What a FANTABULOUS event! Hollywood turned into HARLEYwood in celebration of the opening of the highly anticipated and much deserved stand alone film of Harley Quinn, “Birds of Prey“. The evening began with a bang at Hollywood and Highland with fireworks, dozens of rollerskating Harley Quinn look-a-likes in items from …
Read More »Dilara Findikoglu – Spring 2018- What the Punk?
British Designer Dilara Findikoglu unveiled her latest collection in London, which was a mash-up between Betsey Johnson, Vivienne Westwood and Hot Topic. It was a little fun, a little punk raawk, and a lot deep, dark depressed goth thats stuck in a mall until curfew time. I, too, have …
Read More »Wonder Woman !
I had the pleasure of interviewing the stellar cast of the new DC Comics/Warner Brothers film, WONDER WOMAN recently. Directed by Patty Jenkins, the film stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Chris Pine as her mysterious love interest, as well as other talented actors, such as Danny Huston and …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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