photographer : Brent Leideritz
makeup artist : Mishka
hair stylist : Mishka
models : Meluxine, Gracie, Jade, Mandi Lee, and Mishka
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There’s plenty of pink to go around when it comes to Los Angeles based fetish model Xanthia Pink. Xanthia is a creative whose modeling, styling, and very own hair accessory designs give fans of her work plenty of pink goodness to absorb through rose-colored glasses.
photographer : Saryn Christina
makeup, hair, model : Xanthia Pink
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featuring fashions by Retroscope Fashions, Made By Anatomy, Once Vintage, and more
photographer : Donnor
fashion stylist : Molly Hoeltke
hair stylist : Whitney Curry
models : Melissa Murphy and Rachael Kandefer
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Enshrouded in a sensual darkness, Heavy Red has always catered to those seeking something more from goth style. An icon and designer whose workmanship has entitled them to countless loyal fans and followers, Tyler Ondine Whitman and the crew at Heavy Red continue to redefine the concept and approach to gothic by playing with both subtlety and drama always with an air of sophistication. For connoisseurs of a darker aesthetic, a darker beauty, the future of goth fashion has never looked so bright.
photograher : Jennifer Link
fashion stylist : Meagan Hendrickson
makeup artist : Andrea Losecco
hair stylist : Erin Moser
model : Agatka
interview : Vanity Kills
Heavy Red’s fashions bring out the best in a woman without overshadowing her. This great achievement can be partially attributed to the countless hours designer Tyler Ondine Whitman invested into studying and photographing the female form in all its variance; from the bare flesh of strippers, swaying from the poles of Chez Paree in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, to the hyper-exaggerated visages of femininity presented by pageant winning drag queens in Alabama. Repeated exposure to this colorful Lucite heeled and be-sequined cast of characters taught Whitman how to articulate sensuality-drenched garments which readily invite flattery and praise, instead of simply drowning the wearer in a metric ton of lace, ruffles and tulle netting. As Heavy Red tirelessly continues to uphold the maxim of, “you should wear the dress, don’t let the dress wear you,” Tyler teases with previews of their fall 2011 collection, shares relevant tips on swimsuit season survival aimed at the black-clad crowd, and talks of perusing the principles of form fitting design at nudie bars.
Heavy Red is getting ready to launch their fall collection, what surprises do you have in store?
Tyler Ondine Whitman : Heavy Red is itself like a young woman, one who is always discovering new facets of her personality. One who explores her sexuality, one who redefines herself through substance and style. A woman who can be the picture of elegance during the day and a down right naughty spectacle after dark. The new fall line has so many exciting elements to help you create a look that is an absolute you. This season suitings, herringbones, pinstripes are playing a big role. Corsets like you have never seen before which will leave you breathless. Our new winter coat is in the works, definitely a must have for fall season. As always I have had some extra fun with some very over the top skirts. I am continuing to push the boundaries of what one could call a hoodie, with all new draping and accentuating of the silhouette. And of course some very unexpected surprises to tantalize the sophisticated Heavy Red shopper.
read the full interview in the August/September 2011 Issue
Former member of Atari Teenage Riot, Hanin Elias revels how she sins.
interview by Mike Kieffer
Envy – What would your reaction be to a fan getting plastic surgery to look exactly like you? Would you consider that self love?
Hanin Elias : I would be horrified! Plastic surgery already gives me shivers of horror when I see someone who had done it. I think you always see it and it just makes the person look very unsure and a poor victim of superficial narcissism and a fear of getting old is something I don’t have and I wish no one would have it. I would begin to doubt if the people really get my messages right…
Gluttony – You enter a food eating competition, what food would you choose to rule over and become the champion?
