The Greater Richmond Convention Center housed a school of rejects of sorts Tuesday night as lackluster ticket sales drew a small crowd for the Verizon College Tour. Opening up for The All-American Rejects were Damone, Ima Robot and Under the Influence of Giants.
Short skirts, fishnet stockings, fire-engine red lipstick and electric blue wigs took over the University Student Commons Friday night. There was rice flying, newspapers held in the air, choreographed dances, noisemakers going off and audience's screams. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a cult classic where students of all ages, majors, sexual orientations and backgrounds come together for one night to celebrate openness.
It's not too far-fetched to say that Richmond has its own sense of style, but then again, so does every city. But does that style cut it when it comes to hitting the international fashion trend mark? Within the spectrum of fashion-forward cities like New York and Los Angeles, how does Richmond measure up? That was the question that I set out to answer this past week, when I sought to find fashion-minded Virginians and Richmonders who had an artful eye when it comes to style.
Where beanbags and the morgue meet London-based designers of the website Udderstuff.co.uk are redefining "relaxation" with their newest creation: body bag beanbags. Taking a twist on the 90s trend of beanbags, designer Joe Riley created life-sized beanbags that look just like a real body bag with a body inside, except the body is actually a "bright pink shaped inner bag which contains the beans.
