obit
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ANTONY PRICE one of the very first (and the best) to meld fashion and rock together has died aged 80
Antony Price, who has just died at the age of 80, was orignally an ‘up and coming’ fashion designer in 1974 he opened a store in London’s King Road around the corner from Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s shop. His raisin d’etre was “Clothes for Studs and Starlets’’ and the space was described by Vogue…
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Stanley Baxter one of the original (and best) Female Impersonators you’ve probably never heard of, has died aged 99
The Scottish Comedian and Female Impersonator Stanley Baxter, who died yesterday aged 99, was one of the biggest stars in British TV in the 1960s and 1970s and 1980’s. And although one would have never dared say it to his face, he was also one of the country’s first real drag stars. With his pitch-perfect…
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Scottish fashion firebrand and eccentric designer and musician PAM HOGG dies
Both the fashion and music industries in London are paying tribute to Scottish designer Pam Hogg who just died. She was in her 60’s. She was a firebrand and an eccentric designer who was so successfully moved between industries since she arrived in London m the early 1980s. It was the time of the New…
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Thank You PRUNELLA SCALES for giving us one of our best all time gay icons Sybil Fawlty (and so much more)
The world is a sadder place today with the passing of one of Britain’s most beloved actresses and our very favorite gay icon. Prunella Scales started her career back in 1951 and was very quickly cast in very notable movies such as Pride and Prejudice (1952), Laxdale Hall (1953), Hobson’s Choice (1954) and in the Academy Award-winning Room at the…
