tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61475447807941245032024-03-04T23:58:35.870-05:00hammer of the witchesDDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-1626337654809635302012-03-02T11:39:00.004-05:002012-03-02T11:49:39.934-05:00BENE-DICTION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvbzWm-bGiKFZop6ld0JspKOdyyzwWl5NL3YiTnQy16HMJcylOJwCqRb931xP6jtJcbnzEElarmYppZTvU4wG94m3Q-zdxsXUVIhaRZOuus2ECdMC762buyauQW3QQmeFDiNL7kIa0hxc/s1600/rick+owens+aw12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvbzWm-bGiKFZop6ld0JspKOdyyzwWl5NL3YiTnQy16HMJcylOJwCqRb931xP6jtJcbnzEElarmYppZTvU4wG94m3Q-zdxsXUVIhaRZOuus2ECdMC762buyauQW3QQmeFDiNL7kIa0hxc/s400/rick+owens+aw12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715342474614334498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlkxOCiz9-Cwc-uSfkQaL8ZHm3D50-QOfHNsTr6bVsNsgb8FcPKJcTKD1rLlOSBQcQDN6TIdhH848aAJChtcvP8AxmTnr3It1kfygnKyvb95rW5n9PgPJxaaMo900Ico_DKQdYswEX46b/s1600/rick+owens+fw12+2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlkxOCiz9-Cwc-uSfkQaL8ZHm3D50-QOfHNsTr6bVsNsgb8FcPKJcTKD1rLlOSBQcQDN6TIdhH848aAJChtcvP8AxmTnr3It1kfygnKyvb95rW5n9PgPJxaaMo900Ico_DKQdYswEX46b/s400/rick+owens+fw12+2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715340861542581730" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.duneinfo.com/giedi_prime/dvd/prologue/images/bene_gesserit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.duneinfo.com/giedi_prime/dvd/prologue/images/bene_gesserit.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdkGIb1s3pazuaYqqYE7BgliKl1htN3AaZFQzbQdZ0fByEL1zCTKZOlHe2Aj-3cR8RGgsmqE_2Fs2AX2j-R1O_XLCDMpwwVV0OknddG_D4Va0WkX1pQLdjHdWShQTKD-rCSW42NJ7w3Ke/s1600/rick+owens+fw12.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdkGIb1s3pazuaYqqYE7BgliKl1htN3AaZFQzbQdZ0fByEL1zCTKZOlHe2Aj-3cR8RGgsmqE_2Fs2AX2j-R1O_XLCDMpwwVV0OknddG_D4Va0WkX1pQLdjHdWShQTKD-rCSW42NJ7w3Ke/s400/rick+owens+fw12.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715340661235504130" /></a><br /><br />Rick Owens A/W 2012... the perfect wardrobe for Reverend Mothers.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-18905369185725150872012-02-26T20:24:00.003-05:002012-02-26T20:29:45.354-05:00AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrfmbD6EG1qc0h79o1_500.jpg" /><br /><br />One of my favorite things about the irrepressible <a href="http://danielpalillo.blogspot.com">Daniel Palillo</a> is his knack for combining the creepy with the cartoonish. How psyched am I for his A/W 2012 collection, titled <i>The Enterprise</i>? I'm taking a page from the Oblina-esque fifth from the top left and grinning ear to ear--uh, armpit to armpit. Next on my wishlist, the "Fuck the Police" sweat and eyeball dropcrotch...DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-78801094823901523102012-02-26T15:44:00.002-05:002018-03-05T22:10:10.363-05:00DEAD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1XH6vwm_mzM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Hey err'body!<br /><br />It's been just under a year since I last updated this blog, so I don't know how many people (if anyone!) is still reading the nonsense I post on here... for anyone who's stuck around this long (weirdos!), come on over and <a href="http://banji-effect.tumblr.com">follow my Tumblr blog</a>, which I promise is much more frequently updated with a whole variety of strange things. <br /><br />I kind of phased out posting on Hammer because I haven't heard too much good new metal, but I thought I would throw this video up here after catching to this song on the radio last night. It's classic-style doom (a perennial fav of mine), classic-style Pallbearer, and most importantly, heavy enough to herald my return to Blogspot. I've got some stuff to post in the next few days, so if you're out there, hang on to yourself! I'll be back!
Edited March 2018, hello from the future and follow my other other blog... love and kisses!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-16701184859190820522011-04-14T19:29:00.002-04:002011-04-14T19:45:49.347-04:00PRINCESS, MORTAL PRINCESSI fell out of the habit of checking personal style blogs a few months ago. Something about the nouveau-pop-Goth look--you know it, piles of rings, leggings, Jeffrey Campbell platforms, drapey layers, "esoteric" symbols, etc., etc.--becoming omnipresent and overly trendy... in the end, who cares? I'd rather see crazy-ass ladies working it out in whatever their hearts' desire, no need to consider if it's KVLT enough.<br /><br />So with that in mind, you can imagine my amazement and instant full-blown love affair when I stumbled across this previously unknown-to-me style blogger. Everybody, here's Princess Paolina of <a href="http://calurvillade.blogspot.com/">Calur Villade</a>.