Fashionable Perspective
Shaun Samson MAN SS12
With inspiration drawn from the boys’ life of the early 90s grunge and surf era in California, Hidden’s film recreates this idealised California in an empty warehouse, creating a dreamscape for the long-haired grungy surf boy model through lush projections of the landscape.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Katharina Grosse Painted Bed Installation.
Untitled, 2004, acrylic on wall, floor, and various objects
Alexander McQueen for the Working Girl
Alexander McQueen takes fresh new approach to their McQ brand by releasing a series of short films showcasing the subtle complexities of four young British girls from London, Derby, and Stratford; giving us a sneak peak into their unique environments by entering their homes and lives. The McQ label, McQueen’s more modern, diffusion line (read: much less expensive) is looking to provide unique pieces even those of us with day jobs can afford.
“The new collection features many recognizable Alexander McQueen signature looks – reworked references to school uniforms, tuxedos, military apparel and fetish-wear, and the classic McQueen,” said head designer Pina Ferlisi (formerly of Gap and Marc By Marc Jacobs). “Next year McQ will also include a full range of accessories including jewelery, bags and shoes. There’s a lot of disposable fashion around and McQ will certainly not feel like that – it will be precious. There will even be limited-edition small runs of pieces, maybe as few as 10 of a style.”
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Statement Bracelets: THE Gift to Give
Those gift giving holidays are quickly catching up to us and with the purchase of these unique Until There’s A Cure bracelets, you’ll be giving in more ways than one. Each of these bracelets offer up a little Sex + Design twist: some are handmade in Africa using high-quality, recycled materials, others by swanky Italian designer Isabella Geddes da Filicaia. 90% of the proceeds go to fighting HIV/AIDS mainly caused by, you know, sex while 100% of the style goes toward making you look and feel fantastic! Go on, give a little.
Cute or Creepy? Japanese Ganguro Fashion
i love the japanese, not just because you can count on them for the most extreme sex toys, but because they know how to commit. when the young women of japan take to a trend, they go 100%. take ganguro (“black face”) and kogal (“school girl”) for instance – they give those looks the geisha treatment with their attention to detail and loving devotion. from bleaching the shit out of their hair to the über tanning, you can’t escape this look simply by taking off your clothes and makeup. you are the look.
the ganguro girl’s ideal presentation is a hybrid of club-kid diana ross, circa “mahogany”, and a “legally blonde” reese witherspoon with a dash of snooki’s drunk, orange ass thrown in. kogal is essentially a bleached go-go from “kill bill”.
perhaps we should occasionally ask ourselves what trends are meant to express, because typically, necessity IS the mother of invention. the girdles and curlers of the 50s segued into the bralessness and free flowing natural hair of the 70s. the sun aversion and resistance of foreign everything meant a sallow and colorless homogeny that the japanese inevitably rebelled against and viola! ganuro. burn baby burn.
japan also happens to rival pre-WWII germany with its emphasis on purity and what better form than the “hit me baby, one more time” school girl charm of a pre-crazy britney queers? of course they went with the kogal. if had to wear a uniform to school my whole life, i would hike up the hem till I felt a breeze, if only out of boredom. fuck, i would hate to live in japan as a kid.. sorry (no, i’m not).
anyway, with this in mind, i will try not to cringe the next time i spy a hipster in all his/her irony, a hideous ed hardy get up, or pleated jeans adorned by a fanny pack. i vow to try to let these “fashions” be what they are: a response to something deeper. it probably won’t work though. i’m a bitch.
The Hottest Textures. Right. This. Second.
xx: lace
do yourself a favor ladies: wear lace. often. all men love lace. even gay men. maybe, especially gay men. if you are a natural born woman, you should know by now that natural born men are visual people. we love looking at the things that turn us on and it is even better if that thing is obscured slightly. 
pretty sure this stems from most of us being peeping toms at at least one point in all of our lives. gay or straight, all men have peered through a bush or two with a boner tent making our pants fit awkwardly. don’t try calling me a fucking perv either because hypocrisy is not a guilty pleasure-it is plain fucking guilty. hypocrisy makes some of the spunk i swallowed earlier want to come back up. anyway, if you (women) wear lace, you are instantly hot because we (men) can’t quite see it all. we keep looking and trying to work it out all the while getting HOTter and wetter and harder. wear lace ladies and non-gentile gents! shit, if condoms were lace i would use one every single time.
