Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Dean and Dan Caten's 10 Rules of Style


The Lust List's favorite twins, Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared, share their "10 Rules of Style".

1. Guys never get proportions right. They're so used to enormous suits that when they try something semi-fitted they get freaked out. You're not meant to do cartwheels in a suit. When you think you have the right size, take one smaller.

2. To change your look, accessorize differently. If you usually wear a white shirt, then add a tie one day, take the tie away the next. Wear a gold watch; wear a different belt.

3. For tuxedos, your shoes have to be brand-new. You should be at your best when wearing a tuxedo - it's the most elegant you should ever be. If your footwear is looking a little less than perfect, it's not acceptable.

4. Take one piece and let it make a statement - it can be an accent of color, or your jacket, or your socks. The rest of your clothes and accessories should play second fiddle. If something talks, the rest walks.

5. We can't stand it when guys have girls' eyebrows.

6. Too much cologne is sickening. It's sexy when you can smell a man only when you get close to him but not when he walks into a room. Sexy is being a little bit reserved - not being too in-your face.

7. We tend to overdress : It's better to be overdressed than underdressed.

8. When shoes get worn in, you don't have to throw them away - just wear them with jeans. When we break in a pair of brogues, they become our jean brogues, they're not suit brogues anymore.

9. Guys don't have a lot of options when it comes to playing with their look. There's too much room for error with jewelry. Instead a guy should work ties [no Disney prints], cuff links, and watches. A man should have a yellow gold watch, a white sporty watch, and an evening watch.

10. During the winter, your coat is the most important item. Invest in an outer piece, because it's the thing you'll wear the most.

French Vogue's 'Escale À L.A.'


The Lust List has spotted the first press for the lustable DSquared Ice Skate Boots. Great news for fans of the boots [We can think of one fan in particular. You know who you are!].

The boots can be found on the pages of French Vogue in the AW11 spread "Escale À L.A". Which means they should be hitting stores soon. Even better news is the double faux "blade" making them practical for icy hot nights on the town.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Performance Lust : Britney Spears' 'I'm A Slave 4 U' for MTV


To know the significance of Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U" is to know Britney Spears before the media sensation that attempted to overshadow her career. Prior to "I'm A Slave 4 U" the world only knew Britney as the sweet, bubble gum pop, girl next door. "I'm A Slave 4 U" was what some call a musical attempt to leave that image behind and embrace a spot on the sticky dance floor for the twenty-one and older.

Written and produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes, "I'm A Slave 4 U" appeared on Spears' third studio album, Britney. Afer reading the lyrics for the first time, Spears said it was, "about me just wanting to go out and forget who I am and dance and have a good time. That's kinda where I am right now. I love working, but at the same time, I love having a good time." [The Lust List loves when Britney plays coy!]

Some two weeks before it's official release, Spears debuted the song at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. Tan, sticky, bejeweled, and wearing an embellished barely-there-outift, she commanded the stage telling the audience, "all you people look at me like I'm a little girl". By far, not her most provocative appearance for MTV, but definitely one of her best.

The performance included an actual white tiger and a Burmese Python entangled on her shoulders when she asked, "don't you wanna dance with me?". The snake-clad Spears has become one of her most iconic images and some called it a play on the Garden of Eden and "the Last Temptation".

Just one of the many performances that established Britney Spears as a legend. Lust with your eyes below and slither over to LuStylist to get the look.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Amy Winehouse by Hedi Slimane


I thought it would be a good idea for the Lust List to wait for all of the publicity to pass following Amy Winehouse's death to celebrate her music. The tragic death of Winehouse has ironically led to continued success for the artist, her album sales leaped into the Top 10 following her death. Rightfully so that the world remember such an enormous talent.

There was an article featured in Vogue Hommes International, published before the stars death, titled "Mythologies" in which the famous interviewed or shared stories of the famous. Hedi Slimane covered Amy Winehouse. Slimane, for those not familiar with the name, is a French fashion designer famous for his work with Dior Homme and his photographic work with musicians and supermodels like Winehouse [the image used above] and Kate Moss.

You can check out the article below and you should definitely take the time to enjoy her songs. Songs like "Valerie", "Back to Black", or "He Can Only Hold Her" [my favorites].

Amy Winehouse by Hedi Slimane

"There are two types of musician: those who invent a stage persona for themselves, and those whose lives are a stage. I met Amy in Spain in summer 2007. She started by teaching me to play poker. I photographed her. She would strike poses like a glamour model, which rather wrong-footed me. She was not yet being hounded in Barcelona or London. But you already got the impression that she was just putting up with her talent, enduring it, and that her songs or stage appearances were for Blake Fielder's eyes only. Her global success is secondary. Amy has always sounded just right. I've always been moved by her charisma, honesty, and fragility. Sometimes she can lash out or get into trouble, and she carries her genius and loneliness around, listlessly. But she's untouchable. That's who she is: Amy Winehouse."

