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Petker’s Paintings In Stiletto Pumps (or: The Catwalk-Stalking & Crowd-Gawking)

Clint Catalyst — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:31:17 +0000

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

Gold vs. Petker

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

Larva,

who brings poetry to the runway, so to speak…

a detail of Petker’s butterfly painted onto the jacket:

and then the jacket “in action…”

A basic black dress?

Yeah, right.

Working it…

and QUITE CORRECT(ly)!

Coming up next, we have another

correct young lady:

The phenomenonicon known as

Miss

Deena Marie

Check. Out. Those. Spats!

:: Whew! ::

O.K., I’m runnin’ out of steam here…

but

we mustn’t forget

the lovely

Camille Waldorf

and

model

Julia Boone

before

the final walk…

Fine’!

A standing ovation

at the

:: End Of Show ::

Congrats again, Jared and Joshua!

…And Suddenly, It’s Evening. The Gold Vs Petker Runway Show and Death-Dance Riot

Clint Catalyst — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:13:46 +0000

crept up on me like a shadow.

One moment I’m in Iowa working with my comrades Dustin and Brian of Novice Industries; the next, I’m rushing to hair and make-up with my pal Aldo o’ the Vento.

Aldo volunteered his services to help me out with door duty, which proved itself much needed the moment we went from what was intended as a brief session of “helloing”–as pictured below, kicking off the evening with the lovely Jenelle Rensch, graphic design wiz (and incidentally the mastermind responsible for my CC logo in its final incarnation), Mr. Aldo Vento Himselfness, model and co-star with me in Matthew Mishory‘s film “Delphinum: A Childhood Portrait of Derek Jarman,” which is currently winding its way about the international film festival circuit (the world premiere of which was 5 September 2009, at the Portobello Film Festival in London):

and, you know, a familiar face, I suppose… shifting from Prancy, Postured, Poised–to

Any semblance of order and ‘proper’ decorum

Tossed out the window like last week’s copy of Us Weekly when

AnnaLynne and Rachel McCord showed up, with quite a posse in tow.

Image of AnnaLynne McCord and Clint Catalyst courtesy of

“Deeply Shallow: One Man’s Adventure in L.A.,” by Albert Domasin — located at

What’s Up With Albert (on Blogspot)

Bummer we couldn’t get her 12 year old brother past security, but…well, he’s 12.

(Even compared to my own track record, that’s 4 years before I began to hustle my way into clubs– And look how I turned out!)

A cautionary tale? (Y/Y?)

As rabid “90210″ fanatics attempted to claw their way towards the living, breathing version of “Naomi” they recognized from their living rooms, I did my best to sneak the party of pretty-pretties into the inner sanctum: a seated area complete with really good ‘Goodie Bags’–sponsored by Janome sewing machines, Fiji water, Tarina Tarantino jewelry, Amtrak, Josie Cotton, and Sebastian Hair Care Products–

as well as the precise locale where soon enough, leather metallic fabric ∞ stitching nipped and tailored ∞ silkscreened paintings ∞ tricked-out hair with neon nets ∞ make-up more surreal than real world , and the spirit of unfettered creativity and unapologetic flamboyance

RULED. (And how!)

After all, why was everyone at the Social Club?

The MOST CORRECT RUNWAY DEBUT of the retina-shattering, cardiac arrest-inducing, sensory-overloading atelier extraordinaire

Jared Gold

from the Legendary House of Gold

rockin’ some ‘tude, with pop legend Josie Cotton (L) and me

(Is it obvious I’m L-O-V-I-N-G the custom jacket Jared created?)

Carelessly tossing any accusations of “obsequious” over the shoulder like the Latest!Fashion!Craze!– “Fashion is for those who have yet to understand ‘style’”– here’s what it boils down to at the carnival’s end: my first interaction with Mssr. Gold hearkens back to a bleak time in American history. We met shortly after his 2001 debut in Manhattan on September the 10th, an inauspicious moment for anyone to premiere clothing design, as it transpired mere hours before the atrocity known as 9/11.

Eight years have passed in the interim, and still: the creative outpourings of this inimitable virtuoso never cease to amaze me.

That being said, it should come as no surprise that for his collaborative effort with visual artist

Joshua Petker

(pictured here with photographer Cyn Yen)

my expectations were anything but low.

