So there I was this morning reading the third hefty Rolling Stone mag  
lauding their 40th anniversary (thank you library system) tsk-tsking  
throughout at, well, many things, when bam I saw an ad for Target's  
new BOWIE collection by KEENAN DUFFTY (who he? thought I.)

Holy moly! The lightning bolt tshirt caught my eye. So I proceed to  
look up Keenan (who was in bands Sordid Details & Wonder Stories and  
his latest appears to be Slinky Vagabond) details from his myspace  
page below. That "glitterbug" song rawks.

On the page you can also see the collection, alas for men, all great  
but imho that puffy black vest is noxious.

Not quite pop I know, but fun stuff.

regards, Judith



Keanan Duffty is a musician and award-winning British fashion designer  
based in New York. Duffty believes that music and fashion go hand in  
hand. He was a founding member of the British Punk band Sordid  
Details, formed in 1978 (when Keanan was 14 years old). Sordid Details  
were heavily influenced by the Sex Pistols, for whom Duffty designed  
stage clothes in 2003.

In 1980 Keanan formed Wonder Stories, a New Romantic group influenced  
by David Bowie and Roxy Music. Their live shows gained good reviews in  
the Sounds music paper and support from Radio 1 DJ Peter Powell.  
Wonder Stories played gigs during 1980 and 1981. By 1982 Duffty had  
chosen to study fashion design at St. Martin's School Of Art. In  
London, Keanan worked at PX, the New Romantic boutique and former  
stomping ground of the fabulous DJ Princess Julia and Visage front man  
Steve Strange.

In 1983 Duffty found an experienced music business manager, Falcon  
Stuart (former manager of Adam & The Ants and X Ray Spex). Stuart  
encouraged Duffty to record demos for EMI, ZTT and MCA records,  
eventually releasing a 12" dance mix of 'Water Sport' on Falcon  
Stuart's Awesome Records label (AOR4). Duffty recorded a 4 song  
session at BBC's Maida Vale Studios for Radio 1 DJ Janice Long. 'Water  
Sport' was record of the week in Smash Hits, received good reviews in  
the British music press, and became an underground club hit in the UK.  
Duffty played shows in London including the ID Magazine Fifth  
anniversary party at the ICA. Duffty graduated from St. Martins in  
1986. His graduation collection earned him a Bachelor Of Arts First  
Class Honors degree in fashion.