Model Lust : Vince Azzopardi


Sometimes the models take backseat to the clothes and unless you can reach super stardom like Model Lust David Gandy, it isn't always easy to find info on the models. Clothes aren't taking a backseat when you've got a body like Model Lust Vince Azzopardi, and it's the duty of the Lust List to spread the word on the models.

Vincent Alexander Arrigo Azzopardi II is a "shy guy" from Derby, England. He says that he doesn't like to attract attention, but I'm guessing it happens without him trying. His modeling career started at 18 when he was photographed for Burton College.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Video Lust : Tom Ford's SS11 Women's Collection


Another one of my favorite videos with our Lust Icon Tom Ford! Not just for Mr. Ford, but for his genius behind the collection and the presentation.

SS11 was the first collection for Ford's womenswear line. The fashion world was in anticipation to see the glamorous looks that he would unveil. But, rather than a huge production during fashion week like his competitors [if you could call them that], in true rebel style Ford presented the collection by invitation only at a top secret showing. No cameras, or even cell phones, were permitted at the showing. Instead, Ford would debut the collection to the world via this short film, and with photographs from the event by Terry Richardson which were later featured in a French Vogue exclusive.

Of course, Ms. Wintour was front row with models like Karen Elson, Amber Valeta, and Coco Rocha walking the runway with celebrities Beyoncé, Lauren Hutton, Lou Doillon, Daphne Guinness, and the amazing Julianne Moore.

Lust with your eyes below.



Tom Ford Is Missing


The year was 2006 and Tom Ford had been missing from the world of fashion after departing from his position as Creative Director at the Gucci house two years prior. Director Cyril Guyot cast famous models like Elise Crombez, Sharlom Harlow, and Karen Elson to appear in her ultra glamorous short film, "Tom Ford is Missing". A 1920's spin on the Lust Icons whereabouts during his hiatus. Don't ever leave us again Mr. Ford.

Lust with your eyes below, and then channel some 1920's glam with LuStylist!



The Ford Face


The September Issue of Vogue found me in complete lust over Lust Icon Tom Ford once again [does it ever stop though?]. The magazine featured an article on Mr. Ford to promote his entire cosmetics line that debuts this October.

Mr. Ford gives readers his "Ten Commandments of Makeup". I know nothing about makeup, but I learned a lot and more about Mr. Ford. Check them out, shared with us by Vogue writer Plum Sykes.

"1. You Don't Need Any Sleep to Look Radiant - If You Have Tom Ford Traceless Foundation Stick and Finishing Powder on Hand.

The morning I go to meet Ford at his glitzy London HQ, he has had two hours' sleep the night before. He has terrible insomnia. However, in his immaculate black suit, white shirt, and black tie, he looks crisp and fresh. I would like to know his secret, I tell him.

'Powder under the eyes,' he declares authoritatively. 'The only thing making you have bags is the light hitting the high points of the skin. If there is translucent powder under your eyes,' he says - grabbing a gorgeous glossy brown-and-gold compact and looking in the mirror, dusting finishing powder under each eye - 'and you use a little stick foundation, and then powder in moderation, the shadows are gone.'

Friday, August 26, 2011

Louis Vuitton Raindrop Besace 'Trash' Bag


I've been tearing through about four years of Elle magazine's this week in an attempt to consolidate them into image books. I came across a spread from about a year ago that featured this Louis Vuitton handbag [from the SS10 Collection] and took a trip down memory lane to learn more.

It seems the fashion world wasn't such a big fan of the Vuitton "Raindrop Besace" bag. A lot of opinions on the world wide web found this nearly two-thousand dollar [patent leather lambskin] bag ridiculous. Marc Jacobs and the Vuitton creative team called it a utilitarian rain bag. It features leather handles, pull ties, a vintage Vuitton logo printed on the side, and was available in two colors.

If you ask me the bag was genius. Not only did it get people talking, but what's more "boss" than considering a two-thousand dollar bag trash? I suppose not much would have been able to compete with the "Monogram Chece Bohemian" bag anyways [that was the amazing dip-dye bag always featured with that incredible fox tail].

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Video Lust : Lady Gaga's 'Yoü and I'


The Lust List is suddenly a big fan of teal. Lady Gaga's "Yoü and I" is the fourth single from Born This Way and what some call a return to the video style that established the teal-haired Lady Gaga as a musical genius.

The song itself was inspired by Gaga's relationship with rumored on-again-off-again boyfriend Lüc Carl, and the video symbolizes that exact idea of relationships. In the video, Gaga walks from New York City to Nebraska [actual location of the video] to get her boyfriend back. According to Gaga: "I'm walking with no luggage and no nothing and it's just me and my ankles are bleeding a little bit and there's grass stuck in my shoes and I've got this outfit on and it's real sort of New York clothing and I'm sprinting... And the [video is about the] idea that when you're away from someone you love, it's torture," she continued. "I knew I wanted the video to be about me sprinting back and walking hundreds of thousands of miles to get him back."

