tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60392732012-01-16T09:03:52.869ZWhere fashion meets fanwriting. Helping the Bride of Dracula find her dress, Princess Leia fix her hair, and Cordelia Naismith finish her shopping.Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-29226424613275994512012-01-06T08:45:00.002Z2012-01-06T08:59:31.324Z

The great Amanda Palmer blogs her wedding to the great Neil Gaiman. Touching, perceptive, and full of surprising phrases and sentences.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-59501273508508574452011-12-31T12:13:00.007Z2011-12-31T12:29:45.019Z

[Image source]In a look back at the year, US radical journalist Alexander Cockburn writes:Peering briefly at the royal nuptials in a house high up in the mountains above Malibu, I was surprised to see how spectacularly tacky the British upper classes have become. They looked very vulgar. The appalling cuteness of the Aston Martin supplied the coup de grace. The groom didn’t know how to stand up

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-38001566728155489352010-10-27T00:29:00.001+01:002010-10-27T00:29:15.183+01:00

With winter fast approaching the risk of flooding in the English countryside is with us again, and this year maybe the smart set will swap their traditional Barbour and Hunter boots for this offering from Italian designer Regina Regis. The aptly named “Rain Level” wellies come in eight colours as well as the obligatory black, and are graduated up to 35cm in depth, the final marking being in

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-23508885654269284742010-10-26T18:52:00.001+01:002010-10-26T18:52:56.032+01:00

If a dress made from broken 45rpm records seems too soft and decadent for your Spartan tastes, then a recent collection by Chinese designer Li Xiaofeng is sure to appeal. Made from fragments of porcelain crockery from the Ming and Qing dynasties, these jackets and dresses are proof against the worst red wine splashes and mustard stains, which has to go a long way towards compensating for the

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-46081731001007807992010-09-15T00:27:00.002+01:002010-09-25T15:02:37.267+01:00

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-4902849875122887822010-08-25T15:25:00.001+01:002010-08-25T15:25:50.020+01:00

Leaving aside the black lipstick and Ziggy Stardust makeup (oh, dear!), this dress from Los Angeles-based fashion collective Beauty Is Pain is made of old vinyl 45s, each one carefully cut into just the right shape to impale the poor model when the she finally succumbs to the toe-crushing pressure of her high-heeled platform boots and tries to sit down. Truly an outfit for only the most dedicated

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-18787893223808513202010-08-18T20:55:00.001+01:002010-08-18T20:55:45.536+01:00

Seen on the glossy fashion blog ecouterre (too hip to have a capital letter, it seems), a “living dress” spawned by the unholy mating of a clothes designer and a landscape architect. Made from recycled bicycle inner tubes and whatever blooms can be stolen from gardens and window boxes, the creators intend that the dozens of water-filled “vases” are populated with the flowers of the season,

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-83669080109926255272010-08-15T12:07:00.001+01:002010-08-15T12:07:55.511+01:00

Wikipedia continues to impress as the ultimate fount of all knowledge and wisdom, a reputation reinforced by an article on 19th century Vaudeville act The Barrison Sisters, billed as The Wickedest Girls In the World. “In their most famous act, the sisters would dance, raising their skirts slightly above their knees, and ask the audience, "Would you like to see my pussy?" When they had coaxed

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-61933740154931571622010-08-01T19:10:00.001+01:002010-08-01T19:11:44.024+01:00

3D printers (sometimes called replicators or fabricators) use various techniques to create complex shapes from molten or powdered plastics, and now their operators are turning their attentions to the ripe possibilities for couture. In best Star Trek fashion replicated garments are created in exactly the right size and shape, without need for tailoring or wasted materials, and as with most

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-60672258682171996042010-07-31T13:45:00.002+01:002010-07-31T13:48:04.188+01:00

The Guardian's fashion editor does floral print.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-67843828266707485412010-07-21T15:08:00.001+01:002010-07-21T15:10:15.874+01:00

Well, how do Folks like the Bridesmaid's new dress? And can anyone explain why some of the YouTube screen stills don't show up, or disappear after a second or two (though they can be played)?

