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“IDK IDGAF”: Editorial for Auxiliary Magazine

September 1, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

August/September 2010

No, Dr. Hines: I have not forgotten how to utilize a semicolon; on the contrary,
the omission is a result of
Auxiliary Magazine‘s ‘style guide.’

Otherwise,
† PLEASE  CLICK  IMAGE  TO ENLARGE  †


Clint Catalyst, Auxiliary Mag, published writing

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August/September Issue of Auxiliary Magazine

August 5, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 3 Comments 

Auxiliary = alternative, supplementary, to provide what is missing, to give support

Auxiliary Magazine,Clint Catalyst

from the site page:

“The August/September issue is the eleventh issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle.  This issue is packed with interviews, including Android Lust, Nina Flowers of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Michael Swaim of Cracked.com, and Andy Deane of Bella Morte.  The issue also contains a military inspired fashion editorial, a beauty editorial that will teach you to get smart, a style editorial guide to wearing harnesses, a mod inspired style feature, and editorials from two notable writers, Clint Catalyst* and Grumpy Owl.  It also features DJ picks from Volvox, a beauty feature on how to achieve the look of a 2026 starlet, and fashion by Steam Trunk, Cyberoptix TieLab, Dace, S&G, Skingraft, Fluevog, Audra Jean, Garbage Dress, EC Star, Steady, and much much more.”

and—although credited in the issue, just as my own little Damn Straight, I Love My Friends—here & now:
*featuring the photography of Dirk Mai, wardrobe by Mother of London & Stacey Hummell make-up artistry.

To download a free .pdf, or for ordering information on a print copy, either click the image above or GO HERE.

✷ Special thanks to editor Jennifer Link! ✷

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“I Make Very Expensive Clothes That Are Very Uncomfortable To Wear.”

May 22, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 10 Comments 

Mildred Von Hildegard’s Twitter bio might seem terse to some, pretentious to others. Whereas in my case? The concise and brutally honest description made me that much more intrigued about meeting and collaborating with her this Saturday past.

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In a city illustrious for back-handed, capped-teeth “compliments” and unpredictable, unspoken disdain thinly disguised by a veritable check-list of publicists’ blanket statements, Hildegard’s choice for her 160-characters-or-less section on The ‘Twits seemed fitting with the images I’d seen of her clothing designs: anachronistic—a fetish posture collar adorned with tattered lace, roses in an array of shadowy hues and elements of Victorian mourning attire;  sensual—soft tattered edges, the type of attire that fingertips long to touch;  unapologetic—ruched leather, straps and buckles arranged without regard to which body parts “should” or “shouldn’t” be exposed. Essentially, her handiwork is the antithesis of all that is red carpet Hollywood and relentlessly bourg.

Known to her public by the moniker Mother of London, Hildegard is a seminal talent both coveted and revered by fashion cognoscenti . Consequently, she’s rabidly hunted by L.A.’s handful of fashion-forward stylists—hence her stitch-witchery gracing the cover of the latest S Magazine (on the explosive Juliette Lewis), along with editorials in Numero, AnOther magazine, Bizarre, Playboy, Marquis, et al.

Said another way? While I’m unsure how many details of aforementioned ‘Secret Project’ I’m permitted to share at this juncture in time, I can tell you this: upon arrival at the studio, I discovered a stylist had hoarded the collar Mother intended for the shoot.

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The nerve. All the same, we had an excellent afternoon. Not only does The Mother corrupt traditional perceptions of fetishwear and period costume, she’s also adorable, donning death metal t-shirts and boundless charisma while doing so.

Yes, my choice of verbiage was deliberate (just as one can be over-dressed in attitude), and yes, I hope to be swathed in her sublime regalia again in the not-too-distant future. Of more immediate import, however—particularly for those quite a distance from her L.A. showroom—I have advantageous news:

Between October 2008 & now (‘now’ being this 22nd of May, Two Thousand and Ten), this textile fascinatrix has posted a mere six items in her etsy shop.

Two of the six are fresh on the market, & while they’re categorized as menswear, I’d classify them as UNISEXY…

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an asymmetrical leather collar

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:: detailed view (of both the handiwork & model Dylan Monroe) ::

&

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detachable sleeves, made of 100% vegan faux ostrich texturized leatherette

Grab your credit cards while you can, style fiends. Who knows how long it’ll be till the next opportunity presents itself…

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Fantasy And Obsession—Wonderland, A Roving Beast

February 16, 2010 by Clint Catalyst · 9 Comments 

At Royal/T Café, Store and Artspace

8910 Washington Blvd, Culver City CA

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The evening of February 4th, 2010

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was a hare-y sitch for photographer Dirk Mai, as captured by Polite In Public.

har, a hardy-har har—Umm, YEAH.  (How ’bout I spare you guys the slab of  Velveeta?  Sound like a plan?)