Lüc Carl does not appear in the video, instead Gaga's love interest is played by herself. Or rather, her alternate male ego "Jo Calderone". Along with Calderone, her other mermaid alter ego, "Yuyi", appears alongside actor Taylor Kinney in what's reffered to as sexual intercourse scenes. But how can a man have sex with a mermaid? Gaga explained that metaphorically it emphasized the fact that sometimes relationships did not work. "No matter what you do, there's this giant boundary between you and someone else. So that's what it's about, perceiving in your imagination that there's something magical inside of you that you can make it work."

Ice cream trucks [which accroding Gaga represent the destruction of her youth], dancing in fetish attire inside a hay barn [and submerged in a tank], torture scenes with a mad scientist, a grey haired Gaga as a bride, and corn field scenes with Queen guitarist Brian May [the song samples the bands "We Will Rock You"] all make up lustable visual delight as only Gaga can do.

Rolling Stone explains, "the best moments of the video put a distinctly Gaga-ish spin on the iconography of Americana and traditional love stories."

Lust with your eyes below. Make a splash with LuStylist as Yuyi!

Missoni for Target


If you can't tell by both of my blogs, I have an obsession with prints right now. Particularly, the zig zag print [shown on LuStylist]. Who does prints better than Italian fashion house Missoni? I have been a big fan of the brand ever since Wallpaper magazine pressed a men's Missoni thermal pant two winters ago. Sadly, I never found them, even at the Missoni store on Rodeo, but I am going to find lots of Missoni very soon.


Target is doing another famous collaboration. This time with Missoni! I know the Lust List has extravagant taste, but I love Target for household goods. Which is the department I am most looking forward to in the new collaboration. Check out this press release from Target:


"Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is partnering with Missoni, the iconic knitwear empire recognized as a symbol of Italian luxury, to introduce an affordable, limited-edition collection for fashion and home. Missoni for Target brings a rich heritage of signature prints and patterns to apparel and accessories for women, men, girls and baby, as well as home furnishings. Ranging in price from $2.99 to $599.99, with most items less than $40, Missoni for Target will be available Sept. 13 through Oct. 22, 2011 at all Target stores and Target.com. Pending availability, select pieces from the collection, including a variety of online-only items, will be available for an extended run through early December at Target.com.
'Working with Target to create a mass collection that reflects the spirit of Missoni has been extremely energizing,' said Angela Missoni. 'Each piece is special to me because so much thought and care went into every aspect of the design. I can’t wait to introduce the collection to Target’s guests across the United States.'
Target’s largest limited-time designer collection to date, Missoni for Target reflects the Missoni values of family, color and quality. Offering a modern, fresh take on the late 1960s, an era during which the Missoni brand flourished into a global force in fashion, the collection features intertwining textures and patterns in a variety of bold colors such as purple, blue, black and coral.
'Target’s designer partnerships continue to set new standards, and we worked closely with Missoni to create a collection that brings the allure of their iconic Italian brand to our guests at remarkable prices,' said Kathee Tesija, executive vice president of merchandising, Target. 'The quality and design of Missoni for Target are exceptional, and with more than 400 colorful pieces to choose from, our guests can experience a taste of ‘la dolce vita’ simply by shopping at Target.'
Missoni for Target includes knit dresses, sweaters, swimwear, shoes, scarves and intimates for women, as well as beauty items such as cosmetic cases, brush sets and hair accessories. The men’s collection features silk ties, sweaters, scarves and knit hats, while the girls’ and baby assortments include knit dresses, cardigans, scarves, gloves and rain boots. The expansive home collection offers bedding, luggage, dinnerware, stationery, bicycles and outdoor furniture in variations of stripes, zigzags and abstract floral patterns, and marks the first time Missoni has created iPad and iPod covers."

Christian Louboutin Daffodile Brodee


This one's for the ladies! They've seen the pages of Vogue's September Issue, but the Christian Louboutin Daffodile Brodee isn't available just yet. Similar to a past favorite [Ecotrash anyone?] this Louboutin collage of a 160 mm platform is satin embellished with everything from sequins to crystals to chains to bows. Be on the lookout for this piece of lust, uh I mean art. $2,995.

Lust Icon : Kate Moss


The Lust List continues its celebration of all things September Issue with the mother of all September Issue's, Vogue. For 2011, Kate Moss celebrates not only her recent wedding to rocker Jamie Hince, but yet another cover for the publication. Besides having Mario Testino as her wedding photographer, and Vogue as a sort of "wedding album", there is plenty of glamour that makes this cover girl a Lust Icon.

Moss was born in Croydon, London, in 1974. Her mother, a bar maid, and her father, a travel agent, separated when she was thirteen. As the cliche goes, separated parents meant trouble in school. Moss definitely struggled with academics, but excelled at athletics [and beauty].

