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The Man who was longing to become a God : we mourn the passing of THIERRY MUGLER
From a very early age, inspired by German mythology, Manfred Thierry Mugler went on a quest for perfection. Born in Strasbourg on December 21st, 1948, his body language led him to become a ballet dancer and join the Ballets du Rhin at age 14 and attend Strasbourg Decorative Arts School with the firm intention…
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Jean-Marc Vallée : Academy Nominated Filmmaker and great queer ally, dies aged 58
The death was announced today of French-Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée aged just 58. Vallée was best known for the controversial AIDS film Dallas Buyers Club for which he received an Academy Award Nomination and which netted Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, Best Actor Oscars. Plus the multi-award-winning star-studded TV series Big Little Lies which…
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Steve Bronski of the 1980’s gay band Bronski Beat dies aged 61
Steve Bronski who formed the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat with singer Jimmy Sommerville in the 1980s has died aged 61. All members of the group were openly gay which was extremely rare back then. They achieved success with their 1984 chart hit “Smalltown Boy“, from their debut album The Age of Consent. ” It is…
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Louis Vuiton’s fashion genius VIRGIL ABLOH dies aged 41
Very sad news today about the untimely death of Virgil Abloh the talented fashion genius who was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton Menswear. He was just 41 years old. Abloh who is credited with coining the phrase #CraigMode in early 2019, was also CEO of Off-White the fashion house he founded in 2012. …