xy: corduroy
guys, please wear corduroy. please wear corduroy jackets, pants, even those fake cowboy shirts, but not all at the same rodeo. the best corduroy colors are navy and caramel brown, but gray and chocolate should get you laid. always chose thin pile cords – never pleated. corduroy is masculine and sexy like mariska hargitay. every time i see a guy in a pair of nice fitting cords or a professor corduroy blazer i am transported to my first gay porn and all its splendor. the first gay porn i watched was pretty good too.
Dandies and Lesbians and Fashion – Oh My!
there are a few fashion looks that are absolute and timeless. they are neither fads nor follies. i do not point out these particular looks because i am the biggest cock-sucking faggy homo out there- i simply speak the truth. these two gorgeous types of ensembles are that of the “dandy” and that of the “later in life lesbian”.
if we look at the animal kingdom, we see that a colorful flourish can mean the difference between getting laid with frequency of kate hudson vs. jimmy kimmel. fashion acting as a kind of foreplay, as it were. 
there is a dandy movement happening right now in the congo which can often mean sacrificing dinner for vanity. think andre 3000 with a cock that hangs somewhere around his knees. these guys are all pinstripes and pocket-squares, color and cool. there are few things sexier on a man than a well-tailored suit mixed with the true desire to be wearing said garment. yum-mers! a dash of femininity makes the throat defying cock go down.
then we have the later in life lesbian look – think meredith baxter or cynthia nixon, or even that extremely well-executed character on the l word played by cybill shepard. this sort of look is feminine without being girly and would never be mistaken for butch. a rouge lesbian as opposed to a lipstick lesbian. femininity exerted with measured restraint – there isn’t a trace of desperation to be had here people.
whatever your gender identity, there can be a lesson learned from the opposite sex. temper the sword or sharpen the flower.
i have a date with hilary clinton and prince, i really must be going. ciao.
Come spend a night your favorite Faggus! Aug. 15th. Red Devil Lounge.
Style vs. Fashion: Fuck Buddies Tell All
with all the 80s (plus 20s-70s and 90s) comeback looks and free-for-all accessorizing these days, it is down right impossible to know what is stylish and what is just plain stupid. there is a big fucking difference between “fashion” and “style”. without style, you are wearing an advertisement for someone else and paying for it. that’s stupid – sarah palin stupid (her bumpit hair, faux homemaker silhouettes, and shitty shoes make me wonder what she really spent that infamous $150K on. it wasn’t fashion, that’s for sure. ew.).
a clever shortcut to knowing whether or not you are exhibiting your personal style is to take a look at your fuck buddy’s exes. the fuck buddy’s taste in ass is typically mostly aesthetic. if the exes look like ‘tards, chances are, you do too. for example, let’s say i was having lots of raunchy, dripping wet, steamy, bareback anal sex with brad pitt. i am pretty much guaranteed to have great style and probably effortless fashion sense. as much as i hate to admit it jennifer maniston can dress her/himself pretty damn well, so can armgelina jolie. when it comes to british queen of parliament gwyneth paltrowshire, she fakes it better than most (though deep down she is just a beige empty background plastic plant surrounding herself with the “right” people. why else marry that vegan fag from coldplay?).
to keep yourself above the fray, wear the things that really speak to you. when you want to experiment, make sure that shit fits properly and you are working it as opposed to it working you. this season, i would love nothing more than to tramp around in rompers and western shirts, but i tread lightly. when i wear a romper, i will always wear hose underneath because i’m old, pasty, and cottage cheesy. when i wear a western shirt, i vow to wear nothing else with even the slightest semblance of cowboy chic as i don’t support that stupid fucking hick ass racist law in arizona and refuse to appear like i might.
style makes one confident. not smug. confident=will smith (well earned). smug= will smith’s kids (spoiled rotten).
