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spikedcylinder
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Not since the early '80s has outrageous clubwear been so à la mode by Grace Jones. Well, thanks to Lady Gaga these days. Though now in her sixties, during the '80s the Jamaican-born singer, model and muse was as famous for her provocative, gender-bending get-ups as she was for her tunes Slave To The Rhythm and Pull Up To The Bumper (and her style today hasn't let up: her most recent round of gigs saw her wearing a wild array of headpieces by milliner Philip Treacy.)
Her collaborative efforts with Andy Warhol (to whom she was a muse), Keith Haring (who painted her body in tribal patterns for a nightclub performance in 1985) and later with then-partner Jean-Paul Goude (which resulted in the iconic covers for Nightclubbing and Slave To The Rhythm) took body art to a whole new level. This season, her leggy '80s silhouette of broad, high-definition shoulders and spiky (  ) heels (hood and flat-top optional) with flashes of acidic colours was adopted by the likes of Marc Jacobs, Balmain and Dolce & Gabbana.
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ikamefa (f)
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hahahahahahahahah i don laff scatter for here chai " crazy " jones a muse for a designer?  chinekeeee! what wont i hear in this world? anyway my question is: na who crase pass sef? lady gaga or grandma crazy jones? |
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones onstage in 1979, wearing a black swimsuit, fishnet stockings and elbow-length leather gloves. 
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones photographed in 1985, in a chocolate leather jacket, matching hood and fuschia framed sunglasses. 
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones, photographed in 1990 wearing a gold pleated all-in-one by Issey Miyake. 
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones, performing onstage circa 1979, wearing a cardboard cut-out zig-zag ensemble in a graphic '80s palette of red, golden yellow, black and blue. 
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones performing at a New Year's Eve concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City in 1987, wearing a ballgown decorated by the artist Keith Haring.
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones arrives at her birthday party in 1985, wearing an anthropomorphic bustier top by Thierry Mugler and a cat's mask.
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones blurs gender lines at the launch party of her album Black Leatherette in 1980, wearing a mannish grey suit, sunglasses - and a flat top.
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones arriving at the GRAMMY Awards after party in 1983, wearing a black leather ensemble with matching hat. 
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones at a party in New York in 1985, sporting a typically eye-catching ensemble.
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spikedcylinder
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Alexanda Wang starring Grace Jones.
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spikedcylinder
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hahahahahahahahah i don laff scatter for here chai " crazy " jones a muse for a designer? chinekeeee! what wont i hear in this world? anyway my question is: na who crase pass sef? lady gaga or grandma crazy jones? |
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y me (f)
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she nor day old sef  Alexanda Wang starring Grace Jones. lmoa what is this she looks like a masquerade getting dressed for yam festival |
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Without a doubt !! In my books she earned a place as a Very Daring Unique Fashion Icon!! She certainly have influenced fashion w/ her bold outfits!!
~I remember watching her on the movies like "Conan The Destroyer" "View To A Kill",i was absolutely mesmerized by her physique & outfits. . .
~She certainly was the Lady Gaga of her days. .
Decades after her thrilling arrival—shaved head and all—the incomparable Grace Jones is still breaking all the rules and influencing the next generation.
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mohawkchic (f)
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When it comes to head-turning trendsetters, supermodel-turned-disco queen Grace Jones remains one of the leaders of the pack.
At nearly 5-feet and 11-inches tall, the Kingston, Jamaica-born diva was so striking it was intimidating. From her toned body, flawless midnight skin and pearly whites to her angular jawline, high cheekbones and flat top coiff, Jones's androgynous look cloaked her feminity in a formidable strength and fierceness that has resonated throughout the years.
After ripping the runways of New York and Paris, Jones made her foray into the music biz with her signature contralto that lured Island Records to sign her in 1977. The statuesque beauty quickly became a disco icon, garnering a huge following of taste makers from the fashion world and the gay community, who danced with her through the '80s to classics such as "Pull up to the Bumper" and "Slave to the Rhythm." These classics enjoyed heavy rotation on national airwaves and throughout trendy nightclubs such as New York City's famed Studio 54. Her presence heavily influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 80s and would eventually catapult her acting career.
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Grace Jones gives it her all on stage at the Latitude Festival at Henham Park Estate in Southwold, England, on July 18.
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ikamefa (f)
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Boya lo mo. Her body was basically worshipped my artists, designers and the likes.
more crase to her blokos then ! " " how about posting a recent pix of hers ,she still has that shape up dia?   |
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spikedcylinder
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For some reason, I can't see those photos MHC. Lemme change my browser.
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Gamine (f)
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hahaha.
A friend called me a Grace Jones wannabe some days ago.
i just like people who arent afraid to stand out.
and Grace Jones was a whole lot of stand out
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mohawkchic (f)
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~While serving it in haute couture, Jones judges the 1993 Miss World Competition in Sun City.~
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Jones wows the crowd at the Moet & Chandon fashion extravaganza in April 2002.~
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Grace Jones appears on stage with Luciano Pavarotti during the concert “Pavarotti and Friends” in Serbia’s Novi Sad Park in May 2002.~
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Jones look every bit the island girl with her vibrant headscarf and shades.~
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Only Jones can wear a conical hat this well.~
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mohawkchic (f)
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~Striking~ ~I love this!~  ~Oh WoW!! I love this!~    ~I just had to find out what that paint job looked liked behind!~ 
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iice (f)
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I love these! The woman is scary but i like her. She has kahunas 
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mohawkchic (f)
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~ She does look intimidating!
~ This is my fav. Look~
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stillwater (f)
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Naaaaa, naaa, naaa, I don't get it. Was she on a Bond movie? So she sings too?  Would like to know if she got married? The man try. |
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spikedcylinder
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Grace Jones is graceful in her own right. Couldn't seem to find recent pictures of her though.
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bidemi12 (m)
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God can you imagine the horror?
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