Simply put, Mr.Petker’s paintings are most God, indeed. Over the span of the last few years, I’ve admired his murky-canvased beauties from afar (and might have, well, you know …”peeked in” on a certain Cahuenga Blvd gallery show)– so when the opportunity presented itself this Christmas past, I was stoked to make his acquaintance and bear witness to a bit of the brainstorms and dark-clouded creative rumblings between these two masterminds.

Hence, please allow me to present

A preview before the Gold versus Petker mash-up, for those of who might not be acquainted with the work of this inventive gentleman:

from 2008,

two images pilfered from an interview in the art-blog equivalent of masticating a corpus callosum

FecalFace.com :

“[Petker's] work is like that girl you know will destroy you but somehow you just can’t resist.”

- Manuel Bello

(Entitled “Hunting For Witches,” this one SLAUGHTERS me…Slaughters me, Maing!)

(and above: from 2009, one of Petker’s most recent watercolors)

Fine art from a fine fellow…Petker has not only become one of my favorite contemporary artists, but he’s also just about one of the kindest dudes you could meet. (And I say ‘dude,’ as he is very much one, indeed—but I mean that in the absolute best sense of the sports-obsessed, beer-swilling sense of the word. I hope I’m communicating that effectively!?)

At any rate, speaking of ‘fine’—there was no shortage of squealing over Twilight‘s hunkasaurus

Kellan Lutz

among the crowd at the Gold versus Petker extravaganza.

Full disclosure: I’ve never seen Twilight , nor have I read any of the books. Said another way? I wasn’t aware Who He Is—but not to worry…it’s not as if frenetic whispering girls and paparazzi flashbulbs going pop! were in short supply.

Short of the long? Mr. Lutz was a complete gentleman: there was none of the “Don’t You Know Who…” routine that’s as played-out as clunky monster boots. (Seriously, kids? Just. Don’t.) Equal parts accessible any coy, Lutz maintained a genteel decorum I often refer to as From The School of ‘Leave-Them-Longing.’

A rare trait in today’s tabloid-congested society, unfortunately. With yellow journalism the norm rather than the exception, these days it’s as if the lump sum of Tinseltown’s silver lining is tinged with rust.

I mean, let’s face it: once one is inundated with images of our ‘stars’ being— well, — as flawed and human as the rest of us? There’s a natural tendency for audience members to be less willing to accept Coleridge’s “Willing Suspension of Disbelief” in terms of an implausible premise.

However, the academic vernacular? Hereby duly noted. (Apologies for the yawnage, please.&.thanks!)

Instead, a shifting of gears to that hotness known as AnnaLynne. As for The CW’s “90210,” I did, in fact, see the two-hour premiere—though can’t say I remember much about the episode other than Cory Kennedy and Mark The Cobra Snake‘s cameo appearance.

*Appearances? I’ve been staring at this blue screen far too long, I’m afraid.

Whatever the case, congrats to the duo—both of whom have graduated from their former status as ‘fixtures’ among L.A.’s nightlife to full-fledged international phenomenons quite successfully.

As for AnnaLynne, her role as Eden Lord in Nip/Tuck’s fifth season was no mere incident of (envision air quotes) scene-stealing; it nabbed the entire season. Seriously? But seriously… Upon discovery of her 2009 win as “Greatest Break-Through Talent” at the Teen Choice Awards, my opine is succinct: well-deserved.

Oh yes…and since this is a city fueled by the mythic power of Celebrity,

It would be remiss to make no mention of rock icon Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins:

pictured here with the Cute-As-They-Come Kim Bruder

More images await “beneath the cut…”

However, since both the event and amount of photos collected –cough!STOLEN cough!–is of epic proportions, I’ve decided to divvy the lot up into three parts: Before The Madness (on which your gaze is fixed at this moment), Petker’s Paintings In Stiletto Pumps (the catwalk-stalking and crowd-gawking), and Dance.Music.Sweat.Romance (the after-party).

That being stated, Please! Click Away– for More Gore Gore Gorgeousness…

Also of great import: the evening’s hosts and high-falutin’ D.J.s

Collected here–in no particular order–peel back those lashes and LOOK UPON:

Transgender Juggernaut and Glamorpuss (S)Extraordinaire Calpernia Addams

with The Gender-Bent Ongina (from RuPaul’s reality series “Drag Race”)

Christian (of Scarling.), A Most DrumSexy Samantha Maloney, and vocalist Jessicka

(Check out the duo’s latest project, The Ingenues ♥)

music (and trouble!)-maker Giddle Partridge of The Partridge Family Temple

photo credit: Amanda Brooks

Style Fiends Anna Estella and Audrey Kitching with Rio, from the indie boutique Beauty Is Pain

Have I mentioned how much I effing adore that Nick Verreos?

