Vienna life ball.You'll need more than a smidgen of rouge to get past the style police at Vienna's City Hall at the 12th annual Life Ball on May 21. False lashes, feathers, body paint, glitter, latex, and general outrageousness are de rigueur de ri·gueur adj. Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory. [French : de, of + rigueur, rigor, strictness. . Versace will stage this year's fashion show for 40,000 spectators on a red ribbon-shaped catwalk outside city hall. Then 4,000 bewigged be·wigged adj. Wearing a wig. and bedazzled ticket holders will enter the richly decorated ballrooms, dance floors, and courtyards of the historic building for a wild waltz of well-intentioned decadence. Proceeds go to Austrian AIDS charities and the Elton John AIDS Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation is a charity fund that was started by Elton John to help fight HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. He was inspired by the death of Ryan White & Freddie Mercury who both suffered from AIDS and were close friends of his. (Sir Elton will be there, in God knows what). This year's theme: Vienna Rocks! How to get a discount: If you don simple evening wear or trendy designer duds, you'll have to pay $173, but if you can be "glamorous, spectacular, opulent, provocative, or an exhibitionist exhibitionist /ex·hi·bi·tion·ist/ (ek?si-bish´in-ist) a person who indulges in exhibitionism. exhibitionist An exhibitor exhibiting exhibitionism, see there ," you get a "style ticket" for $100. Costume ideas: Sigmund Freud's superego superego: see psychoanalysis. superego In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, one of the three aspects of the human personality, along with the id and the ego. ; the Iron Knight atop the Vienna City Hall; Johann Strauss Jr., the "king of waltz"; reenact The Kiss, painter Gustav Klimt's art nouveau masterpiece; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in rubber S/M S-M or S/M abbr. sadomasochism S/M n abbr (= sadomasochism) → S/M getup. Where to stay: Stay at the Hotel Astoria (Karntnerstrasse 32-34; 011-43-515-770). Built in 1912 (and renovated in 2000), it's just steps from the Vienna Opera. Where to find your wig and rouge: For big hair, makeup, and body paint, get thee to the Fritz Brennig shop (Magdalen-enstrasse 22;011-43-587-67-25). Souvenir: Limited-edition Life Ball Barbies were designed by Vivienne Westwood (see doll at right) and Christian Lacroix. Just $500 each! |
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