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-31754627147035506192010-07-20T21:16:00.003+01:002010-07-20T21:22:18.947+01:00

The making of a fantasy book cover, in less than two minutes. Looks like a book (and series) readers of this blog might enjoy.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1871917195207720292010-07-15T00:48:00.001+01:002010-07-15T02:46:22.584+01:00

1963 is often hailed as the year that US designers first provided serious competition for the Paris ateliers of Chanel, Lagerfeld and the other established names, and it has to be said that some of creations featured in this photoset from Harper’s magazine may have contributed to the decline of the old guard: So maybe that is why fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky elected to seal his models

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-57566687660163812902010-07-14T21:12:00.001+01:002010-07-15T16:08:15.825+01:00

The final collection of the late Alexander McQueen features these wonderful scaled ankle boots, so serpentine that it is hard to tell where the couture ends, and the model and the snakes begin: Also of note in the collection are shoes so baroque that any steampunk heroine would retire weak-kneed to her cogwheel-emblazoned chaise longue at the very sight of them, and what is surely the most

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-15927002428713459142010-07-13T19:00:00.001+01:002010-07-17T14:57:51.205+01:00

At Funky Downtown, this season’s must-have arm-candy. The Batbag is truly a classic… But then, so is the pound of minced beef, the armadillo, the bolt-on chicken feet, the donut (complete with handcuffs, for reasons best known to the designer), and the wedge of cheese… Oh, I just can’t choose! Perhaps pride of place should go to what appear to be hollowed-out cane toads, though, each one

Dominichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09862965083296401552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-38453507788010886732010-06-01T21:25:00.003+01:002010-06-01T21:37:47.730+01:00

(Via.)

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-69525743033154493122010-04-21T15:50:00.002+01:002010-04-21T15:55:40.475+01:00

For everything there is a Livejournal community, and there are plenty of communities dedicated to one aspect or another of Gothic Lolita fashion. I just joined one today. wtf_burando is dedicated to:...that one thing. That thing that makes you question how much glue the designers sniffed before setting out to create it. The thing that makes you ask the lolita gods what sin you have committed

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-37808750002356117952010-01-06T12:37:00.002Z2010-01-06T12:42:32.665Z

Wallpaper company Cole and Son has a new range out based on the iconic fabric designs used by Vivienne Westwood, and she has produced some frocks from the wallpaper! The squiggle print, above, from the early 80s, is one of my favourites, but there are many more in the gallery at the linked site.

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-38051182532756128502009-12-23T08:39:00.001Z2009-12-23T08:40:37.671Z

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-56690935830666103502009-11-15T00:36:00.000Z2009-11-15T00:37:34.005Z

Really, 24,000 LEDs to make a dress.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-66529004557632872812009-06-10T14:41:00.000+01:002009-06-10T14:43:32.353+01:00

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-7580130198537245442009-05-26T11:35:00.001+01:002009-05-26T11:36:42.287+01:00

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-44489303938376908592009-02-14T12:19:00.002Z2009-02-14T12:23:52.102Z

In honour of St Valentine's Day, and via the ever-fascinating English Russia, we bring you Russian brides!The same site has some nice Soviet fashion pics.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-49229057929967625952008-08-26T17:45:00.002+01:002010-03-16T10:28:38.052Z

There's recently been a ferocious, fannish debate (not the first, evidently) about Krull. For me, one of the highlights of the movie was Lysette Anthony. When I first saw it I was convinced I'd seen her before, and after a while I remembered: she was photographed by David Bailey for the cover of a copy of Brides that my wife got before our wedding.Aptly enough, the costume Lysette Anthony wore in

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-27166886059182287702008-08-25T22:49:00.001+01:002008-08-25T22:51:09.307+01:00

Cheryl awards the best frock.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-69617182067175865372008-07-28T00:08:00.002+01:002008-07-28T00:11:59.485+01:00

