N.Y. IS BURNING @ THE BOX

Tens, tens across the board

Fingers wagging, ghosts of banjee screaming, hands shoulders hips heels & trophies. Welcome to NY Is Burning. The night payed homage to the late 80's classic, "Paris Is Burning" by keeping true to traditional format of a Ball, but opening it up to a more public sphere. As the ball circuit and world of vogueing is still predominately underground, last evening's event gave many of us the rare opportunity to gain insight into the society of spectacle. The categories included: First Time at a Ball, Butch Queen in Pumps, European Runway, Hot Body, New Way vs Classic (vogue), and Bizarre v. Couture v. Avant Garde. I took enough photos to fill a scrap book, so below you will find the most adrenaline filled moments. Follow the rules, bring your best, and please...WORK!

Hosted by the House of Xtravaganza


& The Judges: Hamish Bowles (Vogue), Ana Matronic, Luna Legacy, Andy Salzer, Justin Bond, Evelyn Santos (Body and Soul), and more...


CATEGORY: EUROPEAN RUNWAY. Can you sell it?



Enter House of Legacy


Enter Matthew Ninja. I live!



Legacy VS Ninja
Ninja wins - props to Legacy for light-up collar, but extra technique points to Ninja for usage of handbag as defensive blocking device

STOP THE MUSIC! STOP! THE! MUSIC!

NEW WAY VS CLASSIC
Enter Javier Ninja - I GAG'd. Youtube him please, you will feel forever inferior. After his show nobody dared crawl onto the catwalk...




Except for House of Karma. Its a battle!





Both displayed clean technique, daring physical feats, athleticism, musicality, creativity... the judges couldn't bear to make a discerning choice after the performance that left most of us speechless (or just screaming WERK)

Next Category - Bizarre v. Couture v. Avant Garde

House of X.T.R.A.V.A.G.A.N.Z.A.



Legacy vs Xtravaganza. I think you can tell the winner.

& when the night was over, Cameron and I returned to Brooklyn and Naomi'd our way back home.




(Coat - Harmon / Leggings - OAK / Boots - Rick Owens)



(Dress - Vintage / Coat - Zucca / Necklace - 3.1 Philip Lim / Shoes - LD Tuttle)

IT MIGHT BE TOUGH FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND

Monochrome

This must be so confusing. First a green silk shirt, then accents of red. And now...a mostly white patterned dress? I scored this Ideen dress at OAK's "skeletons in our closet" sale. Its a nice break from oversized & flowy. Its second-skin-soft, has a diagonal motorcycle style zipper, and of course - pockets! Sorry for the short update, will be back to normal broadcasting soon.

SHENANIGANS AT OAK LAST NIGHT

& we ended our night with the couch, burritos, prosecco, and and the real houswives of Atlanta reunion pt2. You see, we really are human underneath all of the black drapery.

ANOTHER COLOR THAT I LIKE FOR WINTER

(3 hole dress - HarputsOwn / Belt - Zana Bayne / Boots - Nana from yoox.com)
Red Red Red Red Red

I haven't always worn all black - its just something that happened! A few years ago when I wore mostly vintage, I went through a whole red phase; it was a color that I felt comfortable in. I've once more been romanticized by the hue, but I have been tentative to work it back into my wardrobe. However the colder the weather gets, the more apt I am to break out the reds! Its such a striking color, that I feel like I can really simplify what I'm wearing with it. The presence of the color alone can take the place of dramatic proportioning. Embrace!

(Wrap top - DKNY / Pants - Kai Aackmann / Boots - Vintage)


(Sweater - DKNY / Scarf - Stephan Schneider / Stockings - Topshop / Shoes - Jil Sander)

Inspiration from Damir Doma SS10

HOLD ON

Something's changed?

Color? Absurd. Print? Unheard of!! Well some things I just can't explain, for instance my affinity towards this little asymmetrical silk top (by Serial Cultura). I think that digitally printed silk speaks to me in special manor, I mean why else would I be totally drooling over these Risto galaxy printed pants? Look out, I might even try to clash more colors and prints in the spirit of Dries Van Noten.

In other news, I'm busy doing about a bazillion things, I'll be in San Francisco from the 22nd-28th, my legs feel like achy rocks from running at the gym, I made thai-style peanut sauce for the first time, and there's a really awesome interview that I did that is translated into SPANISH on the Pull The Metal blog (collaboration between Metal Magazine & Pullandbear). Check it out HERE

Dries Van Noten, supreme master stylist of color & print

Dries Van Noten, FW07, SS08, FW08, SS09, FW09, SS10

THE OL' RAZZLE DAZZLE

Z+Z causing trouble at the New York Public Library

HALLOWEEN, PART 1

Just like any other night at our place

Oh lord. So this year I was supremely uninspired to concoct a focused costume of my own, so I spent my efforts on creating my roommate's costume: the Taco Bell "Black Jack Taco", complete with black taco shell, cheddar cheese, lettuce, beef, and sour cream. Yum! As for myself, I threw together a few elements that ended up as a cohesive...look. I combined things that I love - face paint, sheer garments, shoulder harness, but added in a star motif. DONE!

Scary. & for kicks, I pretty much did the same Halloween scramble last year. Observe:

HALLOWEEN, PART 2

Still GAG!ging from last night

Last night's highlights included: LadyFag dressed like a lesbian, vogueing with dumplings, a million football shoulderpad wearers, pacepaint galore, and Cameron as Taco Bell's "black jack taco". All photos are from GAG! at Metropolitan, with DJ's Cameron, Zach & Magnan, hosted by Lady Fag.

LET THE CREEP GAMES BEGIN!!!!!

Last Night @ Opening Ceremony's Animal Party




I <3 these boys

SHE'S IN PARTIES

The perks of travel

One thing that I love about New York is that its such a central destination point. Example: Domonique went back to San Francisco this morning, but last night two of my dear friends from Vienna came into town!! Of course, I had to have all of my children together at the same time. A beautiful thing happened - we had a faaahhhbbbuuuuulllllous time.