So. Damn. Deadly. Cute…
April 15, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 11 Comments
I’m vergin’ on a
HAUTE
HAUTE
HAUTE ATTACK!
With special thanks to Nixon Sixx for casting such an adorable spokesmodel
in this, THE SEVENTH PRIZE RIBBON among
the JARED GOLD/CLINT CATALYST CO-BRANDED MERCHANDISE—
a ‘site exclusive’ for the illustrious
†
Matter of fact, the HMacabre skeleton crew has assembled an on-line boutique
for the erudite enthusiast of shadowed fineries who’s privy to the fact that
one need not spend a million bucks to look like it.
However!
Before my A.D.D.-addled ass has a chance to bifurcate off into scatter-shot territory,
I need to provide the following info —of—
:: where to click :: (HERE!) :: & claim :: First Place as a Hauttie! ::
†
O.K., then Next:
Look upon a few shop highlights for the darkly inclined, such as
the obscenely affordable black smoke leggings,
†
as well as
another collaborative effort with
the gents and ¢ommon ¢ent$ in mind…
(Go ahead & fling the slab of Velveeta at me over that one—I’ll cop the rationale of Twi-hards in my defense: “I don’t know how it happened! I must’ve been roofied or something, ’cause my taste level—I mean, my defenses—were down. Really: I’m really much cooler than that!” )
Mmmm-hrmmm. Right.
All the same, THIS FINE ITEM
is most right-on, indeed!
†
The offspring of joined forces: Haute Macabre with Cyberoptix
(a company worthy its own blog post, truth be told…)
:: rad ties & cravats ::
paired with retinal candy such as the following
drool-worthy [OOPS] impeccable display of DNA at its finest?
†
—ahem!—
Well, since I’m “already here,” so to speak,
I figured I might as well share…
Since, you know: there’s a more-than-decent chance I’ll be ogling their URL
frequently
More.Hot.Rivet-Heads.&.Goth.Guys,Plz!
Hrmm. Did you guys hear something?
†
But of course!
Furtive whispers from Thee Cult Ov Thee Fashion-Forward
state the obvious
(That is—for any devotee of Haute Macabre or mine owne Dot Com):
BAM! Be it
xx or xy,
THIS. IS. UNISEXY.
†
The Gen Art Alumni Fashion Fete
April 2, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 6 Comments
in Los Angeles : March 16, 2010
Gen Art, a national organization dedicated to promoting and supporting excellence among emerging talent, joined forces with 17 of the non-profit’s “Fresh Faces In Fashion” alumni for an event not only celebrating the Los Angeles fashion community as a whole, but also specifically acknowledging the contributions of the designers who have been featured through the Gen Art design platform.
Each of the designers was accompanied by a model to showcase a signature look from their forthcoming collections.
I, on the other treacherously manicured claw, attended
With My Comrade, The Multi-Talented Zoetica Ebb
Gun-Metal Gray, Glistening Shades Of Oil & Shadow
March 7, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 7 Comments
Thanks to a number of friends aware of my affinity-bordering-on-obsession with actress and mega-model Kristen McMenamy, my in-box has been bombarded with .jpegs and .tiffs offering peeks into her latest performance: that of the ‘centerpiece’ for Viktor & Rolf‘s AW 2010/11 collection during Paris Women’s Fashion Week.
March 6, 2010 at Espace Ephemere Tuileries
:: The “Glamour Factory” as presented by Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren ::
one conveyor belt, two brilliant designers
ten layers of garments, their Ready-To-Wear collection
stripped off the show’s “leading lady,” piece by piece
oftentimes turning them inside out—before
dressing one of the walking-sticks models awaiting.
& then? the inverse:
each wearing black leather caps, sunglasses, their hair pulled back
top models, yes: but in this context,
all just “part of the machinery.”
Replicas.
:: & note :: the dress :: becomes a behemoth Elizabethan collar ::
Brilliant.
Retail Pervery!
February 10, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 9 Comments
(…and it’s long overdue)
THE SIXTH PRIZE RIBBON among
the JARED GOLD/CLINT CATALYST CO-BRANDED MERCHANDISE—
as modeled by the Most Correct Miss Lenora Claire , an L.A.-based art curator, freelance writer, television/nightlife personality and phenomenonicon.
