Frederick Hornof Jantine Van Peski Niels Peeraer Check out the latest from the Master Collections for the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts.Designer Frederick Hornof went with a cocoon/ bee keeper look for his collection. This would work great in desert locations, especially on planets like Tatooine. Designer Jantine Van …
Read More »Hairy Castle
File this under “Nasty sh*t only a mentally challenged person locked in padded room with nothing but the hair on their head would do.” Seriously, skeeved is not even the word right now. Artist Augustina Woodgate naired her arch nemisis used clumps of hair to create 3,000 hair bricks to …
Read More »Spooky headpieces by Erik Bergin
Check out Erik Bergrin’s really avant-guarde art. Mostly, it’s masks and hoods that are sure to make you crawl under your bed in fear. Like that leather half mask in the fourth photo… it looks like a melted Kardashian face! And that wooden mask in the third photo is great …
Read More »Emilie Melden- Twiggy Mountain Wear
Hyeres 2011 Design Contest’s Première Vision prize winner, Swiss designer Emilie Melden, really took the cake with her nest ensembles and mountain-frolicking gear. Those ‘nest’ ensembles are made of twigs, which is really a hard feat to shape into clothing. I’m liking the lady with 5 purses on her chest. I …
Read More »Creepy Mary Jane Boots by Prada
These Prada Mary Jane boots that cost $1500 scare the crap out of me. It’s like those prosthetic legs used like for special effects in a horror movie or something. Actually, as I look at them more and more, they look like an older lady’s legs, like a Mrs. Doubtfire …
Read More »Maison Martin Margiela – Fall 2011 Couture- Strange, as usual.
Imagine the person, Martin Margiela– he doesn’t even design for the line anymore, but they still use his name! That kinda sucks, especially when the designs are like whhhaaaaaaaaat? I’d be pissed if I were him. I think it’s pretty genius when any designer covers the faces of the …
Read More »Ziv Gil Kazenstein 2010- Gorilla Wear-fare
The Central Saint Martins BA Graduate Fashion Show always has a few gems emerging that Teacups & Couture can count on for entertainment! And Israeli designer, Ziv Gil Kazenstein, is one of those twinkly gems! Check out his silk prints accented with ruffles and ruffles of Bobby Trendy’s scraps after decorating my …
Read More »Pop Art Dresses
The Rodnik Band by Philip Colbert available at Not Just A Label Shop takes classic art by artists like Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dali and recreates them as a dress. I think my favorite is the Tomato Soup can by Warhol… I mean, durrrrrr, who wouldn’t …
Read More »Kerhao- Fall 2011- Git yer Eatin’ dress here!
Kerhao Yin, a graduate of Central Saint Martins, unveiled his Fall 2011 collection perfect for a Hometown Buffet binge! Seriously, I see an eatin’ dress when I see one. I mean it has built in bibs, the waistline seems adjustable and you can hide many dinner rolls in your dress …
Read More »Celebrity Skin
The Golden Girls portrait in BEANS!!? Spice Girls in CANDY?!! Drew Barrymoore in MEAT?!! Donald Trump in JUNK?! Tammy Faye Baker in YARN?!! Who could ask for more?? These legends (at least in my little head) are all composed in art using random food and junk items that could feed …
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