OLD DRESS BECOMES A CUT-OUT SHIRT: SPIDER WEB CORSET TOP WITH TUXEDO TAILS.
Ronan requested The Committee’s assistance in finding him a new jacket, and so we browsed the Urban Outfitters website together. I grew bored with his indecision and began clicking on the women’s apparel links. I rarely visit Urban – I try to avoid wearing anything you might see on another human being – but this t-shirt with a laser cutout of a spider web ($30) caught my attention. I prodded Ronan: “Buy it for meee!” He immediately logged off.
If you can’t convince boys to buy you clothes, you’ll simply have to deconstruct them yourself. I dragged out an old Lithium dress from 2005; it was a rejected clothing sample, and for good reason – I was never able to make it work (top right). Time for some scissors action.
I turned the dress inside-out, traced a cobweb on the back, and carefully cut it out. I decided to wear the dress reverse-forward, which transforms it into a corset…
…with trailing Gothic Aristocrat tuxedo tails! I wore the spider corset over a white, long-sleeve Banana Republic top, a Betsey Johnson lace-and-bows skirt…
…and a ridiculous Gothic Rococo meets Kentucky Derby hat. (You may recognize this monstrosity from my Vancouver Sun newspaper interview.) I picked up the huge-brimmed hat in NYC’s Garment District (around $25), and clipped on a silver fabric flower and gauzy grey fabric for a veil. It sits on the world’s spookiest hatstand – a mannequin head that I decorated to look like (no joke) DJ Chihiro of Tokyo Dark Castle. The decapitated DJ serves a dual function… I’ll spill the beans in a later post.
So, Ronan, I can make my own spider top, thank you very much. Now if only I could turn stale leftovers into sashimi…
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your blog is fantastic.
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your blog is fantastic.
Ah. Creativity. : )
And aristocrat-esque hats!! I've been thinking of a spiker-feasting-on-butterflies themed hat ornament… Too macabre? (Fake butterflies can be procured at Pearl River as a garland set. Crafts stores should have them as well?)
In this issue of Another Magazine, in a brief interview, Rachel Feinstein thus says of Rococo: “Instead of being saccharine and sweet, it seems spiked like a knife.”
Thought you'd like to know. : )
Page scans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothicsummer/28653…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothicsummer/28645…
Ah. Creativity. : )
And aristocrat-esque hats!! I’ve been thinking of a spiker-feasting-on-butterflies themed hat ornament… Too macabre? (Fake butterflies can be procured at Pearl River as a garland set. Crafts stores should have them as well?)
In this issue of Another Magazine, in a brief interview, Rachel Feinstein thus says of Rococo: “Instead of being saccharine and sweet, it seems spiked like a knife.”
Thought you’d like to know. : )
Page scans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothicsummer/2865332956/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gothicsummer/2864503763/
Rococo punk power! Love the quote.
Rococo punk power! Love the quote.
Bonjour LA CARMINA Gothic Lolita.
You are so beautifull.
tres tres jolie.
Very funny the video.
Big KISSES from Montréal.
MAX.
Bonjour LA CARMINA Gothic Lolita.
You are so beautifull.
tres tres jolie.
Very funny the video.
Big KISSES from Montréal.
MAX.
may i suggest using a big magnifying glass and a whole lot of time to burn those holes…kinda like cheap laser trick. but the perk is…you get burn marks!
good idea eh?
i like Your page.
i hope to see You on my page….
i confess – Your amazing prettiness take my breath away……
many greetz from germany
the little velvetpiggie
Oooh! I'm adding that to my bag of tricks.
may i suggest using a big magnifying glass and a whole lot of time to burn those holes…kinda like cheap laser trick. but the perk is…you get burn marks!
good idea eh?
Oooh! I’m adding that to my bag of tricks.
i like Your page.
i hope to see You on my page….
i confess – Your amazing prettiness take my breath away……
many greetz from germany
the little velvetpiggie
Very cool *O* You look gorgeous and I bow to you for your talent- I think I can..t cut the cobweb out that exactly…
Very cool *O* You look gorgeous and I bow to you for your talent- I think I can..t cut the cobweb out that exactly…
ausome shirt ^_^
ausome shirt ^_^
AHHH.I luv how sophisticated & wonderous u're outfit looks.
AHHH.I luv how sophisticated & wonderous u’re outfit looks.
AHHH.I luv how sophisticated & wonderous u're outfit looks.