<br /><br /><img src="http://i.picasion.com/pic38/10ea4e44c1abdbce6e38b7fe0126d22b.gif" /><br /><br />My reaction upon seeing this gif? SKEET SKEET SKEET. Gimme those mescaline-gypsy robes, gurlfran. Wowza. Then there's this handmade "yarn web thing":<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qab-wLC0Hn4gKOrCmttFTnXmmEQnqplkrVfmcAQDdmNXx29gO99qQGubB88tKe4hnFuZAVQxkgvmGRYfUolgXYLvmZV87LtFDP6mcxk7eX36k11S2dFxUyPcAFP3b547mFO-9OAGcw/s640/IMG_5604.jpg" /><br /><br />WHATTTTTT. I'm dying. FROM PREMATURE EJACULATIONS. Sorry, but this is too good.<br /><br />Thank you for validating my lust for hair-as-accessories:<br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pkkvHxlzjRif73zSU9KYGkbU1x0AfotRGcvSkoVF6_BML0J8m__SnlkDb5gwmBHM1UKqJXppctXSlWqvSTDjuoTetq-mRVEP_zhnfz_yd6cE7K6B87k82bt66PPkaMCYJ3ijHgWeKw/s640/9.jpg" /><br /><br />Thank you, from the bottom of my little black heart. This is kind of giving me new life. My blog is like a wizened old Nosferatu, slurpin' up some fresh young blood.... ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Liquid refreshment!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-16052732999919282922011-04-10T14:23:00.003-04:002011-04-10T14:29:11.765-04:00CYBER SNEAK<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5p1ztSqY1qzbyryo1_400.jpg" /><br /><br />Not sure of the provenance of this image (<a href="http://bidismalls.tumblr.com/post/4354934452/get-yuh-eagle-on">Tumblr</a>, yo), but I couldn't let such blatant use of terrible, hulking, fantastical Millennial cyber-goth-candy-raver (a proud and noble community no doubt) footwear go unnoticed. I only hope these have little rollerskates that pop outta the bottom, of they can blast off into space under their own power, or something like that.<br /><br />Rave on!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-64699614023775621632011-03-28T12:30:00.002-04:002011-03-28T12:39:38.894-04:00GAY YOUTH<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3278283309_78a035a9ed_z_d.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3278279777_1ddc795c10_z_d.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3278267195_f45172d71e_z_d.jpg" /><br /><br />I just came across these incredible styles on the equally inspiring <a href="http://chateauthombeau.blogspot.com/">Chateau Thombeau</a>. <br /><br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3278264307_25eaedfafd_z_d.jpg" /><br /><br />Fluffy yeti pants just make <i>sense</i> for March weather, you know? And there is seriously no wrong time for matching your significant other in satin Poiret harem suits. And domino masks!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-47349085314616309522011-02-22T17:25:00.003-05:002011-02-22T17:36:46.430-05:00WEIRD SCIENCEWhoa! So right after hitting post on that last entry, I did a little Google image search on liquid crystals. I was intrigued when I read in <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2011RTW-CKANE">Style.com's review</a> that the Kanes were inspired to come up with 'a textile that's never been used' in their new collection. Turns out... they were totally scooped!<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2007/12/clothes_change_colors_with_alp.html">this 2007 article</a> on Cleveland-based technology firm AlphaMicron Inc. In addition to the hybrid sunglass/goggles with color-changing liquid crystal lenses, this dress with liquid-filled fringe is currently blowing my mind.<br /><br /><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/11v1vf5.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/v6sqbm.jpg" /><br /><br />According to the article, they hadn't yet gone into production in 2007. I'm thinking that for A/W 2011, their time has finally come.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-20682754083967646992011-02-22T17:17:00.002-05:002011-02-22T17:22:52.409-05:00SQUISH<img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/sytf6d.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >photo from Vogue.com</span><br /><div><br />Christopher & Tammy Kane really know a thing or two about liquid crystals.</div>DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-34871538068467250082011-02-20T16:25:00.003-05:002011-02-20T16:31:37.612-05:00IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING<img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/1z4ftoi.jpg" /><br /><br />...Yes, I'm still alive (as long as you count <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103873/">Dead Alive</a>) and still deeply interested in horrible shoes. <br /><br />If you need a more up-to-date-version of my interblogs complete with more terrible cyber footwear, check me out on <a href="http://banji-realness.tumblr.com">my Tumblr</a>.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-69684117667469635522010-08-02T12:15:00.003-04:002010-08-02T12:18:33.695-04:00MY PONY, RIDE IT<img src="http://oc1.magiccdn.com/userfiles/image/news/july10/072910-docs/docs3.