roper from Enter The Dragon & Betty Wright gone😬 #FunnyByBirth🤣 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEg52kwl2-VF8HebkCBmC4QqxUCw_-BuM6Qd980/?igshid=1mges9fvhftj

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“I have always wished I could somehow climb into Little Richard’s body, hook up his heart and vocal chords to my own, and switch identities with him. Admiring his processed pompadour on my own head in the mirror, feeling his blood pulsating in my veins as I looked down at the twitching pencil-thin mustache over his lip, I’d stomp through the world screaming, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-wop-bam-boom!” and finally feel happy! Strangers would jump back and shriek, “Good lord, it’s the Bronze Liberace – Show Business Personified!” while others genuflected to the inventor of rock and roll, and for once, there’d be a reason to live.” 

/ John Waters reflecting on his hero (and mustache inspiration) Little Richard in the book Role Models (2010) / 

Born on this day: his royal highness the undisputed Kween of Rock’n’Roll, the divine Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 – 9 May 2020). I witnessed the regal “Georgia Peach” give one of his final concerts at Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in 2013 (he retired from performing shortly afterwards). He was a hot mess, but a fascinating and charismatic hot mess.

Little Richard, Wembley Empire Pool 1972, by Barrie Wentzell

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“Little Richard scared my grandmother in 1957. I was eleven years old, and on my way to her house for dinner with my parents and had just shoplifted a record in the five-and-dime. Mom and dad hadn’t even noticed. Easy pickings – the 45 of “Lucille” on the Specialty label. My favourite tune. I felt happily defiant in the backseat of the car with the sharp edge of the single jabbing my stomach beneath the sweater. Once inside Mama’s, I made a beeline to her out-of-date hi-fi and let it roll. “Lu-CILLE! You won’t do your sister’s will!” came blaring through the house like a rabid pack of dogs. It was as if a Martian had landed. My grandmother stopped in her tracks, face ashen, beyond comprehension. The antiques rattled. My parents looked stunned. In one magical moment, every fear of my white family had been laid bare: an uninvited, screaming, flamboyant black man was in the living room. Even Dr Spock hadn’t warned them about this.” / From the book Role Models (2010) by John Waters / Happy heavenly birthday to Mr Show Business Personified … the Georgia Peach … the Bronze Liberace … his Royal Highness, the divine Little Richard (né Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020)! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again. My favourite song by his will always be “Directly from My Heart” (1959). Oh, and “The Girl Can’t Help It” (1958) of course!

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Rebecca Robeson, interior designer extraordinaire, recently completed an enormous, exciting task few others would dare undertake. She accepted the challenge of renovating a grand Mount Soledad home. Her first goal was to find a way to direct the eye toward an incredible spiral staircase in the area, drawing focus to the home’s verticality and expanse.

What she wanted was a light fixture hung from the very top ceiling of the home that would come down 30 feet to light up all three floors of the place. “Nothing like that existed unless it was some sort of glitzy, Vegas-looking thing. I wanted a classic design aesthetic. There was another problem: How was I going to hang anything from the glass skylight in the staircase ceiling?”

Photo Credit Harrison Photographic

Undeterred by the unique challenge, Robeson had the idea to use an art-like sculptural piece as a light fixture; she ordered 48 Bocci balls that were hand-blown glass, weighing only five pounds each. She also designed a steel support with branches that weighed in at 700 pounds and had it welded to the home’s main post. Using rope-tied water bottles numbered to correspond with the balls, she determined pendant placement throughout the stairwell. As her design was nearing completion, the balls replaced the water bottles – each of which was lighted and individually wired.

What did the homeowner think of Robeson’s solution? “I never would have thought of the creative design changes Rebecca made. I couldn’t visualize her solutions, but I soon learned that when she made a recommendation, it was a good idea to adopt it,” explains homeowner Martin Chitwood. “Her ideas turned out better than I could have imagined and added immensely to the home’s appeal.”

What other solutions serve as examples of Robeson’s unique solutions? Take the guest bedrooms in the house, for example, she themed each of the three unique from the others. One has a Nantucket scheme, and another includes a cozy space decked out in velvets and brocades with a sliding door that leads out to a fountain that is part of a rock-shelter cavern. The final guest bedroom is light-filled and adorned in beautiful coastal colors, complete with a sliding glass door that opens to an ocean view patio.

As for the master bedroom, breathtaking ocean views are the main center of focus, along with a fireplace wall accented with backlit granite. The lighting is designed to accentuate the natural veining of the stone, adding an incredible element of intrigue.