The latest extravagance in the local charity shop is an 80s classic. I can't imagine anyone buying it for anything but a costume party.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-57814595513196876492008-07-27T01:00:00.003+01:002008-07-27T01:12:01.156+01:00

Disney has launched a range of wedding dresses inspired by, guess what, Disney movies and designed by Kirstie Kelly. Responses have varied from breathless enthusiasm to sniffs and raised eyebrows.Perhaps regrettably, none of the designs (not even those inspired by Enchanted) look anything like this:

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-42661729680462960092008-06-20T11:29:00.002+01:002008-06-20T11:34:35.734+01:00

Emerald City may have ceased publication, but the Emerald City Best Dressed Award still gets given out at various conventions I attend. You can see the results for this year's ICFA here. There isn't a formal dinner or award ceremony at FinnCon, so the next contest will be the Hugo Ceremony in Denver. I am, of course, ruling myself ineligible, which is rather a shame this year because I'm very

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-66848975993572061882008-06-20T01:25:00.003+01:002008-06-20T01:31:20.123+01:00

Charity-shop wedding dresses come in two kinds. Sometimes a charity shop gets recent dresses, from a bridal shop that's gone out of business or (more often) from display stock.And then there's the old stuff. Sometimes spectacularly ugly:Sometimes just unfashionable:

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-10858270952668650842007-04-21T21:21:00.000+01:002007-04-21T21:22:31.144+01:00

A biologist and an artist have collaborated to produce dresses from the film that forms on contaminated wine:Cotton is plant-based cellulose after all, and this stuff is just bacterial-based cellulose, Cass explains. Before long they had rigged up their own system for cultivating the Acetobacter, using a small shallow vat they could fill with 500 ml of red wine. The resulting sheets of fermented

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1169594912491588442007-01-23T23:24:00.000Z2007-01-23T23:28:32.513Z

The height of throwaway fashionDissolvable dress

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1169245718341558312007-01-19T22:23:00.000Z2007-01-19T22:32:34.273Z

Dig those shoesUnited Nude Shoes- a Kevlar Moebius strip

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1160219787979007282006-10-07T12:15:00.000+01:002006-10-07T12:27:46.723+01:00

More space-age fashionHussein Chalayan's fashion show has a lot of nearly-normal-looking clothes (except for the hats), until about the 8:30 mark, when the bubble girl shows up, and then the animatronic outfits. Weird soundtrack, too.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1154892736458002812006-08-06T20:30:00.000+01:002006-08-06T20:32:16.470+01:00

The Sound of FashionBecause you need to know how your haute couture sounds.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1152742914261827342006-07-12T23:18:00.000+01:002006-07-12T23:21:54.280+01:00

Metal shoes and space clothesMetal armour stiletto heels from Babylon 5 by Sword & StoneLocable metal stilletosSpace fashion

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1141252877449543792006-03-01T22:39:00.000Z2006-03-01T22:41:17.460Z

A vital accessoryFor the formal slave.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1140216768392076882006-02-17T22:49:00.000Z2006-02-17T22:53:15.840Z

Ready-to-wearBoing Boing links to a sufficiently bizarre outfit that seems to be a rip-off of something else, but when you get there, do continue with the rest of the collection.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1133130361232079162005-11-27T22:24:00.000Z2005-11-27T22:26:01.243Z

Something for the weekend?Condom Wedding Dress

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1126888777176889202005-09-16T17:38:00.000+01:002005-09-16T17:39:37.180+01:00

ShouldersBare shoulders. It took me until a week or two ago to notice that the defining note of current bridal and formal isn't the absence of glop but the absence of sleeves. Strapless or sleeveless is how most posh frocks look at the moment. Why? I have no idea, except to parody the evolutionary psychologists and suggest that lithe limbs are the last measure of fitness that can't be enhanced,

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1125849517658317392005-09-04T16:53:00.000+01:002005-09-04T16:58:37.663+01:00

