Hold on to 16 as long as you can

Today a model was in the office, trying on her trade she picked out from a designer. Jack & Diane was playing from someones ipod. She walked to demonstrate her new shoes, and her body was in synch with the guitar and hand claps of the song. Suddenly the lyrics took on a whole new meaning for me.

Jack and Diane:

Little ditty about jack and diane
Two American kids growin up in the heartland
Jackies gonna be a football star
Diane debutante backseat of Jackies car

Suckin on chilli dogs outside the Tastee Freez
Diane sittin on Jackies lap
Hes got his hands between her knees
Jackie say, hey Diane lets run off
Behind a shady tree
Dribble off those Bobbie Brooks
Let me do what I please
And Jackie say a

Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone they walk on

Jackie sits back reflects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean
Well you know diane we oughtta run off to the city
Diane says, baby you aint missin' no-thing
Jackie say a

Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone

Gonna let it rock
Let it roll
Let the Bible belt come down
And save my soul
Hold on to 16 as long as you can
Changes comin' round real soon
Make us women and men

Little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two American kids doin the best they can

Yeas & Nays: Dinner in honor of Fran Drescher

Drescher recalls Kennedy's role in her cancer-advocacy | Washington Examiner

Dinner in Honor of Fran Drescher at Teatro Goldoni Aug. 29th

Brandi Read

Girls, 16” x 20”, oil on canvas Brandi Read

Now Representing Tatiana Kovylina

Boys For Pele

Dorothy Zbornak inspires Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang to W Magazine:

"....the bags are named after TV show characters. We have the Brenda and Kelly [90210], the Dorothy shopper [The Golden Girls] and the Trudy [Miami Vice]. They’re all the shows that used to be on TV when I was growing up.”

Dorothy Zbornak (nee Petrillo), portrayed by the late Beatrice Arthur, is a fictional character from the TV series The Golden Girls.

On "The Golden Girls" the character Dorothy Zbornak's signature shoe was a flat suede scrunch boot, and she carried an oversize hobo bag - Although Bea Arthur has passed away, she continues to inspire Alexander Wang.

Jackie Anderson

Bus Window II, oil on cotton on board, 24" x 30", 2008 Jackie Anderson

Hugh Lippe's work in Alexander Wang boutique

Alexander Wang chose Hugh Lippe's photography exclusively to decorate his new in-store boutique at Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Ave
(57th street x 58th street)
New York, NY 10019
phone: (212) 753-7300

Carolyn Pyfrom

jenny by the door, 34" x 36", oil on linen, 2006 Carolyn Pyfrom

V Magazine #61 preview: Carmen Kass & Anne Vyalitsyna, Photo: Mario Testino

Mario Testino photographed Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna for V Magazine on May 31, 2009 in Los Angeles, California with stylist Beat Bolliger.

V Magazine Summer 2009 Editorial
Models: Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Beat Bolliger
Hair: Marc Lopez
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
Special thanks to Austin Smedstad at Starworks.

Carmen Kass and Anne Vyalitsyna wear Dsquared2, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry Prorsum, Ralph Lauren Collection, Diane Von Furstenberg, Etro, Dior, etc.

Male models include Tommy Dunn, Brett Robinson, Cameron Bailey, Johnny Angel

Deborah Poynton

To Be Alone, oil on canvas, Triptych, left panel 200 x 250cm, centre panel 200 x 300cm, right panel 200 x 250cm, 2009

Deborah Poynton

The boys of summer have gone

Glad to be back to work - On my summer vacation I turned the mother out.

Iselin Steiro, Photo: Steven Meisel

Frances Bell

Frances Bell

Rima Jabbur

Elan With a Bowl, oil on panel, 41" x 31", 2006 Rima Jabbur

Elisa Rossi

DDA 33, oil on canvas, 140cm x100cm Elisa Rossi

25 Young International Film Students at Chez Moi

Via USC son Alex and The State Department

D. J. Hall

Nocturne, 2004, oil on canvas, 76" x 47"

D. J. Hall

Francesca Marzorati

swimming-pool2, 100cm x 120cm, oil on canvas Francesca Marzorati

Monica Cook

Untitled (With Pumpkin), 60" x 60" oil on canvas, 2007 Monica Cook

Maria O'Malley

Sisters, Oil and 23 Karat gold on panel, size unknown

Maria O'Malley

The days can't be like the nights

My vacation starts tonight....

I plan on spending as much time as possible in the water: Tobay Beach, Jones Beach, Cedar Beach, and Ocean Beach Maryland.

Will be back on Monday, August 24th.

Until then, I won't have regular access to a computer, but will do my best to keep in touch.

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

Veruschka, American Vogue:

Katherine Fraser

Composed, 24" x 25", oil on canvas, 2007 Katherine Fraser

Carrie Ann Baade

Lady or Tiger, 18" x 24", oil on panel, 2009 Carrie Ann Baade

RIP John Hughes

A spokeswoman for John Hughes says the director of 1980s coming-of-age films like "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" has died in Manhattan.

Michelle Bega says the 59-year-old Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk. He was in Manhattan to visit family.

He made a teen star of Molly Ringwald with 1984's "Sixteen Candles" about a girl's nightmarish birthday on the eve of her sister's wedding.

Ringwald also starred in "The Breakfast Club," about a group of high school misfits during Saturday detention, and "Pretty in Pink."

Hughes also directed "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and wrote "Home Alone." He lived in Illinois and set many of his films in the Chicago area.

"True by Spandau Ballet:

June Glasson

Brittani, oil on board, 2008 June Glasson

August 2009 Brasil Elle - Bruna Tenorio

Depeche Mode set list last night

Set List:

In Chains
Wrong
Hole To Feed
Walking In My Shoes
It’s No Good
A Question Of Time
Precious
Fly on the Windscreen
Little Soul
Home
Come Back
Policy Of Truth
In Your Room
I Feel You
Enjoy The Silence
Never Let Me Down Again

Encore 1:
Stripped
Master And Servant
Strangelove

Encore 2:
Personal Jesus
Waiting for the Night

Mercedes Helnwein

Wall 2, colored pencil on paper Mercedes Helnwein

Black Celebration Tonight

Tonight I am seeing Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden. I have been waiting for this moment for all my life.

Lets have a black celebration
Black celebration
Tonight

To celebrate the fact
That weve seen the back
Of another black day

I look to you
How you carry on
When all hope is gone
Cant you see

Your optimistic eyes
Seem like paradise
To someone like
Me

I want to take you
In my arms
Forgetting all I couldnt do today

Black celebration
Black celebration
Tonight

To celebrate the fact
That weve seen the back
Of another black day

I look to you
And your strong belief
Me, I want relief
Tonight

Consolation
I want so much
Want to feel your touch
Tonight

Take me in your arms
Forgetting all you couldnt do today

Black celebration
Ill drink to that
Black celebration
Tonight