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DIANNE BRILL
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

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  • Polaroid of Dianne Brill in the 1980s. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • 80s party girl Dianne Brill photographed on the runway. Ponyboy magazine NY.
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DIANNE BRILL

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

“Dianne Brill is a fashion designer who makes nobodies feel like somebodies with the big hellos she gives to everybody. She was the first young girl in decades to really play up a big body with big curves and big cleavage. In mid-eighty-six, she operated full tilt all night all over New York as the ultimate Party Girl and earned herself the title “Queen of the Night”. From Andy Warhol’s PARTY BOOK. 1988.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: To the Future Through the Past is a photographic odyssey mapping the role of New York City and its Queen Of The Night Dianne Brill in the cultural revolution of the 1980s and 1990s. The innovative show highlighting the era’s creative explosion of art, fashion and club life comes to Zurich, Switzerland January 12-16, 2018 at PHOTO 18, Halle 622 Therese Giehse Strasse10 – 8050 Zurich, Switzerland. Doors open 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Hundreds of spectacular images of Dianne Brill, celebrated as a prominent figure in the movement, with roles as diverse as celebrity model, author, fashion designer, cosmetic queen and currently YouTube’s Fairy Godbabe. Hundreds of published and never before seen, private photographs convey the excitement of the unique era known as the Art/Club years in the world’s most exciting city.

The exhibit is a time capsule of New York in the period that spawned a cultural revolution in the arts that spread to Europe and worldwide, forming the roots of many of today’s culture norms and global views on art, style and self- promotion through the use of modern media. Dianne Brill exemplifies this revolution as the Pop icon and head cheerleader for The FAB 500, an authentic conglomerate of A- list, creative young artists, writers, and club stars who turned New York night life into a beacon of originality. Andy Warhol said of Dianne, “If you were at a party and Dianne Brill was there, you knew you were at the right party!” Also at the party, backstage and on set, were famed photographers Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Klein, Mario Testino, Patrick McMullan, Michel Comte, Bill King, Greg Gorman and others. Their photographs spark the show with images of the famous artists, writers, rock stars, actors and fashion and club friends in Dianne’s glamorous circle. Dianne Brill’s contributions to the scene went far beyond parties and celebrity modeling. She was featured on countless magazine covers, appeared in several films and music videos, and designed clothes for rock stars and TV leading men of the era. She authored a best selling self-help book. She served as muse for artists Andy Warhol and Keith Haring and for such fashion heavyweights as Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood. Mannequin manufacturer Adel Rootstein translated her famed hourglass figure (named the Shape Of The Decade) into store- window commercial mannequin in stores worldwide. Testament to Dianne’s, and the movement’s, enduring popularity, these curvaceous mannequins can be spotted today in boutiques in Europe and the United States. The Shape of the Decade is still shaping fashion and attitudes. Her role also as an original touchstone of the art, club and media worlds of the formative years of the Cultural Revolution is undeniable. The photographic journaling of Dianne Brill’s contributions brings the past into focus as precursor to the future in this remarkable show! Sponsoring the exhibition is respected art patron Gabrielle Baer of Zurich.

Tickets Available at www.photo-schweiz.ch or directly at the Photo18 Zurich event. Press Contact:  Ilona Mclean Ilona.mclean@rmc-consult.com Mclean Communications, Schulstrasse 21 -8266 Graefeling Munich +491728121351 +498912711484

PONYBOY:  Dianne, we’ve been longtime big fans! We want to hear all about your photo exhibit. But to begin, please tell us about your upbringing. Where were you born and raised?

DIANNE BRILL:  Thank you for asking me to do this. I love PONYBOY! I was born in Wisconsin and moved to Florida. For a while I was in London and now I live in New York City, but am always on the move.

PONYBOY:   How did you end up in New York City?

DIANNE BRILL:   I had visa problems in London and by some twist of fate I wound up in NYC. I lived in 10 different sublets until I finally landed my own place. It was tiny and cozy with a loft bed and covered wall to wall in shiny pink PVC. I had the best time making it my own little love pad. When I moved downtown in Manhattan I felt finally understood. There were people like me who understood things as I did, who dressed in my direction, listened to music that I did and more, loved the same books and films, and were just as thrilled as I was to finally find my ‘tribe’.

PONYBOY:   Tell us about the early days for you in New York. What was it like when you first started going out to nightclubs, before the fame?

DIANNE BRILL:   I was trading in vintage clothes, shoes and new wave buttons from London that everyone wore on their new wave inspired biker jackets. I would buy up basements of new/old clothing in stores in Florida visiting my mom and bring it to the city and sell it to Japanese and Swedish buyers of vintage clothes who exported it. Also I sold to Patricia Field, Trash and Vaudeville and stores in Soho (which was still cool) and individually owned small stores. I just walked in with samples and boom; it was what people like me wanted to wear, and you could not find it in stores. There was no Zara or H&M, or even many hot designer owned stores. I had cash to spend and NY was cheap then. An apartment was only $300 a month. So we had time to be creative and to express ourselves and to try new things all the time without fear.
It was an environment of freedom and everyone who went out became a supportive and wildly creative community of really interesting authentic and cool people. Some became famous, but all were damn cool!

As far as going out in NY during that time, if you were cool and authentic, you were welcome. If you were not, then no. You could never buy your way into a club. Never. The doorman may take your bribe, but he or she would not let you in the door! It happened fast when I came on the scene. I looked good. I always dressed up. And I was genuinely enthusiastic about almost everyone I met. I mean artists, writers, musicians and actors. Creators everywhere.

PONYBOY:   When would you say the turning point was for you as far as getting recognition at the clubs, as well as on the streets of Manhattan?

DIANNE BRILL: Well, I think once we started to define ourselves as a group, then I became the cheerleader of the group. We were the Fab 500. Rudolf Pieper of Danceteria started calling us the Fab 500 based on a guest list system. First you invite the core group, the Fab 500, then you build a party by adding different scene guest lists to that group. People say I make the person I am talking to at any particular time feel like they are the most important person in the world. The truth is they are the most important person in the world to me when I am speaking to them. I like people and enjoy listening to stories or just hanging out. I like nature, but not at all the way that I like people.

But I’d say it was when taxi drivers started yelling out my name from their taxis, or when I was outside going somewhere. And later photographers were at the airport to photograph me. I thought, “Wow! This is really happening!” I guess I was relatable and approachable at the same time. I always included and mixed up different people together that were from so many kinds of places and backgrounds, but somehow fit. I have an eye for that. Being Queen of the Night I took my position seriously. It takes a lot of self-discipline to go out every single night (except Saturday and Sunday), and have a day job as well. I don’t drink or do drugs and never did after I left Tampa at around 20.

I worked the press, sure, and was careful in my self promotion to be grateful and acknowledge the people who supported me. I never got paid for all those famous parties I did because I thought that as a queen I would have to kiss up to the ones who were paying me and I did not want that. Maybe I got carried away with all that, but I felt that way. Money took more of a back seat then because YOUR RENT WAS $300. So, you could take risks and indulge your personal wishes. Freedom to be true to yourself, I guess. And I loved being Queen.

PONYBOY:  Tell us about your friend, Andy Warhol.

DIANNE BRILL:   Andy was so fun and I enjoyed our times together. He was a bridge for me and I was a little bridge for him along with many, many others. He loved to be where something exceptional was happening. He was so cool and wanted to be whereever that seed of cool was sprouting; and that was with us! I am going to write another book because I want to tell my story, as well as other stories that were once in a lifetime experiences, and about other people. Anita Sarko always comes to mind. She was so smart, funny, ironic…and sometimes bitchy, but always fabulous. Keith Haring and I had an excellent friendship. I truly loved him. And he, like Stephen Sprouse, is one of my favorite people ever, as well as Mauricio and Roger Padilha, of course!