Alice in VogueVogue story: Alice in WonderlandSlideshow: Photos by Annie Leibovitz illustrate various scenes from Alice in Wonderland if she was dressed up in a lot of fussy designer stuff.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1124050798536932742005-08-14T21:19:00.000+01:002005-08-14T21:19:58.540+01:00

Stocks and skirtsApropos of Avedon's post below. If hemlines rise or fall with stock prices, now might be a good time to sell. Stocks are high. Hemlines are low. In Edinburgh last night I was at the Book Festival launch party and waiting for a bus afterwards, at a busy corner. In the whole evening I saw two miniskirts, an endless swirl of mid-calf, several ankle-length numbers, and the first maxi

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1123857676194599362005-08-12T15:39:00.000+01:002005-08-12T15:41:16.200+01:00

Stockmarket SkirtWatch the hemline rise and fall.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1123711733236315112005-08-10T23:07:00.000+01:002005-08-10T23:08:53.243+01:00

More weird ladies' wearI don't know how to describe this outfit, so just go here and scroll down.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1122070309744786402005-07-22T23:07:00.000+01:002005-07-22T23:11:49.750+01:00

Dior death debutanteBoing Boing links to an unusual Dior item, but it's not necessarily the weirdest item in the collection. When you've gone through the steps to see the details for that dress, click on the slideshow and see what else is there. Ranges from nearly-wearable to deeply unattractive.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1121815632498238932005-07-20T00:25:00.000+01:002005-07-20T00:27:12.503+01:00

Pink Satin ToolbeltNew frontiers in lingerie.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1119917687555070012005-06-28T01:14:00.000+01:002005-06-28T01:14:47.560+01:00

Obviously costumers in the making.

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1119863009215439172005-06-27T10:02:00.000+01:002005-06-27T10:03:29.770+01:00

Duct tape prom dresses. No, really.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1110942595147247342005-03-16T03:06:00.000Z2005-03-16T03:10:12.370Z

I kinda like this dress Shirl is wearing, too.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1109007157136725292005-02-21T17:29:00.000Z2005-02-21T17:32:37.136Z

Fashion Curse: Go Fug Yourself provides the fashion, and Wage Slave Journal provides the curse.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1103422070564766482004-12-19T02:07:00.000Z2004-12-19T02:07:50.563Z

From John Baker, a book that might be of interest:1st February 2003. I'm reading A Second Skin, edited by Kirsty Dunseath. A collection of stories and essays by women about clothes. Research. Wonderful. Some of the women involved: Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Shields, AL Kennedy, Helen Dunmore, Freya North and Margaret Atwood. Lots of others, not such big names but great writers. It's a book about

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1102192866315727982004-12-04T20:36:00.000Z2004-12-04T21:08:15.573Z

I spent last weekend looking round Glasgow for the sort of place that Worldcon-going fans might want to visit next year. Mostly, of course, I was hunting down second hand bookstores. But Ken directed me to a place called Starry, Starry Night, a vintage clothing shop close to Hillhead subway station. Sadly I didn't have a lot of time to look around, and it wasn't one of Glasgow's better weather

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1092709500134621482004-08-17T03:23:00.000+01:002004-08-17T03:25:00.133+01:00

I'm not going to post the picture this time, but check it out.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1092571870083238842004-08-15T13:05:00.001+01:002004-08-15T13:11:10.083+01:00

From here.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1088959747275516402004-07-04T17:48:00.000+01:002004-07-04T17:49:07.276+01:00

Can we blame Donna Haraway for this? Cyborgs R Us?

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1088849166272991892004-07-03T11:04:00.000+01:002004-07-03T11:06:06.273+01:00

LiveJournal user 'jwz' has found a fashion atrocity. He comments I would have expected that one couldn't go wrong with chicks wearing tv parts. I was mistaken.

