Top Five Dad Rock Bands and the Dads Who Love Them

We all have dads. Some of us don’t know our daddies, but it’s the undeniable truth that we all have fathers, and almost all of them listen to some type of dad-rock band. When you type “dad rock” into Wikipedia, you will be redirected to the “classic rock” section. In…

Ombré Hair: Why Pay to Look Broke?

Photo by Peter Kramer/NBCDrew Barrymore shows off her root job.​Hair has seen plenty of trends over the years. We’ve used and abused our hair with a perm, a curling iron, a straightening iron, relaxer, highlights, lowlights, red dye, dark dye, blonde dye, and bleach. There was the Rachel (the good),…

MAC Cosmetics and Disney Conspire to Make You Look Evil

​MAC Cosmetics is known for their bold colors, haute hues, and edgy looks. Their latest Venomous Villains collection, a years-long Disney collaboration set to launch today, is no different. While most brands would choose to get their inspiration from the bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked princesses, it seems only natural that MAC would…

Ten Vegetarian Fashion Options for Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is not afraid but absolutely terrified of being seen as boring or mundane. There’s really nothing else we can assume based on her fashion choices. Who could forget the red lace McQueen number she wore while accepting an award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Award, or the…

Derrick Adams Does Bas Fisher, Mike Tyson, and Darth Vader

all adorned with Mike Tyson’s likeness, another wall wearing coats, and still another wearing shorts. Confused? It’s the work of Derrick Adams, founder of the Rush Arts Gallery and Resource Center in Baltimore and recipient of the 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, in a nuthouse, er, nutshell. Adams brings American…

Damiana vs. Marijuana: Which One Gets a Pothead Higher?

There’s a huge chunk of the country that looks at California and tearfully asks, “Why not us? Why can’t they legalize marijuana in our state?” Since the mid ’70s, Big Tobacco has been planning for the widespread legalization of pot. Those evil barons already have all the different brand names,…

Ten Questions With Modern Fashion Maven Trina Turk

via turk.comFashion maven, Trina Turk.​It’s been almost a year since Trina Turk opened her Bal Harbour doors with her eponymous boutique. The store, which pays homage to its Miami address with nods to the ’50s-esque, glamorous, resort lifestyle — the cocktails, the art deco, the poolside cabanas — which our…

Shinique Smith’s “Menagerie” Opens at MOCA This Thursday

A Japanese caligraphy and graffiti mash-up by Shinique Smith.​You hear celebrities from all corners of the arts and culture world saying things like “I can’t believe I’m in the same room with such-and-such.” The sheer thought of working alongside names such as Nan Goldin, Carl Andre, On Kawara, and Lawrence…

A Guide to Tonight’s Fashion’s Night Out

​The world is a-buzz with fashion as New York Fashion Week is in session. Tonight’s the annual Fashion’s Night Out, a one-night-only shopping extravaganza designed to spur spending–even in our much-dampened economy–and raise money for good causes. All fueled by a few too many glasses of champagne, no doubt. (Anything…