Rebecca also took on the challenge of transforming three of the home’s “bubble spaces,” as she called them, into attractive little-accented areas, each with its own unique appeal. There was one such space in the master bedroom, one on the main floor, and one at the lower entry level. The spaces were oddly shaped with curved glass windows, resembling fish tanks, according to her. The master interior designer transformed each space using a unique theme: For the master bedroom, the space became a viewing retreat with a nautical touch. The space on the entry level features a telescope in a study filled with memorabilia and books. On the main floor, the space became a stunning formal dining room with an ocean panorama.

Rebecca explains, “When you go up to the second (main) floor, the dining room bubble space lies straight ahead of you from the circular staircase. The previous owners had put a booth in it, facing back into the main part of the house, which was open but broken up into three segments [a living room, a dining table across from the booth and a secondary seating room]. A pair of square columns, covered in knotty pine, created a ridiculous hallway to the left of the staircase that only served to make this narrow space narrower.”

She was able to open the interior by removing the extra pillars, along with the drop-down ceiling soffits in an area behind the secondary seating and in the kitchen. “The kitchen was unusually large compared to the other weird-shaped rooms and had more cabinets than you can imagine, all in honey maple,” Rebecca says. “In the kitchen’s center was a grand piano-shaped island that looked like it belonged to Liberace. If that wasn’t bad enough, over the top of the thing was a drywall ceiling soffit shaped just like it.”

The remodeled kitchen features cabinets in a dark chocolate finish, a beveled-glass, five-tiered chandelier, a clean-lined island with a backlit granite top, and a metallic-finished backsplash. The sophisticated design gives the homeowner flexibility, thanks to a corner space of the kitchen that’s been transformed into a cocktail area with a movable bar. The bar can fit into the home’s elevator, and rolled to the surround-sound theater on the entry level. The theater was designed by Rebecca too and features fabric-padded walls and a custom ceiling with walnut panels in a diamond pattern. The bar can also go up to the rooftop, where guests enjoy a blowout space with incredible views, a vanishing edge pool, lounge areas, a spa, outdoor kitchen, a bathroom with a bronze sink and hand-sculpted European faucets and showerheads, and a hydraulic lift television – not to mention the four fire pits.

Homeowner Martin Chitwood states that visitors call the rooftop area “The Garden of Eden,” and Rebecca agrees. “That rooftop is incredible; but where I took it, it’s a whole new story,” she says. This rooftop is one of the main reasons Chitwood decided to purchase the home.

“Rebecca turned it into a five-star resort where you can sit in awe of city views, sailboat running lights in the harbor at night and lights belonging to anchored ships farther out to sea. You can see Torrey Pines and the glider port and watch hang gliders with all their beautiful colors soar over the water,” he explains. “You also can look back toward the hillside to see fruit trees and the side of Mount Soledad and imagine yourself in a mountain retreat. No matter where you look, you have that peaceful feeling of communing with nature.”

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“Little Richard scared my grandmother in 1957. I was eleven years old, and on my way to her house for dinner with my parents and had just shoplifted a record in the five-and-dime. Mom and dad hadn’t even noticed. Easy pickings – the 45 of “Lucille” on the Specialty label. My favourite tune. I felt happily defiant in the backseat of the car with the sharp edge of the single jabbing my stomach beneath the sweater. Once inside Mama’s, I made a beeline to her out-of-date hi-fi and let it roll. “Lu-CILLE! You won’t do your sister’s will!” came blaring through the house like a rabid pack of dogs. It was as if a Martian had landed. My grandmother stopped in her tracks, face ashen, beyond comprehension. The antiques rattled. My parents looked stunned. In one magical moment, every fear of my white family had been laid bare: an uninvited, screaming, flamboyant black man was in the living room. Even Dr Spock hadn’t warned them about this.” 

/ From the book Role Models (2010) by John Waters / 

Remembering his royal highness, the undisputed Kween of Rock’n’Roll, the divine Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020) on the second anniversary of his death. I saw the flamboyant “Bronze Liberace” give one of his final concerts at Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in 2013 (he retired from performing shortly afterwards). I won’t lie – the Georgia Peach was a hot mess, but a fascinating, charismatic and regal hot mess. The man was magnificent! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again. Pictured: a portrait of Richard by Gilles Petard, 1965.

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"i want you to know i am the bronze liberace!" ✨✨✨🎂🎁🎊 . 🎉🎉🎉 happy 85th, king💕🎉🎉🎉 . . . . . . . . .

