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Vogue
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Norma Kamali Resort 2026 Collection
Movies are a formative part of the American psyche. Historically, their influence has perhaps been strongest when times are rough; there are innumerable stories of people who found escapism and/or a reason to keep pushing forward for the price of a nickel or a dime at a theater. The fourth edition of Vogue World will take on Hollywood, in October; Norma Kamali arrived there early with her richly-hued, playful, even slightly decadent resort collection. Kamali asked a rhetorical question on our walk-through: 'What's the point where American fashion came into its own? To me, it's really the classic films of the '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s. I was thinking about how these films really are not celebrated as our fashion history. There was Vogue, there were fashion magazines, but they were very elitist. My mother and her contemporaries would go to the films to see hairstyles and styles to wear—that's how they would learn about fashion, makeup, everything. And so I was thinking, I don't want to do vintage retro, but the spirit of classic American fashion is alive and well on every red carpet; the spirit of it has never gone away, it's part of who we are.' Kamali inherited a film fascination that goes all the way back to the black-and-white era, from her mother. This collection has a section devoted to both of these hues. The designer tells a sort of winter wonderland story with the whites, pairing faux fur with sequins that have the diamond glitter of fresh fallen snow, and there's a whiff of Mae West-voluptuousness to a series of intricately patterned sequins on mesh. This group includes slender column dresses and what looks like lingerie briefs and panties, but which are in fact swimsuits. Why not bring a little bit of Hollywood glamour to the pool? Film noir meets punk in jersey pieces with patterns traced by hundreds of hand-applied silver safety pins. The majority of the collection, however, borrows its palette of deep emerald green and garnet-red from a jewelry box. As Kamali put it: 'We can appreciate black-and-white in moments, but we see so much more. And now with everything else [like AI] we're going to see even deeper.' In this designer's hands a Jean Harlow-style bias-cut gown becomes a technicolor dream. Graphic color-blocked second-skin activewear pieces added a Bladerunner / Kill Bill aspect to the offering, but the stars of the show are the long dresses, especially Kamali's take on the all-over sequin 'mermaid dresses' that were once favored by Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe. Bias-cut columns with slit-open bat-wing sleeves also deliver Hollywood glamour (along with a riotous red Marcel-waved wig). 'This is my tribute to classic films,' Kamali said, 'the attitude of this elegance that's classic and timeless.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Luther' Ties ‘Not Like Us' for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
Barely three months after his 'Not Like Us' shattered the mark as the longest-running No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Kendrick Lamar is back for another stab at the record books. Lamar's 'Luther' collaboration with frequent collaborator (and current Grand National co-headliner) SZA captures a record-tying 22nd week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated May 31, matching 'Not Like Us' for the all-time mark since the chart became a singular, all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958. 'Not Like Us' rang up 21 weeks in charge in 2024 amid its moment in Lamar's diss track war with Drake, and rebounded for a 22nd frame in February after Lamar's performance of the song during the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9. More from Billboard 13 Best Moments From Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Grand National Tour Kickoff In Minneapolis Shaun Cassidy Gets Ready for the Longest Tour of His 45-Year Career: 'I Felt the Need to Connect with People' Bono Cheekily Weighs in On Springsteen Vs. Trump Squabble: 'There's Only One Boss in America' For SZA, the 'Luther' look also returns her to a perch she once claimed: Before 'Not Like Us' took the title, the singer-songwriter's 'Kill Bill' scored the most weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, 21 in 2022-23. As 'Luther' shares the gold medal, here's a look at the songs the most weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in its 66-year history: Most Weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 22, 'Luther,' Kendrick Lamar & SZA, 2024-2522, 'Not Like Us,' Kendrick Lamar, 2024-2521, 'Kill Bill,' SZA, 2022-2320, 'Old Town Road,' Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 201918, 'Industry Baby,' Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, 2021-2218, 'One Dance,' Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla, 201616, 'Blurred Lines,' Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell, 201315, 'Be Without You,' Mary J. Blige, 2006 For its 22nd week in charge, 'Luther' registered 16.7 million official United States streams, 2,000 sales downloads and 60.5 million in airplay audience in the tracking week of May 16-22, according to Luminate, declines of 8%, 6% and 4%, respectively, in each metric. Mirroring its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs triumph, 'Luther' achieves a 22nd week at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The melodic rap cut remains in second place for the longest stay at the summit in the chart's 35-year history, trailing only 'Not Like Us' and its 26-week record. While 'Luther' extends its domination on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, it surrenders the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 to Morgan Wallen's 'What I Want,' featuring Tate McRae. The new champ clips the 'Luther' reign at 13 weeks – still, easily the longest-running No. 1 for both Lamar and SZA atop the flagship chart. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
Scotsman
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Actor who battled Matt Damon in Bourne Ultimatum to lead Glasgow stage fight workshop