But back to Andy, he really was a blast though, even with his blasé’ pose. You wouldn’t think so, but he was naughty and always telling me things. Like in front of Jean Michel Basquiat, he would say, “Dianne you should really be sleeping with Jean Michel. Do you think he is sexy? And Jean and I were like ahhh…….” Or Andy and I would be at a dinner and I was just talking to someone and he would just take his finger and poke me slowly on the hip or butt or my ribs, and I would say, “Stop it, Andy! What are you doing?” And he did this for about a week or so and finally I figured it out. He thought I was padded and that I was actually not an hour glass figured babe, but someone wearing a a fake body. HA! I set him straight!

Andy really was so odd and charming. He spoke as if he was always nervous about something, but he was confident and in charge. He was not asexual. He had boyfriends that adored him. And I just loved his hair and we could always find each other in a club if we got separated. Me 6’4 in hair and heels and he as well, just ANDY!

PONYBOY:   You were quoted as saying you weren’t one of those “Warhol Girls”, i.e. a Warhol superstar with a lot of press, but no meaning or drive. You wisely used the press and NY nightlife as a stepping stone for business opportunities, which was very forward and modern thinking. Tell us more about this.

DIANNE BRILL:   Being famous is so good for opportunity. It’s like everyone wants a piece of the pie. I liked it and I enjoy being treated well. Who doesn’t? Business wise, I have always been ambitious and driven by the identity of being a creative person who believes in something and keeps going, until in some way it happens. I do not find business boring. I like it if it’s something I believe in. Having open doors from being known is great, but you have to walk into those doors and you have to deliver what the people offering those possibilities want. I like to complete things and then take a moment to celebrate it. I make cosmetics now and every production completed makes me feel so good, like I just won something.

PONYBOY:   You mentioned your cosmetics line, Dianne Brill Cosmetics, which seems like a very natural direction for a glamour girl like yourself. Is that your main focus these days?

DIANNE BRILL:  Yes. My cosmetics are pretty successful in Europe online. I love creating the packaging and chemistry. I love chemistry; it’s actually like magic. You can make things happen to skin for the better by just mixing in a bit of this and a bit of that…and a bibity bobity boo! I also have a Youtube channel, the Brill Of It All and I am the FairyGodBabe who gives advice to help in so many social situations, such as how to make an Entrance, Texting Etiquette, etc. I do interviews with friends like Amanda Lepore and Joey Arias. And I’m also backstage during New York Fashion Week.

PONYBOY:   Speaking of fashion…at one point you were a designer and had a menswear label named, “The New Millionaires Club”. Tell us about your stint as a menswear designer. And did you also make the clothes you wore out at night, like those fantastic rubber dresses, etc.?

DIANNE BRILL:   I started re-cutting clothes for men and began making clothes for pop stars like Prince. And later with an investor I had a line of clothes called the New Millionaires club and did suits for Duran Duran, Mick Jagger and others. I designed menswear and tailored men’s jackets, coats and pants mostly for stage, videos and clubs. But I sold to stores, too, and was nominated for a Cutty Sark Menswear Fashion award, which was good at that time. I also did clothes for TV shows and movies like Miami Vice and Prince’s Purple Rain. I would have named it New Brill-ionaires Club today (a much better name). Actually with Dianne Brill Menswear I did a huge fashion show at the Palladium when it was owned by Steve Rubel and Ian Shraeger (former owners of Studio 54). My friend Keith Haring modeled in my show with a former NY State Lotto winner Curtis Sharp, who was a camp NY favorite. He was on TV all the time and even did mustard commercials. I love pop people!

I wore rubber dresses personally and was the first in Manhattan to wear rubber as fashion most of the time. I had them made up in London fetish stores along with matching boots, gloves, etc. in all kinds of colors. I wore a red rubber dress, boots and gloves as a guest on the David Letterman Show and lucky enough I was on the cover of The NY Post that day. So, Dave and I had a lot to discuss, but he just got obsessed with the rubber. It is a great fabric.

PONYBOY:   During your reign in the 80s, you were married to Danceteria club owner Rudolph Pieper. Was he instrumental in planning your nightlife image?

DIANNE BRILL:  Rudolf was absolutely important to my becoming Queen Of The Night because he always suggested to me to go to this place or that place. He always knew what was going on that mattered. He was creating all the most amazing clubs (and still is in Brazil) and every event had his mark on it somehow. He also compared me to Jayne Mansfield all the time, which encouraged me to dress more like her and play with the idea of her in my style. We had so much fun just walking into a party. I love to make an entrance! It is so hopeful and exciting just to walk into that room. Anything absolutely amazing always happens that way. Just walk in the door, take a pause, stop and let the others walk in and have their moment and then with some space in front of you, you walk in! Love that. Back to Rudolf, he invented the term Fab 500 based on his club’s guest list system.

PONYBOY:   You met your second husband, Peter Voelkle. You packed up and moved to Europe. Was it a hard decision to make at that time, leaving NYC and the nightlife that made you famous?

DIANNE BRILL:   I never left NYC. I just spend more time away than before.

PONYBOY:   You wrote a book in 1992, Boobs, Boys and High Heels – Or How to Get Dressed In Just Under Six Hours.

DIANNE BRILL:   Well I just love Glamour and it was so fun to do because I got to tell my story first hand and added a bit of self-help in it, too. I wrote it as if I was speaking to my best friend, Janis Savitt (we are still best friends!). Famous for being Fabulous was an unusual concept before the internet. Now it’s normal, but it’s because of the Fab 500 that this is just normal today. Like it or not, we set that up for you.

PONYBOY:  What was it like when you spent time with designer/artist Stephen Sprouse?

DIANNE BRILL:   I loved Stephen. I loved his face. I loved to hug him. I loved to drink coffee and just talk for hours. He was so beautiful as a man and loving. Every time I would meet him, which was often, I was just so thrilled to see him. He shot a ton of polaroids of me one night after a party at my apartment. I felt so pretty when he photographed me. He made an amazing art piece as big as a movie screen of me taking a photo of me and then putting it through an old fashioned roll fax machine and wiggling it around. Later he made these huge silk screens and created this one piece where I am holding a Brillo box, but my hand is over the O so it looks like Brill. He did a show with me, Debbie Harry, and Iggy Pop, I think, and a couple other mega-huge images with a guy who he was dating, who wore his hair, clothes and style the same as Stephen.

Once I made Stephen a complicated bone crown for his bithday and he made me homeboy hats and a silver leather coat. He was generous and mysterious. He wrote in permanent marker on the inside of his arms always, his same graffiti you have seen in his clothing, art work and on Louis Vuitton bags. I miss that boy.

PONYBOY:  We love the Adel Rootsein mannequin collaboration. Is it still in production?

DIANNE BRILL:   Yes! Selling better than ever. The Shape of the Decade (DB1 ,DB2, & DB3) lives on!

PONYBOY:  You’ve walked the runway for incredible designers, including Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Vivienne Westwood. What were those experiences like?

DIANNE BRILL:   I am hopelessly devoted to Manfred Thierry Mugler and he influenced my life greatly. I walked for him for nine years and it was a complete dream. He made me look like I could only have imagined in the mind of a girl, imagining what it would be like to be a muse for a fashion designer in Paris.

I have awesome stories walking for Gaultier and Westwood. These three designers, I believe, are the best that have ever been and I almost can’t believe I had the crazy luck and good fortune to model for such legends. AND OMG THE PHOTOS!!!!!

PONYBOY:   Let’s discuss your photo exhibition. Tell us how it all came about.

DIANNE BRILL:  A friend, who is also the patron of the exhibition, Gabrielle Baer came to me and said, “Dianne you have to tell your story of the 80s art/club scene in NYC and Paris Catwalk backstage during the 90s. Your life is amazing and unusual and why wait for someone else to tell YOUR story?”

She is right. I am so pleased to be able to show photos from my private photos and Polaroids, as well as all the great photographers that I have worked with who have truly awesome shots. To see them all together tells a lot. Andy always encouraged me to take as many pics as possible, and this was when people did not have cameras in clubs unless they were professionals. No cellphones. I had a Minox spy camera and other small cameras and took photos because I knew this had to be documented. It is all so beyond fabulous; there had to be a moment that I could just stop and hold on to. I am so glad I did. We’ve blown some images up so big you have to step back to really take it all in. And then the Polaroids are so tiny from shoots with photographers like Mario Testino and Michel Comte, who wrote little sentences all around the rim of the shots and gave them to me. So cool.

