Somewhere in the building above, Lenox Hill Hospital, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Beyonce is hanging out with her new baby girl, whose name is Blue Ivy Carter (as confirmed by Gwyneth Paltrow on Twitter). The middle name we have to guess is a shout out to Bee’s special number, four, with Ivy a phonetic stand in for roman numeral IV. And numeorlogically speaking 01/07/2012 also adds up to 4 and supposedly it was a scheduled c-section so….. maybe a coincidence but maybe not. Anyway, good for the Carters and congrats to all who recently have brought new babies into the world, all equally fab in our opinion.
During a live performance of the song “I Was Here,” Beyonce shows a video highlighting big moments in her life and includes some quick looks at the dress she wore when she wedded Sean Carter in 2008. Some other moments include her performing with Michael Jackson, Prince, Tina Turner, not to mention rubbing shoulders with Nelson Mandela and Oprah but somehow my fave spots are her interactions with that husband of hers–such a cute couple, can’t help but hope that it all works out.
On the next page see a screen grab of the dress via Thecut who tells us the dress was designed by Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles.
Victoria’s Secret runway show took place last night and the list of entertainers who performed was impressive: Nicki Minaj (above), Kanye West (who is obvs LIVING in those black leather pants–lol such a dude thing to do, he probably has 20 pairs), Adam Levine and the king himself, Jay Z. See the fellas on the next page.
I’m liking Beyonce’s pregger’s style choices. She’s still working the sky-high heels, but the rest of her outfit has that relaxed NYC chic look that coordinates nicely with Jay’s Brooklyn boy gone Manhattan style. On the next page, check him throwing her some very adorable p.d.a.
In the Spike Jonze directed video of the first single, “Otis,” from their Watch The Thrown album, Jay and Kanye keep it no frills, from their white tees and jeans to a stripped-down Maybach. In the vid they’re seeming like they don’t don’t have a care in the world, but ehh, somehow I’m not convinced. Are you?
A lot of hype is being built around Watch The Throne, a soon-to-be released record from Jay-Z and Kanye West, available for preorder August 2nd. Part of the push includes recording session images, with the one featured here one of the more intriguing of the bunch. Lots of body language going down between Jay and Bee. Can’t quite figure it out but it sure is fun to try! Via Hypebeast.
After much delay, the official video for Kanye West’s “Monster” has arrived. Already it’s been roundly attacked for its brutal portrayal of women–a debate for the ages no doubt. Kanye as a black man is definitely playing with some serious taboos, though the hanging white women in the video bring to mind that famous black and white photo of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith being lyched in front of a mob of white men and women who watched or participated in the event. Many years ago, it’s true, but the question of where and who exactly the monster is remains an intriguing question.
The Billboard Music Awards took place last night in Las Vegas, and some of our style faves were there, including Beyonce, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj. Here is fascinating shot of Rihanna with Jay Z, a pair whose exact relationship has always had an air of mystery to it, like, hmmm….
On the next page, red carpet plus performance images from all of the above, plus Fergie, Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland, Mary J and a couple more.
All of the internets are buzzing that Mr. Sean Carter has launched a site titled Lifeandtimes. It includes style features and while clearly more for a male audience, among the neckties and men’s shoes was an interview with street photographer Garance Dore (that’s her above in a photo accompanying the interview, shot by her fella, Scott Schuman). Here are a few of her responses:
L+T: What’s the most fashionable place you’ve ever been? GD:Anna Della Russo’s closet.
L+T: Who are three artists in your iPod that you’ll never take out? GD: Leonard Cohen, Serge Gainsbourg, Destiny’s Child
L+T: What fashion trends should we be looking forward to in 2011? GD: I love hats and I would like to see more women and men adopting them into their wardrobe.
Note the nod to Beyonce! Definitely it will be interesting to see if the famously private Jay-Z will use his insider access to create compelling content. So far he’s playing his hand chest close and like a lot of things Carter-related, you feel a wall. Though given this is just day one, it’s will take a few weeks to tell.
Howard Stern conducts a fascinating, hour-long interview with Jay-Z, in which he discusses his upbringing, choosing Alicia Keyes over Mary Blige for “Empire State Of Mind,” meeting Rhianna for the first time and his views on the Kanye/Taylor Swift dust up, plus tons more, all in the name of promoting his book, “Decoded” (cover image above), which went on sale today. –Youraudiofix
The recession recedes to the rear view mirror with Urban Outfitters and Burberry, among others, reporting kick-ass quarters.–CNBC
Like it or not, it’s that time of year again and Refinery does its part by putting together a great list of 40 holiday gifts under $100. –Refinery
WAH nails and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are a bit of an odd combo, but the resulting Formula 1 nail art designs are totally fly.–WAHnails
