Sunglasses at Night
Iggy Pop Headlines a Williamsburg Ray-Ban Gig
Decades ago, the likes of Lou Reed helped make Ray-Ban aviators the downtown rebel's (and many other people's) eyewear of choice. Last night, the brand embraced its rock roots with a concert headlined by the original Real Wild Child, Iggy Pop.
A chance to see the Stooges front man perform—for free, no less—is no small thing, and so plenty of acolytes made the trip over to the Music Hall of Williamsburg with time to spare, Lindsay Lohan, Kate Bosworth, and Kelly Osbourne included. This being a corporate gig, however, some were wondering if Iggy would truly bring it. "The last time I saw him, everybody from the second floor was pouring pitchers of beer on him," recalled jewelry designer Eddie Borgo. That's setting the bar pretty high. But when the headliner strutted out amid slashing guitars and tore his shirt off and flipped the audience the bird, he removed most everyone's doubts.
Before long, Jessica Stam was peeling off her layers. A few feet away from her on an upstairs balcony, Juliette Lewis was whooping. Perfectly positioned to drizzle beer down onto the stage, Agyness Deyn was busy dancing, while below her, Iggy sweated, shouted, flopped onto the front row a few times, and at one point hauled as many crazed fans as he could onto the stage with him. How does the 63-year-old punk pioneer still do it? Photographer Mick Rock, who's been around the block with him enough to have some insight, might have had the definitive answer: "He's, like, a freak."
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