I am so grateful to my friend who started the fire with her idea. And I know when someone walks into this show they will have to work hard to catch their breath because so much is happening.

PONYBOY:   Who are some of the photographers who have contributed?

DIANNE BRILL:  Photographers like Patrick McMullan just owned the insider scene in the 1980s clubs. He was everywhere always. I love his work and we are great friends. Michel Comte, Steven Klein, Pierre and Gilles, Robert Mapplethorpe, Mario Testino, Ben Buchanan, Gerard Musy, Terry O’ Neil, Bill King and even Annie Leibovitz, Kevin Davies and many others.

PONYBOY:   Was it difficult for you to gather photographs from over 30 years ago?

DIANNE BRILL:  Ha, ha, ha! Oh, yes! I went under beds, in boxes, found my model agency books, looked in NYC at my mom’s and in Europe. I have storage everywhere. I scratched the surface and out of a few thousand images I reduced it to 500, and 500 to 200, and from there a bit over 150 photos. I’ve cataloged a lot of photos because I want to write another book. And what I’ve found is so exciting for me. Also, photographers reached out to me on Instagram and Facebook and have said, “Hey! I have this great shot of you!” And boom, it’s in the show!

PONYBOY:   Do you have any plans to take the exhibition to other cities or do a photo book?

DIANNE BRILL:  Yes, absolutely! A book for sure. And I want to do my exhibition, of course, in NYC, then London and Munich. We’re already getting calls with interest in taking my exhibition to Munich and NYC, and we haven’t even opened yet!

PONYBOY:   You’re now the mother of three children, a business owner and spending your time between Zurich and New York. What’s life like for you now?

DIANNE BRILL:  My family is everything. And family, when it is healthy, is a feeling that is priceless. My Mom is very important to me. She is my touchstone and has taught me a lot about love, which is very valuable as a mom myself and a wife. Before this exhibition, I would think I didn’t want to look back too deeply because I thought I want to be in the NOW. I’m a fresh person with a lot to say and a lot to learn. I’m in the now, but through the past I am going to the future. And I want to include my amazing history in my life now. It’s not one or the other life in the past or life in the now. It’s BOTH To the Future Through The Past! That’s why the name of the show is powerful to me: To the Future Through the Past. I mean it.

PONYBOY:   It all seems like such a colorful, fantastic story. You’ve written one book already. Your memoirs really should be next. It would make such an incredible movie!

DIANNE BRILL:  Oh! Yes, Yes, Yes! It would make an incredible movie. It is an unbelievable story and it is all true. I am working on a book.

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All images courtesy of Dianne Brill. Thank you to Mauricio and Roger Padilha.

ROBERT GELLER
S/S 2017

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  • The Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show, photographed backstage by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model's look board, photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Mats Van Snippenberg photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Closet up shot of a shirt and models dressing card, backstage at Robert Geller S/S17 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thomspon for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Ko Grimmer photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Paul-Alexandre Haubtmann photographed backstage at Robert Geller S/S17 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Leopard print trousers photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Zach Troost snapped backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Paul-Alexandre Haubtmann photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Max Von Isser photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A detail shot of polaroid on a men's jacket, photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Close-up shot of record style bags, photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Bram Valbracht photographed backtage in makeup at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models Kyle Mobus and Reid Rohling photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Detail photograph of men's trousers, photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Dylan Bell photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models Trevor Drury and Max Masters snapped backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A detail shot of leopard print trousers photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A male model adjusts his sunglasses, backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A detail shot of a fur pom-pom keychains and polaroid on men's trousers, photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models with long bangs, photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models dressing cards photographed backstage at Robert Geller S/S17 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Alexander Beck photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models Fernando Cabral and Lucas Cristino snapped backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Close-up shot of record style bags, photographed backstage at Robert Geller S/S17 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A close-up shot of a male model getting dressed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Aly N'Diaye photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Alexander Beck and Mats Van Snippenberg photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A detail shot of men's shoes and pink trousers, photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Dylan Bell and Ko Grimmer photographed backstage at the Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Close-up shot of a male model in sunglasses, backstage at the Robert Geller S/S17 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models Bram Valbracht and Adonis Bosso photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model's board, photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Polaroids on the backside of a men's jacket, photographed backstage at Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2017 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.

ROBER GELLER S/S 2017

NEUE WELLE BERLIN

Robert Geller never ceases to amaze us here at Ponyboy. His casual, yet avant-garde collections are never boring and he is always a step ahead of the rest. For Spring/Summer 2017, Geller took us on a ‘Walk on the Wild Side” with leopard prints and neon colors. The designer’s inspiration cleary came from the 80s, primarily the music and underground scene of new wave Berlin. He stated that he channeled the creativity of German post-punk bands like Einstürzende Neubauten and Nina Hagen. Weller gave us edginess in many forms, one of our favorites being polaroids fastened to jackets and trousers. Model Max Von Isser wore a jacket with an interesting strap detail, a bondage effect. Fur pom-pom keychains attached to the trousers added an eclectic accent. Neon colored washed silk cropped pegged trousers ruled the show. The record-style bags that incorporated the Tower Records font were just genius. Our infatuation increases with every collection that we’ve seen and we eagerly anticipate what this design mastermind will create next season. Photography Alexander Thompson.  http://www.robertgeller-ny.com

PLASTIC PASSION
MARIA AYALA JEWELRY

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  • Plastic Passion, vintage Maria Ayala plastic jewelry, featured on model Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Dramatic black and white vintage hoops designed by Maria Ayala, photographed on Christina Anderson-McDonald for Ponyboy magazine NY by Alexander Thompson.
  • Bold and dramatic vintage plastic jewelry designed by Maria Ayala. Photographed by Alexander Thompson on model Christina Anderson-McDonald for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Christina Anderson-McDonald wears colorful vintage plastic jewelry designed by Maria Ayala. Photographed for Ponyboy magazine NY by Alexander Thompson.
  • Vintage oversized mobile earrings designed by Maria Ayala, featured on model Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Dramatic purple hoops and oversized plastic rings modeled by Christina Anderson-McDonald, designed by Maria Ayala. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Dramatic oversized flower earrings designed by Maria Ayala, featured on model Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Vintage flower power jewelry by Maria Ayala, photographed on model Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Oversized vintage lucite jewelry designed by Maria Ayala, featured on model Christina Anderson-McDonald, with photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Vintage clear lucite jewelry designed by Maria Ayala and modeled by Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Vintage glitter silver star earrings modeled by Christina Anderson-McDonald, designed by Maria Ayala. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Glittery 60s inspired jewelry designed by Maria Ayala, modeled by Christina Anderson-McDonald. Photography for Ponyboy magazine NY by Alexander Thompson.
  • Tearsheet of Maria Ayala earrings on model Christy Turlington in Allure magazine, photographed by Steven Meisel. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Lady Miss Kier from Deee-Lite photographed by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue cover, wearing a Maria Ayala custom made ring. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheets from the pages of Elle magazine, featuring jewelry designed by Maria Ayala. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Drag sensation RuPaul featured in Vanity Fair and The Village Voice, wearing Maria Ayala jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • The cover of Project X magazine featuring Maria Ayala jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Maria Ayala plastic jewelry featured on the pages of Spanish Vogue. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Supermodel Naomi Campbell photographed in Maria Ayala plastic jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Maria Ayala jewelry featured in a fashion editorial for Fad magazine. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheets of product shots of Maria Ayala flower earrings featured in Seventeen magazine. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheet of Cosmopolitan cover with model wearing Maria Ayala jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheets from The Face and Interview magazine of Maria Ayala jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheets from the early 90s of Maria Ayala jewelry. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheets of Club kid Kate Harwood and Mona Foot photographed in Maria Ayala earrings. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Photos of Kate Pierson from the B-52's and Debbie Harry from Blondie in Maria Ayala earrings. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Club girl Kate Harwood photographed in Maria Ayala Jewelry. Ponyboy magazine.
  • Deee-lite wearing Maria Ayala jewelry for their first album release. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheet of Maria Ayala from Fad Magazine. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Maria Ayala photographed at Susanne Bartsch's Copacabana club for US Weekly. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheet of Maria Ayala photographed for the Michael Musto's Village Voice column. Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Tearsheet of jewelry Maria Ayala, photographed by Steven Meisel for Interview magazine. Ponyboy magazine NY.