Item Description:
Congratulations! You are really did it this time! You’re twisted, deviant, salacious, and—of course, lovable. What better way to announce it to the world than this “Perv” Prize Pin?
:: CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS NOW! ::
“Oh RATS! I Forgot My Purse…”
January 31, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 13 Comments
The expression takes on an entirely new meaning with Reid Pepard’s RP/ENCORE line of accessories…
Ah, but wait! Before you hit PETA on speed-dial, her website does provide the following disclaimer:
“Every effort has been made to see that the creatures used in RP/ENCORE are victims of road kill, pest control, or natural death.”
Controversy set aside for other ‘Great Debates,’ I’ll give her this: the prize ribbons from my collaboration with Jared Gold make a tame statement when juxtaposed with Pepard’s Swarovski-encrusted medallion:
a more detailed view…
While I’ll be the first to admit it’s a challenge to find killer* clothing and accessories designed for the gents, Peppard seems to earmark her creations evenly between the xy and the xx. Here’s a bowtie certain to incite a response at—oh, just about any formal event:
*(double entendre un/intentional? a tricky thing, this ‘subconscious’ we possess)
Based in London, Peppard keeps a personal blog, in which she chronicles her works-in-progress, road kill later to be fashioned into found art objects, et cetera. A detail you might find interesting? She’s vegetarian. About her company, she states:
“RP/ENCORE challenges our attitudes towards fur, leather and waste. In a world where leather is worn without question by most, and replaced by un-biodegradable plastics by the rest, it is ironic that the image of an animal preserved using taxidermy is still enough to cause widespread outrage and fist-banging. It is for this reason I taxidermy the prolific, consequential vermin result of London’s excess. A member of the UK’s Guild of Taxidermists, I use both traditional and alternative methods of taxidermy to preserve and embellish creatures that are widely thought disgusting and unnecessary. When they become sculptural headpieces, necklaces and cuff-links, the specimens cease to be waste and become objects to behold. RP/ENCORE makes use of the city’s leftovers.”
Two Bombshells With Cobalt-Colored Hair
January 24, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 8 Comments
First, I’m stoked to have social media superhero Miss Destructo
as the next ‘Consumer As Spokesmodel’ (despite how admittedly goober the title may be…) :: Keep sending in those glamour shots of you rockin’ product, kids… Whether it’s a book bag or a prize ribbon, I’d love to plaster your face up here for all the w.w.w. to see!
And next, a familiar face on this blog, as of late—
Zoetica Ebb, filling the role of “Check-Me-Out-Bitches; I’m In An Ad!”
Ahhh, YES:
I really love this “bounce-out.” (Is that what they’re called?) Whatever the nomenclature,
Massive thanks to graphics whiz Joanna Carr!
Till Later—
x o x o x
Envy: A New Fashion Magazine from The Creators of The Fashionably Independent
January 20, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 9 Comments
The Widget? Pentegram, fully throwin’ down…
(That’d be five stars, in case my strand of Polari doesn’t translate well.)
Fully backin’ the ability to customize the size and lay-out options, as well as the international content contained therein.
To be honest, I’d rate the content in the current “issue” as a 4.5—meaning, of course, I know full well The Indie Fashion crew is capable of upping the ante beyond the established paradigm.
My request? Sprinkle in some content from Japanese men’s Vogue—as I’ve yet to see a single copy at any news stand (and I live in L.A., for F’s sake)… but the scant amount I’ve been fortunate to locate on-line?
Sleek as an Atsuko Kudo latex pencil skirt freshly polished. Sophisticated. Deliciously androgynous.
Of course, there’s also the occasional editorial in Imago ‘zine (Canada), Gazelleland (New York), Coilhouse (Los Angeles) and the slew of $40-and-over periodicals rife with opulence, editorial genius and consummate consumer lust that creep their way over from Europe…
Because these?
Of course, this is merely my opinion: but it’s when these truly independent flashes of serendipity—synonymous far too often with short print runs before the recently-launched creations belly-up…
It’s when these disparate elements get stirred into an already stellar sampling of aspirational imagery
that my mind melds &
corneas are left burning with a brilliance that feels so
alive alive
alive…
Here’s to
Cheers from
The Future—
(& With Great Anticipation)
Cx
Retail Bliss (Oh No, But I *Insist*…)
December 26, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 3 Comments
And here it is, December 26th. The Day After.
