THE THREE G'S: GRUNGE, GLAM & GAULTIER

I first fell in love with Jean Paul Gaultier as a teen, when he designed costumes for Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour. Listen, if you're 16 and trying as hard as you possibly can to "fight the revolution" i.e. piss off your parents, telling your patient father that what you really want is a cone bra top with slit front blazer is the way to go.

Since then, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Gaultier. (I can't speak for my Dad.) Today, I'm not as likely to rock underwear-as-outerwear as sadly, gravity has taken its toll in the, um, few years since I've seen 16. But, that rabble-rousing youngster still lurks within and the perfect solution to sate her whims, is with a little grunge. While Marc Jacobs often gets the Grunge guru title, if you ask me, the avant-garde mad-plaid offerings of JPG are absolute Nirvana.

This weekend, JPG's traveling retrospective opens at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. So, to celebrate this iconic French designer, we've just launch a special hand-curated collection of JPG, personally picked by our co-owners, Christos Garkinos and Cameron Silver. I for one, plan on lauding Mr. Gaultier by rocking one of his terrific tartan ensembles and blaring the Melvins as loud as I possibly can.

Want to go Gaultier too? Click HERE to get the Gaultier goods!

IT's MADONNA FRIDAY! AND WE'VE GOT THE INSIDE FASHION SCOOP!

I hear there is a football game happening this weekend. Whatever. Madonna is performing at halftime and that’s exciting news for everyone at Decades!

The queen of pop has always had a special place in my heart.

We are from the same state: Michigan.

Went to the same school: University of Michigan

And both became pop icons. Well, in my dreams.

Anyhow, today Madge dropped her video for Gimme All your Luvin' and the football-themed ditty has us dancing in the halls.

And here’s the inside fashion scoop: In the first set up, Madonna is wearing a leather jacket from Bebe, along with shorts from our friends Kiki de Montparnasse, and then in her lace transformation, it’s Dolce and Gabbana. (Oh and throw in a bit of Norma Kamali undergear too).

And, if you're really feeling Madonna, why not pick up a D&G beaded bustier, verrrrrrrrrrry similar to the one HRH wore to the Truth or Dare premier, available at Decades.

48 hours to the biggest show on earth. Oh, and go Giants.

-Christos