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The Daily Tulip

The Daily Tulip – Archeological News From Around The World

Friday 17th November 2017

Good Morning Gentle Reader….  Very cold and cloudy this morning, wind blowing in off the Atlantic all the seagulls are sat on the shore this morning as Bella and I walk the promenade… its 10c but with the wind it feels about 7c but I wrapped up well, it’s just my face that feels the cold… Friday and another week is almost in the record book and the week end is certainly upon us, I thought I may drive up to Rhonda the Roman city that’s up in the mountains, Rain, Snow or Sunshine it’s always worth a visit… but at the moment I’m thinking of the coffee that’s waiting for me back in the house.. hope you have a great day….

8TH-CENTURY SKELETON DISCOVERED AT HEREFORD CATHEDRAL…. HEREFORD, ENGLAND—The Hereford Times reports that a skeleton discovered underneath Hereford Cathedral dates back to the origins of the city. Excavations ahead of construction work to improve the cathedral’s cloisters found three skeletons nearly seven feet underground. According to archaeologists, one of the skeletons belonged to a man who died in middle age, potentially due to several apparent blade injuries. Radiocarbon dating determined that the man lived sometime between A.D. 680 and 780, a period when the city was still a dangerous Anglo-Saxon frontier settlement in the Kingdom of Mercia, in the Welsh borderlands.

MEDIEVAL JEWISH CEMETERY EXCAVATED IN ITALY…. BOLOGNA, ITALY—According to a Jewish Telegraphic Agency report, more than 400 graves at the site of a medieval Jewish cemetery have been uncovered as part of a construction project near Bologna’s Via Orfeo. In 1569, after Pope Pius V banished Jews from most papal territories, he reportedly turned the cemetery’s land over to the nuns of a nearby cloister and told them to destroy the graves. Archaeologists recovered the remains of adults and children, and artifacts made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and amber. No tombstones were found, and 150 of the graves showed signs of intentional desecration.

2,000-YEAR-OLD SUNDIAL UNEARTHED IN ROMAN TOWN…. CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a 2,000-year-old sundial has been discovered in a roofed theater at the site of the ancient town of Interamna Lirenas, which is located in central Italy. An inscription on the sundial names Marcus Novius Tubula, a plebeian tribune to Rome, and dates the artifact to the first century B.C. Alessandro Launaro of the University of Cambridge said the sundial and its inscription suggest the small town was more aware of and involved in the affairs of the capital than had been previously thought. Additional engravings on the face of the timepiece mark the seasons with respect to the winter solstice, equinox, and summer solstice. Only part of its needle, which cast the shadow necessary to show the time, was preserved.

GLASS FRAGMENT FROM CALLIGRAPHY SET FOUND IN JAPAN…. KYOTO, JAPAN—The Asahi Shimbun reports that a fragment of a twelfth-century glass vessel was unearthed in an area of nobles’ homes in Heiankyo, Japan’s ancient capital. Researchers from the Gangoji Institute for Research of Cultural Property in Nara say the bluish-green fragment may have been part of the spout of a “suiteki” container, which would have been imported from China during the Heian Period, from A.D. 794 to 1185, for dropping water onto ink-grinding stones. The site may have been a base to distribute imported suiteki to aristocrats in Kyoto.

ROME’S LEAD PIPES MAY HAVE ADDED ANTIMONY TO WATER SUPPLY…. NANTERRE, FRANCE—Live Science reports that an international team of scientists led by Philippe Charlier of Max Fourestier Hospital tested a lead water pipe from a home in Pompeii and found it carried highly toxic levels of antimony. The metal is thought to have been added to lead to strengthen it. To begin the investigation, the researchers dissolved a fragment of the metal pipe in concentrated nitric acid, and then heated it to more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit to ionize the elements so that they could be identified within a mass spectrometer. The analysis suggests the possible levels of antimony in city’s water supply could have caused antimony intoxication, diarrhea, and vomiting, leading to severe dehydration and eventually liver and kidney damage. Antimony has also been found in the groundwater close to volcanoes, possibly increasing the exposure of Pompeii’s population to the toxic element. The researchers suggest testing additional pipes throughout the Roman Empire, and looking for traces of antimony in the bones and teeth of ancient Romans, for more information on how antimony poisoning might have affected their health.

