velvet
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The Velvet Underground’s John Cale represents music, Marc Jacobs stands for fashion and beloved director Martin Scorsese symbolizes film.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The movie becomes increasingly surreal as Corvette, the Velvet Gang leader played by Keke Palmer, works to clean out the neon stores of an imperious designer played by Demi Moore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Velvet Gang’s aesthetic changes every sequence: preppy plaids, florals, raver neons and a swollen pink jumpsuit that makes Corvette look like a hyper-feminine Gumby.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
There’s that adage about the Velvet Underground, how they only sold 10,000 copies of their first album, but every one of the 10,000 people who bought it went out and started their own band.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
“We have not yet left the Flatlands, my hasty friend. Soon our road shall pass into the Velvet Hills. There we begin our climb toward Ghoyan Drohe, upon the Little Rhoyne.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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