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1086210432824092932004-06-02T22:06:00.000+01:002004-06-02T22:10:08.343+01:00

Office Blossom Gear What I was saying about Japan's being weird ... BoingBoing reports Office lady uniform catologues.A super full-color publication documenting the cutest blazers, skirts, outfits and different uniform styles as introduced to you by the hottest current race queens.This and lots more curious cutenes here.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1085330958028504092004-05-23T16:25:00.000+01:002004-05-23T17:49:18.030+01:00

Pirates of Plokta I guess I should apologize for not having thought to take notes for this blog on the piratical fashions at Plokta.con, but here are some pictures.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1084653606586716402004-05-15T21:39:00.000+01:002004-05-15T21:40:06.586+01:00

Eyes like two shiny acid-green pools Just when you thought Japan couldn't get stranger, you learn about Mills and Boon manga.[T]he psychedelic colour scheme is a far cry from the subdued tones normally associated with romantic love. And while the hero's chiselled jaw might attract a British romance fan, the heroine presents quite a different prospect. Her enormous eyes, dwarfing a mouth and

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1083854817589883802004-05-06T15:46:00.000+01:002004-05-06T15:51:24.030+01:00

So, er, who is coming to the Clarke Award and what are we all wearing? (Don't look at me. I've miscalculated and all of my posh frocks are stuck in California.)

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1082550000683664552004-04-21T13:20:00.000+01:002004-04-21T13:24:06.576+01:00

Aha! A costuming site that I didn't know about. Thanks Ken!

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1082500734461502292004-04-20T23:37:00.000+01:002004-04-20T23:42:59.293+01:00

Umbrella Gothic Lolita Check this out.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-108184935478501192004-04-13T10:42:00.000+01:002004-04-13T10:46:29.200+01:00

Eastercon was a complete disaster fashion-wise. Liz Williams was very elegant as usual, but with the BSFA Awards being shunted into Sunday afternoon there was no real incentive to dress up. Blackpool, on the other hand, has a fashion sense all of its own, mainly involving acres of cleavage for the women and shell suits and England sports shirts for the men. The one saving grace was that I found

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1081821348361812372004-04-13T02:55:00.000+01:002004-04-13T02:59:42.950+01:00

Mod-ren Girl I'm not actually obsessed with her, it's just that Bart posts a picture of her every day at the bottom of his page and I have become fascinated by how different she looks in each picture. And in case you were looking for a prom dress: Take it away, Shirley!

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1081109186007851732004-04-04T21:06:00.000+01:002004-04-04T21:10:09.153+01:00

It started with a lick One of my LiveJournal friends posted an entry consisting only of "OMG!" as a link to an eBay auction. It turns out that My Teacup Pup produces more than just designer sandals for dogs. They do T-shirts, and jumpers with iridescant wings, and knitted dresses, and Female IN-HEAT Cheerleader Short! Don't forget the accessories. My cats would never put up with this kind of

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1080619567200866722004-03-30T05:06:00.000+01:002004-03-30T05:09:42.546+01:00

Sweater GirlFabulous pop star Shirley Manson of Garbage has no arms!

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1080365126822326072004-03-27T05:25:00.000Z2004-03-27T05:28:57.860Z

An over-the-top bra Well, I don't think this would look right under my t-shirts, and it's a bit on the pricey side, but...gosh.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1079447513923983502004-03-16T14:31:00.000Z2004-03-16T14:35:10.436Z

Just to let you know, the Sydney sales turned up trumps again. I now have my dress for the Hugo ceremony in Boston. List price AU$259, sale price AU$89. I love Australia.

