20110127

CREEP.






"Disneylamb" muscle tee courtesy of UNIF layered under Rick Owens cropped cardigan & my own DIY Vice Squad sleeveless hoodie; Zara cutoffs, Givenchy bag, Karen Walker sunglasses, gold leopard print creepers by Demonia.




UNIF recently shipped me a very generous care package (thank you, Eric and Christine!), and it included their "Disneylamb" shirt design. There has yet to be a UNIF piece on which I've laid my eyes and didn't adore.


stag shield necklace courtesy of L.S.D.

Everything about their t-shirts is perfect: they're appropriately threadbare and distressed in a very authentic-looking way, they fit beautifully due to the thin [combed?] cotton, and their prints just straight up fucking rule. I love the hot pink of the pentagram against the white of the shirt, Mickey's inverted cross body, and how his hands are (I think) throwing the horns -- though his thumbs are out, so maybe he's sign language-ing "love" to us. Either way, I am buttfunky in love with this print.



Rings from L to R: custom pinkie rings, sterling/onyx frog, sterling/lapis large stone, sterling "equals" ring courtesy of L.S.D., sterling "feeling a little unbalanced" ring courtesy of L.S.D., talon ring courtesy of Leviticus, Pamela Love cross ring.

I haven't owned a pair of creepers in 6+ years -- the last pair I had were white, thick-soled, and I had splattered red acrylic paint on them to make them look like I had been present at the scene of a gruesome homicide (or committed the homicide myself, since I thought I was such a badass with my green hair and 8 gauge septum ring) and they had been sprayed with blood. A ridiculous concept in retrospect, but they actually looked pretty cool. However, I was still primarily a Docs, Chucks, and Vans girl, so the bloody creepers were sold online.



However, when my husband and I were e-shopping for stage boots for him, I stumbled across these gold leopard print creepers, and fell in love. I don't have many flats that are appropriate for the winter or walking around in snow/sludge, and these were very reasonably priced, so I had to have them: the perfect hybrid of geek and gaud. They're by Demonia, and they also come in purple, red, and blue, for those of you who want a pair of these uglies to call your own..




I had mentioned on my Twitter, in response to some people who had asked me about the MeineLiebe project, that I made the decision awhile ago to respectfully withdrawal my association with the line. When I initially decided to launch my own line, I made a vow to myself that I would not rush production or take any short-cuts in the design process for the sake of saving time and/or money, compromise my vision or "settle for less" by using cheap materials for the sake of saving time and/or money, and most importantly, I would not try to sell an inferior design to customers at an outrageous markup. My mantra was and still is: no design is finalized unless I would wear it myself with pride on a regular basis. With all due respect, I just did not feel my partners at MeineLiebe and I had the same creative vision; therefore, I deferentially stepped out of the project, and am no longer associated with MeineLiebe.



However, my departure from the MeineLiebe line does not mean the end of RTW and accessories designing for me. A very gifted artist, who is a "think outside of the box" kind of individual, and I will be launching our own line, consisting of unisex RTW, jewelry and other accessories. We have only had a handful of meetings thus far, and already designs are going into production. My partner in this project and I have very similar creative visions, and witnessing them amalgamate and materialize into kick-ass designs is fulfilling and incredible beyond words. We hope to have our webshop up with pieces for sale around late March to mid-April. We do have a name for the line already, but I'll save that for the next post.

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35 comments:

Emma said...

what kind of eyeshadow do you wear?

Tami Cohen said...

i just found you yesterday and have like, lived on your blog since. cannot wait to see whatchav got going on with the new line

Beckerman Girls said...

Love your leopard shoes! You are soooo RAD!!! And that Givenchy bag is amazzzzing!!! Lookin' pin up/rock n' roll = total hotness!
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Anonymous said...

Geek and gaud. Hell. Yeah.

Unknown said...

Cool shoes. Well, the whole look is cool.

Morgaine said...

the first picture is all like, mad max/punk rock/disney/all kinds of crazy.

this is immense, you're dead gorgeous.x

STOP IT RIGHT NOW said...

buttfunky in love. HA! you dork xo

Maya said...

haha I like it, the shoes especially!

Is your pentagram tattoo recent?

Anonymous said...

not a $800 pair of shoes this time? did your sugar daddy not do any concerts this month? too bad its only the $2000 bag :-'( ill have you and all the other spoiled douce bag hipsters in need in my prayrs tonight. much love to you xoxo

Caroline Gault said...

Leopard creepers are great. Sorry to hear about MeineLiebe falling through, but I'm looking forward to your jewelry line!

Tami Cohen said...

that prayer thing must really be working for anonymous

Hal E. Liebling said...

^ Caroline, the new line is not just jewelry -- it will be unisex RTW (ready to wear), jewelry, and other accessories :)

kate s. said...

i love that shirt! i was browsing UNIF's website and that shirt was easily my favorite.

Rebecca said...

cute hoodie

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to see the line. I'm sure whatever you dream up will be amazing.

Taylor said...

I love all of your jewelry! I recently got the Pamela Love cross ring and I can't take it off. That triangle ring you are wearing is really cool.

m.corbett said...

you are soo lucky to have got that gift package!
such a daring little number.
and god creepers are my guilty pleasure right now, cannot get enough of them. mine are just plain black but with a sweet sweet 2 inch platform :) i couldn't pull off the leopard print but i posted about it on my blog because i lalalalovee it so. x x x

fashion clocked said...

very very cool- i really admire you for sticking by your vision and not settling for a compromise. I know the result will be kick ass and im excited for the preview in the future. Pretty sure those are karen walker shades im dying over right now- look awesome on you, along with the disneylamb tee, stag shield-love that and sexy ugly creepers!Katie.xx
fashion clocked

KoP said...

man that shirt is SICK. so is all your jewlrey. you have a good look, it all works.

Dannie said...

i always looove the edgy, grungy style you potray sooo orginally buuut your tee has some blantant satanic references to it, not that you care, but it just really stood out to me

Chloe Tweeny said...

that tee is so effing sweet.

Anonymous said...

killer!!!

Julia said...

The rings are beaut. So are you. xoxoxox <3 <3

Laura said...

I totally know where your coming with with the whole design process. Your newest endeavor should be fabulous!!!

idonthaveablog Anna said...

I don't know why you support Leviticus jewelry It is immoral, unethical, unprofessional, and most of all illegal. I do not trust that online store. They practice bad business practices and customer relationships.

missnonhuman said...

you are HOT girl, remind me to put like all your photos on tumblr ;) <3

Anonymous said...

Can I please have your Givenchy bag.

Maya said...

would it be ok if I posted one of these photos on my blog?

laura said...

damn them creepers, really coolio !

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Izumihiiiflower said...

your creepers are love!

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Hello what size is your unif shirt?

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