See Kelly Clarkson Cover 'Chandelier' in Sia Wig for Halloween

Kelly Clarkson donned a replica of Sia's signature, eye-shrouding wig and belted a pre-Halloween cover of "Chandelier" during a Facebook live session. Standing in front of a flowered wall in her Nashville home, the singer performed an a capella version of the 2014 hit, nailing every ghostly high note and melismatic swoop.
           

"I don't know how she does this 'cause, ya know, you can't see,” Clarkson joked afterward of Sia's hair. "But it's also kind of awesome, because you're in your own little world when you're performing … I love that song. Everybody loves that song."
After the performance, Clarkson promoted her second annual all-star Miracle on Broadway Christmas benefit show, set for December 16th at downtown Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. The event, which benefits four local charities, also features Reba, Ronnie Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini, RaeLynn, the Steeldrivers and Chip Esten.
Clarkson is currently prepping her eighth album, due out in 2017. The LP, which taps R&B and soul influences, will follow 2015's Piece By Piece, which drew heavily on contemporary electro-pop and EDM sounds.

Live Rich on a Dime with These Extravagant Paper Wigs

Saint Petersburg artist Asya Kozina makes paper wigs that pin together extravagance and simplicity. Crafted of nothing but paper and cardboard, they reimagine Baroque-era decadence in monochrome. Several years ago, after exhibiting miniature paper sculptures and noticing that viewers constantly wished to touch them—as though to confirm they were indeed made of paper—Kozina decided to make something people could pick up, handle, and wear. After completing and exhibiting a first set of wigs and dresses in 2012, she has continued to push herself and explore new motifs, from Mongolian wedding fashions to the Baroque wonders you see here.
           

After working on fairly traditional remakes of the over-the-top wigs worn during the Baroque period, the Russian artist decided to integrate present-day symbols into her intricate creations. Just as an 18th-century stylist might have opted to accessorize hairpieces with birds, feathers, or an entire ship model, Kozina balances planes and contemporary architecture atop her models’ heads.

Kozina works entirely by hand, from concept to execution. After studying historical materials, she draws a detailed sketch. Her husband Dmitriy then sculpts the underlying structure out of tough cardboard, while she prepares the strips that will give the wig its outer texture. “Then we add the larger elements, like curls," explains the artist, "and make changes as we go along, adding or subtracting decorative elements like flowers, feathers, and leaves."

Trio sought in Unity wig store theft

It was an odd scene Saturday afternoon at a Unity wig boutique that caters to cancer patients.

A woman, speaking rapidly and flailing her arms, came in with two men to try on wigs, said Wigs ‘N More owner Kathleen Hendrickson. She claimed to have brain cancer, Hendrickson said.

But it became apparent that the trio weren't at the boutique along Route 981 to make a purchase. Finally, after the woman ran her fingers through the hair of a long, blonde wig and admired her reflection in a mirror, the three took off with the $400 wig concealed under the woman's coat, state police said.


The store specializes in helping female cancer patients with wigs and mastectomy items. Financing programs are available to help patients purchase wigs, but Hendrickson said she didn't get a chance to tell the suspect about them because of how she was acting.

But that didn't discourage her or her employees at the store that afternoon from trying to help.

“You're going to treat them like they're sick, and you're going to treat them kindly,” she said.

Police said the two men attempted to distract the employees while the woman tried on numerous wigs. Investigators have surveillance video of the suspects milling about the boutique and the woman trying on the blonde wig that police said she took.

All three suspects are white. The woman had short blonde hair — about 4 inches long — with dark roots, Hendrickson said.

One man wore a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt with a black and yellow ball cap. He had a neck tattoo and a braided goatee. The other man wore a light blue hooded sweatshirt and had a short beard.

Patricia Field Hangs Up Her Retail Wig

“Do you mind if I have a cigarette?” Patricia Field asked, though the deep gravel of her voice indicated that the question was rhetorical. She was sitting in the basement office of her eponymous boutique at 306 Bowery, wearing a black tank-top, dark capri pants and heavy blue mascara that complemented her trademark vermilion hair: a punk knockout at 73.