“Project Runway” notwithstanding, he’s a dapper gent with a keen sense of diction.

(Seriously? Home boy “gives good blog.”)

Be it Yay or Nay, here he is with Audrey and Rio (yet again!)

while

In the midst of all this madness, models were getting “gussied-up” in a public area…

(What usually would be a ‘backstage area’ for hair teasing, face-beating and getting ‘in outfit’

was actually center stage in one of the rooms.)

James St. James was in the house, as well

doin’ his thang with camera man Michael Lucid of Pretty Thingsss in tow.

&

The roll-call continues with

Shutterbugs Mike Mead and Debbi Rotkowitz

The Ever-Ebullient Performance Artist Phae-Dra with partner-in-crime/one-off designer Hesham

Michele Mills, who’s fiercer than a cholita shiv copped at 5th & Bonnie Brae,

and cracks a vitriolic sense of humor effortlessly as upwardly-mobile white girls exhale into pale pink wads of chewing gum;

then sigh in borgie bordedom. *yawn*

Here’s to aspartame explosions to jolt the freon pumping from my shriveled little heart!

Up next/Up next/Up next…

Michelle Star with performance artist/perv extraordinaire, Thistle Harlequin

Actress, Juggler and YouTube phenomenon Olga Kay with Bridget a.k.a. LilyLuLay

Spot-check Olga Kay’s ‘Totally Tubular Ways’ as well as

The LilyLuLay-day!

(I like, totally dare you and stuff… so there!)

Testament to the axiom that there are three types of people in life:

Those who make things happen; those who watch things happen, and those who ask (envision delivery a lá the archetypal ‘Mouth-Breather’ for full effect): “What happened?”

Freelance journalist and Eternal Girl-Of-The-Moment Lina Lecaro and lens-meister Josh “Curious Josh” Reissepitomize what it is to exist bulls-eye in the (dialated) pupil of SmogCity’s night-life.

Neither Lecaro nor Reiss are neophytes to How Things Burn At 1 a.m.,

And for that I am grateful: Unless one has ‘Scene El Al’; truly, what barometer can exist for What’s Next?

Adding to that riff of 20/10 among a town full of faux bespectacled visionaries?

Counter-culture Hyper-Hyphenate Amelia G, whose myriad of talents include

writing, public speaking, niche identification, internet marketing, photography and editing–

the latter two duties of which she shares with counter-culture conspirator Forrest Black of Blue Blood:

Fashion mavens Kit Scarbo (née Pistol), Rhea Cortado, Sweet P, and Alison Nieder.

The lovely Scarbo and Sweet P are designers and fellow “Project Runway” alums, while

Wordsmiths Cortado and Nieder keep a keen eye–and poised pen!–for The California Apparel News

Mad respect for all four ladies… REPRESENT!

The band Motionless In White , like kohl-colored Post-It notes…

Visual reminders that relationship between music and fashion is a symbiotic one

(The “Mary Kate” to that “Ashley,” yo! )

Kat Lee a.k.a. Kitt E. Katt and Kaila Yu of the Nylon Pink empire:

It’s a band; it’s a Stickam show—add in their jewelry line Hello Drama,

And it’s a way of life. Period.

As if your head weren’t already spinning around like a majorette’s baton at half-time,

(Or so goes the case with me and mine!)

Photo…Below

Trailing Left to Right in the following 5-Up are:

Visual Artists, Bandmates and Husband/Wife creative powerhouse Morgan Slade and Elizabeth McGrath

(whose band Miss Derringer produces aural fixations on-par with Slade’s awe-inducing photographs

and “Bloodbath McGrath”s bone-crushingly beautiful dioramas)

~whereas dead and center, we have Plastigod and his Plasticgoddess , featuring

Colleen Duffy from the band Devil Doll to complete this Pentagram of Creative Power.*

* Phrase used with a fierce wriggling of tongue-in cheek, chitlins: i.e., don’t freak; don’t freak! ;D

Visual Artists Natalia Fabia and Gary Baseman

along with

further luminaries from the Los Angeles art world

(as Velveeta-laden as the term “heavy-hitters” may be, it applies here, maing; it applies!)

