Techno Don Embraces Eyeliner

Techno trendsetter Dave Clarke has admitted that he's started wearing makeup, revealing in the latest issue of Jockey Slut 'I'd like to turn myself into a show'.

The newly metrosexual jock stressed he's not just wearing any old kohl, however, preferring instead to sport designer brand eyeliner to enable his dramatic new look.

"It's Sisley, it's totally organic and botanical," said Dave.

"My ex-wife used to wear Sisley and for ages and ages I wanted to have fun on stage, so eventually I bought some about four months ago."

Clarke's new cosmetic infatuation coincides with Jean Paul Gaultier's launch of a whole range of makeup for men, targeted at 'modern-day dandies who travel, drive bikes and cars or pilot planes and like to have fun' (Clark both drives fast cars and flies private planes). His open-minded approach also matches the attitude of fellow Brit techno type Ade Fenton, a friend and sometime collaborator.

"One of the main reasons I wear makeup is because I don't want to be another bald, stumpy, fat guy with a tracksuit on," Fenton told Skrufff last December.

"I like the reaction you get, I like the confusion and doubt it prompts. A lot of people think I'm gay and some people are cheeky enough to ask me and that doesn't bother me at all."

Clarke DJs (and will be presumably be slapping on his eyeliner again) at Nag, Nag, Nag on February 4.
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