It’s new years eve; 2010 is almost here. What better way to bring in the new year than by dancing the night away? There are many many parties and events going on this evening I’m sure… here are some of the highlights if you’re still deciding on plans.
NEW YORK
Defcon and Metro’s New Years Eve Party
Defcon and Metro are joining forces to bring you a mix of indurstrial/noize/ebm and 80s dance music at The Pyramid, one of the last clubs in New York with regular goth/industrial nights. Xris SMack!, fetish and club night promoter, and DJ Jet, Vampire Freaks mastermind, are guest DJing. $10 cover.
more info at New Goth City
Auxiliary’s playful take on the sexy centerfold pin up. This month we bring you Jeffree Star in Trash and Vaudville. Flip the page, cut out, and tac on your wall!
photographer : Steve Prue
hair stylist : Kristin Jackson
model and makeup : Jeffree Star
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The Cigarette Girl Flare Mini Dress by Living Dead Souls really stole my heart! I’m a sucker for anything leopard print and I really enjoy the black on black subtle pattern on the dress. The high collar and peek-a-boo back both have fuzzy leopard fabric details mixed in with satin panels on the bust and waist area.
I can see this dress being worn alone with a cute pair of heels or very dressed up with a pair of knee high boots, waist cincher, and a pair of satin gloves. If the short length scares you, then add a black crinoline under the skirt to add some length and fullness. Another great versatile dress to have in your closet!
The Cigarette Girl Flare Mini Dress is available online at www.catslikeus.com.
In a video that can best be described as an M.C. Escher drawing in a Ballardian car crash with a keyboard necktie. (coming from me, that’s meant as a good thing) La Roux has cemented themselves as one of my new favorite acts. The stunningly androgynous Elly Jackson wanders though an ever shifting landscape of shapes and colors in this three and a half minute pop masterpiece, accentuated by fractures, crashes, neon, and a brilliant fashion aesthetic that runs through the whole video. La Roux has found that magic formula of great music, aesthetics, and mystery that served figures like Bowie, Madonna, and Prince so well. If you throw a bit of Vitalic’s sonic influence into that mix and you end up with a fashionable, sculpturally coifed, tough, and musically sublime figure that, if this and any of their other singles are any indications will become one of the major acts of the next few years.
interview by : Lizz Schumer
photographer : Luke Copping
art director : Meagan Hendrickson
Working as an industrial mechanic in the post-industrial wasteland of Northeastern NJ to designing jewelry in Los Angeles seems like an implausible transition. But that’s exactly what Rich Sandomeno did. Out of that risk was born Spragwerks, the jewelry company that fuses Rich’s passion for industrial design with his vision of a post-apocalyptic world where the boundaries between the organic and mechanic dissolve.
“My grandfather was a mechanic, my father was a mechanic, so I sort of fell into it out of not having the confidence to make art,” Rich explained. “One day I woke up and realized I didn’t want to be a mechanic for the rest of my life, so I started taking night classes at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I only took about two classes in jewelry making, but it just stuck, so I built a small shop, people started liking it, and things started to take off. Eventually I realized I had to give it 100% or not do it at all,” he said. “I had a condo to sell, so I gave myself a year to devote completely to my jewelry, to Spragwerks, so I started traveling around to shows and tattoo conventions, meeting people and selling my stuff. That’s what really got me started.”
Stylish yet functional outerwear for the cold season.
featuring fashions by Plastik Wrap, Shrine, and Urban Outfitters
photographer : Joey B
fashion stylist : Meagan Hendrickson
art director : Jennifer Link
assistant : Allison M Brown
makeup artist : Jessica Jean and Leane Christine
hair stylist : Jessica Jean
models : Christie Ann Campbell and Ashley Nichole James