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1079362955902854392004-03-15T15:02:00.000Z2004-03-15T15:06:39.920Z

Drag for women Had I not wanted to make it myself, and if money had really been no object, I would've got my wedding dress from Chantal Mallett. In her own words: The collection ranges from simple, classic dresses in traditional wedding shades to more elaborate creations, suitable for clientele with a taste for the more unusual or those with a themed wedding in mind. These include a stunning

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1079133936411773312004-03-12T23:19:00.000Z2004-03-12T23:28:47.920Z

Semiotics Just hit a minor semiotic squick with the picture posted below. Not quite the same as Avedon's, but ... it's like gender-bending and cross-dressing are OK but lingerie for men isn't. Don't ask me why. Minds are peculiar.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1078955044342566142004-03-10T21:44:00.000Z2004-03-10T21:48:03.623Z

Gross me out Oh, Feorag, that was cruel. Maybe this is a bit better? One of my kinks is that I like men either fully-dressed or stark naked, but not in their underwear. And not in mine, either! A tuxedo would be cool....

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1078591254764666112004-03-06T16:40:00.000Z2004-03-06T16:45:31.793Z

Let's face it, boxers are dull. Found in the timesink that is Something Awful - Manties - Panties made for men, for the discerning gentleman who realises that women's panties simply don't fit properly. For those nights and days, when you want to be and feel a little special, naughty, and very sexy, these Manties are for you. Once you have them on, it will be "hard" to take them off. They are

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1077762971465509032004-02-26T02:36:00.000Z2004-02-26T02:39:01.186Z

The Umbrella Project: Aye, these garments are truly made of umbrellas. Except for the lining of both bodice and skirt, the ensemble is 100% reused Umbrella skin. The goal behind the Umbrella Project is, as you might guess, to reuse the umbrellas that people casually toss aside when they (the umbrellas) fail structurally. And it probably resists beer spills quite nicely too.

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1077391587969032752004-02-21T19:26:00.000Z2004-02-21T19:29:11.780Z

I thought hotlinks were the whole point of weblogging. And I heard a rumor that that pop star is one of your drinking buddies, Ken. The bra is on sale for 24 squids (on sale!), but I just love all this sheer mesh stuff it's nice to see something in it that isn't covered with heavy embroidery.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1075809920435205152004-02-03T12:05:00.000Z2004-02-03T12:07:39.310Z

Personally I tend not to hotlink because I don't trust the other site to always be there. But then I always build my own web sites too so it is easy for me to host images. I have space and bandwidth and full control over content. I don't think you can upload pictures to blogspot. Clearly this blog needs links to images in the same way that my own blog, or Ken's, needs links to articles. But I

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1075738001519479712004-02-02T16:05:00.000Z2004-02-02T16:08:59.216Z

Two questions 1. Who is the pop star? 2. Isn't hot-linking frowned upon? (Policy suggestions on this invited.)

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1075459905777316062004-01-30T10:51:00.000Z2004-01-30T10:53:59.216Z

Looks to me like two garmnents. There's a white slip underneath and then the black whatever-it-is on top. Doesn't seem to fit very well, but perhaps that's part of the style. Cute hair.

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1075442650960862022004-01-30T06:04:00.000Z2004-01-30T06:06:24.013Z

What is this girl wearing?From the Wednesday-Thursday edition of Bartcop, a fabulous pop star in an outfit I can't quite understand. Wish there were more of her in the photo.

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1074623618414509072004-01-20T18:33:00.000Z2004-01-20T18:35:38.030Z

One of the advantages of spending much of my time in America is that their stores are used to the fact that even many teenagers are massively overweight. I love Layne Bryant. They try hard to be fashionable, and the smallest size that they stock is just about right for my currently expanded waistline. I feel so cool being able to ask if they don't have anything slightly smaller.

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1074204892299052822004-01-15T22:11:00.000Z2004-02-02T16:09:51.826Z

Manifesto for the middle-aged shopper OK, so I say something in passing to Ken about middle-age, and he laughs and tells me not to describe women between 25 and 45 as middle-aged, and I laugh and say “well what are we then?” and he laughs again and moves the conversation on. And Ken’s reaction stays with me for the rest of the day, because if, at 35, I’m not middle-aged, what exactly am I? And

Farahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185318421020362954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1074204680424112132004-01-15T22:09:00.000Z2004-01-15T22:13:13.716Z

