Famed hat designer Piers Atkinson was in a Parisian cabaret frame of mind when he designed these hats for his Fall collection. My favorite is, of course, the cherry hat! And it’s a black cherry- the sweetest, most delectable of all cherry land! The neon sign is a close second, …
Read More »Mugler- Fall 2011- Back in the grave….
While Thierry Mugler the designer was pumping up with Hanz and Franz, Mugler the fashion house was recently ‘revived’ by Nicola Formichetti, aka Lady Gaga’s stylist. I have fond memories of Thierry Mugler and his lavish shows during the ’90s. His collections were designed for that elegant, avant-guard lady who wears …
Read More »Ann Demeulemeester-Fall 2011- Wicked Nanook of the West!
Usually I bypass Ann Demuellelewhatever’s collection because it’s usually something made for a depressed, emo butch. But this season, she came out of hibernation with a new standard for depression… FURRY depression! Taking a page out of Chanel’s Sasquatch fur suit and Louise Gray, Ann put out her own twist …
Read More »what I wore…
For my interviews for the Russell Brand movie, ‘Arthur’, I wore a pink pastel tweed pant suit that had a Chanel- style to it. Since, my ass can’t afford a $3,000 Chanel suit, I decided to make one. I made this a few seasons ago and was inspired by the …
Read More »Kidrobot Hat Sculpture
I thought I was the only with a Kidrobot obsession! It’s nice to know that Artist Bella Bronson shares the same insanity with me. Maybe we can share candy-colored strait jackets or something. Bella gave dunnys, munnys, ugly dolls, be@rbricks, and other vinyl toys a home on a cool hat! …
Read More »Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards GBK Gift Suite
Last weekend , I had the pleasure of attending the GBK Productions Gift suite for the 2011 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles. I brought my son, Felix, since it was loaded with kid’s stuff! The suite was at the SLS Hotel in LA and stars like Paula Abdoul, …
Read More »What I wore…
Here is a vintage find from a shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. I’m always surprised when I find something cool in LA, since I find that a lot of vintage is either really overpriced or not that great as say, vintage stores in New England. It’s a 1950s …
Read More »Charlie Le Mindu- Fall 2011-Punk Rock Granny
If Jesse James , Lady Gaga, and the window valence from my German aunt’s house stumbled upon each other in a dark, Eastern European alley, this is exactly what would have been barfed out. Hair extraordinaire Charlie Le Mindu used pearls, lace, gas masks, military hats and a humungous fake bird …
Read More »Unusual bird shoes by Kobi Levi
Check out the latest from shoe designer Kobi Levi! I wrote about him a while back and kept my eye on him because you can always depend on him for the most effed up shoes. So, this time around Kobi was inspired by birds of the wild. Check out the …
Read More »Alvaro Villarrubia Stunning Photography
You may have seen Photographer Alvaro Villarrubia ‘s work in Swatch and Levi’s campaigns and also fashion magazines like Elle. I really like his work and how it’s so clean and streamlined. The fashion choices are pretty awesome, too. My favorite has to be the lady dripping in rhinestones! I’m a …
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