VANCOUVER ZOMBIE WALK 2008: GURO LOLITA BLOODY NURSE OUTFIT, GOTH EYEPATCH.
So, what did you do this weekend? Oh, I hung out with the undead – you know, those guys with major skin problems. We attacked Japanese tourists and ate their brains… nothing special, really.
Vancouver’s third Zombie Walk wasn’t quite a remake of Dawn the Dead, but it was bloody close. (What, pray tell, is a zombie march? Check out Wikipedia’s entry; it’s one of the most entertaining ones you’ll read.) I’ll take any excuse to dress up as a mauled Victorian nurse, or Zombie Guro Lolita.
Around noon, the undead gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (the same site as my adventure with Art Spiegelman and Count D). Fake blood and peeling latex skin were the standard attire. I spotted zombie versions of Jesus and Santa Claus; a janitor, a boom-boxer, a conductor. At 1pm, the crowd descended into downtown, led by a bloody arm dangling from a stick.
We stumbled through the streets, lunging out at uninfected passersby and moaning “BRAINS!” (Or alternately, “Change!” “Shade!”)
The thousand-plus horde came to a halt on the Burrard Bridge. (Someone yelled, “This is supposed to be a zombie march, not a zombie stand!”)
Zombies attack! Everything in our wake – tour buses, street signs – was smeared with bloody handprints and brain bits.
Today’s special – braaiiiiinnns!
After several hours in the sun, I couldn’t wait to wash off the gore.
Dress: a vintage flower girl dress. I splattered it with red acrylic paint and safety-pinned strips of black fabric over the front. Ribbon forms a red cross over the chest.
Eyepatch: I sewed a red crucifix/white square over an eyepatch from the drugstore.
Red/black bracelet: handmade from velvet, lace, and beads. I also wrapped white gauze around my arms.
Black and white lace headdress: handmade. It actually belongs to my cat, Basil!
Red and white candy purse: Paul Frank circa 2003.
Red and white boots: From a 2004 trip to Barcelona.
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August 16th, 2008 at 20:12
Ichigo says:Wow! that looks like so much fun. >:3
its like zombie fest. haha.
i love the pictures.
August 16th, 2008 at 20:12
boothy says:hi hope u had a fab weekend thanx 4 the message.
take care x
August 16th, 2008 at 22:58
BunnyRiot[Revolution] says:that looks….amazingly fun!
August 16th, 2008 at 22:58
Jen says:Ahh! That looks interesting!! I wished I was there. [:
August 16th, 2008 at 23:00
lacarmina says:It was quite surreal! After an hour or so, it felt normal to be dressed like this and splattered with blood from now and then.
August 16th, 2008 at 23:49
kagitsune says:Those boots have to bee the coolest thing about the outfit. And using an old flower girl dress as Lolita? Why didn't I think of that? *o*
Glad you had fun… I'll read that Wikipedia article in the morning! :D
August 17th, 2008 at 00:34
lacarmina says:Thanks! Yes – I've found that bridal discards can be great starting points… also, bridal stores will often make a custom dress according to your design. Pricier, but a neat option for a special occasion.
August 17th, 2008 at 02:18
beth says:Ahaha you made me wish I'd dressed lolita just so I'd have a parasol handy for shade. Aie! Sunburned!
August 17th, 2008 at 04:46
LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo says:LOL, i wish I was there! haha I laughed so hard at the photo of the *zombies* attacking the tourist bus!!!
August 17th, 2008 at 05:12
rocknrollbride says:even as a zombie you look flippin' awesome – love your style laydeeeee
August 17th, 2008 at 11:00
anna says:hahahaha, that's so amazing. i had no idea anything like this existed!
August 17th, 2008 at 11:35
lacarmina says:Unfortunately, it didn't provide much coverage… I think I lost a bit of my Gothic pallor :
August 17th, 2008 at 11:36
lacarmina says:It was insane! They rattled the doors, smeared the windows with blood… One guy climbed up to the upper decker!
August 17th, 2008 at 11:40
Blablahospital says:LOOKS BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODY!
I love it!
August 17th, 2008 at 11:40
lacarmina says:I thought of you as I was making my outfit! Wish you were there.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:16
Sisteroh says:You two look alike in the first picture, fun, is he your father dear ???????
August 17th, 2008 at 13:03
Ann says:Looks like loads of fun, wish I was there!
August 17th, 2008 at 15:31
shauku says:freakish!
August 17th, 2008 at 17:41
kagitsune says:“…and the sounds of The Cranberries, Miser, and Versailles songs floated by long into the night…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJEySrDerj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNMAlk7Lcuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kihRWv74Q5s
(I think the Versailles/third one is the most decidedly zombie-like. x3)
August 17th, 2008 at 18:10
lacarmina says:What's in your heaaaad, In your heaaaaaaaddddd, Zombie, Zombie, Zombeh-eh-ehhhh…
hahah thanks for the musical flashback!
August 17th, 2008 at 20:57
LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo says:LOL
August 21st, 2008 at 20:43
Tiffany says:Your fashion credits are the best! Breaking rules and making new ones. Vive La Carmina!
August 24th, 2008 at 10:37
emobi says:ooo nice sticking add ^^ you're so creative
August 24th, 2008 at 17:37
emobi says:ooo nice sticking add ^^ you're so creative