A year later, at fourteen, Moss was discovered by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management [one of the world's leading agencies, based in London]. She was returning from holiday in the Bahamas when Doukas spotted her at JFK Airport in New York.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Prèt-à-porTEA Tea Bags


Naomi Campbell "steeps" to new lows, or is it new highs? Yes, you can now have high tea with Naomi Campbell [among others].

Prèt-à-porTEA tea bags are a playful set of bags that feature five of your favorite fashion figures; Jean-Paul Gaultier, Donatella Versace, Naomi Campbell, Karl Lagerfeld and Claudia Schiffer. There arms stretch out to steady themselves in your cup and you can sit and chat with the icons before enjoying your cup of traditional black tea.

Part of the proceeds are donated to Bethanien-Kinderdoerfer, a German charity that provides assistance for disabled children. You can pick up your set at Fred Flare by clicking here.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Model Lust : Max Rogers


The Lust List fans have taken to Twitter to bring some Model Lust material to our attention. I've been a fan of Max Rogers since that warm spring day in 2008 when I saw him on the cover of GQ Style with the headline "This is Max, He is Naked". Rightfully so that the Lust List inducts him into Model Lust fame.

I've used images from Max's spread [no pun intended] in GQ Style. The photographs were accompanied in the issue with an article by Lust Icon Tom Ford. The article was a sort of retaliation against the taboo that is male nudity in the industry. I can't think of a better body of evidence to argue Mr. Ford's case with. Or any other body of evidence with such an amazing head of hair.

DSquared Sexy Biker Pants


I've yet to find my corduroy DSquared pants we saw on Pure Lust Shia LeBouf, but I did stumble across these bad ass leather biker pants from our boys Dean and Dan on SSense. Yep, real distressed skinny fit embellished leather.

Tight fit skinny low rise leather pants in faded black. Angled exposed zip pockets and press stud flap pocket at front with patch pockets at rear. Press stud tabs and pull tab at back waist. Stretch-rib panels at hips and inner legs with biker panels at knees. Exposed zip detail at outer ankles. Allover yellowed sanding with tone on tone stitching. $1,725.

Pure Lust : Adam Levine


Adam Levine is the coverlust for September's OUT magazine. In the issue, the Maroon 5 frontman "opens up about his natural exhibitionism [yes, please], why his show trumps Idol, and how parents should react when a kid is queer".

Adam Noah Levine [the Lust List love a cute name] is a born and raised Los Angelino. His original band was Kara's Flowers with a high school best friend which had mild success with the release of an album and an appearance on "Beverly Hills, 90210".

However, it wasn't enough success and the band went on hiatus shortly after that. While on break, Levine and a friend journeyed to New York to study at a small music and performing arts school, Five Towns College. The experience meant exposure to a completely different music scene than the boys were used to and could be described as a "cultural awakening".

Levine soon dropped out of college, formed a new band [Maroon 5, which still included his best friend], and worked as a writers assistant for the television show "Judging Amy". It was during this time that he was writing lyrics about his ex-girlfriend, Jane. Those lyrics became Maroon 5's debut album, "Songs About Jane".

Maroon 5 led to greater success than Kara's Flowers and it wasn't long before Levine was mainstream not only as a musician, but as a writer working with Gym Class Heroes and Natasha Bedingfield, as well as appearing on television for shows like Saturday Night Live. Television also paved the way for more mainstream attention when he became one of three judges on NBC's "The Voice".

Now, Levine is busy touring with Maroon 5 after success with "The Voice" and dating Sports Illustrated swimsuit and Victoria's Secret model, Anne Vyalitsyna.

The spread is definitely not short on lust and the article has some pretty amazing quotes like "the fact that gay marriage isn't legal everywhere at this point is a joke" and "a lot of people don't want their kid to be gay and will fight it at all costs. But I've got news for you - it's a losing fucking battle". Right on Adam!

Lust with your eyes here and make sure and pick up your copy of OUT magazine today.

Inside the Kardashian's Closets


September's InStyle magazine takes us inside the closets of all three Kardashian sisters to promote their new line for Sears. Khloe, Kim, and Kourtney all share a pretty amazing collection of threads, shoes, bags, and jewelry.

Kim has an impressive collection of nine Birkin bags, a vintage mink coat that belonged to her grandmother, and 318 pairs of shoes [63 of them Christian Louboutin's]. But Khloe takes the medal for "Louboutin Lover" with 71 pairs! Talk about a luxury high heel fetish!

Moment of Lust : Mark Sanchez


The Lust List enjoys a good football game from time to time, more for the athletes than the actual game. While we're on the subject of GQ's September Issue, check out coverlust Mark Sanchez. I'm a sucker for a football jock in the tub.

GQ's 'Tell'


To quote Candy Pratts-Price, "September is the January of fashion". Although fiscally, it's still August, all the September issues of Lust List's favorite magazines are hitting the newsstands with Fall Fashion Previews. I was flipping the pages of the newest GQ and came across something better than fashion.