Three days earlier, the “Sex and the City” costumer had made a startling announcement: She will close her store early next year, a half-century after opening her first shop. No more bedazzled hoodies. No more rhinestone bustiers.

Her decision, she said, was a matter of personal privilege, though some would call it cultural hara-kiri. Thanks to “Sex and the City,” Ms. Field has been in high demand for television and film projects, among them “Ugly Betty,” “The Devil Wears Prada” and, most recently, the TV Land series “Younger,” for which she is a consultant.

All that has taken her away from her retail operation, which she said has suffered from her absences with unpaid bills and depleted inventories. “I’m simply no longer interested in devoting the time necessary to operating this place,” she said. “I wish I could, because I love it. But it’s either me or the store.”

Beyoncé’s Wet Hair Isn’t Political

There are so many hair-care lines already. What makes yours different?
I started the hair-care line because I was looking for something that worked. I saw other products that were one extreme or the other. Either they had too much alcohol or they had harsh cleansing agents that didn't work for everybody.



I was inspired by my grandmother. She was into nutrition. She used to make these home remedies and natural concoctions, so I used to play around with them in the salon. When I created the line I wanted it to be a line that had a lot of herbal extracts and essential oils because I really like what it does to the hair. It's paraben-free and sulfate-free.

If there's a fraternity of hairstylists who tend to women of color in Hollywood, Kim Kimble might be its president. With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Kimble has styled, cut, and coiffed the hair of Halle Berry, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Brandy, and, yes, Beyoncé. Along the way she developed her own hair-care brand, Kimble Beauty, which caters to women of all hair textures, but especially curly hair. I talked with Kimble about how to care for curly hair, what she thinks about the use of wigs in the entertainment industry, and her thoughts on the disparaging Atlantic piece that pigeonholed Beyoncé's hair as stringy.

A mother’s plea for no more wigs or expensive beauty aids in Irish dance

That’s what happened when Jessica C., an IrishCentral reader and mother of a little girl new to Irish dance, got her first taste of the competitive field.



While her daughter loved the Irish dance class, Jessica was disturbed that she left her first day wondering whether she’d be able to continue dancing with her straight hair – so different from the curly wigs the dancers sport for competitions.

“My four-year-old had her first Irish dance class recently and the teacher (very nice) was telling the new students (four to six year-olds) about Irish dance and dance costumes. She said, "Did you notice something else about Irish dancers? They all have curly hair." That went over fine in class but later my daughter (straight haired) asked me, "Why can't girls with straight hair dance Irish?", Jessica told IrishCentral.

“Her question shows that this standard of curly hair is an unusual and potentially hurtful beauty standard. Having a categorical beauty standard like curly versus straight hair sends kids the message that some physical features are good and others are bad.”

Jessica noted that their newness to the Irish dance world probably gives her “some distance from the nostalgia and investment that more experienced dance families might feel about the current culture.”

Still, she said that when she talked to a few other parents who are outside the dance world and some who are also new to it, “all were surprised/disappointed to discover that wig wearing and elaborate beauty routines are part of the Irish folk dance culture.”

Financial Big-Wigs Under Fire For ‘Sexist’ and ‘Racist’ Remarks About Rihanna

Flynn Family Office, a financial firm in Manhattan that caters to high profile clients like Rihanna and Kelly Ripa, is in the midst of a serious lawsuit.



The New York Post acquired several documents from the court case that outline one former employee’s accusations of racist and misogynistic comments in the workplace.

FFO partner Alan Kufeld allegedly made several offensive comments in front of his staff.
For example, he once said that singer Rihanna is “hot” because she is “not too dark” according to court documents.

To add to the list of grievances, Kufeld apparently gave a “monologue on what Caribbean nationalities were the most attractive based on skin tone.”
And while discussing the attractiveness of his former assistants, he decreed that one had apparently “lost points in his eyes because she was too dark.”
Ex-Flynn marketing head Robert Solomon, 42, is suing the company for wrongful termination after he objected to the way they spoke about women and minorities in the office.


None of the firm’s high profile clients have yet to comment on the lawsuit.