A one man show

CITY: LIFESTYLE
JO NE SING FOR G L AM O U R
A
one man show
New wave disco dominatrix — big
shoulders, dramatic eyes and in-your-face
attitude — is this fall’s nightclubbing look
The “Queen of Gay
Discos” could only
wear skirts and dresses
growing up; she rebelled
by going topless at
Studio 54 with a flower
tucked behind an ear.
(Warhol loved her.)
Jeremy Scott x Adidas
Originals three-quarter
fleece sequin pants,
$249.99. Adidas Originals
(389 Queen W., 416-9155536, www.adidas.ca).
INSPIRATION
POINT
by Rea McNamara
INS P IRATIO N: In 1985, Grace Jones — who challenged
prejudice with boxing gloves and stilettos — performed at
Larry Levan’s New York “club church” Paradise Garage. The
show melded art, fashion and music: artist Keith Haring
painted Masai white lines on Jones’ nude body, which
was later topped by the jungle fever of a raffia skirt and a
coiled-iron bra (a Josephine Baker reference). Aren’t you
disappointed that Ms Jones skipped Toronto on her recent
Hurricane tour? Don’t worry, you can still pull up to the
bumper at DJs Andy Capp and Todd-Rod Skimmins’ monthly
Bang The Party — every flyer’s a Jones homage — happening
Aug. 8 with special guest David Shaw at The Boat (158
Augusta, 416-593-9218). Admission is $5.
“I like hard things,”
states Jones of
her classic bigshouldered
androgyne look.
“I like soft things.
I go feminine, I go
masculine. I change
roles in life. I am
both.” Pink Cobra
F/W 09 detach vest,
$395. Carte Blanche
(758 Queen W., 416532-0347, www.
shopcarteblanche.ca).
URBAN ETIQU ET T E
Golf
umbrellas
are not
for city sidewalks,
where they jostle
and crowd. Save
your oversized
canopy for the
fairway.
12 E Y E
W E E K LY | A U G U S T 6 , 2 0 0 9
Go soft in lined lids and
pouty lips; go hard with
Keith Haring body graffiti.
(Both accessorize metal
armour well.) Make Up
For Ever Aqua Eyes, $19.
Sephora (131 Bloor W., 416513-1100, www.sephora.
com). Vintage earrings,
$39. Carte Blanche.
C HE A P T HR IL L S
It’s GO time by Sarah Nicole Prickett
Did you know there’s a weekend GO Train to Niagara Falls? I didn’t either, until
relatives in those pretty parts guilted me for never visiting. “You know, it’s really
very easy,” emails my aunt in admonishing tones; right she is. It’s inexpensive, too: a
return trip (departing four times daily on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) will run
you a reasonable $31.80.
Bring a date and your bikes (they’re allowed on GO Transit when it isn’t rush hour)
and spin around the tourist town in your own rom-com montage — sharing homemade
ice cream, taking pictures of people taking pictures and catching monarch butterflies.
Also cheap, and probably more thrilling: GO passengers who purchase a Niagara
Falls Transit day pass can take a shuttle straight from the train station to Fallsview Casino — and they’ll reimburse you for the
$6 pass. And then, who needs an overpriced, under-designed chain hotel, when you can spend all night (and all your savings)
at the nickel slots? (Obviously, in the spirit of frugality, I can’t recommend you play anything higher.)
Survive on liquid-cocaine shots and barbecued corn nuts until the morning, when you can buy an Egg McMuffin at the
station and hop on the 8:50am train back to the T-dot.
» Visit eyeweekly.com/cheapthrills for Sarah Nicole Prickett’s daily tips on getting the most bang from your budget.
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