Chris Heath, a contributor for GQ, was asked to interview dozens of gay servicemen from the past and present to find out what life has been like in their military career as the American government ends the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The article is long and very touching. There are so many different stories, opinions, and survival tales. The issue has yet to hit GQ online, but I've shared a few of my favorite stories below.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Video Lust : Madonna's 'What it Feels Like for a Girl'


Lust Icon Madonna's third and final single from the album, Music, was "What It Feels Like For A Girl". The song describes the pressure women feel to conform to social norms of "politeness and subservience".

The music video that eventually followed is not in fact the actual single, but a trance remix by Above & Beyond. This remix only contains a sampling of the original lyrics, including the opening line "Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots. It's okay to be a boy. But, for a boy to look like a girl is degrading, because you think that being a girl is degrading. But, secretly, you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you? What it feels like for a girl."

It was mostly popularized by this music video which was directed by Madonna's then husband, Guy Ritchie. Her depiction of violence and abuse for the music video caused it to be banned by both MTV and VH1 before 9PM. In it, Madonna suits up in bullet proof vesting, picks up an elderly women from a retirement home, and causes violence and chaos on the streets of Los Angeles [including grand theft auto, setting a gas station on fire, and shooting a police officer with a water gun]. You'll have to see what finally happens for yourself.

Madonna responded to the controversy saying that her character was acting out a "fantasy and doing things that girls are not allowed to do". The decision to ban the video was in itself controversial, since it appeared to be no more violent than some television shows that aired at the time. Ironically, the video went into heavy rotation on "Oxygen" and was streamed on "America Online" frequently.

Lust with your eyes below.



Video Lust : Madonna's 'Music'



Don't mess with Madonna. "Music" was the first single, released in 2000, from Lust Icon Madonna's eigth studio album, Music, and from what I understand her first single to leak before it's release.

An unauthorized copy of the song leaked onto the internet and spread like wildfire through various forums and Napster [remember that?]. To counteract the trend of pirating music, Madonna actively campaigned with other well known artists [like Dr. Dre] against Napster. She eventually performed the song as a live webcast and took over the internet reaching a record nine million people around the world. Take that Napster!

Eventually, it was officially released and a commerical success for Madonna. "Music" became her first single to reach number one in the United States since 1994's "Take A Bow".

The video is a comedic tribute to the decadance and bling of rap videos during that time. Long before Jay-Z and Kanye West were wearing Maison Martin Margiela, rap videos used to have matching sweatsuits, champagne, and booty shakers. Sadly, some of them still do.

Sacha Baron Cohen stars as "Ali G", her limousine driver for the video. He drives Madonna and her friends to the clubs [including a strip club] while they sip champagne and words like "Acid", "Crazy", and "Rock" flash on the screen. You can also see actress Debi Mazar in one of her more prominent cameos [she has appeared in multiple Madonna videos].

Lust with your eyes below.



Video Lust : Madonna's 'Human Nature'


"Human Nature" was the fourth and final single from Lust Icon Madonna's sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories. The song proves true to the theory that the best music is written from personal experiences.

"Human Nature" was written in response to public backlash from Madonna's previous album, Erotica, and her coffee table book, Sex. Lyrically, she sarcastically asks rhetorical questions based on actual encounters. "Did I say something wrong? Oops! I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex. What was I thinking?". It also repeats one of my favorite Madonna theories "express yourself, don't repress yourself" multiple times.

The music video for "Human Nature" continues on these themes and was heavily inspired by comic artist, Eric Stanton. Madonna explains, "Mondino [the Director] found this book by this illustrator named Stanton who did kinda S&M drawings and stuff, but we didn't want to go with the straight S&M; we wanted to have it be more about making fun of it".

For the first time, Madonna teamed up with choreographer Jamie King [who has choreographed and directed her last four tours] to dance, whip, and punch in latex and leather. She even had leather strips braided into her hair. The costumes for the video are said to represent the "constraints of society". Even her dog at the time, Chiquita, suited up to express herself.

Lust with your eyes below. "Absolutely, no regrets".

Performance Lust : Madonna's 'Vogue' for MTV


Probably one of the most successful songs ever from a soundtrack album, "Vogue" is from Lust Icon Madonna's I'm Breathless album which is music from and inspired by the movie "Dick Tracy". However, the background on the song doesn't seem to be inspired by the film at all.

Lyrically, Madonna was inspired by vogue dancer and choreographers Jose and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, the origin of the dance Vogue. They introduced "Vogueing" to her at the New York City club "Sound Factory". Prior to the singles release of the song, Vogue was only performed in bars and disco of New York City in the underground gay scene. Madonna made it mainstream.

One would venture to guess that Madonna did find inspiration from "Vogue" from the movie based on the role call of old Hollywood glamour about midway through the song. The music video also depicts the material girl in a style similar to her character in the film, "Breathless Mahoney".

The success of "Vogue" not only boosted sales of the I'm Breathless soundtrack, it also generated massive publicity for the movie "Dick Tracy".

