Amy

This story was started by Bossip, hardly a credible source. If ET picks it up then I might start listening. But to be fair she did always look happiest when she was with him.

Okay now I might be getting just a little bit excited

looking serene

I can't listen to it tonight, will there be a link to listen later or for download?

woohoo! is that all you are going to tell us? I need more details!

http://www.elle.com/fashion/a12228328/janet-jackson-tour-costumes/Since first announcing she'd have to postpone her Unbreakable World Tour, fans have waited with bated breath for Janet Jackson to return. After a year off and a tour name change, the artist is back, kicking off the State of the World Tour earlier last week. Known for her iconic concert looks (ahem, Rhythm Nation and Velvet Rope) the costumes for the 56 city tour are expected to be a visual treat that touch upon...you guessed it...the current state of the world. We caught up with stylist/costume designer Robert Behar about what fans can expect from the highly anticipated tour.How did you start working with Janet?Janet and I met through a mutual friend who was her makeup artist and we started to work from that moment on. The energy was right I guess. We clicked very well and we started moving on from there. It’s been a long time, since 2005. You get the memo that she’s going to go on tour. What’s the first step you have to take? First and foremost a conversation with Janet. There are a lot of conversations, we talk about things, we change our mind a few times before we get to something we feel comfortable with and think about the theme or a mood we want to represent. It's about a mood versus a look and a feeling versus a look. Then we just keep on knocking it down until we get there—sketches, conversations, texts. What were the conversations you had about this tour in particular?We talk about the dancers—she always places everybody before her. She’s a very kind, generous human being. They’re not done as a group, they’re done as individuals. What was the mood you were going for with this tour? The title of the tour says it all. It’s really the state of the world. What’s going on, how we feel, about the problems and the unnecessary violence—things like that. How does that translate into the clothing?There's a futuristic, urban quality to the clothing. A more gritty and raw kind of look, but still with the elegance and sophistication that she brings to each show. You guys will be blown away by this. After the conversations, what's next? I’ll sit with Janet and we’ll free sketch bits and bits together. I try to read her vision as well and as much as possible from the get-go. Then I’ll start to put proper sketches with colors and details. Once we have a look that we like through the sketches, then the next big element is the fabrication. We try to keep things very sophisticated. And manipulate the fabrication to keep the material looking very chic and very nice, but ensure it still has the easy that she and the dancers need to move in. How long does that process take? The process of talking about them and creating them on paper takes a couple of months. Are you still tweaking before she goes on stage?Absolutely. Remember they’re all dancers—and she’s an incredible professional and perfectionist—so she will rehearse the entire show twice a day right before the tour starts. By that time, everybody has lost weight. Everyone’s bodies have transformed from the hard workout every day. And you keep that in mind when sourcing fabrics? Absolutely. And since we work with fabrics that don’t give we’ll create multiples of costumes in different sizes. With the muscle transformation (the calves are going to get bigger, the glutes are going to get bigger, the stomach is going to slim down) we do that since on tour there’s no time to re-create a garment. How much does Janet weigh-in on costumes?She weighs in on everything. Something I love people to know about Janet is that we're always checking the look and considering the details until the very end. Like, if we raise this collar the necks will look longer or if we tighten this area it’ll look better for the garment. She looks at every detail and every garment and every rehearsal with her notes. Tell us about the shoes!We collaborated with Nike on the sneakers the dancers are wearing this year. Jerry [Lorenzo] of Fear of God's also done a section of clothing for us that is very exciting and fresh. We love Jerry. Going back to the footwear, Janet is dancing in Rick Owens. Footwear is so important. We tweak the shoes a lot to hold the ankles and hold the foot; allow the foot to bend but not bend too much and all of those details. We put straps on the Nikes to hold the ankles—things like that.When you’re discussing tour looks with Janet do you guys reference what you’ve done in the past or come up with something completely new? We will reference details like where a jacket hits on the hips or how pants hit on the legs. But I think she’s like me: when the door is closed, we have to move on. She is a fashion icon as well and is revered so she wants to evolve. I will say, we are doing for one little throwback for this show. A little one. It’s to an iconic look. It’s very minimal, though, and I hope people will get to see it and enjoy.

Can we please draw a line under all this now? Because when I just came on here and saw there was a whole new page since I last logged on I got excited and the reality was a let down. If you want to bicker can you create a seperate topic for it and leave the Janet ones alone?

Every time she has performed the song she has been in tears, the Austin show she was almost on her knees. I just hope she finds some release and healing from the performance rather than stirring up emotions that are hard for her to deal with.

PRNewsfoto/Live Nation EntertainmentJanet Jackson just promised something special for Hurricane Harvey victims when she arrived in Houston Friday for a weekend concert. Now, she's keeping her word. Janet, her brother Randy Jackson, her band, and her dancers will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston today at 2 p.m. to meet with victims who've been evacuated from their homes and taken refuge there. She'll also meet with evacuees who are being housed at the city's NRG stadium. Janet's first concert in the area will take place Saturday night at the Toyota Center in downtown Houston, and she plans to donate all proceeds from the show to local flood relief charities. Houston's the second stop on Janet's State of the World Tour, which kicked off Thursday night in Louisiana. The setlist included plenty of new material, as well as number of medleys -- rather than full versions -- of the star's long string of hits, including "Miss You Much," "Control," "What Have You Done for Me Lately," "Alright," "All for You" and "When I Think of You."

So glad everyone that went had a great time! Everything looks amazing. What were the visuals like? How did the picture Gil posted fit into it?

I like some of Michaels music but I wouldn't exactly call myself a fan. You guys seem like you are fans so I am just wondering what you feel when new MJ stuff is released, are you excited or do you feel like The Estate is milking Michaels legacy for all the money that it can get?

from her official website: The tour is a continuation of the Unbreakable tour and will include fan favorites from her chart-topping ‘Unbreakable’ album, an array of her socially conscious music she’s released throughout her career, and other smash hits and soon-to-be released new tracks with a state of the art live production!

Janet doesn't tweet do any social media.

It's probably less complicated for an artist to just make a personal donation rather than divert proceeds.

Love this article! Tito always seems a really laid back cool guy.

What like weights? Jan will be like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

so you wouldn't watch it if she did?

another cane shot

Wayne Scot Lukas who styled the original look isn't impressed wslukastyle_When you see your iconic look that you created and designed from concept to execution for #janetjackson in support of her brother #michaeljackson 22 years later copied its a thing that makes you go hmmmmm. These kids these days didnt even think to dig and find out the background story. The public was calling #michaeljackson a pervert so Rene Janet and I decided to create this shirt last minute... "If you say my dear brother who isnt a pervert IS a pervert then I must be a PERVERT 2 " This shirt was a scandal.in 1995 and caused all sort of uproar , we didn't care we decided to support family. #JanetJackson #iconic #celebrityfashionstylist#fashionstylist #waynescotlukas #teachthechildren tbh I don't get her look, what does it stand for? I only know her from MTV's My Sweet 16 show years ago. Anytime you try and emulate someone be it Janet or anyone else you lose the original impact. Nice to see she is a fan tho.

I'm 'white' and I am still mad at Justin for letting Janet take the fall for what happened.

WTF! I am dumbfounded, no words.

she took a hit because she was blacklisted and made an example of not because of her artistic quality

all these years and dates are just making me feel OLD ? I bought my first Janet cd when I was 9/10

Confused???