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We Heart Gay Fashion Designer Chris March – Fabulous, Over The Top, and Larger Than Life
Chris March
is “Project Runway’s”
fashionably outrageous costume
designer from Season 4 of the show.
(He was robbed! He should have won!).
We have been following him on his Project Runway blog with commentary that has been over-the-top and equally hilarious.
He also started his own blog last month, Chris March Explains It All For You . “Somebody already took the title I wanted for my Blog… “Eat a Kitten”….who would take such a name? Here is why I wanted it: My friend Gordon and I used to joke about which one of us was more bitter about life.
One day in our garage, he said, “If I want something warm and fuzzy, I’ll eat a kitten.” This line has been re-quoted between the two of us for years. My personal favorite is, “You haven’t tasted bitter until you’ve bitten into me.” So, the gist of this blog will be bitter, sarcastic, funny, and maybe a little warm and fuzzy.”
March is originally from San Francisco, California, where he worked as a costume designer for the long-running musical revue, Beach Blanket Babylon. His client list includes Madonna, Cirque du Soleil, Prince, Beyoncé Knowles, Thierry Mugler and Meryl Streep. He designed Streep’s dress for the 2010 Academy Awards. He now resides in New York City and in January released a softcover coffee-table book which showcases his many, many fabulous creations over the years.
I HEART CHRIS MARCH is photographic proof of the insane career and creativity of Chris March. Giant wigs, skyscraping headpieces, outlandish costumes, and crazy couture come to life in this full color celebration of Chris’ creations of the last 25 years. From childhood Halloween photos to Bryant Park, this book is chock full of never before seen images. Buy one for your friends and one for yourself–you can finally have Chris March on your coffee table.
“it’s a picture book photographic memoir of 25 years of designing costumes. I have collected so many pictures over the years. I have every costume photographed because most of the costumes are just TOO BIG to keep, so I end up throwing them away and keeping all the photos!”
Last week Chris announced his new greeting card line! “I am so excited to be made into a line of greeting cards! What crazy people would do such a thing? The nice folks at NobleWorks approached me about the whole idea–and voila, you can see (and buy!) them for yourself at Noble Works Cards .
They took some of the images from my book (which by the way, you can also purchase on my website ) photoshopped them, cropped them, gave them funny headlines, and now you can insult your friends with a Chris March original! They will soon be for sale across the country, damaging the minds of people everywhere!!
I will be making an appearance at the National Stationery Show here in NYC in May (the 16th and 17th at the Javits Center from 1 to 4pm) to launch the new line, and meet people to sign cards and my book.
Who would have thought that breaking my neck in those headpieces would pay off one day?!!”
Keep up with Chris on his BLOG Chris March Explains It All or at his design website .
And BUY THE BOOK Damn it!
Gay News From Golden Girls Bea Arthur – That’s What Bea Said…
Someone has set up a cute little site called THAT’S WHAT BEA SAID.
It’s endless quotes from Golden Girls Bea Arthur!
Just click the words and see witty quotes from Bea!
That’s What Bea Said is a single-serving site of Dorothy Zbornak one-liners.
And it is pure magic!
Love it!
Big Gay News – Scott Herman Interview with Wicked Gay Blog
Another Straight Boy On Our Side!
We just can never get enough
of fitness hottie Scott Herman!
Scott was recently photographed by
Adam Bouska for the NOH8 Campaign.
Haters have said perhaps Scott posed for personal gain. That doesn’t even make any sense! Wouldn’t he pose to make money? Why would you lend your face to charity for personal gain?
Anyways, we love him.
And we love WICKED GAY BLOG.
Dave from Wicked got ahold of Scott for an interview and Scott was kind enough to answers questions via video!
Stop by Wicked and see the great
40 minute personal interview!
Get Your Gaybies – We Are Goodkin – A New Site, for the New Modern Family!
goodkin,
a premium, lifestyle-focused website targeting the growing population of today’s modern family, launched today at We Are Goodkin.
Co-founded by Los Angeles-based screenwriter Jennifer Gruskoff and creative director Laura Crawford, goodkin is where the modern family finds a home whether they are gay, single, adoptive, multi-racial or are trendsetters in culture and style. goodkin provides innovative style, creative resources, entertaining ideas, and a community that incorporates giving as a core value.
Editor-in-chief Jennifer Gruskoff commented, “We celebrate the differences and strengths of these families while honoring their similarity to all families. Our mission is to recognize the emerging and growing population of non-traditional families, however they choose to define themselves.”
goodkin pages include Style, Family, Fun, and Give, offering unique articles and video blogs. The following is an overview of content for the site’s launch:
*Patricia Resnick, award winning screenwriter of “9 to 5,” the film and musical, is profiled and talks about her life as a lesbian mom of two teenagers.
*Mark Mothersbaugh, co-founder of the new wave band Devo, and his wife, Anita, discuss how adopting their two daughters from China has changed their lifestyle.
*Ed Begley, Jr. and Rachelle Carson discuss keeping your child motivated to be “eco” and give tips to “eco-ize” your home.
*The Starks, a Buddhist vegetarian family, share their parenting tips for how to try and raise two “conscious” girls in trendy Los Angeles.
*Topical coverage of current events, from news on GLBT, adoptive, and multi-racial issues, to lighter subjects such as family movie reviews.
I’m From Driftwood – Nathan Manske and His Gay True Stories from Around the World
I stumbled across a neat site today I wanted to tell you about. I’M FROM DRIFTWOOD – By New Yorker Nathan Manske.
Nathan Manske is the creator and editor of the gay, true-stories blog I’m From Driftwood and a freelance copywriter. He is indeed from Driftwood, Texas, but has lived in Brooklyn, New York since 2003.
So what’s the point of all these true stories by gay people from all over? There’s a story for that.
He says, The morning after I watched the Gus Van Sant-directed, Sean Penn-starring, Dustin Lance Black-written Milk, would you believe I was inspired?
But funny enough, what inspired me was Milk more so than Milk. An image I recalled wasn’t even in the film. It was a photo of Supervisor Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., riding on the hood of a car in a San Francisco Gay Pride march, holding a sign that reads, “I’m From Woodmere, N.Y.” The sign was intended to show how far people came to attend the San Francisco rally, but it meant something more to me. It meant that there are gay people in every small town and every big city across America and the world. I was thinking about that photo in between assaults on the snooze button and I responded to Harvey’s sign. I’m from Driftwood.
There are gay stories from every corner of the Earth and I think they should be told. But why? What does it mean??
To the gay teens struggling to come out and deal with their sexuality, who to this day still attempt suicide 4 times more than straight kids, it says “you are not alone.” Other people have dealt with similar situations, families, communities and churches, and have overcome and are now living happy lives. It can happen for you, too. It gets soooo much better, I promise. Hang in there, kiddo.
And to the people who don’t support equal rights, it says we’re not all that different afterall. We all have stories and problems and loves and lives just like everyone else. So maybe we should all be treated like everyone else, too.
Check it out – and maybe you’ll be inspired to share YOUR story!