Punk At The Met: Well Worth A Visit

Erin C. and I checked out the punk exhibit at the Met today, and it is well worth a visit. It's a lot of clothing from designers' collections that had a punk influence, but it's very well put together. There are a few iconic dresses in there, such as the safety pin dress Elizabeth Hurley wore to a movie premiere in 1994.

It's a great place to go if you are in a bad mood and/or feeling salty. It's very dark and the first three rooms have lots of animations and footage of angry punks. You'll be in good company. The guards constantly tell visitors not to take photos, but I took a few anyhow. Because it would be totally punk to get kicked out of the punk exhibit. Anarchy!

One room is totally pink, so great for photos.

Like an old negative	Give me pouty

These shoes are, surprisingly, made by Burberry.


This is the re-make of the bathroom at CBGBs. As someone who has been in Manhattan long enough to have used the original bathrooms, I can say with some authority this is a totally sanitized version. For starters, there is toilet paper. The bathrooms in CBGBs never had toilet paper.


A few favorite dresses:

Shredded Chanel suit	A Vivienne Westwood frock

FYI, I took this photo of Erin outside CBGBs in 2006. We are such bad asses.

Punks & Flappers And What They Can Teach Us

This is my latest piece for The Huffington Post that looks at the commonalities between punks and flappers, both of which have been on the cultural radar lately. It is as nerdy as it sounds. It's a good thing!

Punks and Flappers and What They Can Teach Us

Punks And Flappers

I'm loving how pop culture right now is fascinated with two groups that may seem diametrically opposed: punks and flappers. Punk is the theme of the annual Met Gala this year and the 1920s are obviously a point of interest thanks to that little art house flick, The Great Gatsby.

Vogue.com is doing some wonderful videos for both groups. Legitimately artistic and very slick.