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As Gaga, Inc. hauls its freight-load
of fetish-inspired, spark-spewing
attire into town, a local fashion
arbiter has her sights set on the
avant-garde megastar.
For nearly five decades, the
far-out, punky gowns of Zandra
Rhodes have kept celebrities such
as the late Princess Diana, Jackie O.,
Bianca Jagger, Freddie Mercury, Kate
Moss and Paris Hilton on the fashion
map. Now, Rhodes wants to create for Gaga,
who may just be her equal in the outrageous department.
“I’d adore dressing Lady Gaga,” Rhodes says via phone from Florida.
“I could do her in some of my gorgeous traditional things (or) maybe a
punk design, with one of her breasts out.”
As in a fully exposed, NFL-affronting “malfunction”?
“Yes, I think it would look lovely,” says Rhodes, whose bold, breastbaring
designs are on display at the
Mingei Museum in Balboa Park
through April 3.
Born in England, Rhodes
studied at London’s Royal College
of the Arts. Once considered too
adventurous by conservative British
standards, she started her own
clothing line and now divides her
time between London and Del Mar.
At 70, she is a walking color
burst, keeping her once lime-green
Zandra Rhodes
and purple hair a shade of hot pink.
“Lady Gaga’s been to Armani,
and he’s more conservative than me,” Rhodes says. “I’d hope that she’d
have confidence in someone with pink hair.”
Even for Rhodes, designing for Gaga would be a challenge. After
all, it wouldn’t be the first time Gaga has led with her chest assets. Her
boobs have been painted, bound in rope, wrapped in crime-scene tape
and disguised with
uncooked pork chops.
Should Gaga’s people
call for a fitting, Rhodes
says she’d prefer to
Lady Gaga
take the less-is-more
approach.
“She’s young,” Rhodes
says. “That means that
all the parts of her body
are okay being exposed.
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Gene Nocon
b a r t e n d e r
s p i n
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t u n e
Lady Gaga
Opener: Scissor Sisters
Date: March 29
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Viejas Arena, SDSU
Tickets: $53.50 to $179
Info: 619.594.6947 or as.sdsu.edu/viejas_arena
Josh Olins
JUSTICE FOR ALL
Local R&B singer gets ‘club bug,’
tastes chart success
By pat sherman
Rancho Peñasquitos has defied its snooze-inducing reputation
in recent years, becoming the launching pad of glammed-up
American Idol alum, Adam Lambert, and the homespun horror
film franchise, Paranormal Activity.
Now, Peñasquitos native and R&B vocalist Krys Justice is hoping his
recent chart success will catapult him to similar heights. With a new single
and video, All Night Long, the 28-year-old could be poised to place PQ on
the map once again.
The single Chemistry, off Justice’s 2010 CD, Juggernaut, reached No. 18 on
the Dance Top 50 Chart, while his follow-up single, All Night Long, received
Best Music Video and Best Dance Song nominations at the 2010 Hollywood
Music in Media Awards, and was one of the 10 “Most Added Tracks” on the DJ
Times National Club Charts.
“I’m just really honored and humbled that I’m charting so well,” says
Justice, who currently calls Rancho Santa Fe home.
A fitness addict who ran track and played soccer and football at San Pasqual
High School in Escondido, Justice can pit his shredded abs against those of just
about any hip-hop or rap icon, from 50-Cent to Kanye to Usher.
“I probably go to the gym at least four to five times a week,” he says.
“I’ll do cardio in the mornings for about 30 or 40 minutes, and then in the
afternoons I’ll break out muscle groups and do some resistance training.”
Justice was raised on Motown and MTV legends before picking up one of
his father’s saxophones and going on to learn piano and 10 other instruments.
In high school, he attended The Stanford Jazz Workshop, during which
he roomed with Carlos Santana’s son, Salvador, for two summers.
He says his “urban electronic” music was heavily inspired by the David
Guetta and Akron single, Sexy Bitch.
“When that song hit, I just wanted to learn more and started listening
to deadmau5, Tiësto and every European type of club DJ. It was just
getting the club bug, I guess you would say.”
krysjustice.com
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