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://oc1.magiccdn.com/userfiles/image/news/july10/072910-docs/docs2.jpg" /><br /><br />These <a href="http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=1215">Opening Ceremony x Dr. Martens</a> boots are giving me blue balls for Fall. Nnnnngh, I can't wait to wear real gear on my feet and not have them immediately melt off the ends of my legs!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-29018306522413867742010-06-23T12:40:00.003-04:002010-06-23T13:01:50.632-04:00FIRE WEATHER WARNINGGuys! I hope you all had a good Solstice. I was too busy feeling bummed about my current relationship situation (read: troubling lack of diq) to do anything more mystic than my usual moon meditations, but I think this weekend my friend <a href="http://skeetshoot.tumblr.com">Dan</a> and I are going to try to summon up some ritual spirit. You know, there's no need for 'fashion' when you're skyclad.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.greylodge.org/occultreview/glor_003/faeries.jpg" /><br /><br />So dudes, I know I haven't posted anything in a loooooong time. Usually I don't have a good excuse for this type of slackery, but in my own defense, can I just say--bless me, it's summah! I haven't been that interested in style or fashion too much... my idea of summer dressing is basically just gigantically oversized t-shirts, the shortest cut-offs I can get away with, and billowy harem pants (gotta let my balls breathe). So I'm basically dressing like this <a href="http://www.oaknyc.com/men/new-items/beaujean-hexagram-tank.html">Oak model</a> 24/7:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.oaknyc.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/570x730/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/i/m/img_7701_1.jpg" /><br /><br />(except I'm a lady) (love that Crowleian unicursal hexagram, though)<br /><br />Anyway, if you want more evidence of my day-to-day magickal activities (not), feel free to check out my tumblr, <a href="http://banji-realness.tumblr.com">Banji Realness</a>. It's kind of more trashy-90s-hip-hop oriented than this blog (I guess this one's for the metal side of my brain), but there's some crossover when it comes to, uh, mystic crystal revelations and stuff. Oh, and Pokemon.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-60313831501863178522010-05-27T19:43:00.000-04:002010-05-27T19:43:21.421-04:00RAYON, SILK, OR MAYBE EVEN DENIM<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/V3cOlZJi7XU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V3cOlZJi7XU&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V3cOlZJi7XU&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />I had to put this classically cheesy jam on right after that last post... I guess I <i>can't</i> not post it.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-45997120936607190182010-05-27T17:54:00.004-04:002010-05-27T19:38:48.205-04:00AT LEAST TWO PAIRSAlthough I'm usually a silver person, since the beginning of summer I've been adding more gold to my jewelry regimen. So far I've invested in a few new pairs of earrings from the dollar and thrift stores down the block.<br /><br /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24ecio4.jpg" /><br /><br />Not pictured are my classic bamboo bangers (all you 'round the way girls know the ones I mean) and a pair of simple gold hoops with little telephone charms. Although I'm pretty much satisfied with what can be scrounged up for $.99 apiece at the Family Dollar, I'm still tempted by the tacky vintage splendor of gaudy earrings past: these two are from Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/themoonandthesea">The Moon and the Sea</a>...<br /><br /><img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/wa0wvp.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/20hmupy.jpg" /><br /><br />And <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/32258880/kenneth-jay-lane-lion-head-doorknocker?ref=sr_gallery_32&ga_search_query=doorknocker+earring&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">this vintage Kenneth Jay Lane</a> pair--literal doorknockers!<br /><br /><img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.94910535.jpg" /><br /><br />I don't really wear rings, but I love seeing people with a handful of them on. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46385547/maat-ring?ref=sr_gallery_32&ga_search_query=kemet&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">This Kemetic style</a> would be a knockout among some big turquoise stunners.<br /><br /><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/11ujnl5.jpg" />DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-72240777643846521442010-05-13T18:28:00.002-04:002010-05-13T18:45:12.304-04:00CLAP YOUR HANDSMy Thursday is all about this video. Who are these people, all vigorously working Tadashi/Esprit realness? Check out that hot-pink crop top and matching Barbie shoes. <br /><br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/2mwsfva.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/219xi1c.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/2zxwlsn.