Tag Archives: hot topic

Birds of a Prey

  Japanese designer Masaya Kushino (also the designer behind Ambush) created theses bird-themed shoes using hand-dyed feathers and a heel shaped into a bird claw. Honestly, I give the guy an A+ for effort, but a sad C for execution… only because they look like something I would’ve made in high …

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Gothic -Indonesian Style

  Jakartan designer Priyo Oktaviano has got the tribal- funeral look down pretty well. His ‘Black Paradise’ collection is definitely a homage to Jambi from Pee Wee’s Playhouse.  It’s written all over with the turban and neckpiece. Except, Priyo, gave it a goth twist which I kinda love. It’s Goth Jambi! Meka Leka …

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The Strange World of Rey Pador

Designer Rey Pador, recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in  Antwerp, knows how to throw together a look that even Gareth Pugh would give a side-eye to. But he totally redeems himself with that furry jump suit in the first photo. It’s like a giant Mr. Marmar minus …

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Ilanio- Supreme Beings of Leisure….

This is the Ilanio fashion show at the  Supreme Beings fashion show at San Francisco’s SOMArts center this past March. I have to say I had a Hot Topic flashback with the spiked rubber tumor dress because it totally looks like this backpack my friend (and a million other emo/goth ravers) used to …

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Gareth Pugh- Fall 2012- Dark and Depressing

Leave it to Gareth Pugh to create the most ominous, futuristic collections. Even an emo Hot Topic goth is like- DAAAAANNNNGG.  Nothing really earth shattering in this collection since every other Gareth Pugh collection has the same damn theme- deep, dark, depressed with a touch of Star Trek. My fave …

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Ashish – Fall 2011- Brit-Punk Hobo-Chic

I’m kinda digging the ‘punk, hobo-chic from London town’ look. The spider webs give it a witchy flare that would creep under Hot Topic territory , though. Eesh…… British designer Ashish really did their research at the bottom of the deepest London tube near Camdenlock Stables, which is actually my …

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