In 1990, Madonna once again made headlines on MTV at the Video Music Awards. She performed "Vogue" with several dancers in 18th-Century French costume a la Marie Antionette. Her costume was actually originally worn by Michelle Pfeiffer in the film, "Dangerous Liaisons". During the performance, Madonna and her dancers did more than flash undergarments. She not only pushed the faces of two male dancers into her breasts, she actually had one of them fondle her breasts on stage.

Lust with your eyes below. Prance over to LuSylist to get the look!

Video Lust : Madonna's 'Express Yourself'


"Express Yourself" is Lust Icon Madonna's second single from the Like A Prayer album. The queen of reinvention flips the script on us. The opening lines of the song take us in the complete opposite direction of "Material Girl" in which she sings, "you don't need diamond rings or eighteen karat gold".

In fact, the main inspiration behind "Express Yourself" is female empowerment, urging women never to "go for second-best" and to put their love "to the test". We all dig the guy with satin sheets, but what happens when you're not in his bed?

Madonna tells Rolling Stone, "the ultimate thing behind the song is that if you don't express yourself, if you don't say what you want, then you're not going to get it. And in effect you are chained down by your inability to say what you feel or go after what you want. No matter how in control you think are about sexuality in a relationship there is always the power struggle...always a certain amount of compromise. Of being beholden, if you love them. You do it because you choose to. No one put the chain around this neck but me. I wrote 'Express Yourself' to tell women around the world that pick and choose the best for yourself, before that chain around your neck, kills you instead. Its my take on how man can express what they want, the same prerogative should be there for a woman too."

The video is set in a dark and busy metropolis where muscular men work in the steam and rain. Madonna appears as a lonely but strong figure of beauty and grace in double-breasted suits, silk nightgowns, nude corsets, and nothing at all. One analysis explains that Madonna is shown in a seductive manner and chained to her bed not to portray women in an empowering position, but rather to emphasize the fact that women can be in control because of their sexual prowess.

Lust with your eyes below and put your style to the test at LuStylist.

Video Lust : Madonna's 'Material Girl'


The Lust List doesn't find comfort in all the beautiful Model Lust's we frequently celebrate, the Lust List lives in a material world.

"Material Girl" was the second single from Lust Icon Madonna's second album, Like A Virgin. The lyrics identify with materialism, with Madonna asking for a rich and affluent life, rather than romance and relationships. Contemporary and old critics have frequently noted "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" as the songs that made Madonna an icon.

The "Material Girl" video pays homage to one of Madonna's icons, Marilyn Monroe, and her performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film "Gentleman Prefer Blondes". In fact, it was this video that caused Madonna to beign to accept and utilize herself being compared to Monroe. However, she established a safe distance from those comparisons. Madonna explains, "Well, my favorite scene in all of Monroe's movies is when she does that dance sequence for 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'. And when it came time to do the video for the song, I said, I can just redo that whole scene and it will be perfect...Marilyn was made into something not human in a way, and I can relate to that. Her sexuality was something everyone was obsessed with and that I can relate to. And there were certain things about her vulnerability that I'm curious about and attracted to."

Madonna dances and sings the song, while she is showered with cash, expensive jewellery and furs, and is carried men over stairs perfecting sex kitten pouts while batting her lashes. Lust with your eyes below and shop the material world with LuStylist.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Performance Lust : Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' for MTV


The Lust List is going through the wilderness to celebrate Lust Icon Madonna's birthday! I've been touched many times by the Queen of Pop, starting with the performance that put her on the map.

Madonna performed "Like A Virgin', the first single from her second album, at the 1984 MTV Music Video Awards. She began atop a giant wedding cake dressed in a wedding dress with her now infamous "Boy Toy" belt buckle adorned in pearls and a tulle veil. It wasn't long before she had her fill of cake, and was rolling around and humping the stage. Which at the time was pretty controversial [one of the many reasons I love her].

To this day, the performance is noted as one of the most iconic and biggest performances in MTV's history. Madonna has commented that she was actually terrified of the whole experience. She recalled, "I remember my manager Freddy shouting to me, 'Oh my God! What were you doing? You were wearing a wedding dress. Oh my God! You were rolling around on the floor!' It was the bravest, most blatant sexual thing I had ever done on television."

Lust with your eyes below and walk down the aisle with LuStylist to get the virginal look.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Pure Lust : Ryan Gosling


There were a couple of faints and some heavy breathing from both myself and a fellow luster while watching "Crazy, Stupid, Love". Why? Ryan Gosling.

I've never been a fan of "the Notebook", but, that was the old Gosling. The new Gosling is ripped, suave, and hilarious in his newest film. He plays a smooth-talking ladies man who helps a recently seperated Steve Carell find his long lost bachelor self.