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2d7sho0.jpg" /><br /><br />Not to mention this guy:<br /><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/xm8qkg.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/9zls7k.jpg" /><br /><br />Now believe me when I say it's even better in motion. Sia, Diplo, and about fifty yards of stretch bandage material, together at last.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OwQt8GSFCHU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OwQt8GSFCHU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Thanks <a href="http://christeric.blogspot.com/">Christeric</a>!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-72804180796480426742010-04-30T11:47:00.002-04:002010-04-30T12:11:40.389-04:00PULP HOPE<img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/ab3ugw.gif" /><br /><br />There's been a lot of talk on blogs, websites and magazines about the 90s/millenial revival that's showing no signs of slowing down just yet. <a href="http://is-mental.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a> of Is Mental (possibly the best style blog... ever?) in particular has posted some great <a href="http://is-mental.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-year-2000.html">remembrances of things past</a> recently. But for me, nothing brings back those sweet n' sticky summer memories of junior high quite like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestborg9/">Paul Pope</a>'s comics.<br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2s0k869.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/35d9s7q.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/aokr5g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/2aq6ok.jpg" /><br /><br />Paul Pope draws the cutest girls ever--the kneesocks! the full lips! those skinny 90s eyebrows and chunky-soled shoes!--and not only are they gorgeous space-age cartoon cuties, they also fight the bureaucracy on Mars. You know, with robots. And also make-outs.<br /><br /><img src="http://i43.tinypic.com/2uo56qh.jpg" /><br /><br />If you haven't already read THB, Heavy Liquid, P City Parade, Escapo et al, check them out immediately--and even if you're already a fan, I think it's time to reread some of these classic gems. And even better, get them right in time for <a href="http://www.freecomicbookday.com/">Free Comic Book Day</a>!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-71076141413613930342010-04-25T12:55:00.000-04:002010-04-25T12:50:48.378-04:00SUMMER BUMMER<img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2j5xgs7.jpg" /><br /><br />One more note about potential summer gear, as I continue to watch the rain run down my window... <a href="http://alexandracassaniti.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=90_33&products_id=20">this neoprene bralette</a> by Alexandra Cassaniti might be headed to the top of my wishlist. Love that Klein blue, the reversibility, and the way it'll totally protect you from any coral reef-related tit injuries. This is probably as versatile as a surf-inspired bra top can get.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-12847653428487893222010-04-25T12:27:00.004-04:002010-04-25T12:43:18.690-04:00SHEER MADNESS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42qOehugA2GacykWwL6SFZdm-qUaqPu_tSfY4pFMjbsUfHBaFCofBYdDyGeSYl5jpstNAo10qcGdL_tPUZ9zssu2xE25BRw0h_GmDLSTPWOjF8Ip47zC1cUwtiMthnjVEHTQkT5krh5i8/s1600/kimtay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42qOehugA2GacykWwL6SFZdm-qUaqPu_tSfY4pFMjbsUfHBaFCofBYdDyGeSYl5jpstNAo10qcGdL_tPUZ9zssu2xE25BRw0h_GmDLSTPWOjF8Ip47zC1cUwtiMthnjVEHTQkT5krh5i8/s400/kimtay.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464116197517549698" /></a><br /><br />The weather here is still vacillating between days of genuine summer sun and intermittent thundershowers. Right now we're in the midst of another rain storm, of course! It's really put a damper (no pun intended?) on my search for spring/summer clothes--I'm still piling on the scarves and trench coat to keep warm, while attempting to scope out the ideal wedge sandal that'll last me all the way through September (a topic for another post, but right now I'm feeling <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=043033&parentid=QUICKSHOP&navAction=jump">these</a>, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=SHOESBAGS-NEW-SANDALS&id=043097&catId=SHOESBAGS-NEW&pushId=SHOESBAGS-NEW&popId=SHOESBAGS&sortProperties=&navCount=15&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=001&colorName=BLACK&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">these</a>, and potentially <a href="http://www.shopnastygal.com/products/new/clothing/shoes/MC-Wedge.html">these guys</a>).