There’s nothing that warms my heart more than when straight boys don glitter and eye makeup in the name of rock music. A mixed party is the best kind of party, and that’s exactly what it was like at Bowie Ball 2009, hosted by Le Poisson Rouge and the red-wigged and fabulous Deryck Todd (whose adoring parents were selling T-shirts in the front bar).
It seemed like everyone dressed as something—sparkly magenta eyeshadow, one-legged leotards, feathers, the list goes on. For those folks who didn’t have the time or energy, there was an elevated stage where numerous makeup and hair artistes molded eager hip kids into glam rock gods, goddesses, and every demi-god in between.
