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Clothing designer John Varvatos, whose new shop on the Bowery replaced CBGB, is still trying to play up his punk rock bona fides, telling the New York Post that his first concert was an Iggy and the Stooges show in 1970. "Even back then, he performed shirtless. Fast-forward 35 years and I put him in a three-piece suit in my ad campaign. He said it was the first time ever that anyone wanted to photograph him with clothes on." Ahh, isn't the realization of the punk-rock dream a beautiful thing? [NYP / Photo via BlackBook]
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The clothing designer's hiring policy for his brand-new store, located in the former location of CBGB, is allegedly trying to keep the space true to its roots: "All the staff they're hiring for the store are musicians in their other lives... He's really trying to keep the space about music." Why do I have the feeling "musicians in their other lives" is code for "looks like a not-as-well-nourished Julian Casablancas?" Oh, if only G.G. Allin was still around to put in an application. [Gatecrasher / Pic via Racked]
John Varvatos Is Keeping It Real
The clothing designer's hiring policy for his brand-new store, located in the former location of CBGB, is allegedly trying to keep the space true to its roots: "All the staff they're hiring for the store are musicians in their other lives... He's really trying to keep the space about music." Why do I have the feeling "musicians in their other lives" is code for "looks like a not-as-well-nourished Julian Casablancas?" Oh, if only G.G. Allin was still around to put in an application. [Gatecrasher / Pic via Racked]
