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...stereotypes are only exacerbated by the stereotypes of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Some females remain skeptical even when Carson and the gang serve up a demitasse of glam and style for the clueless, beer-gutted straight male; it’s all good on television, but when their boyfriends and male friends start hogging the mirror, reality TV hits home. “I have this one guy friend who looks in the mirror more than anyone I know,” says Long. “Sometimes I wonder if he is doing it to overcompensate...
Though the British tabloids have been full of stories that the marriage is on the rocks, Beckham's star wattage is only enhanced by his glam wife Victoria (a.k.a. Posh Spice), a style icon in her own right. "We think that David Beckham is one of the contemporary icons, a reference point, internationally acknowledged by millions of men and women," say designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. "We are inspired by his positiveness, by his beauty, for being an excellent athlete." Now that's metrosexual. --By MARIAN SALZMAN, trend-spotting author and chief strategy officer for the ad agency Euro...
Quick Fix, a Boston-based glam-rock trio, performs songs from their sophomore effort Animal Love. Elkland, a foursome from the foothills of New York, gained recent popularity with the release of their EP Her this past summer. Look for songs from their upcoming CD to be released this month. 9 p.m. $9. The Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass...
...person like? How do they really live?" explains director of merchandising Kristina Fideli-Ventura. No matter what the concept, "there's lots of color, jewels, gems, glitter," she says. Kid style is "not demure, not understated." Pottery Barn's PBteen catalog also builds furnishings around themes--the fashion-conscious "glam" style, the Asian-influenced Bonsai Boudoir, the surfer-dude Mavericks. Design is playful. Bike handlebar grips serve as chair arms, surfboards as headboards, skateboards as shelves. The fall catalog, 50% fatter than last spring's debut offering, "is substantially exceeding our expectations," says senior vice president Patrick Wynhoff, without divulging...
...film Velvet Goldmine, the ex-wife of a '70s glam rocker declares "how essential dreaming is to the character of the rock star." In 2003 the dream seems more easily realized than ever. Today fame feels within almost anyone's reach, thanks to TV talent shows like American Idol and new digital recording technologies, which allow the humblest garage band to own a home music studio...