NYLON - June 2008 - (Page 92) ADDICTED TO The musician with a posse is not a new concept. Before Gwen Stefani had her troupe of dancing Harajuku girls, and before 50 Cent had G-Unit, Robert Palmer had his bevy of glassy-eyed, pale-skinned waifs. His posse may have had no name, but their look and their moves, were unforgettable. The long-limbed ladies first appeared “playing”—supposedly a musician was hired to teach them guitar techniques, but he gave up—in a band behind Palmer in the Terence Donovan-directed video for his #1 hit single “Addicted to Love.” They resurfaced in the videos for “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On” and “Simply Irresistible,” but it was their first appearance that had the most enduring impact. Palmer may have died of a heart attack in 2003 but his vision lives on––“Addicted to Love” has been referenced countless times, most notably by Beyoncé in “Green Light” and in the Pepsi commercials featuring Britney Spears. And the Palmer girl’s look is easy to become addicted to––simply slick hair back into a taut bun using copious amount of gel, brush on blush in pronounced streaks, apply your smokey eye shadow palette with a heavy hand, and, most importantly, paint a perfect crimson pout. But be warned, daily wear could lead to an intervention. myspace.com / robertpalmer2003 Pay homage to the late great Robert Palmer. : PHOTOGRAPHED BY CAMERON KRONE stylist: angelica pieser-nelson. hair: anthony campbell using redken. makeup: lisa aharon for stila cosmetics. models: thayesse at supreme and alice at one. fashion: left, dress by purlieu and vintage belt. right, dress by morphine generation. for makeup try: plushblack mascara in deep black, shadow in black tied and white frost, or satellite dreams and da bling, beauty powder blush in sweetness, and lipstick in ruby woo. all, m.a.c cosmetics. http://myspace.com/robertpalmer2003
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