PLASTIC PASSION

MARIA AYALA JEWELRY

Model Christina Anderson-McDonald courtesy of D&A Model Management. Photography Alexander Thompson, stylist Maria Ayala, hair Ahbi Nishman and makeup by Lorcan Devaney.

From Maria Ayala…

Back in the late 80s, I moved from Austin, Texas to the Big Apple and was infatuated with all things relating to Andy Warhol and his fabulous factory. Meeting Andy was a dream of mine. And it follows that I was infatuated with the life of the young and beautiful heiress, Edie Sedgwick. Warhol’s best and brightest 60s superstar, Edie attended the most fantastic parties and was featured in Vogue magazine. I adored her free spirit, dark side and her fabulous style. I attempted to emulate her by wearing the shortest mini dresses, black tights and the longest earrings that I could find at the hippest stores. In truth, I probably resembled Warhol superstar International Velvet more so, with her black back-combed mane and up-dos.

No store was as hip as the downtown boutique, Patricia Field, and I shopped there weekly for day-glo makeup, the longest and thickest false eyelashes, and quirky, chandelier earrings. I became friends with the staff at the shop and soon enough found myself working at the make-up counter on weekends, while attending F.I.T. At the time, I went out as much as I could to underground clubs like The Tunnel, Red Zone, Pyramid, The World, and Limelight.

During that time, the visual manager, Jojo Americo, himself a style icon, took me down to Canal Street to Industrial Plastics. I was in heaven and bought some lucite glitter pieces that I found extremely attractive. I rushed home to play around with them. I was able to whip up a pair of shoulder duster earrings and wore them out that evening to one of Michael Alig’s Outlaw parties.

The attention that these earrings received was instantaneous and tremendous. The very next day I went back with my boyfriend in tow. We filled a big bag with plastic shapes and soon had created a new, fabulous batch of jewelry, including gargantuan earrings, oversized rings and dangling bracelets for me to wear out that evening to Susanne Bartsch’s legendary monthly party at The Copacabana. I really wanted my larger than life jewelry to look like something out of the pages of a 1960s Vogue magazine editorial by none other than the infamous fashion editor Diane Vreeland.

It was at Susanne’s party that my boss, designer Patricia Field, noticed my eclectic night time looks (though my day looks were almost as over-the-top). She approached me about having my own 60s department at her shop, packed with vintage dresses, accessories and as much jewelry as I could make to fill the cases and keep sales rolling. Now this was way before Pat’s Sex and the City fame. Pat’s store was well known for its extreme mix of fashion and the staff were equally expressive and unique individuals, functioning as the foundation for this highly creative subculture. We sold to everyone from sexy, east village girls to club kids and trannies to uptown socialites. Pat was always way ahead of her time, very adept at selecting those talented young extroverts and providing them with the artistic environment in which to flourish.

Suddenly high fashion trends were shifting. The next thing I knew, fashion photographer Steven Meisel had shot model Linda Evangelista in head to toe Pucci for the pages of American Vogue magazine. This caused quite the sensation, and the resurgence for all things 60s in fashion came about. My vintage 60s department was booming and my jewelry was flying out the door. I worked in the boutique during the day, wearing and selling my jewelry, and went out at night wearing my latest creations. My boyfriend quit his day job and helped me assemble and design the jewelry, so that I could fill the cases at Pat’s.

Stylists, fashion editors, designers, photographers and pop stars shopped in my department, and it was this exposure that brought my 60s inspired earrings, rings and bracelets to the pages of fashion magazines. I, myself, was photographed by the great Steven Meisel for Interview magazine, and other features followed as well, including MTV’s House of Style.

Naomi Campbell wore my earrings for Paper magazine, and commissioned me to make a set of jewelry for her to wear to a Seventh On Sale benefit. Other models and celebrities were customers as well, including Rupaul, Kate Pierson from the B-52’s, Deborah Harry, and Rosey De Palma, just to name a few.

However no one brought my jewelry more attention than the “dee-gorgeous” Lady Miss Kier, singer for the overnight musical sensation known as Deee-Lite. Kier with her trademark flip hairdo and Pucci catsuits lovingly showcased my jewelry in her “Groove is in the Heart” video and on the album cover.

At this point, my business expanded and the wholesale orders would not stop coming in. Beyond the lucite shapes, I delved into casting molds and designing metals. However a few years later, a Seattle based band known as Nirvana took over the music world, and grunge was born. A young designer named Marc Jacobs showed flannel shirts and no jewelry on the runway for Perry Ellis, causing a ruckus in the fashion world. He wisely ushered in this street style movement, and other fashion designers were quick to follow the trend. Oversized lucite 60s jewelry was no longer in high demand. Grunge had taken over and with it a minimalism in accessories and jewelry followed. And at the same time I was experiencing great growth within the store, having taken over the womenswear buying and management, my focus was there. It was time to call it quits for making jewelry.

This editorial features my work from the late 80s to mid-90s. Diving into my sample archives, memories and the few tear sheets that remained, I took a nostalgic trip back to my youth and shared it with ponyboymagazine.com.

SIKI IM + DEN IM
F/W 2016

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  • The Siki Im + Den Im Fall/Winter menswear show, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Inspiration/mood board backstage at Siki Im + Dem Im F/W16 menswear show. Photograph by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models wearing 80s spiky hairstyles, photographed backstage at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photographed for Ponyboy magazine by Alexander Thompson NY.
  • Red Doc Marten combat boots photographed backstage at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Fusion male model August Gonet photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models photographed backstage in spiky 80's haircuts at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models in gothic t-shirts photographed backstage at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Fusion male model Ian Welgarz photographed backstage at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Kye D'Arcy and Alijah Harrison photographed backstage in theatrical makeup at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Detail shot of men's necklace, worn backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photograph by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Will Wadhams and Erik Van Gils photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models in theatrical paint splattered makeup, photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Fusion model August Gonet photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Ian Welgarz and Zach Troost photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Samuel Worthen photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Niels Trispel and Sean Kitchen photographed backstage in Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Austin Weinreb photographed backstage in theatrical makeup at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Kye D'Arcy photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models photographed backstage in the latest designs by Siki Im + Den Im F/W16. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Yan Kai Wen photographed backstage in theatrical makeup at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Closeup shot of male model Will Wadhams photographed backstage at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male model Kye D'Arcy photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Models Yuri Pleskin and Eddie Taylor photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • A male model photographed backstage with a plastic bag over his head, at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Detail shot of jewelry at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photograph by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model August Gonet photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Detail shot of a crucifix earring at the Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photograph by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Doc Marten's photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photograph by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Three male models backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Male models Yannick Abrath and Abiah Hostvedt photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Sean Kitchen at CITIZEN/RED Models, photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Brandon Bailey photographed backstage at Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Austin Weinreb from D1 models, photographed backstage at Siki Im F/W16 menswear show. Photography by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Siki Im + Den Im F/W16 menswear collection photographed for Ponyboy magazine by Alexander Thompson in New York City.

