Johnny Weir arrived at a signing for his new book looking totally made up and just plain gorgeous, as usual. Rarely do guys feel comfortable with hair and makeup, and few look as chic as Johnny. Sure, hipster boys might wear guyliner and experiment with black nail polish, and goth guy makeup is still popular in some places, but they're usually attempts to look transgressive, not pretty. Johnny, on the other hand, is all-out glam, from his eyeliner to his lip gloss. And to me, that's refreshing. To see the case for men and makeup, just keep reading.
The Winter Olympics' most fashionable male skater Johnny Weir made a surprise appearance on the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet. The wannabe designer is known for his flamboyant style, and tonight he opted for black-and-white chic: a black jeweled blazer, black skinny jeans, pleated white shirt, and black patent gloves. Very Karl Lagerfeld. Do you dig?
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For such a graceful sport, there's always a lot of controversy surrounding figure skating: to quad or not to quad, judging scandals, and putting hits out on other skaters, to name just a few of the soap opera-esque moments happening on the ice. For some — like columnist Ken Herman — just calling figure skating a sport is rife with controversy: "Nothing done to music is a sport. And anything involving costumes (especially with sequins) is not a sport. Sports have uniforms, not costumes."
Still, figure skating remains one of the most watched of the Olympic events; I'm thinking those sequins, jazz hands, and feathers have a lot to do with its success. Let's face it — before there was a Lady Gaga, there was competitive ice skating. So far, at the Vancouver games, we've been dazzled with some spectacular costumes: corsets, leather, and feathers dominated, and that was only from the men!
Here are our picks for the most memorable (read: outlandish/wild/questionable) costumes from Olympics past.
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Anyone following the 2010 Olympics has surely heard of Johnny Weir — check him out mid-axel in Rodarte. Now the American figure skater says he wants to contribute to fashion by launching a multicategory collection and even opening stores. Like all of us, the fashion fan is tuning in to the New York Fashion Week coverage. "I imagine he is. That would be like him giving up water," said his costume designer, Stephanie Handler. Nothing is set in stone yet, but surely he would concoct some flamboyant pieces. What do you think of Johnny Weir designing clothes —freaky or fabulous?
Be sure to check out Bella's exclusive interview with Weir!
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics have just begun, and with them comes fierce competition in figure skating. Figure skaters aren't just amazing athletes, though — they're also consummate performers with more beauty savvy than you can shake a kabuki brush at. So you can imagine my excitement when Johnny Weir, one of the US team's brightest stars, let me ask him my most burning Olympic makeup questions. He had some great advice, so to find out how to get a performance-worthy look, just keep reading.
It's official — I have Olympic fever, like whoa. I've been getting myself acquainted with the athletes and events, and I'll definitely be glued to the set for Friday's opening ceremony. I'm also following my favorite Team USA competitors on Twitter. As they head to Vancouver this week, it's been beyond cool to hear first-person accounts of their training, diets, and inspiration.
Here are my picks for the Winter Olympians worth the follow on Twitter. Be sure to check their tweets throughout the games for front row action and don't forget to send them your love through the Twitterverse.
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