LUXURY 17TH-CENTURY ITEMS UNCOVERED NEAR PAUL REVERE HOUSE…. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS—Evidence of a sumptuous lifestyle enjoyed by a seventeenth-century family has been uncovered near the Paul Revere House in Boston’s North End, according to a report from The Boston Globe. The finds include a shard of a ceramic bowl of a type known as “sgraffito” probably produced between 1630 and 1640 in the Pisa region of northern Italy, making it the oldest known piece of European ceramic to have been discovered in the city. Also found at the site were decorated pieces of expensive Italian glass, animal bones suggesting a rich diet, and a clasp from a woman’s bodice. “They’ve got glassware that would make Liberace blush,” said Joe Bagley, Boston city archaeologist. The items were apparently discarded by the family of John Jeffs, a mariner active in the Atlantic trade, and suggest that people living in Puritan Boston were comfortable acquiring ostentatious and luxurious items. Bagley expected to find a large number of nineteenth-century artifacts in the excavation, which is being carried out in advance of construction work, and was surprised to find insights into life two centuries earlier as well.

Well Gentle Reader I hope you enjoyed our look at the archeological news from around the world this, Friday morning… …

Our Tulips today are very modern…..and very Orange.....

A Sincere Thank You for your company and Thank You for your likes and comments I love them and always try to reply, so please keep them coming, it's always good fun, As is my custom, I will go and get myself another mug of "Colombian" Coffee and wish you a safe Friday 17th November 2017 from my home on the southern coast of Spain, where the blue waters of the Alboran Sea washes the coast of Africa and Europe and the smell of the night blooming Jasmine and Honeysuckle fills the air…and a crazy old guy and his dog Bella go out for a walk at 4:00 am…on the streets of Estepona…

All good stuff....But remember it’s a dangerous world we live in

Be safe out there…

Robert McAngus

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Brendon Urie's Stylist on the Panic! at the Disco Singer's Colorful Tailormade Style

Brendon Urie's Stylist on the Panic! at the Disco Singer's Colorful Tailormade Style

For Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie, the embrace of “emo” spans at least a decade. But thanks to stylist Anthony Franco, the band is changing its tune, donning a new, colorfully clad style.

The self-taught designer and stylist first cut his teeth in the ’80s and ’90s dressing Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men and Lauryn Hill and outfitting MC Hammer for his “2 Legit 2 Quit” video. “When you come from making clothes for stars, you can’t give it up, which is why I like working with Panic!,” Franco says in the interview.

After being introduced to the Las Vegas-bred group through their Nothing Rhymes With Circus tour director — who Franco worked with while styling Fall Out Boy — it was a match made in sartorial heaven. “I just threw a whole bunch of stuff in my bag from working on films like Waterworld and X-Men, made a bunch of sh–, met the boys, and they were like, ‘We love you,’” he recalls. “They were babies, 17 to 20 years old, and I was already in my 30s, but from that point on, I became really close with them and have literally done every single thing with the band and Brendon since.”

How would you describe Brendon’s style?

The thing I love about the band is they’re from Vegas, so they kinda had a Rat Pack vibe with emo elements to them. With all groups, it’s the singer who usually has their individual style, and Brendon will wear anything I ask him to. He trusts me, and that’s a big thing; when an artist does not allow their stylist or creative team to help them create an image, a lot of times it looks like it’s forced. Personally, I can’t think of anyone out there with his sense of style. He loves his shiny fabrics, has stage presence, and to me, he’s always been a one-man show. He does take over, and the fans love it, and it’s great.

He seems to be a big fan of colorful and patterned tuxedo jackets, along with high-collar shirts. Is that your influence? 

Yeah, the high-collar thing came about when we were doing the “Hallelujah” video, where it’s a play on clergymen in a confessional. Instead of doing the band in collars — which is a direct reference to priesthood — we implemented that element into the shirts by raising the collar up. I love how Karl Lagerfeld dresses with his collars, so that’s what we go for. It gives an emperor’s look as opposed to looking like a preacher.

  Brendon @brendonurie @panicatthedisco ready to give you an amazing performance tonite on @fallontonight – #brendonurie #panicatthedisco #tonight

A post shared by Anthony Franco (@afrancodesigner) on Jan 19, 2017 at 5:01pm PST

What about the colorful and patterned tuxedo jackets?

This started around the ‘05 Vaudeville eyeliner emo look, but I began noticing that the clothing started to elevate itself with shine and color. I wasn’t so nervous about it since I knew Brendon could pull it off, but it was also something that nobody at the time was doing, and it sort of came across as really Liberace. To avoid looking like a Vegas lounge singer, his fit had to be perfectly tailored and custom-made. I didn’t want to just throw him in clothing that we had to alter but didn’t work for him. As his stylist, I want to make sure that every time he’s out there performing or on the red carpet, he looks different, but it’s still his style.