SIKI IM + DEN IM F/W 2016

DARK ENTRIES

With 80s goth rock band Bauhaus blasting as the intro for the Siki Im + Den Im Fall/Winter 2016 collection, along with some Ministry thrown into the playlist, we knew that this would be our preferred show of the New York menswear season. And it was signed and sealed at first glimpse of Im’s mood board backstage, with images from 80s horror movies like The Hunger and Lost Boys. The German born designer, who studied architecture and worked as head designer for Karl Lagerfeld and Helmut Lang, gave us all things vampire. The palette was made up of black, purple and blood red (of course!). We went mad for the structured leathers accented with zippers, as well as the luxurious cashmere coats and pants. The Peter Murphy/Daniel Ash spiky hairstyles combined with over-the-top, dripped, painted faces left us speechless. And we must mention the incredible men’s casting from the brilliant John Tan. We are enamored with Im’s aesthetic and really never wanted this show to end. Dark Glamour. The Undead.  Who wouldn’t want to be a best dressed vampire? Photography Alexander Thompson. http://sikiim.com

LYLE
LODWICK

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For our latest men’s Spring editorial, we really didn’t want just another pretty boy, as our style inspiration for this spread was based on Tim Polecat, the iconic frontman for 80’s neo-rockabilly UK band The Polecats. So, model Lyle Lodwick was the perfect fit for this shoot. We’ve long been fans of Lyle with his characteristic quirky good looks, reminiscent of a young Johnny Lydon or Duckie from Pretty in Pink. Lyle’s modeling career has been quite extraordinary with campaigns for designers including Marc Jacobs, Costume National, Balenciaga, Sisley, Barney’s and Uniqlo. He has also been featured in numerous high-end editorials for various international fashion magazines. Lyle has his own unique personal style and is also a very talented musician, as a member of the New York band Shining Mirrors.

Fashion editor/stylist Xina Giatas mixed colorful vintage pieces along with key items from some spring menswear collections, including Duckie Brown, Antonio Azzuolo and Maison Kitsuné. Our beauty editor James Vincent gave Lyle a hint of a colorful 80’s new wave eye using Ardency Inn cosmetics. Hairstylist Matthew Tuozzoli had his work cut out for him. Lyle showed up with chin length hair, so getting that perfect pompadour was a bit of a challenge! But we were thrilled with the results. Photography Alexander Thompson.

LYLE LODWICK

MAKE A CIRCUIT WITH ME!

  • Model Lyle Lodwick stars in Ponyboy magazine men's editorial
  • Model Lyle Lodwick wears a houndstooth suit by Maison Kitsune. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Lyle Lodwick, photographed in Duckie Brown for Ponyboy magazine by Alexander Thompson in New York City.
  • Lyle Lodwick in a vintage men's suit and a shirt by Duckie Brown, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine in New York.
  • Lyle Lodwick wears a jacket, vest and trousers by Antonio Azzuolo, and a shirt by Duckie Brown. Photos by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Lyle Lodwick wears a vintage shirt and sweater, and trousers by Duckie Brown. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Lyle Lodwick wears an ODD jacket, vintage shirt and trousers by Antonio Azzuolo. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine in New York.
  • Male model Lyle Lodwick photographed in Maison Kitsune and Ray-bans by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine NY.
  • Model Lyle Lodwick wears Ray-Ban sunglasses and a Maison Kitsune shirt for Ponyboy magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson in New York.
  • Model Lyle Lodwick wears a suit by Fingers Crossed, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine in New York.
  • Lyle Lodwick photographed in a Schott NYC leather jacket and Duckie Brown trousers. Photographed in New York City by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine.
  • Lyle Lodwick wears a vintage Schott NYC motorcycle jacket for Ponyboy magazine. Photographed by Alexander Thompson in New York City.
  • Model Lyle Lodwick wears a Thomas Engel Hart bondage shirt and trousers by Antonio Azzuolo. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine in New York.
  • Male model Lyle Lodwick, photographed in New York for Ponyboy magazine by Alexander Thompson.
  • Model Lyle Lodwick, photographed for men's Spring editorial by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy magazine in New York.

PONYBOY:  Lyle, please tell our readers about your background. Where were you raised?

‏LYLE LODWICK:  I grew up in Baltimore County in Lutherville, Maryland, the same place as John Waters and Divine. My high school was across the street from Divine’s grave, so we used to smoke pot and pay our respects at her grave. I started playing music at around age fourteen and have been in about ten bands since. Baltimore county was full of bands, so I often found myself putting shows together, booking the bands and venue, as well as doing the lights, sound, and promotion. I knew then that I wanted that to be my life’s work. And since then I’ve found many other things I enjoy doing, but playing music and entertaining always takes the cake.

PONYBOY:  What was family life like for you?

LYLE LODWICK:  The first music I ever heard came blaring out of my father’s 1960’s Wurlitzer jukebox. He’s been buying and selling records since he was in his early twenties.  So, needless to say, music has been a huge part of my upbringing. My grandfather owned some record stores, and it was in one of these shops that my mother and father met. And my brother and sister had a huge effect on me musically, as you tend to get hand me downs being the youngest one, anything from tapes and cd’s to mp3. I basically had what they had.

PONYBOY:   What brought you to New York City?

LYLE LODWICK:  I came to New York to work as my brother’s assistant when he ran Vimeo. I had always loved New York City and definitely knew that if I wanted to do something on a global scale, this was the place to be, especially in 2008, as things were booming in New York musically and creatively. This city was the pearl in the oyster that is the World.

PONYBOY:  And how did you get into modeling?

LYLE LODWICK:  One of my first tasks when I moved to New York was to film backstage at the tents at Bryant Park during Fashion Week. Everyone was like, “you should model.” And so I did. My friend Christian Strobel introduced me to Barbara Pfister, who became my mother agent. Barbara booked me to shoot with photographer Ryan McGinley. Shortly after that, I was in the Sigur Ros music video for Gobbledigook, and then went to Europe, where my modeling career really took off.

PONYBOY:  You’ve been photographed for so many high-end magazine editorials and campaigns, by great photographers. What was that like for you?

LYLE LODWICK:  It was crazy. Much of that success can be attributed to Allister Mackie, from publications Another Man and Dazed & Confused. He’s an international menswear stylist who has more influence on the good side of contemporary fashion than almost anyone else. He put me forward, opening Lanvin, John Varvatos, Marc By Marc Jacobs, as well as magazine editorials for Dazed & Confused, Another Man, and many more.

PONYBOY:  What are your thoughts on the world of male modeling? Have you had positive experiences overall?

LYLE LODWICK:  ‏I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. For all the good, there is a world of pain. It’s a sort of “banana on a fishing line” type of experience where you get fame instead of money and high taxes instead of a lasting position in culture. That said, I had an incredible time and met many people who I still consider great friends today. (It was nice to know how many people were pooping while looking at my face in one of millions of Urban Outfitter catalogues!)

PONYBOY:  You’re also a musician in a band called Shining Mirrors. Tell us about this project.

LYLE LODWICK:  Yes! I play Bass in Shining Mirrors! It’s a rock ‘n’ roll band. It’s three of us, so decisions are easy to make democratically. We take our time, so things turn out right.  On April 21st we self-released four new songs on our Soundcloud. (https://soundcloud.com/shiningmirrors …shiningmirrors.tv)

PONYBOY:  Has music always been your passion?

LYLE LODWICK:  ‏Yes, music has always been my passion. And I can only measure it as increasing over the years, from collecting my own vinyl, taking up guitar and starting my first band. The first time I was able to separate all of the individual instruments playing in a song was incredible, as well as listening to a song over and over again, and listening to each part individually. I thoroughly enjoy throwing concerts, which gives people a place to come together, by expressing themselves musically or in dance.

PONYBOY:  Who are your musical influences?

LYLE LODWICK:  My influences are pretty diverse. I share a birthday with David Bowie and Elvis Presley, so those two were there from the start of my life, with an emphasis on Elvis in my early years, and Bowie later on. The Beatles, The Slickee Boys, Steely Dan, The Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, Radiohead, Aloha, Cake, Donny Hathaway, The Spinto Band, LCD Soundsystem, Frank Zappa. et all.

PONYBOY:  What’s in store for you in the future? Do you still plan to model or are you anticipating that music will be your main focus?

LYLE LODWICK:  Music will always be my main focus. Modeling is about making money, not being a style icon or influencing others. If there’s money on the table, I guess I’ll be modeling! I’m moving to LA in fifty days, and am so ready for a change of pace after eight years in New York. I’m not sure Los Angeles is the answer, most likely I’ll have more questions.

