WAIT. Before I report on pt 2 of day 2, I HAVE to fast forward to part three.
After investigating the Projekt Galerie showroom (a bit of a longer story that I will expand upon for the next entry), I was invited to their closing party, and given two "VIP" free entry tickets to their closing party event.
The party was hosted in a guerrilla shop called Dark Lands. Featuring designers such as Carol Christian Poell, Damir Doma, and Undercover, the aesthetic is similar to Atelier in NY, but much more goth. The shop opens officially on Friday, but will only be staying in the Mitte location for 6 months. They then pack up, and move to a new space. Total vagabond status. The interior of Dark Lands repeats the theme of transience by a total lack of interior design. In fact, the interior appears to be totally gutted and void of any remodeling.
The space functioned in four separate ways:
1. Clothing store - menswear in leather, canvas, fishnet, massive forms, heavy silhouettes, androgynous knits. Leather necklaces and skulls on chains (hey, I have one of those!) laid on an old piano that was painted white. The piano keys were wooden.
2. Bar - One small room was set up as a bar. This was an awful use of the space, since you had to pass through that room to get from the entrance area to the bathroom or clothing space. I think I waited 20 minutes for a beer. Lucky in this time, I bonded with a fellow named Tony from London who was also angry about the line situation
3. Art Gallery - Three of the rooms were dedicated to 3-artist photography show
4. Performance space - Dark Lands has a downstairs cavern-like area that can be accessed by small, one sided stairwell. Upon reaching downstairs, there are worn brick walls and chandeliers. Candles sit on steps without candle holders. In one corner there is a neon sign that looks like 4 stars combined (a girl named Jette Stolte took my photo in front of it, as soon as I find it online, it'll be here), and a strange metal-and-wire sculpture which turned out to be a musical instrument. This space functioned perfectly as a small club (they were playing great music), but as the night went on, it turned into a venue for a band and a operatic ear-bleeding performance.
I found it almost ironic that the title of the event was "COME TOGETHER", as it successfully combined the things that make me the most excited: art, fashion, performances, gothicness. I was overwhelmed, and totally intimidated by all of the gorgeous men & women there. I was also very surprised by how outgoing a few of the people there were. Maybe it was the shredded stockings that beckoned strangers to start up conversations. Whatever it was, thank goodness because it could have been an painfully lonely night at one of the coolest parties I've attended. I haven't been in such an alien situation in a long, long, long time. San Francisco is just so comfortable.
After investigating the Projekt Galerie showroom (a bit of a longer story that I will expand upon for the next entry), I was invited to their closing party, and given two "VIP" free entry tickets to their closing party event.
The party was hosted in a guerrilla shop called Dark Lands. Featuring designers such as Carol Christian Poell, Damir Doma, and Undercover, the aesthetic is similar to Atelier in NY, but much more goth. The shop opens officially on Friday, but will only be staying in the Mitte location for 6 months. They then pack up, and move to a new space. Total vagabond status. The interior of Dark Lands repeats the theme of transience by a total lack of interior design. In fact, the interior appears to be totally gutted and void of any remodeling.
The space functioned in four separate ways:
1. Clothing store - menswear in leather, canvas, fishnet, massive forms, heavy silhouettes, androgynous knits. Leather necklaces and skulls on chains (hey, I have one of those!) laid on an old piano that was painted white. The piano keys were wooden.
2. Bar - One small room was set up as a bar. This was an awful use of the space, since you had to pass through that room to get from the entrance area to the bathroom or clothing space. I think I waited 20 minutes for a beer. Lucky in this time, I bonded with a fellow named Tony from London who was also angry about the line situation
3. Art Gallery - Three of the rooms were dedicated to 3-artist photography show
4. Performance space - Dark Lands has a downstairs cavern-like area that can be accessed by small, one sided stairwell. Upon reaching downstairs, there are worn brick walls and chandeliers. Candles sit on steps without candle holders. In one corner there is a neon sign that looks like 4 stars combined (a girl named Jette Stolte took my photo in front of it, as soon as I find it online, it'll be here), and a strange metal-and-wire sculpture which turned out to be a musical instrument. This space functioned perfectly as a small club (they were playing great music), but as the night went on, it turned into a venue for a band and a operatic ear-bleeding performance.
I found it almost ironic that the title of the event was "COME TOGETHER", as it successfully combined the things that make me the most excited: art, fashion, performances, gothicness. I was overwhelmed, and totally intimidated by all of the gorgeous men & women there. I was also very surprised by how outgoing a few of the people there were. Maybe it was the shredded stockings that beckoned strangers to start up conversations. Whatever it was, thank goodness because it could have been an painfully lonely night at one of the coolest parties I've attended. I haven't been in such an alien situation in a long, long, long time. San Francisco is just so comfortable.
2 comments:
omg... i just now figured out that it was you! i've seen you only once before... and when i saw you in berlin, i kept staring, (where have i seen you before!) but never said hello.
:(
yesterday, i just connected the dots. i can be a retard that way.
well it was certainly a fun week, and you looked marvelous!
:)
I love how the internet can shrink the world so extremely. such a fun week, and I lost so many hours of sleep due to the berlin club hours!! I really hope I have the opportunity to return in January for next fashion week.
xo
z
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