Tim Biskup, his sweetness Nicki,

Gary Baseman, and another ‘double-threat’:

Marion Peck and Mark Ryden

Whereas ever the embodiment of art, she is:

Tarina Tarantino, Reigning Queen of Sparkly Bijoux

exudes boundless enthusiasm and an undiluted insight that life is meant for living :

(No need to dial whine one one for a waaaahmbulance, but still…it’s a trait I esteem, the ol’ “Lust For Life.” So be it.)

I mean, C’mon–the smileage from that head-dress alone? Slaughtering with Swarovskis and over-statement…Love Love Love It!)

And on the tip of “Over-Statement”?

For the runway show, Janine Jarman and her obscenely talented team from Hairroin Salon

paired up with a posse of make-up maestros

under the direction of Noelle Nichols

(featuring one of my ‘repeat offenders,’ the phenomenal face-beater known as Stacey Hummell ).

The outcome?

Total transformation of the models into living embodiments of Petker’s artwork.

A case of life imitating art imitating life, one could say…

Here’s a shot of Joshua with Jared’s tour manager/chanteuse Jessicka to illustrate:

and another, in which Jessicka is flanked

by fetish model Courtney Cruz (L) and D.J. Victoria (R)

Pictured below, the aforementioned Beauty-Meisters

Noelle Nichols, Janine Jarman, and make-up artist Cambria Serrano

Cuteness Amped “To-The-Nth”

with DJ Filthy Rich and the Chica-Behind-My-Multiple-”Tags,” Irene Urias

of Hairroin Salon notoriety:

model Camille Waldorf, who induced a sharp inhale of

“Un-be-lieve-a-ble!” upon cursory glance of this perfect shot:

model Julia Boone, another stunning canvas the hair/make-up/design team imbued with Petker’s esprit de (cotton candy-hued) corpse:

Corpse, however? A neon-tinged take, insofar as her impeccable war-paint and directional styling, perhaps… though

that long-limbed beauty with tresses lapped by flames, Amanda Fields is a mega-model, as far as I’m concerned.

So much so, in fact, it’s a battle to post a mere mention of her based on a two-dimensional image: beauty in stasis. Of her ability to ‘Give Face,’ there is no question—though it’s when Fields steps onto the stage that she doesn’t just shine; she crackles, shredding the catwalk with an high-octane ~(interruption!)~

[PAUSE BUTTON, HEREBY PRESSED.]

As if I haven’t already exhausted the concept of a ‘blog’ beyond my *own* breaking point, fer F’s sake!

I mean: if I’m going to endure this torture again; I need to save some of the drool-worthy content…

The following of which includes…

After the smear of a few years/several months, [Oh.How.They.Bleed]

A supernatural force identified only as ‘Larva’ has returned, in a whirling dervish of

flailing limbs and quicksilver spine-snap, magick and cultivated madness:

Akin to this year’s triumphant return of The Legend-Upon-Legends, Kristen McMenamy,

Among the cognoscenti–an admitted minority, and unapologetically at that–there is a poetry implicit in the movement of these Girls Of All Ages, a cadence of secrets told in the rustle of leather embroidered on denim, the flash of a haunting visage Petker french-kissed stroke by brush stroke onto
this, a swish of fabric Gold fashioned into the most glorious wink or nudge in the ribs such a collection never gives.

For the myopic–MidWestern or elsewhere? Have no fear. There’s always another boatload of somniferous sweatshop beige en route plastered with illusory “luxury” tags boasting Michael Kors Lite, ad nauseum.

Besides, what a drag it would be if I saw a posse of pom-pom packin’ tweenage girls at the Glendale Galleria…

Merely the opinion of one, but here’s how mine goes: a full-throated bravo to Gold versus Petker , versus Gold .

Of the win? EPIC– and congrats!

(Whereas I? I am so blearly-eyed and eager to put this verbal monstrosity out of its misery; I can barely handle it…)

Ramblings of the downright adorable little sis, Angel McCord lie in wait for future days–

Instead, savor this: a final gallery post for the time being:

Gabriel Wischmeier and special guest on the catwalk, Miss Deena Marie

from Salt Lake City!

