Anahit: Red plastic antelope skull, with charms (and her house key cast in gold) dangling off the horns. A capelet of synthetic hair tightly curled into ringlets, layered over dip-dyed straight hair. Yomotsu-shikome, as imagined by Kazuma Kaneko. Furry “gems” studding the skirt. VV Brown’s music video “Game Over“–note the hairy/fringed cape. Powdered eyebrows.
I have to go on hiatus for a few weeks while I’m in Southern California without a scanner–sorry, guys! I’ll be at San Diego Comic-Con, just walking around, if anyone wants to grab a drink.
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Helen: This Valentino dress. Silk-lined flower wig. Floral mesh shirt faking tattoos on your arms. Oversize cotton jersey onesie borrowed, with slight modifications, from Connor Willumsen. Gold-plated ribcage necklace (solid gold is too expensive). The Sun Queen, Louisa XIV. Harp wedges, sandal laces over padding.
Sorry I’ve been late with updates lately. Life’s been pretty hectic.
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Peg: The album art for Alopecia. Raw wool necklace, ephemeral jewelry. I still think about the fringe in the Jil Sander Spring 2009 collection. Summer. Sunglasses printed with a cloudy blue sky. It’s too hot here to dress up.
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Georgia: The Good, The Bad, The Weird. Girl mullets. Prada S/S 2010 styling, especially the glasses. Blazer cut out like a swimsuit, belted. Marian Churchland’s impossible jackets. Tightly wound gridded scarf. A wish for Georgia to grow into her own someday.
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Irene: This editorial, though I can’t decide whether the necklace would be agate or enamel. The boots are inspired (though warped beyond recognition) by the last page of Michael DeForge’s new comic, Queen, but don’t spoil yourself–start with the first page. Over-the-knee boots. Butch. Pale fur. The Marina Abramović Hotties tumblr. Marian Churchland’s illustrated imaginary fashion collection, particularly the “space onesie.”
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Carmina: A cowhide cape/poncho/habit, still slightly furry, shaped into an enormous bow. Mori girls. Ruffles sewn onto a nylon skirt. Thick ribbed socks under wraparound ribbon wedges.
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Sally: Women of the Dunes. “Dolce & Gabbana” painted-on sunglasses à la Edith Zimmerman. Lace ribcage. A heavy collar of chipped red stone, or possibly rusted-over iron. Gold cameos. I bought a metal snake necklace similar to this in China (except it only cost me $2). Imagine that necklace, but twice as thick, and covered in snakeskin, real or false.
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Wei-Wei: Beijing Opera makeup. Janelle Monáe‘s androgynous look and dancing shoes. The trains in Threeasfour’s S/S 2010 show. A jeweled harness and bib. Ruffled shorts with chaps in a continuation of a theme started with Chisato.
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Laid up in bed sick and coughing. Please excuse the delay!
Aurélie: The music video for “Why Don’t You Love Me?”–particularly the martini-swilling, tear-streaked incarnation of Beyoncé. Cobblestones and felt. Vika Gazinskaya. Stigmata, but inside the shoe the metal has to curve around the foot to support it. Zippers creating adjustable holes where the arms stick out. But wear this with something inside, please.
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Sorry I missed last week’s update without any warning–I was in Toronto and also quite sick. I’ll strive to make it up to you with extra accessory posts.
Crust: Michael DeForge, whom I sat next to at TCAF this weekend, and who is now a Doug Wright Award winner. Elastic and thick, loose socks. Bonsai by Anke Weiss. Rift by Andrea Meyers. Diamond leather shapes lined with burgundy suede, extending all the way up to your thigh, where they’re held up by suspenders (the kind that go over your shoulders, natch). Yeah, your legs would look fat. So what?
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