mark ronson & daisy lowe

mark ronson & daisy lowe

"DAISY LOWE & MARK RONSON LOOKING FOR A CAB AT FASHION WEEK"

09 Sept. 2008. Lexington Ave. on NorthWest Corner of 44th St. 6:30 pm

DAILY LOWE & MARK RONSON are trying to hail a cab as I drive by them in the back seat of a Yellow cab heading to Bryant Park. I immediately spotted Daisy as model-esque but I wasn't quite sure it was her. She was wearing a Guns 'n' Roses black tee shirt with an all-over design incl. top-hat, skull and a deck of cards. It was a fairly new Guns tee, not particularly worn. She worn shiny plastic PVC trousers, quite tight and so shiny as to be liquid in appearance. She wore black boots with spiked heels, possibly with straps at the ankle, a fairly sexy S&M-ish book for those who admire that style. Her hair was a very thick dark brunette bangs, nearly black, full and hanging just over her eyes. In recent years this exact 'doo has been worn famously by Belgian model Anouck LePere, and obscurely by Brooklyn 'mild' hipster Justine Delaney.

Daisy and Mark appeared to be nearly the same height. Since I was below them in a cab, not walking next to them, I can't gauge their height compared to mine, but I will guess they are about 5'10"? It could be a bit more, Daisy's boots were high & she is a model after all. I did find her nose to be very flat and wide & frankly, while she does carry a certain 'Swinging London Go-Go Chick' appeal, like Agyness Deyn, these new English girls have a lot more dress-sense than 'beauty.' Models like Snejana or Vlada are wayyy more beautiful facially, aesthetically, than these somewhat-middling, highly-styled, but common-place, English girls.

Mark's appearance was a let down. I've actually been aware of him for a decade or more, some ridiculous early modelling in tight biking gear in a magazine like "17" or something; his incompetant DJ-ing at Centrofly 5 years ago playing hackneyed hip-hop in the basement when the real DJs were upstairs; And his recent Smiths/Supremes cover is one of the most objectionable pieces of music I've ever heard. Mark was wearing a ridiculous emerald green shiny long-sleeved shirt that he could have stolen from the Lucky Charms Elf. And non-descript black pants that hung like sloppy college jeans but looked like black cuorduroys. While Daisy's PVC's were skin-tight, Mark didn't even know how to buy pants the right leg length for himself. His appearance also suffered in person - my best look-a-alike comparison for him is Ron Pallillo - "Horshack" on "Welcome Back Kotter."

As I recall Mark's sister Charlotte was unhappy when Mark met Daisy- was she 16 at the time? How old is Mark now, 30 at least? And how old is Daisy now, is she 17? The age difference on the street was pretty overt, 30+ year old adult with teen-ager, but I guess that's the way it goes. Now if someone would only ask him to play some different records.

- The EARL GREY 10021 / 19103

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