all these are from one of my all-time favorite halloween movies....MAD MONSTER PARTY
psssssssst! here is my Jack-O-Lantern....! It's a HUGE MASSIVE white pumpkin from my parents' ranch....
BOOO!
10.31.2010
10.30.2010
SATURDAY SHOPPING ♥ JARED GOLD SHOP
Jared Gold was/is a master. He was a child prodigy (with the piano) and then when he was at Otis, he won the Rudi Gernreich scholarship....a boon to anyone aspiring to become a fashion designer. I was exposed to his designs at a very crazy nuclear shop in the lower or upper Haight in San Francisco. I can't even remember the name of the store (Walter will...?), but they carried a lot of amazing pieces by up-n-coming and unknown fashion creators. One of them being Jared. There was a rack, and it had some velvet little girl tops with puffy sleeves. Mind you, this is the FIRST TIME I had seen a puffy sleeve on a top since I was about 7. I still have that top...the peach puffy sleeve stretch velvet top with the embroidered bunny head logo. Jared was blowing up...and then...he renounced all the bullshit the fashion industry dishes out to young geniuses. He renounced all the bullshitters and all the you-must's and all the rules. He literally picked up and moved to Salt Lake City (Utah)...and now he just does what he wants to. I lost touch with him years ago, but I did check out his site because he is one of those Halloween-y designers....meaning, I do think about him when I think about designers who embrace those creepy things about Halloween. And he does have some interesting things for sale on his site...see below. :) ♡
Ornamental Starwort Candle
Once thought to be a common tundra grass with burred seedpods, it actually a parasite caused by atmospheric phenomenon enabled by the unique conditions present only in the Ustyurt Plateau in Uzbekistan. High-pressure systems cause intense winds and force pollens and other biomatter into felted clumps that adhere to long grasses. The acids and moisture destroy the host grasses while releasing an intoxicating scented dust, reminiscent of white patchouli, cocoa, cardamom, and black pepper.
Deadly Kittenshade Candle
This strange species is indigenous to the haunted forests of the Transylvanian Alps running halfway through Romania. It was once believed that witches, to lure children into the woods, bred this plant. The delicious scent would carry for miles when in bloom. The seed tufts are fluffy and look remarkable like kittens, however if the pods come into contact with skin they cause a paralysis known as “fairy sleep. The plants blooms and releases a pink fog scented with wild strawberries, currants and candyfloss.
African Stranglethorn Candle
This noxious sounding plant actually has a very endearing personality. A distant and demented variant of family gleditsia triancanthos, the African stranglethorn is used by lowland dwellers to armor their huts against Lions. The vine attaches to the natural clay used to build the dwellings and leaves the outside of the hut spiky and impenetrable, while the inside stays cool and dreamily scented. The vine’s calming aroma has whisps of crunchy quince, gooseberry, Kefir lime, and lush, grassy spikenard.
Candywood
These trees grow in communal clusters along the Tallapoosa River in closed lagoons. This central Alabama location has long since been the home of the legendary will o’ the wisp or swamp lights. Until recently this paranormal phenomenon has been unexplainable due to the impenetrable density of the swamps. However, recently discovered candywood clusters have explained the lights in the darkest swamps at night; the trees incandesce. The trees release a sap that when excited by moisture glows in a variation of colors, like earthbound northern lights. Insects are drawn to the glowing and help pollinate the trees at night. The sap has a very distinctive scent with gorgeous notes of ginger, mimosa, orange blossoms, with a tinge of peaches.
more saturday shopping ♥ marjan pejoski
all images and candles available at jared gold's site here .
10.29.2010
(FREAK) FILM FRIDAY ♥ PIG DEATH MACHINE!
I was stoked to hear that two of my favorite freaks (and creators) Amy Davis and Jon Moritsugu (see the previous post I did on their album LOW ON HIGH and read about them here ) had just wrapped up a new film...a horror film...just in time for my Halloween week of posts. Of course it's pure and awesome and there's loads of style seeping out from every corner of it. They can't help it...it just comes naturally to everything they do. They're masters at everything they tackle. And sweethearts, too. I got to ask them a couple of questions about the film. They sent over another teaser as well as some awesome stylee STYLEE stills from the film....check it out YO:
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| GLAMOUR SHOT of APATHY PRODUCTIONS KING JON + QUEEN AMY |
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS FILM IS ABOUT?