The course is being run in association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... An actor who battled Matt Damon in the Bourne Identity and a Japanese martial arts specialist who choreographed key scenes in Kill Bill are to teach a stage and screen fighting workshop in Glasgow. Joey Ansah, who gained international recognition as Desh in The Bourne Ultimatum, is to teach the course alongside Tetsuro Shimaguchi, who gained international acclaim as the sword fight choreographer and actor - Crazy 88's 'Miki' - in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol 1. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Run by Stage Fight Scotland and Acting Action Ltd, in association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the four day course, The Claymore, billed as the first of its kind in over a decade, will teach stunts, stage combat, swordplay and martial arts. Joey Ansah arriving for the UK Premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum, in 2007. | PA Also teaching the course is Paul MacDonald, founder of the MacDonald Academy of Arms and chief swordmaker at MacDonald Armouries and Anita Nittoly, a stunt performer, fight director and stage combat instructor, whose stunt credits include The Boys, The Expanse and DC's Titans. Course director Rob Myles, a tutor at the Royal Conservatoire, first trained with Mr Shimaguchi when he was living in Japan 15 years ago and working as an English teacher, as well as a jobbing actor. 'I went over principally to train in martial arts, karate, judo, jujitsu and kendo, and then I was entered into a karate sparring session with a guy who was new to the club that day, and he had a long sleeve shirt,' he recalled. 'Long sleeves mean tattoos, which in Japan means that kind of very respectful version of organised crime.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Tetsuro Shimaguchi. | Rob Myles A few hours later, he was taken to A&E with a collapsed throat. 'That whole experience was a big epiphany for me of, 'Oh, I don't want to do this for real. I want to be a performer, and I want to tell stories, and if I want to be involved in violence, it's the safe depiction of it, not the painful kind.' Rob Myres, tutor at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, is leading the course. | Rob Myres He started training under Mr Shimaguchi before working to become an accredited tutor through the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat. 'I just absolutely fell in love with it,' he said. Now, he teaches stage and screen combat at the Royal Conservatoire, where he also holds short workshops which are open to the public. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He wants to pass on his skills to actors and stunt performers to boost the skill set available to directors in Scotland. 'I'm trying to bring all of those people together here to train and to develop those skills so that when these big productions come to Scotland, there are people from Scotland that can do the work for them they need doing,' he said. 'I imagine the core audience would probably be actors, performers, martial artists, stunt men, people of that nature. But then you can add to that people that do physical theatre, people who work in film, actors that are already there and want to update their skill set. 'But if there are people who are enthusiasts, people who just love it and have always dreamed of being a part of this, there's no better way to find out what that really means than coming to this workshop.'
Scotsman
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Actor who battled Matt Damon in Bourne Identity to lead Glasgow stage fight workshop
The course is being run in association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... An actor who battled Matt Damon in the Bourne Identity and a Japanese martial arts specialist who choreographed key scenes in Kill Bill are to lead a stage and screen fighting workshop in Glasgow. Joey Ansah, who gained international recognition as Desh in The Bourne Ultimatum, is to teach the course alongside Tetsuro Shimaguchi, who gained international acclaim as the sword fight choreographer and actor - Crazy 88's 'Miki' - in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol 1. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Run by Stage Fight Scotland and Acting Action Ltd, in association with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the four day course, The Claymore, billed as the first of its kind in over a decade, will teach stunts, stage combat, swordplay and martial arts. Joey Ansah arriving for the UK Premiere of The Bourne Ultimatum, in 2007. | PA Also teaching the course is Paul MacDonald, founder of the MacDonald Academy of Arms and chief swordmaker at MacDonald Armouries and Anita Nittoly, a stunt performer, fight director and stage combat instructor, whose stunt credits include The Boys, The Expanse and DC's Titans. Course director Rob Myles, a tutor at the Royal Conservatoire, first trained with Mr Shimaguchi when he was living in Japan 15 years ago and working as an English teacher, as well as a jobbing actor. 'I went over principally to train in martial arts, karate, judo, jujitsu and kendo, and then I was entered into a karate sparring session with a guy who was new to the club that day, and he had a long sleeve shirt,' he recalled. 'Long sleeves mean tattoos, which in Japan means that kind of very respectful version of organised crime.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Tetsuro Shimaguchi. | Rob Myles A few hours later, he was taken to A&E with a collapsed throat. 'That whole experience was a big epiphany for me of, 'Oh, I don't want to do this for real. I want to be a performer, and I want to tell stories, and if I want to be involved in violence, it's the safe depiction of it, not the painful kind.' Rob Myres, tutor at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, is leading the course. | Rob Myres He started training under Mr Shimaguchi before working to become an accredited tutor through the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat. 'I just absolutely fell in love with it,' he said. Now, he teaches stage and screen combat at the Royal Conservatoire, where he also holds short workshops which are open to the public. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He wants to pass on his skills to actors and stunt performers to boost the skill set available to directors in Scotland. 'I'm trying to bring all of those people together here to train and to develop those skills so that when these big productions come to Scotland, there are people from Scotland that can do the work for them they need doing,' he said. 'I imagine the core audience would probably be actors, performers, martial artists, stunt men, people of that nature. But then you can add to that people that do physical theatre, people who work in film, actors that are already there and want to update their skill set. 'But if there are people who are enthusiasts, people who just love it and have always dreamed of being a part of this, there's no better way to find out what that really means than coming to this workshop.'
Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Listicle: 10 celebrities with cool artistic side gigs
Lucy Liu. We've loved her since Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill. But only superfans knew that she wields a paintbrush as skilfully as a sword. Liu's practice spans collage, sculpture, silkscreen and installation, much of which explores her identity as a child of immigrants (Liu's parents were born in China). She's been creating art since the 2000s, but had her breakout moment in 2019 with a series of erotic works.