Gosling began his career at the young age of 12 starring as a "Mouseketeer" in Disney's "Mickey Mouse Club". Yep, right alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake. He did some modest projects after that [remember "Goosebumps"?] until landing his first serious role in 2001's controversial drama "the Believer". Seriousness payed off and earned the actor the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He described it as "the film that kind of gift-wrapped for me the career that I have now. I suddenly found myself at Sundance, where people were asking me about my craft. So I had to pretend I had one."

A few more films followed and then "the Notebook" hit theaters making both Gosling and his co-star Rachel McAdams household names. The film has become a romantic cult classic and the chemistry on screen followed off screen. He and McAdams became an on again, off again couple for years to follow.

Now, Gosling is single and living in New York with his dog George. Films following "the Notebook", have brought him nominations for an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden Globes Award. He has two wins for "Half Nelson" [Best Actor at the Spirits Award] and "Lars and the Real Girl" [a Satellite Award]. He is currently working on several projects and I can't wait to see him alongside Bradley Cooper in the bank heist film "the Place Beyond the Pines". Not bad for a high school dropout.

The LuStylist has done two features for Golsing. I noticed his workout as a popular search on Google, so decided to style my fellow lusters as either "Gym Gosling" or "Gucci Gosling" from "Crazy, Stupid, Love". Take your pick! 


Riccardo Tisci for 'Watch the Throne'


The much anticipated album, "Watch the Throne", from Kanye West and Jay-Z has officially landed on iTunes and in stores. Music lovers are already praising the album and anticipating a tour to support the record which features Beyoncé, Otis Redding, Frank Ocean, and Mr. Hudson.

Fashion followers have been given a hip-hop treat as well. Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy was enlisted for the artwork for the first single, "H.A.M.", and continued with the entire albums artwork. The "Creative Director" for "Watch the Throne" designed the album cover, interior artwork, and disc artwork. Taking a nod from the rottweiler themed AW11 menswear show, both West and Jay-Z have beastly self portraits [Jay-Z's pictured above].

A statement from the fashion house: "the artwork’s bold colours and angular lines are symbols of masculinity for two of the most iconic rap figures of our time. Riccardo Tisci naturally incorporates references to his long time signature codes, from meticulously engineered prints to blurred religious images, the strength of these visuals being to bring his Couture techniques and vision to image printing.” 


Saturday, August 13, 2011

Details 'Coast Guards'


Details magazine celebrates lustable fall coats with a clever spin. They took all the best goods and threw them on soaking surfers in wetsuits for their "Coast Guards" spread. Who's ready to take up surfing?

Check the photos here and pick up the lastest issue today!

D&G AW11


Not since Model Lust Noah Mills has Coca-Cola looked so good. I'm in lust with this D&G Coca-Cola inspired crewneck. I've found a variation of it online and I'm hoping this exact version [pressed in this month's Details magazine] will show up soon.

D&G went complete 80's on us in Milan for the AW11 shows. Coca-Cola and Mickey Mouse graphics across crewnecks, hoodies, and tees. They paired it all back with candy coated, vibrant colors showing up in skinny cords and high-top sneakers, and topped it all off with wool peacoats taking a nod from John Cusack in the cult favorite "Say Anything".

Keep an eye out for this sweater to hit retailers. $580.

LuStylist


I've taken lust to new levels and added a sexy sister blog to the mix. The purpose of the LuStylist [Lust + Stylist] is to take the look of Lust List into your real life.

Look out for links on my posts to direct you to LuStylist and style your look based on what we celebrate. I've enlisted the help of Mr. Porter, Net-A-Porter, and wherever else I can find the goods so that you can actually purchase them. Follow @LustListTweets on Twitter and like the Lust List on Facebook to stay informed.

Thanks for lusting with me!

Video Lust : Rihanna's 'Hard'


Leave it to Lust Icon Rihanna to take all the elements of military and make them couture. Before Beyoncé was roling in the dirt in high fashion, Rihanna took designer gowns to the mud and the battlefields with explosions all around.

"Hard" was the second single from Rihanna's fourth studio album, Rated R. The video premiered on MTV in December of 2009. Described as a cross between Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" and Christina Aguielra's "Dirty", the video features Rihanna in a number of miliarty scenes; ordering troops while firing a machine gun, riding atop a tank in a Mickey Mouse-esqué helmet, stomping through the desert among field mines, and in an ammo storage center in a nude bustier with black electric tape X's on her breasts [my favorite scene].

Rihanna explains, "It's couture-military. Everything is surrounded by the whole idea of something military. We have tanks, we have troops, we've got helicopters, we've got explosions…tight gear, lots of cute outfits, lots of bullets. Crazy."

We wouldn't expect anything less. Lust with your eyes below and head over to LuStylist to get the look.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Lust on Film : Troop Beverly Hills


I might be destorying the credibility of Lust List in the movie review business, but, Troop Beverly Hills was genius for its time [and could be an awesome remake]. In the film, a pre-Bravo TV Beverly Hills Housewife takes you down Rodeo drive and into the "Beverly Hills Hotel" circa 1989.

