Monday, December 28, 2009

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAV-OR-IT THINGS!!!



ONCE UPON A TIME I HAD A MESS OF EMPTY PICTURE FRAMES (ALL BLACK OF COURSE, I ONLY DO BLACK FRAMES!) AND DECIDED TO DRAW LIL' PICS OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS FROM MY WARDROBE TO PUT IN THEM. EACH ONE OF THESE DRAWINGS IS INDIVIDUALLY FRAMED AND HANGING IN A SMALL CLUSTER ON MY WALL AT HOME. MY FAVORITE OF THESE IS THE PRADA GLOVES. I SPENT WAAAAAY TOO MUCH MONEY OF THEM ONE WINTER, THEY DON'T KEEP YOUR HANDS WARM AT ALL, BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF THEY DON'T LOOK AMAZING ON!

Monday, December 21, 2009

ET TU, BRUTE?



OK, LET'S BE REAL, HOW MANY MEMORABLE COLLECTIONS HAVE COME OUT OF THE VERSACE LINE SINCE GIANNI VERSACE WAS KILLED (B.T.W.-TALK ABOUT BEING STABBED IN THE BACK!!! YIKES)?? MISS (AND I USE THAT TERM VERY LOOSELY) DONATELLA VERSACE JUST MAKES CLOTHES. HER BROTHER GIANNI MADE ART!!! NOT ONLY DID HE PULL INSPIRATION FROM CLASSICAL ART AND DESIGN ELEMENTS BUT HE KNEW HOW TO PRESENT THEM IN A FRESH WAY. HIS COLORS WERE VIBRANT AND HIS FABRICS SENSUAL. DONATELLA'S WORK LOOKS LIKE SOME UPSTART'S BAD COPY OF GIANNI'S WORK. IN THE INTEREST OF 'MOVING FORWARD' SHE HAS RETAINED ALMOST NONE OF GIANNI'S ORIGINAL DESIGN AESTHETIC.

ONE THING THAT GIANNI ALWAYS WENT BACK TO WAS CLASSIC GREEK ART; STATUES OF THE GODS AND GODDESSES, GRECIAN URNS AND POTTERY, WOVEN TAPESTRIES. HE WOULD MIX THESE WITH MODERN TWISTS LIKE PLAYS ON PUNK CLOTHING AND BONDAGE GEAR. SHOWN HERE IS A DRESS HE DID IN 1996, A YEAR BEFORE HIS TRAGIC DEATH. IT COMBINES THE IDEA OF A GRECIAN DRAPED TUNIC W/ THE SLASHES, CUTS AND SAFETY PINS OF A HANDMADE PUNK ROCK OUTFIT. THE CLASSIC AND THE MODERN COMBINED.

HMMMMM, I WONDER IF YOU CAN DRY-CLEAN YOUR MURDERED RIVAL'S BLOOD OFF A SILK COUTURE GOWN?

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

BAG. LADY.



I CAN REMEMBER A TIME NOT TOO LONG AGO WHEN EVERY GIRL WANTED THE GRAFFITI PRINT LOUIS VUITTON BAG. WELL WHAT MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WAS THAT THOSE OVER SIZED LETTERS SCRIBBLED OVER THE CLASSIC VUITTON LOGO WERE DONE BY NONE OTHER THEN MR. STEPHEN SPROUSE! IT'S KIND OF ODD TO THINK THAT WITH A FASHION CAREER AS ICONIC AND INFAMOUS AS SPROUSE'S, HIS L.V. COLLABORATION MAY BE WHAT HE IS MOST WIDELY KNOWN FOR.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A THING FOR THE MINIMAL, CLEAN STYLE THAT SPROUSE USED FOR HIS CLOTHING DESIGN JUXTAPOSED WITH THE LOUD COLORS AND GARISH PRINTS HE FAVORED. HIS CLOTHING WAS LITERALLY A CANVAS FOR HIS ARTWORK. EACH PIECE IS LIKE A WEARABLE WORK OF ART.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

COP ROCK



ANOTHER ENTRY IN MY 'COSTUMES OF KYLIE MINOGUE' SERIES. THIS ONE SHOWS HER SEXY COP OUTFIT DESIGNED BY DOLCE&GABBANA FROM THE FEVER TOUR IN 2002. THIS SECTION OF THE SHOW (WHICH WAS LABELED THE 'STREET STYLE' SECTION) WAS A FAVORITE OF MINE, AS SHE DOES A GREAT REMIX OF 'COWBOY STYLE', WITH LOTS OF B-BOYS BREAKIN' TO DAH' BEATS! THERE WERE ALSO AWESOME ANIMATED SCREEN PROJECTIONS OF KEITH HARRING ARTWORK AND 80'S GRAFFITI DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
I'VE ADDED A VIDEO OF THE PERFORMANCE BELOW FOR ALL TO ENJOY! YOU GOTTA LOVE THE PART WHERE KYLIE BREAKS OUT THE JUMP ROPE!!!

Monday, December 7, 2009

PILLOW TALK



NOTHING SAYS 'SUPER FUN SLUMBER PARTY' LIKE MEDUSA IN A VERSACE NIGHTY, RIGHT? I'VE SEEN THIS PARTICULAR BABY DOLL DRESS TWICE, ONCE IN BLACK AND ANOTHER TIME IN BABY BLUE. I MEAN, YOU GOTTA LOVE ANY DRESS THAT HAS AN ATTACHED BODY SUIT!

I REALLY WANTED HER POSE AND LAYOUT TO BE REMINISCENT OF THOSE OLD CHEESECAKE WWII PIN-UP PAINTINGS. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED HOW THE OLD PIN-UP GIRLS WERE ALWAYS ON THE PHONE. WHO WERE THEY ALWAYS TALKING TO? I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE A SEXY TEEN IN THE 1940'S HANGING AROUND IN YOUR UNDIES YOU HAVE A LOT TO SAY ON THE PHONE.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

BEEP ME 911



HERE'S A LIL' PIECE I WHIPPED UP TO EXPRESS MY CELL-PHONE-OVERLOAD. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON THE TRAIN AND THE WHOLE CAR IS ON THEIR DAMN CELL-PHONES AND EVERYONE'S TALKING AND TEXTING AND PLAYING GAMES AND MUSIC ALL THAT AND IT JUST DRIVES YOU NUTZ?!! (MOSTLY BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO READ 'THE ONION' AND ALL THE HUBBUB IS DISTRACTING) I AM HEREBY ADVICATING FOR AT LEAST 1 CELL-PHONE FREE CAR PER TRAIN ON THE SUBWAY! UNLESS I NEED TO CALL SOMEONE, UM, THEN IT'S TOTALLY OK.