HE : I would choose maybe raspberries, I can eat tons of them!
read the full interview in the August/September 2011 Issue
Is The Ward, John Carpenter’s first foray into straight horror since Halloween, a triumphant return to the big screen or simply horror mediocrity?
by Adam Rosina
Since we’ve been over this before, I’ll make it quick: I love John Carpenter. You know it. I know it. God, the Devil and Siddhartha fucking Gautama know it. Easily one of the most respected, influential, re-imagined (there’s been no less than three remakes of his work, with at least two new ones in the pipeline right now) and imitated fantasists in filmmaking, In his prime (the late 70s to the early-to-mid 80s), Carpenter was a financial cash cow, though not exactly immune to critical scorn over his films‘ violent content. Sadly, the tides began to turn with the release of The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China, films that were panned by critics (viciously) and moviegoers. Carpenter, undeterred, unleashed a string of films (Prince of Darkness, They Live, In the Mouth of Madness) that further discarded traditional notions of horror and took on such intellectually robust themes as social control, quantum physics, and consensus reality, all to the detriment of his box office grosses and the confidence of his financial backers. It didn’t help that the man had a habit of losing focus and letting his films get away from him, turning them into confused messes. Thought-provokingly watchable messes, but confounding enough to convince viewers to cease drinking the Kool-Aid by the late 90s. By 2001, the director had so much trouble securing funding for his films that he was forced into unofficial semi-retirement. But after some long overdue critical re-evaluation and the explosion of his cult fan base, Carpenter was again able to muster the funds necessary to mount a theatrical release. Thus we come to The Ward, Carpenter’s first foray into straight horror since Halloween. In watching it, I was possessed of an emotion no other Carpenter film had provoked in me: Boredom.
read the full review in the August/September 2011 Issue
photographer : H. James Hoff
makeup artist : LaDonna Stein
model : Kaia Bellanca
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featuring designs by Pinar Eris
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[ additional images not seen in the August/September 2011 Issue ]
photographer : Saryn Christina
makeup artist : Sarah Anstead
hair stylist : Jeanna Kier
model : Sarah Hilker
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September 13th to October 9th – Cut Copy is on tour and starting in September they pick up Washed Out and Midnight Magic. Be sure to check out our April/May 2011 Issue for a review of Cut Copy’s new album Zonoscope on Modular Fontana and the August/September 2011 Issue a review of Washed Out’s new album Within and Without on Sub Pop.
Note: there are other dates before and after this selection but they don’t include Washed Out and Midnight Magic.
09-13 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
09-14 – Portland, ME – The State Theater
09-15 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
09-17 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
09-19 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
09-22 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
09-23 – Urbana, IL – The Canopy Club, Pygmalion Music Festival
09-24 – Cincinatti, OH – Midpoint Music Festival
09-26 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
09-27 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
09-28 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theater
09-30 – Miami, FL – Grand Central
10-01 – Orlando, FL – Firestone Live
10-03 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10-04 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
10-07 – Vancouver B.C. – The Vogue
10-09 – Portland, OR – Wonder
- Mike
The August/September 2011 issue is the seventeenth issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle. This issue features a designer spotlight on Heavy Red, an interview with Hanin Elias, an editorial by Jillian Venters or The Lady of the Manners of Gothic Charm School, and Xanthia Pink in GirdleBound as our PinUp. The issue also contains a hide and seek film fashion editorial full of playfulness, a plaid and punk fashion editorial featuring designs by Pinar Eris, a beauty editorial of saturated glossy and frosted hues, a salvaged decay Style feature, and a Black Theorem installment on the legalization of gay marriage. It features photography by Jennifer Link, Saryn Christina, Brent Leideritz, H. James Hoff, and Donnor and fashion from Retroscope Fashions, Fluevog, Crisiswear, Moda Industria, Made by Anatomy, Savage Salvage, and much much more.
You can download it for free at :
www.auxiliarymagazine.com/issue17/AuxiliaryMagazineAugust11.pdf
Print copies are available for purchase online at :
www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/226670
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www.auxiliarymagazine.com/distribution
Enjoy!
