FashionIt used to be a tribal signal but as gay style has moved into the mainstream, the look has become harder to pin down. It’s forcing creatives to really push the boundaries if they want to make a statement
When he was studying at Central Saint Martins, London, in the late 00s, Craig Green wrote his dissertation on the adoption of gay style subcultures by straight men. In the preceding decades, perfumed dandies, dilly boys, mods, skins, clones, new romantics, scallies, fierce vogueing divas and muscle Marys had all been sieved out of their natural habitat on to the high street for brief moments of mass consumption.
Alternative Los Angeles as seen by the LA Six – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Punks, lowriders, gang members and the glittering facade of Los Angeles are on show at an exhibition of documentary and street photographers known as the LA Six. Presenting the outsiders and marginalised of the city, the show at Durden and Ray offers a glimpse into the darker side of LA, and runs until 31 October
ShortcutsCelebrityThe star tweeted a picture of himself turning up for jury duty. In the end, he wasn't called to serve – which, as similar cases show us, is probably a good thing …Imagine turning up to court and seeing Charlie Sheen gurning back at you from the jury box. Imagine the chill you'd feel as you discovered that, rather than taking notes throughout your trial, he'd just been manically scribbling the words "
Crime This article is more than 12 years oldEx-soldier found guilty of trying to murder wife with grenadeThis article is more than 12 years oldNicholas Fabian was having affair with colleague and booby-trapped his pregnant wife's car, with her son also in vehicleA former soldier, who was having an affair with a woman he met through working at an animal charity, has been convicted of trying to kill his pregnant wife by planting a stolen grenade in her car.
Claudia Ccahua Huaman, with one of the wigs she has made in Ollantaytambo, and a traditional woven shawl and blanketWhen Kiara Kulisic developed alopecia, she was inspired to create ethical wigs in a region where a lack of jobs and a macho culture prevent many women from earning a living
by Sarah Johnson. Photographs by Leslie OsterlingThe face of Juanabel Pillco Solís, who lives in the village of Huayronccoyocpampa in the Peruvian Andes, lights up with pride as she slides a “topper” – or half-wig – on her head.