Shelley Long plays Phyllis Nefler, a shop 'til you drop red head going through a divorce with her lawyer-entrepreneur husband. She decides to deal with it by becoming the leader of the unruly local troop of "Wilderness Girls" with her daugher, Hannah. Her Beverly Hills sensibilities result in a change in the program for the girls in her troop, who are all the children of wealthy socialites, to get them more interested in the program.

Phyllis's unorthodox ways stir concern to fellow leader Velda Plendor, a traditionalist who runs the Culver City "Red Feathers" with her own daughter, Cleo. The two battle it out to become next year's "Poster Troop" with hilarious antics a long the way like learning about wildlife with canary diamonds at Cartier and campfires in a bungalow at the "Beverly Hills Hotel".

Look out for an extermely young Tori Spelling as a "Red Feather" and our favorite maid Shelley Morrison [Will & Grace's Rosario] as Rosa, a maid.

Check out LuStylist to style yourself a la Troop Beverly Hills.

Gucci 1921 Collection


We all know the Lust List is a big fan of Gucci. I'm lusting over all the pieces in the "1921 Collection" that celebrate the fashion houses 90th anniversary! Get the scoop on the collection [from the Gucci website] and check out my favorite pieces below.

"Conceived to celebrate the House’s 90th anniversary, the '1921 Collection' is an exclusive, limited edition range of men’s and women’s clothing and accessories. 

The exquisitely designed line-up features special editions of the New Bamboo, New Jackie, and Chain bags along with other iconic items pulled from our history and refreshed for today. Crafted in calfskin and crocodile, these new editions come in an exceptional color palette, ranging from dark brown, khaki and cherry to pink and bottle green, sometimes even with a modern metallic sheen. Finally, each item is embossed with an exclusive G. Gucci 1921 logo, making this special collection all the more collectable."
 

Gucci carry-on duffel with key holder and identification tag with "G. Gucci Firenze 1921" script metal plate. Winter leaf color hand-sanded diamante leather with winter leaf color hand-shaded leather trim. Light gold hardware with double handles, double zip closure with lock, and bottom feet. Also features inside zip with metal Gucci crest zipper pull, cell phone and PDA pockets, with green cotton linen lining. $3,500.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

David LaChapelle


Growing up at the height of silly white rappers, lustful pop music ladies, and all of our favortie boy bands, it wasn't always the music that created the image. Magazines like Rolling Stone and Blender [remember that one?] featured artistis like Britney Spears, Eminem, and Pink all photographed and stylized by David LaChapelle.

David LaChapelle is a renown photographer working in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography. His work has been described as surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous. Just a good ol' American boy from Conneticut who fled the suburban life for New York City.

It was in New York where LaChapelle met Andy Warhol in the lustworthy hot spot Studio 54. Warhol offered him a job as a photographer for Interview magazine. Interview magazine led to Rolling Stone, Vogue, GQ, Photo, and Vanity Fair [among many others].

LaChapelle hasn't stopped there. He has directed two films, "Krumped" and "Rize", as well as numerous television ads for brands like H&M and shows like "Desperate Housewives". In 2004, he took his vision to the stage directing Elton John's "The Red Piano" in Las Vegas.

I lust for the style of LaChapelle's work, having been a fan since seeing his witty photos of Britney Spears. He has a way of taking ideas of the present day and throwing them in society's face. His subjects are always styled in a combination of sex and glamour, usually with some sort of religious aspect idolizing them in a way. I'm an even bigger fan whenever he works with the iconic Pamela Anderson, like the photo above.

LaChapelle has worked with everyone from Lady Gaga and Madonna to Angelina Jolie and Hugh Hefner. He has published numerous books for your coffee table including Heaven to Hell, Hotel LaChapelle, and Artists and Prostitutes.

Jimmy Choo Black Mock Crocodile Wellington Boots


Regretfully, summer is coming to an end. Not parituclarly weather wise here in the Golden State [we all know it will be warm and sunny until November], but, in the world of fashion fall is upon us. The September Issue of Vogue is about to grace our doorsteps and all the stores are already filling their racks with fall goods.

I've been debating over my next rubber boot, or wellington, purchase. It seems it's time to retire my Marc by Marc Jacobs "wellies" [we had a good run]. I'm always lusting over the patent Gucci wellingtons and then lusting over Hunters. Then I found these. From our Lust List "Sugar Daddy", Mr. Porter.

Hunter & Jimmy Choo black vulcanized rubber wellington boots in mock crocodile with side adjusting buckle and front logo. A unique collaboration between the directional footwear brand and the traditional wellington experts, these stylish boots will cut a dash from festivals to country weekends. $425.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Tom Ford + The Talks


What better way to start the new month than with a litte one on one time with Lust Icon Tom Ford? It seems Mr. Ford has revealed the secret to happiness on The Talks.

"I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn’t have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today. We always think that we need something else to be happy."

Lust with the full article, here.