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25/08/2024

🎂Happy 93rd Birthday to Barbara Eden✨

Barbara Eden is an American actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

04/08/2024

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03/07/2024

Zeki Müren born 1931 in Bursa to a Turkish 🇹🇷 immigrant family from Skopje 🇲🇰, got inspired to sing by his grandfather who used to do the call of prayer in a local mosque. By the time Zeki became a teenager he began his music career when he released his first album ‘’Bir Muhabbet Kusu’’ (A lovebird) at the end of his high school year. His strong voice touched thousands across the entire country, with his style of Turkish classical music focusing deeply on the sorrows of heartbreak, truly touching the lyrical Turkish spirit.

He became a sensation, a true flamboyant glamour queen of the Turkish classical music scene with his words chosen carefully in elegant Turkish. Sometimes called the David Bowie of Turkey, his sensational costumes made Zeki an androgynous queen in silver collared glitter garnments, wings on his back and high heels on stage, a true q***r dominance of the turkish music scene in the 50s-90s.

Becoming successful as not only a powerful vocalist but also a composer and later on beloved actor, Zeki was the first gay icon in Turkish pop culture and the first man to dress in miniskirts on stage. He passed away on LIVE broadcast TV in 1996 after having a fatal heart attack leaving the whole country in mourning for losing their ‘’Sun of art’’, the nickname which stuck to his image of being the sun itself.

Still an icon today and still younger generations singing the lyrics to his songs piece by piece, Zeki Müren’s presence in Turkish music history has played an important role for the LGBTQ movement in Turkey. Being the first Q***r persona with the stigma of LGBTQ people on TV normalised the vision of seeing gay men, giving opportunity for big artists like the iconic transgender Bulent Ersoy to freely express herself on TV. The importance of representation in media and in society of LGBTQ people brings end to some stigmas, showing the possibility of being yourself and being successful, but most importantly: beloved. Showing acceptance and love is important not only for those who seek it, but also leading older generations to accept people for who they are and celebrate love in any possible way.

A muslim, young man, openly gay on TV and he’s still the most iconic artist through out Turkish pop culture history. Conservative powers might despise his expression of love, but tell me, do these people not sing along to the words ‘’Gitme sana muhtacım. Gözümde nursun başımda tacım, muhtacım’’ (‘’Don’t go, I need you. You’re the brightness of my eyes, the crown on my head, I’m in need (of you)’’ ? They do, they sing along to a love song about a man loving another man, and that’s the power of having LGBTQ representation in our society.

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03/07/2024

15/06/2024

While her brother was busy conquering 's battlefields, Pauline Bonaparte conquered the continent's highbrow social scenes and bedrooms in equally brazen fashion. As the favorite younger sister of the French emperor, Pauline shamelessly embraced her role as one of the era's most infamous femmes fatales, leaving a trail of scandals in her wake wherever she went.

Born into a modest noble family in 1780, Pauline quickly learned to leverage her bewitching beauty and adventurous spirit after Napoleon's meteoric rise to power. She became a leading figure in Parisian high society, hosting extravagant parties and pushing the limits of acceptable behavior among the elite with her barely-there fashions and overt sexuality.

But it was Pauline's brazen romantic entanglements that generated the most gossip across Europe's royal courts. She had a string of famous lovers including the poets Frédéric Soulie and Pierre-Jean de Béranger. Her longest affair was with Prince Camille Borghese, with whom she had an son out of wedlock in 1801 before agreeing to their marriage four years later to preserve her standing.

Pauline's marital vows did little to contain her amorous impulses however. She openly welcomed a revolving door of aristocratic lovers into her palace, becoming known for hosting decadent or**es and walking around n**e among servants. Her insatiable sexual appetite and promiscuity shocked even the most libertine aristocrats of the Napoleonic era.

The scandals followed her across Europe as Bonaparte's empire expanded. During their Mediterranean residence, the people of Italy nicknamed Pauline "The Venus Victrix" for her unabashed nudity and practice of bathing in public. But her behavior grew even more outrageous later when Napoleon installed her as the Duchess of Guastalla in Italy, where she ruled with entitlement and disregard for convention.
Pauline's reign of excess came to an end when Napoleon was deposed and exiled. With the family's downfall, she eventually settled in Rome under the protection of her wealthy husband. Even then, however, she never shed her scandalous persona or zest for courtly intrigues and lavish self-indulgence.

05/06/2024

Marlene Dietrich's defiance also had a lasting impact on the industry, inspiring to create more gender-neutral and styles. Her iconic look became synonymous with strength, independence, and individuality, influencing generations of fashion icons and leaving an indelible mark on the history of fashion.

02/04/2024

Carmen Miranda’s name has become synonymous with frilly blouses and plastic fruit accessories, but did you know that the actor was also credited with popularizing the platform shoe? In 1934, when Miranda was a samba singer in Brazil, she commissioned an cobbler in Rio de Janeiro to make thick-soled shoes to boost her height – she was just 5 ft tall. At around the same time, Moshe Kimmel would design a pair of platforms for Marlene Dietrich that later became known as the first “official” platforms – but the towering shoes were always essential to Miranda’s larger-than-life look. Her influence on had broader consequences too: the colourful aesthetic that made her a hit in Hollywood was controversial back home in .

20/03/2024

Elsa Schiaparelli was an influential Italian fashion designer who made a significant mark on the fashion industry during the early to mid-20th century. Born on September 10, 1890, in Rome, Italy, Schiaparelli was known for her innovative and avant-garde designs that often pushed the boundaries of traditional fashion.

Born into a wealthy and intellectual family in , she was rebellious and independent from a young age, qualities that would later manifest in her designs.

Schiaparelli began her career in fashion in the 1920s, initially working as a translator and later becoming involved in the industry through her connections in Paris. She opened her first fashion house in Paris in 1927, quickly gaining attention for her bold and unconventional designs. This experience of a couture house, , quality, design, colors, materials, embroidery and shapes lit a spark in Elsa that would prove to be one of the turning points in her life.

She was known for her groundbreaking designs that often incorporated elements of surrealism and art. She collaborated with artists such as Salvador Dalí, creating iconic pieces like the "Lobster Dress" and the "Shoe Hat," which blurred the lines between fashion and art.

Schiaparelli's designs were characterized by their wit, whimsy, and use of vibrant colors. She introduced elements such as shocking pink (which she famously called "shocking pink") into her collections, challenging conventional notions of and beauty.

Schiaparelli's career coincided with that of Coco Chanel, and the two designers had a well-documented rivalry. While epitomized understated elegance and classic sophistication, Schiaparelli represented a more daring and experimental approach to fashion.
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12/03/2024

📷 A Polaroid photo of Little Edie taken by Andy Warhol in 1976. Little Edie said at the time that she thought Warhol might make a painting from the photo. She seemed to be very proud that Andy Warhol was taking the photographs of her.

Background: Edith Bouvier Beale, from East Hampton and famously known as Little Edie, captured the attention of audiences worldwide with the release the film "Grey Gardens" in 1975. She was recognized as the cousin of Jackie Onassis and became synonymous with her peculiar lifestyle alongside her elderly and eccentric mother, Edith (Big Edie) Ewing Bouvier Beale. Surrounded by cats, Little Edie's unique existence left an indelible impression on the film's dedicated fans.

As time progressed, the film propelled Little Edie into a certain level of fame, or perhaps notoriety. In later years, her devoted fan base expanded even further as "Grey Gardens" garnered a cult following. Following her mother's passing, she made the decision to sell the house, enabling her to embark on a life that more closely aligned with her own personal vision and aspirations.