Whew! Again, I cannot emphasize enough what a pain in the posterior this HTML hell of “Save Draft”/”Preview” back-and-forth, back-and-forth,

back-and-forth has been for me…

(Clearly, this is the 21st Century’s message that THE TIME HAS COME TO CONSIDER PROSPECTIVE INTERNS. As in: not really…but REALLY.)

*Sigh*

Whatever the case? As I mentioned earlier, the next blog I have “slotted” is of the runway show itself. To tide you over until then, however– Here’s a work of comic genius that was made by the aforementioned Walking Stick model, Miss Deena Marie (Channel name = BeanerLaRue on The ‘Tubes):

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

Clint Catalyst — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:09:32 +0000

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Clint Catalyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:36:47 +0000

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Clint Catalyst — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:23:54 +0000

Wow.

Got some, uhh, serious “chin chin”s goin’ on with some of my movements
in this one here…

But y’know what though?
gasp!

It’s not ‘all about me…’

Entitled “Dark Sparkle,” * this On-The-Fly clip is from a fundraiser held for the Los Angeles Youth Network at Hairroin, scissormeister Janine Jarman’s legendary haunt in Hollywood.
*(Event Subtitle: “Creating a Sparkle in the Lives of Our Youths”)

Burlesque beauties The Diamond Bettys put on two performances
(one for the 8-10 crowd; another for the 10-midnight)…

plus, tons of goodie baskets were doled out via raffle-drawings
interspersed throughout all the “heavy Hello-ing.”

(RAD goodie baskets, BTW– stocked with everything from swank beauty products by Sebastian
to a mix of rare with new merch by visual artist Elizabeth McGrath.)

Every penny of the proceeds went toward

www.layn.org

one of L.A.’s truly vital organizations that’s been involved with youth advocacy since 1986–
working with a comprehensive network of medical, social and legal agencies to
“End Homelessness One Youth At A Time.”

“tl;dr” Overdrive…

Clint Catalyst — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:21:59 +0000

Well, actually:

Yes, I wore the soles off my 20-e Doc’s many an eve
dancing to the 12″ mix of Ministry’s “Everyday is Halloween”
in back-alley nightclubs where I was years away from years from
being ‘of age’ to attend in the first place

(translation: the main thing that made it fun–
or at least that’s how it seems, looking back)

back in ancient history, also known as
my bereaved degenerate youth

I’ve been revisiting some of the more
dynamic moments from what could aptly be filed away in memory
as ‘The Clintagious Chronicles’ due to
the current book project on which I’ve been working

Degeneracy: A Love Letter.

// R.I.P., oh Long Lost Love…despite the toxic goulash of highlights,

lowlifes and embarrassingly awkward good times, how

exhilarating it seems your freedom was //

Whatever the case, here’s a recent update “from the set,”

featuring the inimitable beauty of actress/model Mageina Tovah

in the first of her two looks for the day:

Copious detail/commentary is provided on the clip’s YouTube page,

including info on the other peeps present who

deserve some serious ‘propers’ of their own.

(Irene Urias from Hairroin Salon, Genevieve Lamb from Dior, and

of course my co-conspirator, Amanda Brooks :

childhood f(r)iend/former ‘partner in crime’-turned-responsible mom)

Maendi and I lived by the edict that everyday presented

a new opportunity: the chance to become whomever/whatever we want

by dressing up.

To this day, I’m a tremendous advocate of the belief–

I mean, it was a mere three weeks ago, yet

I’m already missing Halloween.

With an outfit as genius as what Jared Gold concocted on my behalf,

how could I not?

and for the more detail-obsessed

FASHION DIE-HARDS OUT THERE,

here’s a considerably more comprehensive 5 minute clip in which

The Master of Delicate Decadence

shares everything from the costume’s “reveal”

to secret compartments ensconced within:

As for All Hallow’s Eve ‘proper,’ I gotta tell ya: generally speaking,

I was stoked to see so many Alice in Wonderland characters runnin’ around…

There were a slew of them both at the ‘Bitches Brew’ party, as well as a hearty smattering of Mad Hatters afterwards

when we hit the Brite Spot for some “fine” (enough) dining.

