Vincent Marcone, a.k.a. My Pet Skeleton, is a multi Emmy award winning graphic artist and film maker.  His latest short film, “The Lady ParaNorma”, is currently doing a world tour on the International Film Fest Circuit. An idea can sometimes take you on a fantastic and very unexpected journey. One of my adventures started this [...]

Sometimes, stuff is just too nifty to just reblog on Tumblr.

Parisian artist and designer Lorenzo Nanni combines embroidery,beadwork and needle felting to create organic forms ranging from intricate arterial systems to octopi. Some are wearable prostheses, some are simply art, and some form the world of Naiade, a film for which Nanni did much of the costume and set design.  

The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be exhibiting Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty, opening to the public May 4.  The exhibit will contain approximately 100 pieces, celebrating a retrospective of the late designer’s full career.  If you don’t find yourself in New York City for the show, the accompanying book will [...]

Esteemed Haute Macabrians! I apologize for this cross-post, but hope you understand, in light of it benefiting a very important cause. This week, I’ve been glued to Al Jazeera’s live coverage of Cairo, especially impressed by the work of the folks over at Tor Project – an organization striving to keep the internet available and [...]