That’s what I thought…

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Chubby Bunny (L) and Yume Ninja (R) of Bubble Punch brought cosplay Correctness for us to look upon,

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Whereas Lenora Claire —another ‘repeat offender’ on this humble Dot Com—fully LET US HAVE IT with a mind-melding, retinal-shattering, hot hot hottt hairstyle!

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Oh! But what have we here? An adorable  Kat Lee , per chance?

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As a matter of fact, yes: yes it is, indeed… and in the haus with her band mate and business partner, the multi-talented Kaila Yu (L)!

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Our exploration of Correct Culture continues

with burlesque beauty Courtney Cruz sandwiched between an Alice duo… ♥

(while pssst! Here’s a little “JSYK,” if by chance you’re in the No instead of know):

The estimable Miss Cruz presents “tassle-twirling with a spin” at her once-a-month installment of The Devil’s Playground at Bordello bar. Described by journalist Erin Broadley as “Beyond traditional fan dancing and martini bathing,” the Devil’s Playground “integrates pop culture and niche fan favorites with the classic art of the striptease, modernizing burlesque with cleverly themed, character-driven performances like Video Game Girls, Comic Book Vixens and…Tails From the Crypt.” Known most recently for creating a disturbance in The Force for her Star Wars-themed bump-and-grind, it’s no wonder the L.A. Weekly deemed this Busty Storm Trooper’s resident troupe as Best Burlesque Club of 2009.

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Here, Cruz exercised control with chanteuse Jessicka Addams and Mia Vixen, one of The Devil’s Playground performers.

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Wait a minute.  I mentioned this was an art opening; didn’t I?

Oh-Kay.

Unfortunately, the gallery ran out of catalogs—so I can’t even credit the Kunstler responsible for the creation pictured above.  That being said, please allow me to segueway back to other deep and meaningful content, such as

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the photo booth fun I had myself…ditto, Ela Darling and The Dirkulous Maximus.

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Caught here on the other side of the camera is “Nightranger’s intrepid reporter Lina Lecaro,

whose years of  fearless ventures—from immersing herself deep in the trenches of trannies werkin’ the merkin to ravers wielding glow-sticks as if they were num chucks—have garnered her quite The Reputation.

Incidentally, Lecaro “dipped into the population” this eve not only for the sake of a newspaper word count, but also to celebrate the completion of her first full-length manuscript. (No, people: I didn’t say script. Leave those to your dental hygenist, who’ll likely have “something for you to look over” before the luxury of another kind of script gets written.  Oy.)

By manuscript, I mean book—of which her debut is titled
Los Angeles’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the City of Angels.  Its release date is May 1st, 2010

but why not go ahead and pre-order the betch?  Assuming you remembered to close out your tab at the bar last night, that is!   Such a hassle, retrieving one’s 16-digits on plastic The Day After.  Isn’t it?  [AHEM!]  I mean: So I’ve Heard.

“Besides: it’s not like I had a hang-over or anything!  It was more like…a lean-over.”   Yeah.  That was it—

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Clint Catalyst Interview In Imago Magazine, The “Fables Issue”

December 29, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

Issue Four (summer/fall 2009)

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Imago is distributed in Canada at Chapters and other fine booksellers.

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Clint Catalyst’s Guide To Los Angeles (Interview for Gay.com by Josh Rotter)

December 28, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

DISCLAIMER!

✪ Please Note: ✪

At the time in which this interview was conducted, I didn’t exactly have an unbiased point-of-view.

Friends of mine had recently been laid off—a common occurrence in businesses when things like a “merger” occur… but wounds were still fresh, so to speak.  If not theirs—well, then mine, out of camaraderie.

Rather than call attention to the negative, I hope you’ll be able to apply the aforementioned statement in any instances where it might be [AHEM!] applicable.  As in: flagrantly.

Oh, &…it’s taken numerous attempts for my embarrassingly low-tech ass to get this archived Q & A to post within WP’s established parameters.

:: claws & any other applicable appendages hereby crossed —with— massive thanks to Josh Rotter & Gay.com! ::

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“Flouncing About” — Spoken Word Text by Clint Catalyst; Narration by Pauley Perrette

December 11, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

with the aural fixations/visual manipulations of

P. Emerson Williams (from Veil Of Thorns)

the artwork of—and special appearance by— Joshua Petker

as well as portrayals by Dirk Mai and Julia Romanenko.

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Because ‘Participant’ Is Not An Award, And Life Is Not The Special Olympics

December 1, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 3 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?

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Clint in the ‘Celebrity Lifestyle’ Issue of Wedding Dresses Magazine

September 9, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

Fall, 2008

True, true: Not a publication in which I imagined I’d ever appear—

Which made seeing it on shelves at the grocery store that much more surreal and exciting!

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One Month. An Amtrak Train. First Class Cabins, and A Slew of Renegades…

August 12, 2009 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment 

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