Seriously now: being a “Glad Hatter” myself–how could I not adore them? Despite accusations that I’m a ‘camera whore,’ (harumph!)

there aren’t many pictures of me from the evening. Nonetheless, I managed to snap one
of that dang adorable little Janine Jarman

& face-beater extraordinaire Noel Nichols within the first few minutes of our arrival; then cheers as other guests followed suit…

Q: Ever “spanked the monkey”? (Effing genius coincidence captured, that…)

As for me, I danced to the phenomenal tuneage spun by D.J.s Marta & Jen,

workin’ my ‘Demented Barber, Circa ’99…1899, That Is’ accessories for all they—

& the accompanying attitude in which I came “dressed”—were worth

(looks like SOMEONE needs a hug, hrmm? Just call me ‘Mr. Congeniality!’)

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

Hence the “Not My Best Look” oilslick on my gesicht

(Hand on a Merrir breast, though Mr. Gold seems unimpressed…)

Rockin’ TWO TYPES OF CLEAVE…

Thanks for the mammaries, Miss Sarah Merrie!

[Ampersand.Hearts.Semicolon]

Another shot from the evening:

Kaiden as “Epic Fail: Scene ‘LOL’,” Stevie Ryan as a pretty version of Pee Wee Herman,

and Adam Paranoia throwin’ Teen Wolf in a most serious way…

∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞

And speaking of serious,

I was seriously surprised to learn that when my pal Brandon came to town for a visit

he comped me a frickin’–well, really expensive Madonna ticket.

9th row front, 3rd center of the ‘T-shaped’ stage

for one night

vs.

more than an entire month’s rent?

Can’t say I would’ve made that one happen myself…

* Thanks again, B! *

(I love how undeniably excited he is…)

& of course, via his iPhone we’ve got

“Pics or It Didn’t Happen”

O.K… so Home Skillet put on a phenomenal show.

I won’t make any references about how “I would hope so”; moreover,

I’ll refrain from utilizing any clichéd monikers in my commentary.

(Seriously journalists: by this point, any hack who refers to Mz. M as “The Material Girl”

should be force-fed the Oxford English Dictionary One. Page. At a time.)

but let me just tell you: when she threw down some DOUBLE DUTCH…

Well, let’s just say… despite another ’80s ricochet (nod to Keith Haring notwithstanding)

I was seventeen shades of impressed. It’s no secret I’ve been trying to assemble my own double-dutch squad

capable of weaving our way through the ropes while dressed in elaborate couture for quite some time… So until ‘The Swingers’ come to fruition,

I’ll cease this gargantuan post with the note

What I’m really dying to know is:

Has anyone else heard the rumor that Alexander McQueen will be designing a limited-run for Target?

They’ve scored some outstanding talent in the past but McQueen?

Truly: it’s a shame Isabella Blow isn’t here with us to share her thoughts on the topic (not to mention her opinions in general–but that’s a given)

& on a final rash note about fash: Did anybody rack up any great merch among the H & M/Comme Des Garcons collabo?

I wasn’t able to devote the entire morning of the 13th to waiting in line

in an attempt to score at least one piece of the instant collectibles.

(Different story altogether with the Viktor & Rolf launch from…hrmm… Two years ago, wasn’t it?)

However, thanks to my dear pal Pedro, I didn’t completely miss out on the goods that were gone in…what? Something like 17 minutes?

& though you might have thought it’d never happen, this is me, waaaay all kinds of outta here!

Things You Should Know: Tonight & Otherwise

Clint Catalyst — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:44:09 +0000

Sleep-deprived, eyes feel like my corneas have been fried by my monitor,
just spent something like a nine-hour span working on what
less than 15 minutes after my marathon of fingerprints
I’m already thinking was a lame concept to develop.

But enough with the waaaahmbulantastic “tl;dr”—
lemme get this outta the way instead:

As an art fag, yeah:
I’m backin it.

Full Appreciation/Yes, Indeed

« © »

Plus The Uh, Phrase Most Anticipated
Turns Up The Heat
That Much Higher

An A.D.D.-Addled Aries Having Concentration Issues?

Never. Heard. Of It.

« © »

Here Comes The Part Where I Get To Brag About My Friends [!]

« © »

MASSIVE CONGRATS to that dang adorable Liz McGrath ♥—
who’s not only one of my favorite visual artists, but also the lead singer of Miss Derringer.
Because I adore the poopsmear outta her, I can’t help but give a big HOLLAH over their front page feature
in Spinner this week. I’m not an aol person, but allegedly this is the most downloaded site for music on-line…

Whatever the case, “Black Tears” is bitchen—& seeing a friend succeed makes me happy, indeed.

