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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 8 September 2018
Tom Ford looks back on his career with leather and lace

By LEANNE ITALIE et. He and Tom Hanks
Associated Press flanked Vogue's Anna Win-
NEW YORK (AP) — Gigi tour, with Cardi nearby, her
Hadid took a dramatic twirl hair down but swept back,
on the runway and Cardi B statement earrings in place
took a seat on Tom Ford's as she showed off a form-
front row as he kicked off fitting black gown to the
New York Fashion Week ground after giving birth
with a ready-to-wear col- to Kulture Kiari in July. Paris
lection that was both ro- Jackson, Hailee Steinfeld
mantic and hard-edged. and Hanks' wife, Rita Wil-
The spring-summer looks for son, also attended.
all genders had the design- Golding was celebrating
er looking back on his long the success of his rom-com:
career to the simplest rea- "It's three weeks at the top.
son he got into the business It's pretty amazing so we're
in the first place: "I wanted blessed," he told The Asso-
to make men and women ciated Press.
feel more beautiful and to Cardi was happy to be out,
empower them with a feel- but missing her Kulture.
ing of confidence," he said "It feels good and it feels
in show notes. Fashion designer Tom Ford salutes during his show at the Fashion Week in New York, Wednesday, like, oh I want to go to my
"I feel that fashion has Sept. 5, 2018. baby now. ... I wish I could
somehow lost its way a bit," Associated Press take her everywhere," she
Ford explained. "I did not told the AP.
want to make clothes that night's equation. He of- models swished in silk fringe an asymmetrical design. A She said "little by little" she's
were ironic or clever, but fered the structure of hard paired with printed croco- few loose dresses included getting back into the swing
simply clothes that were leather and the sheen of dile bodices, tailored ani- leather corset detailing. of music, fashion and life
beautiful." fake crocodile for tough- mal print corsets and hal- And their shoes? Beautiful in general, but it's been
Ford made use of flesh ness. ters with matching biker with the edge he was go- tough.
tones, warm whites, pow- There was an abundance jackets. ing for in metal caps at the "I'm struggling with it," she
der blue, blush pink and of black, including a For the men, tuxedo jack- toes and heels. said of the postpartum
the palest lilac with touch- dreamy caped dress worn ets came in metallics, a Henry Golding, who plays blues she's been experienc-
es of lace and chiffon to by his closer, Hadid. Kaia Ford signature. For the hunky Nick in the summer ing. "I miss her even when
achieve the soft and sen- Gerber wore a head scarf women, skirts hovered just smash "Crazy Rich Asians," I'm, like, in another room
suous part of Wednesday of soft taupe, while other below the knee, some in wore a white tuxedo jack- away from her."q

The fine return of rock swashbuckler Lenny Kravitz

By MARK KENNEDY He comes out of the gate joy it. Yes, Mr. Kravitz did
Associated Press with the foot-stomping, just sing: "Just hold me like
Lenny Kravitz, "Raise Vibra- arena-ready "We Can Get Johnny Cash." Evidently
tion" (BMG) It All Together" and then the Man in Black and his
In these divided times, we gets gorgeously slinky in wife, June, comforted a
need a musical hero to "Low," which loops an old distraught Kravitz after he
bring us together. Prefer- Jackson "Hoo!" from a past learned that his mother
ably, we need a rock 'n' roll recording session. (That had died. That tenderness
swashbuckler who can car- might sound creepy but it's is captured in the country-
ry a message of love and a handled nicely and under- ish "Johnny Cash."
whole lot of funk. We need stated.) There are actually three
Lenny Kravitz. On the standout "It's references to dead music
Thankfully, here he comes Enough," Kravitz gets down- icons on "Raise Vibration."
with the eclectic 12-track right preachy in a Marvin In addition to Jackson and
"Raise Vibration," an album Gaye vibe, tackling racial Cash, Kravitz in the credits
that's both scolding and problems, police mortal- thanks "The Spirit of Prince
wistful. It might be uneven, ity, war and environmental Rogers Nelson."
but when Kravitz is in full problems. "Why has all the The album hits a wall half-
groove mode, he's still bril- food become modified?/ way through, with "Gold
liant. He's even managed Pushing all your drugs just to Dust" failing to make much
to raise Michael Jackson keep us high," he sings. of an impact and the very
from the grave. He keeps up the pressure thin "Ride" containing some
The first half is the Kravitz on the psychedelic anti- of the most irritating synthe-
we know and love, the guy war anthem "Who Really This cover image released by BMG shows "Raise Vibration," a sizer work this decade. The
standing at the intersection Are the Monsters?" and release by Lenny Kravitz. closer, "I'll Always Be Inside
of '70s rock, soul and blues, promotes peaceful protest Associated Press Your Soul," is flat and unin-
not afraid of a horn section. in the tambourine-heavy spired. Still, Kravitz has giv-
It's music that resembles its title cut. "Let your ego die," self, with longtime guitar- say, a saxophone or a con- en us enough meaty tunes
maker's style — cool sun- he advises in it. ist Craig Ross. Most of the ga solo. to last us until he's ready
glasses, motorcycle boots As usual, Kravitz plays most songs clock in at over 5 The fifth song needs some again to come riding to our
and well-worn jeans. of the instruments him- minutes, letting Kravitz add, background to fully en- rescue.q