TIM
POLECAT

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  • Tim Polecat, lead singer for neo-rockabilliy band The Polecats, photogrpahed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Red haired Polecats frontman Tim Polecat, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • A detail shot of Tim Polecat's Gretsch guitar. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • A closeup shot of Tim Polecat's Gretsh guitar, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • A photo of Tim Polecat's skull necklace. Photographed for Ponyboy Magazine by Alexander Thompson.
  • The back label for rockabilly musician Tim Polecat's white leather jacket. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • A closeup shot of Tim Polecat's rockabilly creeper shoe. Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Headshot of musician Tim Polecat. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • A photograph of neo-rockabilly singer Tim Polecat, from 70's-80's band Polecats. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Press clippings of Tim Polecat and The Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Old press clippings for neo-rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Press photos for 70's neo-rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • Assorted old snapshots from the personal collection of Polecats frontman Tim Polecat. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • Snapshots from the personal collection of Tim Polecat, lead singer for UK rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • Snapshots of rockabilly singer Tim Polecat, from the Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Assorted snapshots of Tim Polecat, lead singer for UK rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Live shots of lead singer Tim Polecat, from rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • Assorted live shots of rockabilly singer Tim Polecat, from Polecats fame. Ponyboy Magazine in NY.
  • Live shots of legendary rockabilly singer Tim Polecat. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Live photos of Tim Polecat, photographed by Alexander Thompson at Tom Ingram's Viva Las Vegas 17, for Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • Record covers of UK rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Record covers for UK 70's-80's rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Assorted album covers for UK neo-rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Record covers for UK neo-rockabilly sensation Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Colorful album covers of neo-rockabilly band Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine in New York City.
  • Old record covers for UK rockabilly band Polecats, fronted by Tim Polecat. Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • An old ad for the Polecats single
  • Old flyers from The Royalty Nitespot, for the Polecats live shows. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • A Polecats logo. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • PInk vinyl album from rockabilly band Polecats, of their single
  • An old band button for the Polecats. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Tim Polecat's Gretsch guitar case. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Rockabilly legend Tim Polecat photographed for Ponyboy Magazine by Alexander Thompson.

POLECAT ON THE GO!

TIM POLECAT

Tim Polecat Worman is the red haired vocalist for the legendary neo-rockabilly band The Polecats. The Polecats were formed in the UK in the late seventies and still perform around the world. Successful chart songs include “Make a Circuit With Me” and “John, I’m Only Dancing.” We were very excited that this talented musician agreed to a photo session and interview for Ponyboy, as we have been big fans for years. Tim also allowed us access to images from his own personal collection of photographs from over the years. Read our interview with this extraordinary musical icon. Portraits by ALEXANDER THOMPSON. Additional photos courtesy of Tim Polecat.

PONYBOY:  Tim, please tell us about your childhood and teen years in the UK.

TIM POLECAT:  I was born in 1963 and grew up in suburban North London. I guess I am a product of that era of U.K. pop culture. I remember the 1966 World Cup final, as well as the Moon landing. I grew up obsessed by American comic books, British sci-fi TV and most of all rock ‘n’ roll music. And to be honest, nothing much has changed.

PONYBOY:  How did The Polecats come about?

TIM POLECAT:  I got an electric guitar for my 12th birthday. A few days later a kid from my boy scout troop knocked on my door and asked if he could have a go on it. This was, of course, Boz Boorer. We exchanged all our guitar playing knowledge and he soon also acquired an electric guitar. Boz and I jammed with various local musicians until we ran into Phil Bloomberg, who I knew from primary school. Phil was just switching from cello to bass guitar, and we soon recruited him.  Chris Hawkes, another primary school friend of mine, was just learning drums. So, we learned a bunch of rockabilly and punk rock covers, and pretty soon had some of our own songs, which were mostly written by Phil and Boz. At first our band was called The Cult Heroes (which was supposed to be ironic), but this became problematic when we tried to get gigs in rock ‘n’ roll clubs, who presumed that we would not fit in. Chris had recently found a bunch of stickers with a picture of a stretched out cat and the word ‘Polecat” on them. So, we decided that this sounded a lot more in keeping with the direction of the band, and we started using it and very soon we were playing the U.K. teddy boy circuit. After a lot of saving up, Boz got a Gretsch guitar and Phil switched to a double bass, which was inspired by American acts like Ray Campi.  I moved from guitar to lead vocals. And that was the basic prototype and we just took it from there. The Polecats have remained basically unchanged since the addition of John Buck around 1983. We have a few squad players, but the team is still the same.

PONYBOY:  What was the rockabilly scene like back then in the U.K.?

TIM POLECAT:  The rockabilly scene in the U.K. grew out of the teddy boy scene. I think it was a lot of younger Ted’s searching for a new identity of their own, separate from the Ted movement, which was at this point getting a little stale and was very narrow-minded. Newly discovered raw sounding fifties music was being discovered and I think it was only natural that it would develop it’s own visual style. In hindsight though, it was very expensive to dress like a Ted and to do it properly without being a “Plastic” and very hard for the younger audience, many of who were still in school. The “Rockabilly Rebel” look was a very DIY thing and was within the reach of a creative jumble sale and charity shop patron. A short time later the rockabilly scene got more elaborate, fashion wise, with reproduction versions of the more flamboyant fifties attire popping up on King’s Road and in Kensington Market. Also, shops like Flip were buying real vintage items from the USA by the masses and shipping them over. The music on the scene was always based around the rediscovery of forgotten gems, and later on bands that reinvented the raw sound of those fifties records.

PONYBOY:  Did the Polecats have a bigger following back then in the rockabilly scene or more so in the punk/new wave scene?

TIM POLECAT:  The Polecats started playing exclusively in the teddy boy/rockabilly scene in Europe. It wasn’t until we saw bands such as Levi and the Rockats, Whirlwind and American acts like Robert Gordon (playing in mainstream venues) that we thought it would even be possible to play outside our own scene, let alone play on the same bill as a punk or new wave band . It was only when we started playing in colleges and mixed venues that we started to pick up a more diverse audience. We toured with Rockpile, which put us in front of their mainstream audience and got us out into previously unexplored territories like Scotland and Wales. As soon as we had a record deal we were playing in Scandanavia and Europe, where the market for rockabilly was opening up. In Finland in the eighties, The Polecats, Stray Cats and Crazy Cavan all had records in the mainstream charts at the same time.

PONYBOY:  How did that incredible style evolve for the band? Was there a lot of thought put into the look?

TIM POLECAT:  We did put a lot of thought both into our style and our sound, but it was something that developed organically and wasn’t an overnight thing. I have to admit that after seeing Levi and the Rockats, we made a conscious decision to up our game visually. We also had a bit of a rethink in the performance department after seeing The Cramps for the first time. We would borrow and adapt from a wide range of influences, both visually and musically. Of course, it was much harder to do in those days because we did not have the access to information that is taken for granted these days and also did not have unlimited funds to bring our ideas into reality.

PONYBOY:  The band eventually broke up in the mid-eighties and you ended up in Los Angeles. What was that like for you as an artist and on a personal level?

TIM POLECAT:  Actually, The Polecats had only really become nonoperational between 1984 and 1988. We have been playing constantly since then, despite my move to the USA. Our fan demographic became increasingly international, so meeting up on foreign soil from different base camps works very well. I have always been interested in Americana and it made sense to move to Hollywood when the opportunity arose. My day job was in the film industry and there was a lot of work in the late eighties for a British production designer. I have worked on hundreds of projects in the visual medium, but mostly work as a producer these days.

PONYBOY:  Tell us about the band 13 Cats and how that formed. It’s an incredible ensemble of musicians.

TIM POLECAT:  13 Cats started after a successful double bill tour of Japan with The Polecats and The Rockats. Smutty Smith and I both lived in Hollywood and wanted to keep the party going. He had just reconnected with Slim Jim and I had been in touch with Danny Harvey ever since the late seventies. We got together for a jam session and it developed from there. At first we just intended to do covers with 13 Cats, but very quickly we had an entire set of original songs. The vibe of 13 Cats was a darker, black leather rock ‘n’ roll, which was in contrast to the sugary sweet swing movement that was going on around that time. We crossed over into the surf/garage scene and even had a track on a Dionysus compilation. We played shows with The 5.6.7.8’s, Guitar Wolf, The Bomboras and Hasil Atkins. The band only lasted a few years, but we did one LP that I am very proud of and we still perform together on very special occasions.

