Talk with Andre Leon Talley and More at the French Institute Power of Style Events

This Monday, April 15, 2013 - the editor at large of Vogue, Andre Leon Talley will be speaking at the FI:AF event about his new book - The Little Black Dress.  Andre will be giving a talk about the changing evolution of iconic black dress and its reflections on social trends.  He will also be there to take questions and provide his unique style advice for the many ways of dressing up a simple black dress, whether you're aiming for the chic, edgy, or glamorous look.

The event will be held at the Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street) this Monday, April 15, 2013 at 7pm.  Tickets can be purchased here - the event is almost sold out so place your orders before the day of the event.

This talk is part of the Power of Style series at FI:AF, which aim to bring leading experts, entreprenuers, and designers together to discuss the signifcance of how our lifestyle and social trends impact what companies and designers create for us. 

The next event in this series will be on Monday, April 22 2013.  The next talk will feature entreprenuers who will take us deep behind the scenes of how it's like to build a succesful lifestyle brand in the digital age.  Speakers at the next event include Stephanie von Watzdorf, founder of Figue and former VP of design at Tory Burch, and Christiane Lemieux - founder and creative director of DwellStudio.

Madonna Photo Retrospective Exhibit at The W Hotel - Times Square NYC

The bar of the W Hotel in Times Square is hosting an exhibit with rare photos of Madonna taken by photographer Richard Corman and George du Bose during her days as a struggling dancer/musician in the Lower East Side.   Rock Paper Photo curated this traveling exhibit and all the photographs are also available in limited edition prints from their website.

Last nights launch party featured music spun by DJ Posso and drinks courtesy of Vitamin Water. The crowds sipped on cocktail as they traveled back in time to the 80's with pictures of Madonna in leather studded punk braceletes, bright red lipstick, ripped jeans over lace leggings, and hair styling with lots of hairspray.  Photographer Richard Corman was also there himself to talk about his pictures of the Material Girl. 

Madonna exhibit at the W Hotel in Times Square

Madonna started several bands during her time in the Lower East Side before going solo. 

All photographs are signed and available for purchse at Rock Paper Photo

Madonna blended right into Spanish Lower East Side

Madonna trained with the Alvin Ailey dance group in her college years and soon dropped out of the University of Michigan to make herself known to the world in NYC.

We love the raw energy and punk aesthetic Madonna first started out with as a struggling musician and dancer. 

Rockin with the elders

The hard gritty life in the lower east side fuels her ambition