4-EVA and EVA

NYC thrifting, it's not like Oregon. I'm a thrify little devil. But every once and awhile I can muster up the sense to buy something I really love for prices I would rarely penny up for in Portland. I scoped this SWEET acrylic handled canvas cutiepie purse with "EVA" chiseled into it. Eva who? More like, pycho Marky Mark's chest in FEAR "Nicole 4-EVA"


(God! That movie freaked my mind. I can't believe I saw it in the theater. Uncomfortabs max).

Back to the purse. Ain't she a beaut??:

Chanel Sasquatch

OM-to-the-MFing G. Lagerfeld's lost it in the best way ever. The king of fashion (in my kingdom) has gone to another astral plain of super-rad by creating a high fallutin' lady sasquatch. (you may recall mentioning Allyson Mitchell's fake fun fur sculpture installation Ladies Sasquatch...uhhhh I'm just sayin' Coincidence? No, eff it. In my mind, Lagerfeld's got the secret direct line to radical lesbian feminist art and politics. See you at the feminist lesbian haunted house in Toronto come October, KARL!)

I'm on a roll here with winter wear. Fake fun fur suits, giant sweaters and blankets. This is a magical triad. I think I'm sufficiently psyched for Spring and fully ready for winter at the same time. Is that weird?


And I'm sorry but what in the world is happening here?! Is that a full on freaking crystal knuckle sheath. My mind is exploding.

Friday Funday

To commence every Friday, I break from homework...and set out into the city. Today at school I made this:

This is schoooooooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllll, one of the buildings I have construction classes in. These giant stuffed mushroom ottomans is where a lady like me noshes on her packed lunch.
Never noticed this awning until I stepped up to take the picture. Design students look so HAPPY under it.

5th Ave and 13th St. where all the schooling happens.
My favorite home cooked borscht. Ukrainian joint, Stage...(scratch out stomp marquee from you periphery, Stage left is where it's at boy)

$6.40 for a cup of borscht, kasha, buttered in house baked challah and a cup of tea. Perfect winter meal.


while waiting for my man, I wandered to a store, huh, heh? Offering free champies and art Ms. Rowley...yes please.
Cynthia Rowley/Gagosian Gallery collab, books editions posters prints design. i think they got their fingers in all the appropriate pies.
My favorit Yayoi Kusama t-shirt for $65. If nothing else but to testify her art and remember how awesome she is. Lookin' good Yayoi!
Damien Hurst! damn you! schmooshing the butterflies. I like.

you can't see anything here but this is essentially a cotton dress with a digital print of CR tassel extravaganza happening in her fall 2010 collection.


loving tassels! I'm thinking layers of tassels in leath-ah would be gorgeous.

School Girl: a vision quest

Watch the learning curve unfold my friends.
Finding my path:

This is what it looks like when your mind is blown by draping class by Luz Pascal.


Sewing on Sunday


Serger gets the best of me....

Chippin' out at Mood, boooyahhh!

Arctic Explorer Channel

Channeling some early 20th century Arctic explorers, fur collars, hoods, cowels, and big ass hat and 3 layers of wool leg warmers.



These dudes are 8 thousand times more badass than I will ever be weathering NY in the winter.

Scarf It Up

I'm all about the summer scarves, head scarves to be exact. Partly because they look badass, and I'm still nursing a bad hair cut. The photographer, Jason Kinney from the bike shoot at Rocky Butte contributed a killer scarf to the wardrobe. His scarves are silk, hand dyed, hand silkscreen and color wood-blocked that will rock your mind. And your body. You can find them on etsy and see more pics on flickr of previous versions.

I'm so buying one of the smaller scarves with wood block print red crosses.

Saddle Me Up

I ordered a custom harness from Ms. Zana Garbage Dress. I picked an uncharacteristic color, brown with brass hardware. A black leather harness on me? I'd look like a dominatrix. Which isn't all bad except the general vibe I want to maintain is "approachable". Here's a few pictures from the my back yard jungle.

Maison Martin Margiela Madness

Oh here's the insane bag-appendage dress/shirt I bought the other day. Completed it with me Guccis and a piece. I love how absurd this dress is. It makes NO sense. It confuses me. I like to make up stories about what it is. A statement on consumerism? Sure. In the future will we be born with saddlebag appendages for our cellphonewalletkeysipod? The next step in evolution.

ISO Perfect Wallet

It's taken me years and many wallets to find a wallet that is:

a) Functional. Must have perfect pockets and an accessible home for my ID [try a night out on the town with a unforgiving wallet dividers--you'll end up with receipts all over the bouncer. Or worse, a missing ATM card]
b) Heavy. the weight is important. long ago are the days of plastic Hello Kitty & Milky wallets. I want to feel the imposing presence of it.
c) Loaded with hardware.
D) Black. I'm pretty much set on having a black leather quilted wallet. Although I'd settle for faux alligator or stingray.

Here are my top three:

Balenciaga


Marc Jacobs


Stingray wallet


Here's what I'm rockin' these days, a Faux alligator wallet with silver ornament hardware from Goodwill by Brigbton.

Ready for Battle

OH! I am freaking for these tightssssssssss! So incredible. I've got to get a closer look at these? How do they work? What is it made of? What is going on!? Blowing my mind. Can I wear them?

Sent to via Too Many Tights email list today. They seem to be on top of some serious tight-action. Paint in Noir originally posted the with pics of designer Lequan Smith. Here are some other impressive pieces. Love the little black sparkly dress with bat spike (?) or vampiresque horns on the bodice. And it looks like sting ray skin!

Sometimes Things Get Outta Control

This is what happens when you get obsessed with a designer[Maison Martin Margiela] and find yourself out of the price point demographic. (that's how you say broke, yo) Welcome to my new MMM brown leather cuff $35 on ebay. Now if I could get Ms. Zana to make a matching harness. Spray some Chanel numero 5 on to erase the nasty cologne-y bologna smell and we're ready to roll.

I Killed a Zombie/I Love a Nude Suit

I had an unbelievable day at the Goodwill bins this weekend. I'm talking a hundred pounds of goodness. Here are the highlights with alterations.

First: an XL men's zombie prom shirt I changed into 3/4 sleeve, fitted woman's shirt. Here paired with leather shorts. Ahem, you have some red on you.


Here is a major surprise and my new love: the nude bodysuit. I'm assuming it's for theatrical purposes but, hey. I'm thinking I'll wear this under some scandalicousness. Including this leopard leotard I found. Here's some ideas:

Meowrowr! Channeling Jamie Lee Curtis:

Working out overdoing animal print (as usual):

Safe distance, there's a tiger underneath. I made this skirt today, beware:

The lady will have two tickets to the gun show.