If any of you are heavy into music history like I am. you would know the story of Pattie Boyd. She was the ultimate muse of rock and roll. Blonde haired and blue eyed, she was absolutely gorgeous, and so in 1962, she tried her hand as a supermodel, modeling with Twiggy, and a lot of other famous models from that era. Then a couple years later ,she landed a role as an extra in The Beatles movie ‘A Hard Days Night’. George Harrison spotted her and was immediately smitten. They married a few years later, she was absolutely devoted to him, eve though there were rumors that he was cheating on her. There were a lot of issues in their marriage, and they did a great job of keeping it out of the media. George was great with that, keeping his private life separate from his public life. In the late 60s, is when she met Eric Clapton, a brilliant musician, and he did become great friends with George. Eric laid eyes on Pattie and immediately became obsessed. Not in a dangerous way, but he had never seen anyone as beautiful as her. From that moment on he low key pursued her, and she remained faithful to George. With every rejection dealt to him by her, he spiraled out of control. The infamous song Layla, and quite a few more songs were written about her, even ‘Something’ by The Beatles was inspired by her. I watched the movie 12 Bars and Eric basically explains how all of that came about. These events started the most twisted love affair in history. They did marry in 1979, but Eric was too far gone and I guess the idea of him finally getting her got to his head and he mistreated her badly. Just like with George before him, she was left unhappy. They divorced some years later, they were better off as friends, and she continued to support him. Even with the death of his son, she was there for him. They are friends to this day, Eric has been clean and sober for a lot of years. He’s got a wife and kids,and occasionally tours.
For further insight, you can check out the movie Life In 12 Bars, and read her book, ‘Wonderful Today’. It is a fascinating story indeed.
Express moves to Times Square, opening their doors with a memorable Back2Business fashion event, hosted by GQ and Glamour magazine. Guests feasted their eyes on three levels of retail space. Glamour magazine Style Ambassador Erica Lavelanet (dressed in Express Women) lists for Jesenia’s Goodie Bag her Express apparel favorites, “motorcycle jackets, lace blouses and pleated skirts.” At the peak of the store lay an alluring display of menswear, curated by GQ Exec Stylist Brett Fahlgren. Patrons also enjoyed refreshing cocktails and Tintype Photography by Giles Clement. Perkla founders Marc Lombardo, Josh Kaplan and Justin Belmont were among the guests of honor, dressed in Express Men. Marc dishes his menswear guilty pleasures of straight-collared pinstripe button down shirts, plaid neckties, classic suits and leather Oxford shoes. The guys behind Perkla are no stranger to deals, digitally connecting college students with discounts to Express and other great vendors.
GQ host Brett Fahlgren gives Jesenia’s Goodie Bag a detailed account of the Back2Business theme and how to achieve the look. “For our Back to Business project we focused on ways to look sharp at the office while wearing color.” He explains, “Express does a fine job with their line-up of suits, sport jackets and trousers, with the modern fit as a big stand out.” Brett then breaks things down, offering not 1, not 2, but 5 office solutions to consider for Spring/Summer.
Rule #2: Short sleeve button down shirts in solid white look sharp with flat front trousers and have a clean-cut 1950’s look.
Rule #4: Upgrade your bag. Heavy leather messenger bags just leave sweat marks across your back, instead look for a lightweight canvas tote with leather handles.
And, Rule #5: Stay cool with a tighter haircut and keep it short on the sides and in the back. (Side
Note: The pros at Fellow Barber do an amazing job with haircuts, trimmings, shavings and treatments.
I’ve been putting this off for a while now, but not you’ve forced it on me. This new look of yours… to put it bluntly, it’s ugly. I don’t like how it looks, it’s not streamlined. It’s just ugly. Please let me have the old look back. Please. I don’t like this at all! :(
In other news, I hear that people may be having problems commenting on my blog. My dad said he tried posting twice and it didn’t work. I’m going to see what I can do about this.