First and foremost, Congratulations! If you’re reading this, chances are you survived. However, for those of you whom “survival” just ain’t cuttin’ it, and you’re feeling less-than-satisfied with this year’s swag? While wild women descend upon shopping malls in the ultimate Quest To Find A Good Bargain, Damnit, please allow me to provide suggestions by a more civilized approach: The “F it—this one’s for me, and I’m packin’ plastic.” In the comfort of your own home, even!
That being said,
* From the Impeccably Curated A+R Store, LOOK UPON:
TOY ME’S
SILVER SCISSOR CUFF
It’s rare I wear dangly-spangly things on my wrist, but I would rock the shit outta this cuff…
:: GO AHEAD—INDULGE! :: WITH A SNIP, :: CLIP :: & CLICKITY-CLICK ::
* From the Cosmonomad Herself, ACQUIRE A PRINT by the multi-talented Zoetica Ebb.
Available now: “Inkdrops 007: The Endless Commission”
another option on —sumptuous velvet photo rag paper—
is
entitled “Cumulous Confection,” and
:: AVAILABLE FROM THE BIOREQUIEM SHOP :: (CLICK HERE!) ::
*Because sometimes the faux is infinitely more fascinating than what you already know:
by Shawna Kenney and photographer James Knoblauch (whose site seems to be down at the moment) chronicles Hollywood Blvd.’s “infamous nobodies” impersonating Somebodies or -things
:: FOR THE ‘REAL DEAL’ VIA AMAZON, :: CLICK HERE ::
or, support indie booksellers
and
:: CLICK HERE :: FOR SKYLIGHT BOOKS ::
Whew! There are several other goodies I intended to share for your retail/retinal pleasure, but truth is: I’m technologically-challenged, and this whole “HTML” thing? Takes me muuuuch longer than one would think. (Seriously? It’s pretty sad, guys.) I’ll have to post more suggestions later… As for now?
The Consumer As ‘Spokesmodel’…(& I’m Lovin’ It!)
December 23, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 4 Comments
There’s a section on my beast of a MySpazz page where, for quite some time now, I’ve been posting a “Reader of the Week”: images of folks being as somber or silly as they want, so long as they follow two rudimentary guidelines: 1) keep it PG-13, regardless if the subject matter veers toward “X Rated-Adjacent” territory and 2) incorporate one of my published works (Cottonmouth Kisses and/or Pills, Thrills, Chills and Heartache), ancient relics/self-published chapbooks, an anthology in which a story of mine appears…or, in one instance, photographs of me that were published in…
:: Well, You.Get.It ::
Of the seventy-something thus far, I’ve featured a spectrum that spans from bondage bunnies to strategically-placed texts “about a comma short of indecent exposure”; from high drama in high heels to low-and-deliberately-difficult-to-find positioning of the aforementioned. (A Veritable “Where’s Waldo: Catalyzed,”
if you will…)
When the collection hits the 101 mark,
I plan on posting my favorites from the batch as an archive of Greatest Hits.
Until that time, however? I’m really digging on the pictures submitted of peeps sporting their
Jared Gold/Clint Catalyst PRIZE RIBBONS !
The shot above is from the gorgeous
a photographer based here in L.A., though I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting her yet…
However, up next? Someone with whom I have shared hijinx—as well as the bathroom at Fred 62 *(winkage)*—is my favorite Russian Cosmonomad/”Techno Renaissance Internet Goddess Extraordinaire” [Lou O'Bedlam]:
Werkin’ the re-vamped CC Tarot Card Destroyer Tee in CORRECTNESS at the brink of overdose…
:: for more hot shots of Zo, sans specs? :: click to reveal what’s tucked away “beneath the click!” ::
Found While Cruisin’ & Perusin’ Ye Olde World Wide Web
December 20, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 8 Comments
&
Of Course,
THESE:
:: alabastrine :: wraiths ::
Zoetica Ebb Is A Hedonist. :: (…Isn’t Everyone?) ::
December 12, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 4 Comments
MAXIMIZE YOUR RETAIL BLISS, WITH THIS:
THE FIFTH PRIZE RIBBON among
the JARED GOLD/CLINT CATALYST CO-BRANDED MERCHANDISE…
hedonist! |ˈhidnəst| |ˈhidənəst| noun
a derivative of: hedonism |ˈhēdnˌizəm|
the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
† the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good †
Leave the scarlet letter for Miss Hester Prynne. THIS is a title to profess…
:: CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS NOW! ::
as modeled by
Artist/Writer/Photographer/Style Technician/Russian Cosmonomad and
Coilhouse magazine & blog Co-Founder,
Who—among her many other accolades—ranked #3 on
G4′s “Hottest Women Of The Web”(!)
