Saturday, March 29, 2008

Vampires

This is a series of Gothic inspired pieces. The men (and woman) in these photographs were intended to be vampires, I believe. I love to see a familiar icon (Bela Lugosi's Dracula, for instance) re-imagined.

These gentlemen are perfectly designed to appeal to both men and women. They are strong, seductive and strange...just the kinds of men to whom women are most attracted.

On the other side of the coin...(or the same side of another coin), they could be willowy, waif-ish and submissive, appealing to gay men and/or open minded straight men. Obviously this is most beneficial to a vampire, because they double their options for a satisfying dinner.


'Silver Blood'


'Back in Black'


'Goth Home and Country'


'Midnight Hour'


'Bela Lugosi's Dead'


'Inspired by the Fallen Nun'
I included this set because this was the first set I did AFTER the Gothic vampires and I was still in a 'bloody' state of mind. I used the blood spot on white sheets as an analogy to a fallen nun. The outfit is meant to be a little unsettling (hence the chartreuse pumps) and reflect the confusion, sadness, terrifying freedom and bloom of lust upon casting off old restraints.

Friday, March 28, 2008



Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. ~Mark Twain

And just for noting's sake, that's a cross dresser from the 1940's or 1950's in the picture named Harvey Lee. Isn't he a stunner?

This set was designed for a drag queen, entirely. The male body would look chic, fabulous and feminine in this ensamble, without the use of painful garters and corsets. If a guy is all about that, fine, but if you want comfort AND femininity, this is the way to go. The blue camisole was selected because of it's straight cut, that is...no waist...and it's length, which is short. This will accentuate the male torso nicely without looking masculine. To hide those big shoulders, one must wear a cute little jacket that fits perfectly at the shoulders without accentuating them. The puff sleeves don't puff until below the shoulder, creating a nice feminine curve. The lovely gloves are to hide those inevitable 'man hands'. And the rest is pretty self explanatory. I love this silouette for a tranny. Statuesque, elegant, and slimming, like an early joan crawford.

Fabulous Clown



“If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you'll just be the thirteenth clown."
Adam Walinsky


“When the heroes go off the stage, the clowns come on”
Heinrich Heine


“This dance was the dance of death. [The clowns] danced it for the wretched of the earth, that they might witness their own wretchedness.”
Angela Carter

“We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business.”
Edward R. Murrow

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