PONYBOY:  What bands are you playing in now?

TIM POLECAT:  Right now I am playing live with the regular Polecats and my own Tim Polecat Trio, which has rotating members, depending on availability and location. I also play with Slim Jim in his trio. Recently I have done a few shows fronting Polecats tribute bands, which although sounds like a strange concept, works really well. In more recent years I have been concentrating on playing lead guitar (with a thumb pick), while singing at the same time. This is possibly to prepare for the day when I can’t drop kick and stage dive anymore!

PONYBOY: You left Los Angeles recently, after so many years, and moved to Palm Springs. What brought that about?

TIM POLECAT:  In this day and age, being an artist and musician has two big requirements–the internet and an airport! Palm Springs has both of those facilities and is very mid-century modern looking, which I am totally into. I’m setting up a small recording studio and an art facility here.

PONYBOY:  Lastly, you’ve probably been asked this a million times before, but please tell our readers what musicians have really inspired you in the past, and what newer bands you enjoy now.

TIM POLECAT:  The bands and musicians that most inspired me were essentially fifties rockabilly, seventies glam and seventies punk. Also, add to that the teddy boy bands of the mid- seventies. The early influences of The Polecats came a lot from our original drummer Chris Hawkes, who had two older brothers that would buy rockabilly records frequently. In the mid- seventies during school lunch times (which would often extend into afternoon truancy), we would sit around Chris’s house and listen to all the rediscovered gems that were surfacing during this time. It seemed like every week a major record company would delve into their archives and release a compilation of killer tracks. MCA, Capitol, Mercury, RCA, MGM, Imperial and Chess all had their own “rockabilly” LPs. The Polecats also added to our musical repertoire by frequenting clubs such as The Royalty, and memorizing our favorite tracks. We would sometimes even sneak in a cassette recorder to tape the songs we wanted to play. I think our musical influences as a band are quite self-evident from the cover versions we pick. However, some are hidden quite deep. For example, a lot of the songs that I wrote with Phil are inspired by northern soul and 1977 punk. Unless I pointed out the specifics, no one would know. I am very bad at keeping up with current trends, but I have to say that Furious and The Ceazers seem to be the stand out newer bands to me from the rocking scene. As for mainstream music, nothing has really caught my attention for decades, apart from Die Antwoord, who have an audio visual style that is impossible to ignore.

VINTAGE
VANDAL

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  • The beautiful Jasmin Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Jasmin Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine in New York.
  • Vintage Vandal photographed for Ponyboy Magazine in Las Vegas by Alexander Thompson.
  • Vintage Vandal wears a 1950's vintage full-skirted dress. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Jasmin
  • Vintage coats worn by Jasmin
  • Vintage Vandal. Ponyboy Magazine NYC.
  • B&W images of the beautiful Jasmin
  • Various 50's full-skirted looks on Jasmin
  • Vintage Vandal in various animal print looks. Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Jasmin
  • Different vintage inspired looks on Jasmin
  • A playful Jasmin
  • Vintage Vandal photographed in Bernie Dexter jeans. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Polaroids of Vintage Vandal. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • Modeling photos of Vintage Vandal by Alejandro Perez. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Vintage Vandal, photographed by Miguel Oliver. Ponyboy Magazine NYC.
  • Jasmin
  • Jasmine Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal, photographed in chic 70's inspired looks. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • Jasmin
  • A redheaded Jasmine
  • Jasmine
  • Jasmin Rodriguez photographed by Graffitlit. Ponyboy Magazine NYC.
  • Vintage Vandal photographed in different leopard looks. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • A photo of Vintage Vandal in a stripe vintage inspired swimsuit. Photo by Yumna Al-Arashi. Ponyboy Magazine NYC.
  • Vintage Vandal photographed by Lars Kommienezuspadt. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • A photo of Vintage Vandal by Holly West. Ponyboy Magazine NYC.
  • Vintage style photographed on Jasmin Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Beach photos of Jasmin Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Photos of Jasmine Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal, by DMR Depiction. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • The beautiful Jasmin Rodriguez, photographed by Frank Antonio. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Photos of Jasmin Rodriguez, courtesy of Vintage Vandalizm. Ponyboy Magazine NY.
  • Jasmin Rodriguez, also known as Vintage Vandal. Photo by Yumna Al-Arashi. Ponyboy Magazine New York.
  • Jasmine

JASMIN RODRIGUEZ

VINTAGE BEAUTY

Vintage Vandal is also known as Jasmin Rodriguez. We first met this East Coast bred beauty some years back, and have seen her develop into a marvelous young lady. Ponyboy was thrilled to photograph Jasmin for our feature at her mid-century home in Las Vegas, a perfect setting for our shoot. We finally had the chance to catch up with this girl-on-the-go and chat about her background and her new life on the West Coast. Jasmin, who rose to recognition on the internet with her incredible vintage style blog Vintage Vandalizm, is conquering her goals and breaking new territory. Photography Alexander Thompson. Additional photos courtesy of Vintage Vandalizm.

PONYBOY:  You’re from New York City originally. Please tell our readers about your upbringing.

JASMIN:  Yes, I was born and raised a New Yorker, although I now reside in Las Vegas. Growing up in New York was very interesting. My dad was a street racer from Brooklyn and my mom was a break-dancer from Queens. If you ask me, I was exposed to the best of both worlds. Both Brooklyn and Queens had such an impact on me as a kid. The older I get, the more I yearn for what it all used to be. For example, I miss seeing Brooklyn streets with Puerto Rican flags hanging off of Fire Escapes and kids playing in the water of open fire hydrants. I long for different salsa songs playing as you passed brownstone buildings and smelled the delicious aroma of Puerto Rican food. I very much miss the diversity of Queens, the different cultures I got to witness walking down Steinway Street, the view of the City skyline from my bedroom window, and passing the Five Pointz factory adorned with graffiti every time I took the 7 train. Though New York is a tough city to grow up in, I wouldn’t change a thing. The good, the bad, and the ugly amongst everything else I mentioned has had a huge influence on who I am today.

PONYBOY:  At what point did you start getting into vintage fashion?

JASMIN:  I started getting into vintage fashion when I was about fourteen years old. I didn’t have a job, but I loved fashion. So, any time I would get money from my mother, I’d stretch my dollar by going to thrift stores. I wasn’t concerned about being the “cool” kid in school with the latest fashion crazes. I wanted to do my own thing. I naturally gravitated towards clothing from the 1950’s and 80’s. And I still have many of those pieces today. It didn’t occur to me until years later that I had an impressive collection of vintage pieces by major designers. I never looked at labels. I looked at style, creativity, and potential. The 50’s, 60’s, and 80’s clothes always suited my taste and figure very well, so it was all I bought and still buy today. I even have stuff from the 20’s and 40’s.

PONYBOY: Your vintage looks seem to change on a daily basis. Sometimes you are dressed 40’s, and sometimes you might be dressed with an 80’s vibe. Is this correct?

JASMIN:   Yes, I don’t like to limit myself. My style depends on my mood or inspiration for that day. Fashion is more fun when you aren’t limited to trends or eras! I like to mix it all up and have fun with it.

PONYBOY:  You’ve become well know because of your Vintage Vandalizm blog. How did that all come about?

JASMIN:  It all came about because I love writing. My first blogs were on AOL, Xanga, and Blogspot, before I got serious with Word Press. My first blogs were about romance, kind of like “Sex and the City” except that I was terrible at writing about that stuff! Then I got more into fashion, especially when I started thrifting. I wanted to show people that you didn’t have to spend a lot of money to look fashionable, and that inspired me to start blogging about style on a budget. I had no idea it would become as big as it did.

PONYBOY:   After living in New York for your entire lifetime, you picked up and moved to Las Vegas. Tell us about that experience.