More “Images Conducive Of Pleasure” Are Tucked
Beneath the Jump
Christian Louboutin XY Counterpart for The XX Set (A Shoegasm a lá XXX)
December 11, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 4 Comments
Ladies,
please allow me to introduce
you to/two…
:: Now ::
After such great expense,
feel free to proceed
with the best of your worst behavior
Because ‘Participant’ Is Not An Award, And Life Is Not The Special Olympics
December 1, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 4 Comments
Truth of the matter is:
We don’t all get a hug for our efforts.
What we do ‘get,’ however, is Freedom Of Choice…
(though make no mistake: to not choose is—in itself—a decision).
A choice you’re hereby offered the opportunity?
Who gets an award (yourself, perhaps?), and
For what?
BEHOLD: THE LATEST OFFERING from
THE JARED GOLD/CLINT CATALYST COLLABORATION…
P R I Z E R I B B O N S !
photo by Dirk Mai
as modeled by a Most Epic Individual herself:
Miss Pauley Perrette
But for those of you whom the terminally cute
is a constant reminder that human beings do, indeed, have a “Gag Reflex”?
Go ahead and OWN THAT BITTER BILE
DOWN TO THE BONE!
Pictured above, at Hollywood’s latest haunt of legendary proportions, Mr. Black:
flaunts his Hater status
in black-on-black-on-black…
:: CLICK HERE FOR YOUR OWN ‘BARK OF SNARK’ ::
Highly Covetable & Mysterious Merchandise
November 12, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 2 Comments
…& yes, I’m pissed the gents were left out!
A Message From The Designer:
“The glorious merchandise born of the dark union between fashion designer Jared Gold and visual artist Joshua Petker has just been posted for sale online. These haunting garments are VERY limited so…”
Personal faves?
(So killer, these tempt gender re-assignment!):
Petker-printed leggings,
an
ethereal drape top,
&
spats that slaughter
:: Metallic Leather Appliques for Days! ::
LOVE LOVE LOVE
THEM.
Petker’s Paintings In Stiletto Pumps (or: The Catwalk-Stalking & Crowd-Gawking)
November 7, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment
What? Like, You Thought I’d Forgotten Or Something?
No such luck.
I’m just a tease.
Wait–SCRATCH! I’ve just been holding back to make this post “stand out from the pack.”
Yeah, that’s it…
Actually, since “L.A. Fashion Week” happened in various mutations this fall–What do we have now…three per season? Can’t. Keep. Up.–I thought it might be nice to take a look back at runway shots from the
event
on 07/30/09.
Except this time? I’ll do so with
Less gab; more GORGEOUNESS.
(How about that, then?)
From Miss Kitching, I intuit
a resounding “Yes, please!”
So…that being said, here’s
actor Daniel Franzese as he awaited patiently…
Burlesque bombshell Ava Garter, who
who set the stage for the show to kick off
(with a lethal stiletto, bless her heart!)
While
In the interim, “90210″ hottie Annalynne
had a show of her own goin’ on,
essentially
*Cue Smiley-Face Emoticon*
as she waited front-row for her sister
The latest of ‘The McC Girls’ to stake her claim
as a media darling: Angel McCord ,
who conquered the catwalk like a pro…
O.K., some of you might recall my adulation over
Joshua Petker’s painting “Hunting for Witches” a while back?
(Be it yay or nay, here’s a reference for your ‘Quick & Easy’…)
Well, spot-check the detail of how it translated to fabric:
Mr. Gold’s stitch-witchery paired with Petker’s inimitable technique,
then ‘suited & booted’ by McCord’s searing Buffalo Stance?
Stellar. Zenith.
S U B L I M E!
:: Smoocheroonies to you, Angel! ♥ ::
And on the tip of ‘sublime,’
it’d be criminal of me to not include
one of the most adept catwalk-stalkers in Los Angeles,
(impeccably-manicured) hands’ down!
I’m talkin’ about
Amanda Fields of “Project Runway” infamy
Of course, a Jared Gold show wouldn’t be complete
without the presence of