« © »

& Now

Here Comes The Part Where I Tell You What’s CHOICE Tonight

« © »

Nightcrawlers, Style Fiends, Socialites & Scene Queens:

File this one under MUST, as it’s an unexpected diversion from all those clubs you’re Sooo Over,
or an early-evening option that’s workable if you have to break your slumber early Sunday morn.

For you die-hards, however? Get In Outfit, &
consider this your Starting Point for making the proverbial ‘Rounds’:

Cocktails & Cute Art—With An Even Cuter Crowd!

Just in case you missed the memo:
Hairroin is the white-hot epicenter of WIN

The most innovative crew of Scissormeisters in town,
Who are ON the IT before it’s even begun…

Owner Janine Jarman is one of five contestants in this year’s
Oh Shit. What’s it called? NAHA? Is that right?
National Competition / Vegas This Year / Category: Avant Garde

Out of hundreds of applicants, it’s now down to the Final Five.

I SAY: HIT IT, & GO GET IT,
Double J!
x o x

It’s L.D.O.* that I’m HOOKED—

* ”Like, Duh, Obviously!”

« © »

And speaking of Hooked,
The Illustrious Double C’s

→ LOOK OF THE MONTH ←
Award

Goes To:

[ Photo credit: Josh "Curious Josh" Weiss ]

A member of R.A.I.D., upon their invasion at the brilliant Club Bootie:

The Once-A-Month,
Mashed-Up, Smashed-Up
Favorite Club Night in The City

& TRUST: I Wouldn’t Anoint Such A Title Unless I’m fully backin-it…

The rump-shakin’ extravaganza is happening again, TONIGHT
at The Echoplex

« © »

Their 3-Year Annniversary Party last month was effing fantastic.

I went with my pals Pedro Z & the Never-Ceases-To-Be-Stunning Adele Mildred:

Milliner. Clothing Designer. Visual Artist—&
Pastel Pirate for the eve.

Dear Lord, I love this girl…

« © »

Outlasted both of ‘em on the dance-floor, though.

I’m telling you, & I’m telling you now:
HOME SKILLET HAD SOME ISSUES THAT SERIOUSLY NEEDED
TO GET THE F-BOMB WORKED ON OUT.

— o u t —

With my O.G. Bitches, D.J. Adrian

& The Mysterious D at the decks,
slingin’ siiiick-ass mixes of tracks
that normally wouldn’t rub shoulders with each other…
let alone get layered-up & thrown down

Keep it Fully D.L. re: my headshrinker, but I think
burning down the floor did more good than an obscenely-priced office visit.

Maybe two of them, even.

[ & above ]

Hey—CHECK IT:
Blogster Aman of Aman-About-Town
Really Is…& I ain’t mad about it!

« © »

Though
If I Have To Tell You How or Why It’s Funny?
It Isn’t.

« © »

Also, spot-check who else I found
hauntin’ around…

Mr. DrunkRockers of the Dot Com Himself:

“What’s in a name,” though. Riiight?

What’s in a name, asks Clint Catalyst, rhetorically.

O.K.reallyNOWiMUSTsleep

Slingin mad affection your direction, &

HOPE TO SEE SOME OF MY PEEPS UP IN THERE THIS P of M!

Archived Blogature: Birthday Party, 2008

Clint Catalyst — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:08:09 +0000

Deena Marie Jared Gold Czarina Runway Event 2008

Clint Catalyst — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:12:52 +0000

Jared Gold Czarina Runway Event May 2008
Jared’s farewell show in Salt Lake City, UT
Hosted by Clint Catalyst
this footage is of me … made for me by a loved one…
see the full video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxZC4acdvOs

ADD ME:

http://www.deenamarie.biz

http://www.myspace.com/deenaevanoff

http://www.twitter.com/deenamarie

http://www.blogtv.com/people/deenamarie

facebook: Deena Marie

xoxo

Deena Marie

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Jared Gold Czarina OFFICIAL Video

Clint Catalyst — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:04:37 +0000

This is the Official video of the Salt LAke City runway event approved by Jared Gold. Starring Audrey Kitching, Stevie Ryan, Clint Catalyst, ~~Fingers Crossed~~ and Dirk Mai— featuring hair by Janine Jarmine of Hairroin Salon and makeup by Stacey Hummell. Get a look into the secret backstage world of this increduble event sponsored by Vespa and Janome.
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