Is there a pattern or color Brendon wouldn’t wear?

I don’t know if I would ever put him in plaid. I like textures, and leopard works perfectly for him. I think there is not a color now that we haven’t used. That’s why when we did the Grammy red carpet, we went for a clean slate with the white tux with silver thread in it and a fattened collared shirt (exclusive sketch below). Kind of like [Grammy-nominated best rock album] Death of a Bachelor, where a bride wears white. We flew in the shiny fabric from London, and I made the full look (tux, pant and shirt) within a week, because I have his pattern down perfectly. That’s fast for us, but with him, I don’t like to do things with too much of a lead time because we’re so creative we might change our minds. His fans love him, and it’s nice when they get in really close and can spot a new detail within that look.

What influences Brendon’s style the most: comfortability or design interest?

Since he’s an active performer, his pants have a little stretch in them, and his shoes have to be super comfortable. But up top, he will wear anything. I also have to be aware of sweating because he’s performing, so I will never use wool. He’ll start the show looking head-to-toe perfect and will start stripping stuff off, and before you know it, he ends up shirtless. [Laughs] For him, I think it’s really about a full look at the beginning, and then he’ll sort of taper down to get himself into it. For the red carpet, he wants to look perfect from head-to-toe.

When it comes to fashion, what excites Brendon?

He’s interesting because we know it’s the element of dress-up, and he knows that people love him for his music and his clothing. He gets inspired by fashion and is not an off-the-rack kind of guy. Brendon will never follow a designer just because everyone else is following a trend. It’s dress-up, but it’s not a costume nor gimmicky.

Brendon @brendonurie looks so good at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards – he’s wearing a custom Diamond White Tuxedo–We’ve done almost every color in the rainbow — This shining beauty is definitely one of my favorites. #brendonurie #panicatthedisco #grammys

A post shared by Anthony Franco (@afrancodesigner) on Feb 13, 2017 at 10:31am PST

How do you keep it from looking gimmicky?

The good thing is, with well-made clothing; it never looks cheap. And we put a lot into making sure the fit of the fabric and details are expensive, a.k.a. well-thought-out and -executed.

When he’s not performing, what does Brendon gravitate towards?

He’s all casual. Jeans, T-shirt, a hoodie and Adidas sneakers. He is straight-up comfort. 

Even at nighttime?

Oh yeah, he would never dress up to go to dinners and stuff like that. That persona of him is strictly  onstage. 

  Brendon @brendonurie giving you one hell of a performance yesterday @iheartradio – wearing one of my favorite jackets in Army Green Lacquer ☠️ #brendonurie #iheartradio #performance

A post shared by Anthony Franco (@afrancodesigner) on Sep 25, 2016 at 10:50am PDT

What is your most memorable styling moment with Brendon?

His light-blue jacket with leopard T-shirt from his last tour. A couple, who met at a Panic! concert and eventually got married, sent a photo of their baby dressed up for Halloween in a leopard shirt and blue onesie jacket over it. It was so damn cute, and when fans start re-creating his looks, it’s flattering for us. The most incredible moment was when Brendon met President Obama after performing at the Kennedy Center Honors in a gorgeous bronze tuxedo, which we custom designed. It photographed beautifully, and I felt so proud to see my work on him while meeting the president. 

  One of my favorite fashion moments – Brendon @brendonurie & Sarah @sarahurie at the Kennedy Center Honors 2013, both look so stunning wearing my designs. #love #friends

A post shared by Anthony Franco (@afrancodesigner) on Nov 11, 2016 at 2:35pm PST

Source: Billboard

http://tunecollective.com/2017/02/25/brendon-uries-stylist-on-the-panic-at-the-disco-singers-colorful-tailormade-style/

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In Memoriam: remembering his royal highness, “Show Business Personified” and the artist praised by soul diva Etta James for having “the guts to be a king and queen all at the same time” - the divine Little Richard (aka Richard Wayne Penniman, 5 December 1932 - 9 May 2020) on the third anniversary of his death. I saw the flamboyant “Bronze Liberace” give one of his final concerts at Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in 2013 (he retired from performing shortly afterwards). I won’t lie – by that point, the Georgia Peach was a hot mess, but a fascinating, charismatic and regal hot mess. The man was magnificent! We’ll never see Little Richard’s like again. Pictured: backstage portrait of Little Richard in the UK in 1962 by Harry Hammond.