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wednesday

BOSTON -- A fitness club ad running in Boston magazine that depicts nuns sketching a naked man has triggered protests among some members of the Bay State's Catholic community.

The ad for the Equinox Fitness Club is running in this month's issue and two Catholic organizations blasted the photo Tuesday, the Boston Herald reported, saying the Catholic League, the Archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts all decried the ad as offensive.

C.J. Doyle of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts told the Herald the ad “portrays a callous contempt for the sensibility of Catholics."

The fitness company responded with a written statement saying, "Our ad campaigns are based on personal motivation and fantasy and throughout history the body has been considered a form of art."The company only has one gym in Boston.

paul smith

www.robbeyond.com

tuesday

very cool artist from brooklyn, someone sent me a few photos - they are fantastic!

alex itin

monday

tamarin skull with hinged jaw
vermilliongraham.com

British Designer Gareth Pugh makes his retail debut with his first store in Hong Kong. Pugh has long been considered an experimental designer with theatrical and performance-like runways shows.  He consistently receives critical acclaim from peers and fashion enthusiasts yet still is unable to reach a broader audience.  Perhaps this marks the beginning to Pugh's accessibility.

Pugh's solo premiere was in London's Fall 2006 fashion week; he has since showed his Spring 2007 and Autumn 2007 collections there. Pugh's shows have continued to draw critical praise. British Vogue, for instance, called his Spring 2007 collection "an incredible, unmissable show" and said that "his genius is undeniable."^[Anna Wintour is a notable supporter of Pugh's designs.

Kylie Minogue has used many of Pugh's designs over the recent years, most famously in her Showgirl - The Greatest Hits Tour and Showgirl - The Homecoming Tour. Róisín Murphy recently appeared flamboyantly sporting one of Pugh's distinctive outfits in the videoclip promoting her 2007 album Overpowered, and on the cover of her single Let Me Know, and on other occasions. 

 Minogue has been seen wearing the same dress in her 2008 video for her single In My Arms. Beyonce wore Pugh at the MTV Europe Awards in 2008, and for her Diva video. Singer Lady Gaga recently wore a jacket designed by Pugh at the Wango Tango concert 2009 and another piece on X Factor. Ashlee Simpson wore a leather and clear plastic striped Gareth Pugh dress in her video "Outta My Head."

In 2010, Jaden Smith wore a jacket by Pugh in his music video for the song "Never Say Never" with Justin Bieber.

sunday

raphael perez

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