And now! Great moments in fashion! (As always, this is going somewhere, people.)
1) KISS-Bursting onto the music scene in 1972, American rock band KISS becomes well-known for their wild make-up and attire. While many are aware that lead singer Gene Simmons was born as Chaim Witz in Israel, few are privy to the Jewish identity of co-bandleader Paul Stanley, born Idan Bamba on Kibbutz Ketura.
“Ahhh…wanna rock and roll aaaaall niiiiiight!And eat in the chadar ochel every day!”
2) Björk-In 2001, Icelandic singer Bjork Guðmundsdóttir turns heads and feathers by showing up to the Oscars in a swan dress. One week later, the singer’s album sales plummet among birds age 18-49.
I just spent 5 minutes searching for a PhotoShopped picture of a swan wearing a Bjork dress. I can’t believe nobody ever did this.
(Can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back?)
Why the long face, Hootie?
YOU’RE A FASHION ICON!
(Can I have the last 5 minutes of my life back?)
3) Ehud Olmert-With his unexpected rise to power in 2006, Ehud Olmert becomes the highest ranking world leader to sport the combover, forever to be known as the Colm-over.
Why the long face, Hootie? YOU’RE A FASHION ICON!
4) Some woman in Tel Aviv-This woman almost made me spill my cafe hafuch in my lap when I saw this. I have nothing more to say.
Superman, your services are not needed.Who needs X-ray vision?
Ahhhh….Tel Aviv. How I miss you so.
so you don’t like eggplant colored hair and seeing peoples bras. How did you last so long in TA?
many years ago I worked at the Dan Cesarea hotel and Björk was staying there. One evening before her performence she come out to the pool for a topless swim, and many people came out to thier balconies for a pre-concert show.
Is that a HOOD on that backless bra-baring shirt?
Funny story — spent a month with my family in TA a few summers ago… while i was there, the hot thing was buing bras with removable straps, then replacing the straps with bejeweled straps that are meant to be seen… then, of course, wearing bra-baring shirts to show off said bejeweled straps.
Despite living in America most of the time, I got sucked into the craze and brought a bunch back to the US with me… as you can imagine, I only sported that fashion once after returning….
ps — LOVE any post that includes a photo of KISS before they took off the makeup
The hood is what makes it, in my opinion. I’m going to go to Shuk Hacarmel and buy 3 of them. (Like I used to do at Old Navy…it’s a guy thing.)
I just noticed it’s a pale yellow shirt with a black bra. I wonder what it looks like from the front.
I’m going to Tel Aviv for the weekend, and now I realise I have nothing appropriate to wear.