Measuring for Bras. One extra hint that I learned at Rigby and Peller (heaven on earth as far as bra shopping goes). If you want a decent fit, after you measure around the rib cage, take two inches off. That way you get a bra that fits comfortably on the outside hook when you buy it, and can be adjusted as it stretches. R&P by the way keep bras in stock in sizes you wouldn't believe: 52C

Farahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185318421020362954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1074010035974610122004-01-13T16:07:00.000Z2004-01-13T16:09:06.246Z

Cool stuff Quiet here, init? (Hint.) Anyway ... check out The Decline of Fashion Photography: an Argument in Pictures (via), and Teresa on Geek knitting and The joy of stitch.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1070548944331261882003-12-04T14:42:00.000Z2003-12-04T14:44:35.073Z

Old Gowns Two interesting dresses, via Teresa: a reconstruction of the Irish Moy Gown, and a rather beautiful painting by Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852-1911) titled 'The White Dress'. I recommend the first one in particular to any resident or visiting dressmakers or costumers. And for the second, does anyone have any notion of its design, construction and fabric(s)?

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1070184461502102152003-11-30T09:27:00.000Z2003-11-30T09:32:50.876Z

The week in brasMy mission to promote the development of the anti-gravity bra is, as usual, not bearing much fruit. Which I'm used to, but having my favorite catalog company consistently running promotions for the "Love Kylie" line just gets a bit depressing after a while. I admit some of them are cute enough that I even posted a hot-linked thumbnail of one at my regular weblog, The Sideshow,

Avedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1070111006421455892003-11-29T13:03:00.000Z2003-11-29T13:03:36.040Z

Oh dear, I guess I don't dress properly for writing. Maybe I'd do better if I wore better clothes. Then again, maybe one has to be dressed properly for what one is writing about. I'm afraid I've just been reading the new Mary Gentle which should doubtless get me thrown off this list as it is thoroughly contemptuous of any form of clothing that is unsuitable for fencing in. So for reviewing it

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069841901680638992003-11-26T10:18:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:19:03.766Z

Seals and Strata One book I'm tempted to buy in Mr Wood's Fossils is Edinburgh and Lothians Geology, which features a lot of excursions to sites of geological interest. Edinburgh is of course rich in them - for a start, it's built around the remnants of an ancient volcano - and one of the excursions is one of my regular walks. The coastal path between the Hawes Pier, just beside the Forth Bridge

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069838616398684712003-11-26T09:21:00.000Z2003-11-26T09:24:06.996Z

Headers Note to contributors: if you don't put headers on your posts, I'll do it for you. And if you think they're wrong, you can change them. Also, unless anyone objects, I'll add links to contributors' own sites or blogs to the sidebar.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069814028711133752003-11-26T02:33:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:27:18.056Z

Shopping Serendipity Many interesting things can be found while looking for something completely unrelated, and I can no longer remember what it was I was looking for to begin with, thanks to Petticoat Pond - a site for those of us who adore petticoats, crinolines and any kind of bouffant fashion (Poufbunnies). The gallery of men dressed in ultra-feminine clothing is a sight to behold, though

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069791825732722372003-11-25T20:22:00.000Z2003-11-25T20:24:20.673Z

One Wedding and a Final Finally got to watch 'Bend it like Beckham' last night, and very good it was too. Thank God and/or Guru Nanak for a British feel-good movie set in an idealised but recognisable version of the real England (Hounslow, with its gasometers on the horizon and airliners over the roofs) instead of the ethnically rinsed disneylands of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', 'Bridget Jones

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069776172317778292003-11-25T15:59:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:20:40.030Z

A Writing Outfit Writing at home with chickenpox and registering that almost all my clothes smarter than jeans and thermal vests are in my flat in London, has made me think about what I wear to write and the way in which writing and long dresses is actually associated in my mind. Like many writers, I have an idea in my mind of a writing outfit. I can’t write if I don’t feel “smart”. I like to

Farahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07185318421020362954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069708757220073452003-11-24T21:17:00.000Z2003-11-24T21:19:25.360Z

Big White Wedding Stress The culture of weddings is examined by pop culture self-help and academia.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069597709205101662003-11-23T14:28:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:22:35.386Z

Gosurori Today's Mainichi Daily News WaiWai concerns Gosurori, better known to us as 'Gothic Lolitas'. Having a new word in my armoury, the resulting Google first led me to this site selling Gothic Lolita fashion doll clothes and this more authentic looking Gosurori doll. Several of the main suppliers of clothing and accessories for the discerning Gosurori are online. Victorian Maiden has a

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069512667515082182003-11-22T14:50:00.000Z2003-11-22T15:46:44.670Z

'These are desperate dresses ...' Thanks for the links, Feorag. They're going into the sidebar. I must have really bad taste, because I like a lot of the Simple Elegance / Ellyanna dresses. They click on my mental template of what a wedding dress should look like: totally over the top. This template was formed in the 1980s, which was definitely the high point of sock-it-to-me frocks, though the

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069505375637961542003-11-22T12:47:00.000Z2003-11-22T13:49:09.510Z

Changes Welcome to all who've joined, and all who've posted. Any comments on the new title and description before I select 'public blog' and launch this on an unsuspecting world?

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069376484645269572003-11-21T01:01:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:25:58.090Z

Shopping I made my own wedding dress - no surprise there - but if I hadn't, I doubt I would've bought anything from Simple Elegance. The designs are mostly neither simple nor elegant, and they seem to have a thing for triangualr panels of cutwork embroidery and Dynasty-style sleeves. As an added extra, you can choose to add rhinestones. The most useful page is that of Hoop Slips & Crinolines

Feòraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00898266777737473534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069268273810626652003-11-19T18:57:00.000Z2003-11-26T10:23:37.560Z

The Gernsback Collection I can see that you are getting bored here Ken. About time somebody else posted. Now me, I'm not a great expert on fashion or the history of costumes, but I do like a good posh frock. And given how we know each other, how about we start at the Hugos, which is where folks we know are most likely to be seen in something stunning. I've been keeping track of Hugo fashion for

Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-106925387694907792003-11-19T14:56:00.000Z2003-11-19T14:58:03.980Z

Policies 1. I rule. 2. Posts are the property of their contributors. 3. I rule. 4. That's it.

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069245214163291512003-11-19T12:33:00.000Z2003-11-19T12:34:13.670Z

Elegant, s'pose 'The white satin meringue is so last century!' cried Angelique. 'Instead, I'm going for a collapsing pink blancmange!'

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069241206154753592003-11-19T11:26:00.000Z2003-11-19T11:26:52.766Z

The Grassmarket There's a short stretch of the Grassmarket in Edinburgh where I always take any visiting fans who want to be shown around. It seldom fails. The Grassmarket itself is a great place - one of the lowest streets in the Old Town. You can stand there and see to your left the castle, then a stacked skyline of tall old buildings, then a steep cobbled street curving away up, and as you

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1069015864451942422003-11-16T20:50:00.000Z2003-11-16T20:51:33.526Z

The site name and possible new title, Bridesmaid, is one I've vaguely meant to use for a fanzine ever since Yvonne launched 'Barmaid'. This fanzine would have been illustrated with my not at all famous pen and ink drawings of girls in the above mentioned styles of dress (one of which, many years ago, appeared as a small ad for a bridal dressmaker of my acquaintance in Brides, no less, and much

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039273.post-1068138492015765642003-11-06T17:07:00.000Z2003-11-23T17:31:01.393Z

The Romance of the Long Dress Why are long dresses so attractive? They undoubtedly are, for some women and some men. From the occasional fascinated internet site showing nothing but pictures of women wearing pretty frocks, through vintage clothing shops, the covers of historical romances, to current bridal fashion, this enjoyment is apparent. In many accounts of fashion and costume, such a taste

Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.com0