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20 ‘Stella’ Years of Dolce & Gabbana For Men

by Mark Simpson, Arena Hommes Plus (Winter-Spring, 2010) America’s hottest new Hollywood stars – who naturally enough in this post-Hollywood era, don’t actually work in Hollywood but reality TV – were recently honoured with a profile in Interview magazine. The Italian-American ‘Guidos’ from MTV mega-hit ‘Jersey Shore’, who have conquered America with their brazenness and …

November 14, 2010 – 2:50 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in commentary, fashion, journalism, metrosexual, review | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)

Gore Vidal Turns Off The Lights on the American Dream

Mark Simpson speaks to the mother of Myra Breckinridge and scourge of imperialism, monotheism and monosexuality (Arena Hommes Plus, Summer 2009)   I’m having trouble hearing the last living Great American Man of Letters. He says something else I don’t hear and I ask him to repeat it. Suddenly this 83 year old legend is …

May 19, 2009 – 10:35 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in article, interviews, journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (27)

The Obama Model

Mark Simpson on fashion’s new love-affair with black males (Arena Hommes Plus, Spring 2009) Shortly after Obama’s election last year, Israeli-American designer Elie Tahari made a prediction: ‘I think the fashion industry will have a ball with him.’ So far, this is one fashion prediction that has been on the money. Since Obama’s glitzy inauguration …

April 30, 2009 – 12:50 am | By Mark Simpson | Posted in article, Barack Obama, commentary, fashion, journalism, masculinity, racism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (3)