JASMIN:  Yes, I had to do it to prove to myself that I could. They say if you can survive in New York, you can survive anywhere. And they were not lying. Sometimes we, as New Yorkers, believe that it is the be-all and end-all; and although it is a great city, it is definitely not. There are still so many opportunities awaiting us all in so many other places. I didn’t realize that until I moved here. I still have the same opportunities, if not more. It has been such a smooth transition and I can’t believe how happy I am to be here. I have my best friend, Santiago, and my wonderful Vegas friends to thank for that. I love my job as a buyer for Pinup Girl Clothing because the people I work with are incredible. I do have things I still need to adjust to, such as missing my family and friends, but luckily I have been able to travel back home to New York four times this year. I’m also still adapting to the different cultures here, but I am learning so much and my experiences, thus far, have been amazing.

PONYBOY:   You have a very close relationship with your mother, who we have had the pleasure of meeting before. From our observation, you seem almost like sisters.

JASMIN:  We are very close and I have a sister that I am very close to as well. I don’t know what I would do without both of them. My mother is a warrior. I have never met someone who works harder than her to put food on the table and smiles on everyone’s faces. The woman carries the weight of the world on her shoulders with such grace, never asking for help. I’m not sure who I would be today without her guidance and encouragement. As for my sister, though she is younger than me, she is so ahead of her time. I could talk to her about anything and she responds to me with compassion and understanding. Compassion is so important. I am glad my mother passed that on to us.

PONYBOY:  Do you miss living on the East Coast?

JASMIN:   Yes, of course! Do I miss the high rents and crappy jobs? N0! But I do miss summer nights in Brooklyn, the winter snow in Central Park, the gorgeous shops in Soho, cutting edge art galleries in Chelsea, and those delicious Crepes at the Creperie in the Lower East Side. I also miss the culture, not just Puerto Rican culture, but New York culture, because that is something very much within itself. Sometimes I think New Yorkers are a different breed of people, however, not in an elitist way. More so, we are just cut from a different cloth than the rest.

PONYBOY:  You work full-time for Pinup Girl Clothing as their womenswear buyer, which sounds like an incredible opportunity. Do you still have the time to contribute to your blog on a regular basis?

JASMIN:  The great thing about Pinup Girl Clothing is that they allow their talented staff the freedom to work on their own projects. I definitely have more time to contribute to my blog, but since most of the work I do involves being on the computer, I sometimes need a break from staring at my laptop screen. I try to do at least a post or two every week, but I spend more of my free time living life than working on my blog! When I lived in New York, I never had time to really live my life. I was always working two or three jobs to stay afloat, and using my days off to dedicate to my website. I very much needed a break, so I’ve taken it easy on myself this year. I basically blog when I can.

PONYBOY:  What opportunities has living in Las Vegas brought you, besides your job with Pinup Girl?

JASMIN:  Well, I now live in a stunning 1960’s home built by Palmer & Krisel, which was something I could only dream of when I lived in New York. It will soon be published in two Las Vegas magazines. I recently taught a retro style class at a great shop called Amberjoy’s Vintage Closet, and will soon be teaching another at the Stitch Factory. I’ve also been extremely fortunate to work with many incredibly talented West Coast photographers whose work I have admired for years. I have only been here for about ten months now, but I’m incredibly excited to see what else Las Vegas has in store for me!

PONBOY:  Are there any projects that you have coming up in the near future?

JASMIN:  I’m currently working on a huge project, but I have to keep it top secret until it is 100% confirmed. So stay tuned!

PONBOY:  One last question, are you dating any gentleman at the moment?

JASMIN:  No, I am not dating anyone at the moment. I ‘m trying to focus less on romance and more on my goals, so I stay out of trouble. However, I am always open to the idea of being swept off my feet by a handsome gentleman who will embrace who I am. Love is a beautiful thing, and I could never say no to that, no matter how busy I am with work!

BLITZ
KID

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  • Stella Rose Saint Clair modeling in Blitz Kid editorial for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Stella Rose Saint Clair wears YSL, Versace, Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, and Patricia Field. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Patricia Field.
  • Stella Rose Saint Clair wears DVF, Maud Frizon, Wolford, Alexis Bittar and Moschino. Photographed for Ponyboy Magazine by Alexander Thompson.
  • Gianfranco Ferre, Marc Jacobs, Kenneth Jay Lane and Patricia Field. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Stella Rose Saint Clair in Kenzo, Blumarine, Patricia Field. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Agent Provocateur, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Tom Ford and La Perla. Photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Stephen Sprouse, Bob Mackie, Paco Rabanne and Marc Jacobs. Photographed for Ponyboy Magazine by Alexander Thompson.
  • Stella Rose Saint Clair wearing Pierre Cardin and Giorgio Armani for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Stella Rose Saint Clair in Anna Sui and Erickson Beamon for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.

THE BLITZ KID 

STELLA ROSE SAINT CLAIR

Ponyboy Magazine was excited to photograph New York City downtown girl/model Stella Rose Saint Clair. Stella has the most amazing nightclub looks so she was the perfect model for our Blitz Kid/New Romantic editorial. We didn’t even need a stylist or makeup artist!  Such a creative talent with her own amazing outfits and make-up, our beautiful model donned different designers for our camera including Diane Von Furstenberg, Moschino, Yves Saint Laurent and Bob Mackie.

MENG MENG
THE ONE PIECE

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  • Meng Meng photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Model Meng Meng photographed for Ponyboy Magazine by Alexander Thompson.
  • Model Meng Meng from The Fusion Agency, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Meng Meng from the Fusion Agency in NYC, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Beautiful Meng Meng, modeling one piece swimwear for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • From the Fusion Agency in NYC, Meng Meng modeling for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Meng Meng modeling one pieces for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • One piece swimsuit photographed by Alexander Thompson, modeled by Meng Meng for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • The lovely Meng Meng, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Meng Meng, Asian beauty from Fusion Agency NYC, modeling for Ponyboy Magazine, photograph by Alexander Thompson.

THE ONE PIECE

SIZZLING SEXY SWIMSUITS

We loved shooting vintage inspired 1970’s-80’s one piece swimsuits on Asian beauty Meng Meng from the Fusion Modeling Agency in New York City. The multi-colored swimwear pieces popped on her svelte angular frame, with extreme cuts, patterns and prints. Top British stylist Jules Wood threw in some very oversized and dramatic 80’s jewelry from Laruicci, Circa Sixty Three and Anndra Neen to clash with the vivid swimwear. Ponyboy enjoyed showcasing some of the latest 2014 swimsuit collections from designers Red Carter, Missguided and Rue 107. Whoever said a one piece wasn’t sexy was definitely wrong!

CLASHED
RUDE BOY

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  • Clancy Sigalet for Ponyboy Men's editorial, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Model Clancy Sigalet from Soul Artist Management, modeling Christian Benner for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Male model Clancy Sigalet from Soul Artist Management, wearing a custom Germs t-shirt, for Ponyboy Magazine men's editorial. Photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Soul Artist Management model Clancy Sigalet, photographed for Clashed men's editorial for Ponyboy Magazine, by Alexander Thompson.
  • Men's editorial Clashed for Ponyboy Magazine, with model Clancy Sigalet from Soul Artist Management, photographed by Alexander Thompson.
  • Clashed men's editorial for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson, with model Clancy Sigalet from Soul Artist Management.
  • Soul Artist Management male model Clancy Sigalet, photographed for men's editorial Clashed, by Alexander Thompson.
  • Clancy Sigalet in a custom Christian Benner leather vest, photographed by Alexander Thompson for Ponyboy Magazine.
  • Clash custom leather jacket by Christian Benner for Ponyboy Magazine, photographed by Alexander Thompson. Worn by Soul Artist Management model Clancy Sigalet.

CLASH STYLE

CHANNELING PAUL SIMONON

Ponyboy photographed male model Clancy Sigalet with the Soul Artist Agency in New York City. Clancy took on the role of rude boy Paul Simonon from UK band The Clash, wearing tough custom made leather pieces mixed with distressed punk tees from edgy New York City designer Christian Benner. Our hairstylist Tanya Pacht also packed on the Murray’s pomade for a greasy 50’s pompadour which was Simonon’s trademark coif in the latter years of The Clash.