Word: oldham
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Time was, celebrity stalkers chose movie and TV stars like Jodie Foster or David Letterman as their targets. But a New York City man was arrested last week for hounding TODD OLDHAM, famous mostly for providing the world with sequined evening gowns and loud shirts. The designer (and MTV House of Style regular) alleges that Shane Kennedy, 28, has harassed Oldham and his staff for six months, on one occasion refusing to leave Oldham's SoHo store. He also says Kennedy, who once served time in a Florida prison, sends him bizarre packages containing locks of hair, gum and condoms...
...permanent revival tent but also having old mistakes pop right back up. Of course, then you have to rationalize them. "The '70s clothes that are being rehashed are so incredibly ugly, so intentionally ugly, that they actually could be perceived as a rebellion against propriety," the designer Todd Oldham offers hopefully. "A rebellion against conventionally understood ways of dressing...
...exciting occurrence. This supplement surprisingly diverges from the Times's traditional style, including as it does a fashion spread entitled "Let Fantasy Fly," which pictures models floating around in the sky, decked out in couture assemblages. The Weirdest shot is of a model in a $1,900 Todd Oldham evening coat who looks like she's about to land on a horse...
...album boasts fine performances, especially by pianist Virginia Eskin. WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) was similarly eclectic. A staff arranger for the Paul Whiteman band, he could pen a delicate gem like the Seven Traceries suite or a robust concert piece like Africa, originally for orchestra. Pianist Denver Oldham gets them just right...
BOBBY KING AND TERRY EVANS: RHYTHM, BLUES, SOUL & GROOVES (Rounder). Give these guys top marks in all those categories. This is neotraditional music done the hard way: sublimely. Some superlative backup too from guitarist Ry Cooder and keyboard player Spooner Oldham...