Archive for March, 2009

 

Rick Owens : Black Albino

March 7th, 2009

Effing Hell. I almost want Rick Owens to stop.  It’s becoming a little much for me to handle.  Once again, his Fall Winter ’09 collection throws us into the Future.  Layers, high collars, gloves and odd angles yet again, and every time he does it, it just gets better. “It started off dark.  But then…they [...]

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What I Wore

March 7th, 2009

Our first submissions to our new weekly What I Wore column, of YOU the readers! Choklit Chanteuse wears: Gypsy Steampunk Goggles & Leather Skirt-lifters by BoilerGoth Silk Collar is my own design, Adornments for Tarts Oxidized Brass Dragonfly necklace by HoneySpy Cropped Canvas Jacket was an eBay find Military Medal by Molly “Porkshanks” Freidrich Silk [...]

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Fétiche

March 6th, 2009

My new darling little French friend has introduced me to a latex shop that I cannot believe we missed during Etsy week.  HMSLatex is a Paris based latex designer, whom is a self-proclaimed latex fetishist.  I am a latex fetishist even if to me the pleasure it gives is more sensual than sexual. Its feel, its [...]

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Better Late Than Never : The Visitors Must Be Amused

March 6th, 2009

The AVA in New York City is at the tail end of an exhibit of costume and designer Christian Joy. Sitting amid a sea of unwanted scraps and left-over material from past projects, Joy decided to dispose of the past 8 or 9 years of excess to concentrate on wildly diverse design concepts surrounding the female [...]

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These Go to Eleven

March 5th, 2009

Nina Ricci added ELEVEN INCHES to her runway models with these heel-less platforms.  At my staggering height of five foot one (I nearly hit two on a day with fantastic posture), I’d actually be able to reach the top shelves of my cabinets.   Supposedly, this style shoe is easier to walk in than heels. [...]

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