The Green Fairy has been around for a few centuries now, and was popularized by the 19th Century bad boys.  The likes of Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Vincent Van Gough, Oscar Wilde, and Aleister Crowley were supposed devotees of the highly alcoholic beverage, despite the popular belief that it was a highly addictive psychoactive drug. [...]

Photography by Mariano Vivanco for Dazed and Confused, August 2008

    Remember our New Year’s Resolutions, when everyone promised not to wear PVC anymore?  This perfectly illustrates why – if I can wear it as a costume for a character named Hell Bitch Slave, rest assured, I will never wear it in public.  I found the dress in a bargain bin at a costume [...]

Again. Layers, funnel necks and gloves with everything – many of Rick Owens‘ staples carry over into his Fall/Winter 09 collection, but there is something decidedly more savage about this look. Be it the shaved hairlines,  or the lack of buttons [or closures of any sort] on some of the jackets – there’s a sort [...]

I have always been firmly against quilted jackets. No matter how you cut them, crop them, or color them, they have always made me feel like a little kid. Now, suddenly, I find myself in serious want with this “quilted, corseted, bubble hemmed, futuristic, nylon” jacket, courtesy of Queen Michelle at Kingdom of Style. The [...]