Faggus Says: Wear STRIPES and KNEE SOCKS Right Now!
the 4th of july has come (for some of you cum) and gone and that means the sun is in the astrological sign of cancer and that means all the whiniest, most passive-aggressive people with major daddy issues you know are about to have a birthday. let’s celebrate the shitty lives and tiny fashion successes of our two favorite cancer fuckups: lindsay lohan and courtney love. 
some would say they are cut from the exact same cloth, but i know better. while courtney is ‘nobody’s daughter’, all babydoll dresses and dating homosexuals- lindsay is everyone’s daughter, all rebellion and lesbo obsessions. they are both degenerate drug addicts who long for the adoration and warmth that was missing when they were just wee whorey, chain-smoking, finger fucking little lasses.
courtney went from pudgy loudmouth musical idiot to pathetic CPS case with multiple failed attempts at rehab and mothering. her current look is often messy but always sexy, lots of lace and weave and pasty white cold skin. you get the feeling, looking at courtney, that she is as over her tragedy as the rest of us. lindsay thinks she is just getting started, but then so did river phoenix. lilo wears lots of black and restalyne, frequently changing her hair color while consistently dingy because of the pills and her freckles. i would love nothing more than to dip them both in bleach, put a fire hose on them, and then dip in amnonia for good measure, but the whole “sad lost girl” thing is all they’ve got. good news: they have shown us the right way to wear my favorite two trends right now: stripes and knee socks.
lindsay frequently has ashy knees because she gets her fake tanner sprayed on while she going down on samro – her poor assistant. anyway, she does knee socks right, always dark but varied lengths and texture. courtney somehow knows that stripes are all about stark contrast right now, anything else looks clowny. thank you and happy birthday losers!
ps – i hope you readers had a dandy holiday weekend filled with adderal induced starry eyes, stripes on your chests, and socks at your knees…if nothing else
Sex and the City 2 – Most Pro-LGBT Movie Ever?
no fashion blog would be complete this week without a review of the obstencibly fashionable movie “sex and the city 2″. don’t get me wrong, i absolutely love patricia field and all the fucking faboush styling work she does, but i think things got a little unprofessional on that movie set. patricia quite transparently felt at odds with cynthia nixon during shooting, there is no other explanation for the hideously frumpy unflattering and poopy-colored “miranda” getups. vomit. vomit. puke. can’t blame it on having to work with bright red hair either, our fair patricia is a firecrotch/clown pussy herself and it has never been an obstacle before. gossip.
however, the halston heritage, the keith haring, the chanel, the louboutins and blahniks, those now famous MYKITA sunglasses, and stellar standout pieces from holly fulton made “carrie” and “samantha” look like the icons they supposedly are. charlotte looks alright. i guess.
the real story here isn’t the fashion at all. following in the impressive footsteps of the ‘nightmare on elm street’ series of movies, part 2 is definitely the “gay one.” in the era of “don’t ask, don’t tell” we have on our hands one of the most pro-LGBT movies ever made. the stylist, the writer/director, the producer, and two of the main stars are all openly gay which is somehow still rare in hollywood. in the movie there is an opulently delicious foie gras torchon of a gay wedding (gay), liza singing a beyonce song (gay²), and a trip to abu dhabi complete with a karoake “i am woman” sing-along with a bevvy of tacky faux arab eurotrash belly dancers and a camel toe pun (gay³).
none of this holds a pink triangle shaped candle to the huge statement 
about sexuality and identity made by the (producers casting the tv show ages ago when they chose that male to female trans kid from the movie “real genius” as their) main character. three cheers to you for opening doors for those who hope to follow. bravery.
Pop Stars Gone Drag Queen. Fit or Phat?
Sex+Design, specifically fashion design is what brings us here today. Sexy, fashion, sex-y fashion, fashion sex- when these two words are paired a number of people could come to mind. Sure, i could write about Madonna, Michelle Obama, or Lara Stone, but being obvious like that isn’t sex or fashion. No no, let’s focus on two very different and unlikely choices: Mariah Carey and Kristen Stewart.