PIG DEATH MACHINE stars AMY DAVIS as COCOJOY, a dumb-as-a-doornail brunette who eats a mysterious substance (ok, ok... weird old tainted meat) and is transformed into a real genius with all the trimmings. Punk Rock Goddess HANNAH LEVBARG (of the band VENUS BOGARDUS) plays LIPTON, a gardening freak who eats the same stuff and gains the ability to talk to plants. All of the initial excitement slowly turns into horror as each character sinks deeper and deeper from her "ultimate fantasy" into her "ultimate nightmare."
Tucker Bennet is a new star in our APATHY Crown. He plays HOTPANTS...Lipton's work mate.
PIG DEATH MACHINE was shot by TODD VEROW in August 2010 who also shot MOD FUCK EXPLOSION and TERMINAL USA. So it'll have that pastel candy-colored sweetness of those, albeit in DV.
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| AMY DAVIS and VICTOR OF AQUITAINE in the FIGHT SCENE. |
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VEROW SHOOTS DAVIS ON THE GARSON STUDIOS BLUE SCREEN (they just shot COWBOYS and ALIENS here as well as NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN!)
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WHY A HORROR FILM THIS TIME AROUND?
Horror is a genre that the two of us have always wanted to tackle... and until now, we didn't feel ready or interested. Of course, PIG DEATH MACHINE won't be the typical slash/burn/ghost/lingerie boobie-with-nightvision horror flick...it's leanin' more towards the psychological terror/screwball side of life with teeny tiny boobies all wrapped up in glitter pasties and porky pig motifs so it doesn't rally count. You'll be laughing while your super-ego slowly screams. Panic-inducing soundtrack will be provided by MONTE CAZAZZA, godfather of industrial music.Also in talks with Alec Empire of ATR. We wanted to see if we could make people afraid...afraid of their deepest desires and perhaps wary of such an acidic envy tinged mode of thinking/dreaming/wanting. Plus lotsa BIG BANGS+BOOMS plus BONUS>>> HOT CUTE COUTURE...WAHOOOO!!!!
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| UM...LIKE HELLO...AMAZING DRESS. AMY JUST KNOWS HOW TO KILL IT. IT'S ALSO REALLY FUN TO TALK FASHION AND MAKEUP WITH HER. |
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| AMY as COCOJOY |
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| AMY as COCOJOY |
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| look at all the rad looks Amy wears as Cocojoy in this film...she's insane! in a good way, of course...just click on the image to make it bigger. |
We're projecting completion in spring of 2011, so look for it at festivals, theaters, screenings spaces, the works. Of course, we'll also have it out on DVD and all over the Internet PLUS we shot a MAKING OF DOC called PIGGYWOOD which will be out at the same time. As for now, we're just starting post-production and the footage is freakin' AMAZING, the actors all ROCK, and the southwest landscape looks ominously edible. Amy is all METHOD now for real and it is so crazy cool how deep she gets.
To help cover POST expenses like editing and sound-design, we're fundraising kickstarter stylee:
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JON, TODD and ART DEPT JASON DEBOER set up desert FIGHT scene.
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(L to R) THE CHILEAN, CHERRI JUBILEE, CHIVO BLANCO, JAMES DEGENERATION
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| HANNAH LEVBARG as LIPTON |
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON NEXT?
At APATHY PRODUCTIONS, we are already brainstormin' our next project! Lotsa late night meetings trying to figure out the direction we're gonna take. We do know the new movie will be something bigger, more emphasis on costumes and period, mise-en-scene, maybe shot on a soundstage. But then again, we might do a rom-com....NOT!!! Hopefully we'll be shootin' something in the next year or so. It waffles between WASHED UP POP STAR and a WESTERN MEAN COWGIRLS... In the meantime, our band LOW ON HIGH is back in the studio workin' on a much HEAVIER follow-up album. Also planned... puppy doggie....we need fuzzy cuteness and..uh...sanity.♡
BONUS TEASER VIDEO FOR PIG MACHINE DEATH:
more wednesday wonder ♥ sergio zambon
for more info
http://jonmoritsugu.com and http://www.amydavis.com
support:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/53300062/pig-death-machine-a-new-jon-moritsugu-amy-davis-fe
10.28.2010
SHOE ME THURSDAY ♥ SKELETON SHOES!
These were the most amazing shoes to showcase for Halloween week. I'm not a fan of DSquared. It's just not my thing. And I think the mirror twins are kind of...weird. Like, why would you want to be exactly like your twin...as an adult? It's too gimmick for me. But, these are pretty cool. I'm not gonna lie. Super rad post tomorrow for Halloweeeen!♡
more shoe me thursday ♥ theysken's theory
image(s) from http://dopeambition.com
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