I missed the Kanye projection on Rodeo Drive last Friday. The “New Slaves” showing ran about 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled 2:30 a.m., probably an attempt by Ye’s team to thwart the growing police presence at the listed locations, and it threw a number of people off.
I was at the last screening in the country, standing across the street from the Chanel boutique, waiting to witness Kanye to “tear shit down,” and had unknowingly missed it, along with two dozen other disappointed rap fans who got there right on time. Those who arrived early won. A sense of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) permeated the crowd of “late” stragglers on Beverly Hills’ famous street of luxury shops.
Fortunately, the Internet exists, and I had already seen the debut of “New Slaves” online, watching it in borderline real-time as events unfolded in cities like New York, Toronto, and Chicago. My reaction is best summarized by my now-deleted tweet: “‘New Slaves’ is 27 times better if you’re black.” I’m a neurotic who deletes tweets when they flop, but the fact that the statement garnered no response is very telling. Everyone wants to talk about how Kanye would rather be a dick than a swallower, but it seems like the song’s true message is getting lost in the general hysteria surrounding Yeezy’s return to music.
Let’s be clear: This record is explicitly racial. Also: You can’t fully comprehend its impact unless you’re black. There’s a certain unspoken acknowledgement that comes with being black and listening to “New Slaves” with another black person that speaks to this.
On Friday night, I was working late, occasionally distracting myself with social media to keep up with the song’s world premiere. I called over the only person left in the office, another black guy,Designer energysaving listed for sale at a fraction of the retail price. to inform him of the reveal, and share some of the clips. His response: “This man is preaching!” You could almost feel the energy transferring between us when Kanye rapped, “My mama was raised in the era when clean water was only served to the fairer skin.” Without saying a word, I knew the line had made a similar impression on us both.
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CANNES: There’s always glitz and glamor at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it’s no different this year. But there’s still a heavy infusion of gold to come this week at tomorrow's amfAR gala, which will treat its celebrity guests to 40 of the world’s top models in “The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show,” curated by Carine Roitfeld.
It’s the 20th edition of the gala, which raises money for AIDS research, and the “ultimate” show builds on a smaller one that launched last year. This time, Karlie Kloss, Karolina Kurkova, Angela Lindvall and Alessandra Ambrosio will be dripping in gold jewelry and wearing gleaming gowns by Giorgio Armani, Alexander Wang, Marchesa and Louis Vuitton,Professional Replica Watches UK online shop. We provide hermesbelt, Replica Rolex watches for you. among others.Cheap parka hublotwatch will have fleece.
“It was really hard to choose a dress for this,” said Eva Cavalli, who is donating a mermaid, sequin-covered gown from the Roberto Cavalli archive that Kurkova will wear to open the show.
“Gold for Cavalli is THE color: The color of sun, positivity, warmth, joy,” said Cavalli, Roberto’s wife and design partner. “But it was hard to choose for this. I also thought of gold leather, but I was thinking that I wanted to give something really special, and this is one of the most beautiful pieces we ever did.”
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Years ago, fashion wasn’t a big part of the event — or even the film festival, Roitfeld said, but there were so many beautiful dresses and so many beautiful faces that it was ripe to make a big, bold style statement. “It’s so glamorous and generous at amfAR. Why not?“
Roitfeld, who usually has a uniform of black or khaki, said she’ll wear gold, “which is a big deal for me.”
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