Ok, Mariah Carey will never really know how to dress well and she will never have style, personal or otherwise, but she does have sex+fashion. Her clothing is ALWAYS 3 sizes too small = HOT and she has to wear 2 extra layers of Spanx to sausage-case her back fat- but Mariah Carey is clearly a bacchanal tart. She eats too much, drinks too much, probably does too much coke or at least used to, and fucks that squirrely child-husband of hers too much. Mariah Carey is a sessy hybrid of miss piggy and a paperbag full of legal Nevada hookers. When a person is too busy being sensually excessive, said person is too fucking busy to worry about style or clothes. She doesn’t even bother with those ridiculous My Little Pony hairdon’ts she used to perpetually try to out-diva herself with. She’s no Kate Moss or Sienna Miller thank God (or P. Diddy). Those women make fashion a serious task and though I can’t say I don’t love their fashion aesthetics, it is not terribly sexy to obsess about carbs and date abusive men who fuck around on you with the nanny or are Pete Doherty. Mariah Carey LOVES Mariah Carey. That is sex+fashion.
On the other hand, Kristen Stewart looks like shit in a dress and any other attractive clothing. Absolutely crap. Her legs and arms appear to be at odds with her torso. There’s always violent Sean Penn versus Amy Winehouse versus Chris Brown type brawl between her hair and makeup, but again she exhibits sex + fashion because her fashion sense is so very terrible. Not akward in a Tina Fey “what the fuck do i do with this strap on this dress”, but more like Jodi Foster or Lily Tomlin or K.D. Lang cluelessness. Kristen is too busy getting stoned, taking her “craft” seriously, hanging out with a fag in her mouth, and/or dressing up Robert Pattinson as a young Melissa Ethridge back stage at Lilith fair for fuck times to give a shit about clothes. I can’t wait for her cinco de gayo people magazine cover. Too bad it will be 17 years from now after her pluck is all gone. selfish bitch.
item of the week: prom dress
FLAWK You Like a Hurricane
By Veronica Christina and Nico Johanna
One look at Lauren Rassel and Dexter Simmons and you know they’re in fashion. Well, fashion or some fabulously underground creative circuit of taste-makers influencing the styles most of us won’t see for years. Yet the dynamic duo behind the uber-clever fashion and accessory house FLAWK isn’t all glam and feathers. This team works. In just a year they’ve debuted numerous, well-received collections, styled and modeled in countless photo shoots as well as designed an entire accessories line. Prolific and voracious, FLAWK is the future of fashion and have already set trends inspiring the heavy-hitting design powerhouses they are one day sure to become.
How did Flawk form? Where did you two meet and how did you decide to collaborate?
Dexter and I met as buyers for the Wasteland on Haight in 2004. We became neighbors, best friends and business partners in 2007. We decided to do a show together for fun/ exposure and ended up making a fashion label.
What unique ability to each of you bring to the table that makes FLAWK fly?
Dexter has amazing model magnetism…Amateurs and pros alike trust him… He also has an endless addiction to mixing sexy and bizarre when designing…
Lauren is a negotiator and FLAWK pusher. She has a tendency to blur the line between clothing and accessories.
Define FLAWK in 5 words or less….
Fashion scavengers
If you weren’t designing clothes/accessories-you’d be?
Making paintings, installations and sculptures – the things I do to take a break from wearable art. – Lauren
Working backstage making people look good -dex
Tell us about your new collection, how is it different from the others?
It’s extremely cohesive and marketable. The focus was on the magazine launch so the look is young and sexy. All
dresses are the same silhouette made from pants and fabric remnants. Each one also has a detachable necklace.
Is this your first collection of shades? What other accessories will we see from you?
Not our first time with sunglasses just the first time doing a large scale cohesive bunch.
Where can we find your stuff in the city?
Wonderland SF
What other projects if any are you working on to gain more exposure?
That’s top secret.
If you had all the money in the world, where would your ideal shoot be?
Lauren – In a circus for a week
Dexter – Costa Rican rain forest
Biggest vices for each of you?
independence *Lauren
gold * dexter
Best party you’ve ever been to? Details?
Hard to say but recently the Jeremy Scott after party for fashion week in Feb. At a club 2 stories underground in Manahattan…Santogold and a wild crew of street dancers busted out and performed throughout the night.
Why was Brooklyn fashion week so much better than NY fashion week- details?
There isn’t an official fashion week in Brooklyn. We showed at Williamsburg Fashion Weekend which was an indie more party oriented show environment. It was cool for us because of our subversive independent approach.