<br /><br />One of the great things about all the sheer/net pieces I'm seeing more and more of these days is their fantastic layering possibilities. Think of the options! On a hot day (and ugh, let's hope we get some of that high-summer hotness back soon), just throw them on over a black lace bra or tank and gooooooo. On a gross, rainy, cool day like yesterday and today (and the rest of this coming week... you can guess my feelings on the matter), pile them on together and put a leather jacket or sleeveless vest on top. Instant outfit! The best.<br /><br />In that spirit, check out these great sheer pieces from <a href="http://www.kimberlytaylor.com/">Kimberly Taylor</a>. The sheer pants might look a little crazy as-is but over the right tights (and with an incantation to ward off the static electricity), they'd kill.<br /><br />And hey, if you're in the midst of preparing a summer wardrobe, you can pick some of these guys up for 10% off through May 1st! Enter the code WITCHFINDER at checkout, and enjoy your ventilated sheer-back dress. Compliments of the witch-finder general!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-34442429773856605792010-04-10T13:56:00.004-04:002010-04-10T14:09:39.567-04:00DROP TROU<img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/kbbq7c.jpg" /><br /><br />When <a href="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/floraldropcrotchpant-p-1682.html">these guys</a> arrived in my mailbox, I was so psyched to finally get my hands on the floral drop-crotch monster pants of my dreams that I had to bust out my camera immediately!<br /><br /><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/wbqjih.jpg" /><br /><br />Excuse my beauty/inability to take a full-length shot of myself. Here's what they look like on Pixie Market's website:<br /><br /><img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2a8rvqo.jpg" /><br /><br />Made by the Australian geniuses behind <a href="http://www.mypetsquare.com/">My Pet Square</a>, they're much more light-weight and soft than I was expecting--meaning I'll be wearing them alllll summer. As I said in a <a href="http://witch-finder.blogspot.com/2010/03/absolute-pants.html">previous post</a>, I'm really feeling these new pant silhouettes for spring... which means I'm now seriously considering investing in the <a href="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/blackprintpant-p-1689.html">black-and-white print version</a> too.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-30116290692728726042010-03-23T12:51:00.003-04:002010-03-23T12:59:00.933-04:00SWEET TRANSVESTITEKind of a bittersweet post, since these amazing earrings are already <b>sold out</b> at Pixie Market... but forget about the material, just check out the detail on that mini-talon clutching its pearls.<br /><br /><img src="http://i42.tinypic.com/153wad0.jpg" /><br /><br />Nothing says 'Spring' like a dangling jewel stolen from a bird of prey.<br /><br />Earrings from the difficult-to-Google <a href="http://www.pixiemarket.com/store/transvestite-m-218.html">Transvestite</a>, which seems to come out of Japan (naturally enough).DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-47886966660668046092010-03-06T21:05:00.005-05:002010-03-06T21:39:05.627-05:00ABSOLUTE PANTSDai Fujiwara's new collection for Issey Miyake is hands-down my favorite so far this season. The silhouette that's being pushed in the majority of the shows I've seen is something I'm getting heartily sick of--it all starts to blend into one stretchy body-con mess after a while. Even some designers whose prints and other surface techniques I admire are just not looking as fresh when they put them on an unchanging rotation of slim-fit mini-skirts and shift dresses. Minis on all of these stick-thin legs are just not doing it for me at all anymore. So despite my longtime belief in the talismanic powers of the dress, I am setting my sights for the first time squarely on PANTS.<div><br /></div><div>Seriously! I'm sort of bummed by the sheer lack of them this season. Every time I see the faintest hint of pant in a little thumbnail on Style.com, I click without fail... only to be rebuffed by leggings. </div><div> <div>Fortunately, Fujiwara has totally delivered on my need for trews. Pants please!<br /><br /><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/28aht7r.jpg" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(pics from </span><a href="http://www.style.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Style</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span><br /><br />How good are these? The printed ones are particularly sick, but I wouldn't say no to the ruched style either.</div><div><br /></div><div>And I am <i>completely</i> feeling these awesome coats.<br /><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/F2010RTW/ISMIYAKE/RUNWAY/00270m.jpg" /><img src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/2010/fashionshows/F2010RTW/ISMIYAKE/RUNWAY/00480m.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>LOVE. I'm okay with this ovoid, shrouded, kind of butch-cum-batcave (maybe more <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3UKqdWCKS0">Batcave</a> than in the literal sense... the frayed-yarn pair of trousers there looks like a perfectly fresh interpretation of found-in-the-attic finery, in that slightly boyish shape) silhouette remaining unpopular for the time being. It's only a matter of seasons before everybody gets bored with the omnipresent Balmain look, after all...</div></div>DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-26288674115659616462010-03-02T00:48:00.004-05:002010-03-02T01:11:21.819-05:00ICE PRINCESS<img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/10xeslv.jpg" /><br /><br />I haven't really been focusing much on the A/W shows. Should I be? A lot of them seem to be missing the point to me, and right now I'm more interested in thinking about Spring anyway. Spring! If only! Today it was actually a temperature somewhere around 'melting,' but I'm sure we can count on at least a few more weeks of icy conditions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scoutthestore.se/en/grp/diana-orving.php">Scout</a> just put up a bunch of new <a href="http://www.dianaorving.com">Diana Orving</a> pieces, and they're truly thrilling me, especially the suspended ruffle-back jacket and ESPECIALLY the drop-crotch leggings...<br /><br />Okay, who am I trying to kid; variations on the theme of drop-crotch leggings and big scarves have comprised my day-in-day-out wardrobe for at least the past few weeks. Like I said a few posts ago, all the mini lengths and Naugahyde faux-'70s detailing is turning the shows this season into a steady stream of impossible Designer Impostors. This looks like a reasonable alternative...<br /><br /><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/25oxlba.jpg" />DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-78394242864345030052010-02-14T11:45:00.003-05:002010-02-14T11:50:28.768-05:00SO FAR SO GONE<img src="http://i48.tinypic.com/j8m9zt.jpg" /><br /><br />Out of everything at NYFW so far, I'm really feeling these big holey cut-ups from <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/F2010RTW-CETOCHS">Cushnie et Ochs</a>. The white shirt in the center is my favorite... and reminds me I want to add some white shirts to my repertoire this spring--and if this show is to be believed, they'll hold up through the fall as well.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-36636875821262453952010-02-09T10:49:00.002-05:002010-02-09T10:55:31.361-05:00NO DGuys, how great is this 3-D editorial from Archetype X?<br /><br /><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/dfd2l1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/24ln8lt.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/2638u47.jpg" /><br /><br />From <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/43851639.html">ONTD</a> via <a href="http://www.baldovinobarani.com/">Baldovino Barani</a>--check out either source for way bigger images and get your paper glasses ready!DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-21918359869783480772010-02-03T13:27:00.003-05:002010-02-03T13:37:51.239-05:00YO-LANDIKinda really into...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc3f4xU_FfQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc3f4xU_FfQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q77YBmtd2Rw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q77YBmtd2Rw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7391501&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7391501&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7391501">Taxijam presents Die Antwoord</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/taxijam">taxijam</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />...<a href="http://videogum.com/archives/music_related_content/someone_please_give_die_antwoo_112481.html">this</a> balls-out crazy Afrikaaner chick from <a href="http://www.dieantwoord.com/">Die Antwoord</a>. All-new jams for spring!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" /><img src="http://www.oppikoppi.co.za/blogs/oppikoppi/mn07.gif" />DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147544780794124503.post-84951075084219816872010-01-30T18:25:00.005-05:002010-01-30T20:04:10.965-05:00MY NEIGHBOR SATANJust spent a snowy afternoon browsing through silk blouses and electric banjos at <a href="http://younglovesphilly.blogspot.com/">Young Love</a>, the new vintage clothing and record store down the block on Baltimore Ave. The best part was the extensive leather and suede selection, coupled with choice picks from Boris to Current 93 to '60s garage sludge.<br /><br /><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/2rzw6sg.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/ax0fpg.jpg" /><br /><br />I found a pretty great grey melange cropped Sonia Rykiel dolman sweater... perfect for extra layering to keep out the cold this weekend.DDWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07899087944944062383noreply@blogger.com0