Strange Pixels

“I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.”

Marlene Dietrich

“Fashion is all about eventually becoming naked”

Anon.

“It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion

that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.”

Coco Channel

“Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.”

Francis Bacon

“Fashion is as profound and critical a part of the social life of man as sex, and is made

up of the same ambivalent mixture of irresistible urges and inevitable taboos.”

Rene Konig

“Look, I’m not an intellectual. I just take pictures.”

Helmut Newton

Details below ~

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tag the hood

ok

not here

here

go

no pressure

happy?

kinda sorta

Details in the alley.

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Horses can be treacherous creatures.

It’s best to keep a close eye on them.

Or they will trample you.

Like aristocrats.

Details in the stables.

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“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion…”

Roy Batty ~ Blade Runner

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I’ve seen them too.

I was there when the crippled battle wagons limped back to Earth.

One of them carried Perriwinkle.

She was a fleet navigator, and she came back in pieces.

I put her back together again, as best I could.

But I lost track of her after that. Until recently.

She had found work dancing at ReaktOr and wanted to see me.

She knew she would never navigate the stars again,

but she still had a contribution to make.

We had signed up together in the early days at Tyrell Corp.

I went into Medical, she took Astrogation.

It was sweet to watch her dance again, as she used to in our off-duty hours.

Damn this war.

Details below.

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Every Sunday after mass, I go to visit my beloved parents.

Today however…

Mademoiselle? You would call me out on a paltry gambling debt?

Alors mademoiselle, We both are wounded and your sword is broken. Honour is satisfied.

I shall consider my debt discharged.

Bonjour papa, bonjour maman.

I bring you greetings from my sister. Alas, she is ill with the flux. She may not live.

I shall pray for her, and for you.

Au ‘voir

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When men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go,

And you’ve just had some kind of mushroom, and your mind is moving low?

Go ask Recidivist… I think he’ll know…

When logic & proportion have fallen sloppy dead,

The White Knight is talking backwards, and the Red Queen’s “Off with his head!”

Remember… what the Dormouse said…

~The dueling Reverends are attired in: ~

Skins ~ (One-off customs) ~ Nomine
Hair ~ Hello Goodbye (Black w/White Tips & White w/Black Tips) ~ Gritty Kitty
Eyes ~ Lusiphur Limited Edition (’07) ~ Nomine
Lip Piercings ~ Bone Collector Piercing ~ Nomine
Necklace - Shiva Pendant (Normal & “Mad Edit” Custom) ~ Handmaidens
Right Gauntlet ~ [Rival Skoolz] Angelfist Limited Edition ~ GearShift
Left Gauntlet ~ [Rival Skoolz] Angelfist Limited Edition ~ GearShift
Gloves ~ [Rival Skoolz] Angelfist Limited Edition ~ GearShift
Belt ~ COLOR BELT (C-Black, White) ~ BUKKA
Pants ~ Latex Pants (Black), Custom (White)  ~ SN@TCH
Boots ~ 3-Way Engineer Boots (Black, Beige) ~ J’s

Mirror Pose Entity Thing ~ Looking Glass ~ Sugar Mill

Photos courtesy of Munchflower Zaius’ pic fu.
“White Rabbit” lyrics courtesy of Grace Slick & Jefferson Airplane.
Concept courtesy of vicodin.  Mmm, vicodin.

I’d just like to dedicate this shoot to Donovan Brennen, Ivey Deschanel, and Mourna Biziou, all of whom went the extra yard- hell, the extra mile- to make it possible.  You guys are great, and I truly appreciate you, old friends and new alike.

I also must dedicate this to my loving, ridiculously tolerant, and retardedly indulgent partner, Munchflower Zaius, who went so far afield on this that to classify it as “above & beyond” would trivialize it.  She’s still my bitch, though.

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Bare Rose.

A Second Life name to conjure with. One of my earliest Second Life memories is of painstakingly floating my av up and down and along the giant wall of outfits at Bare Rose Tokyo almost three years ago because I did not  know how to cam around yet.  I also remember going away happy and being utterly thrilled and pleased with myself for overcoming one of Second Life’s first rites of passage, learning to dress one’s self.

This post is in response to Winter Jefferson’s wonderful Bare Rose appeciation challenge.

I decided to use an item that is relatively simple compared to many of the extravagent and gorgeous costumes available.  Recently I found I needed to  put together a “curator” outfit because I was going to be meeting inworld at my gallery (studio/schauplatz v.2.0) with an RL artist from Germany who I wanted to exhibit.  I had recently noted a Bare Rose jacket (Belezza-black) on the fashion feeds that I particulary liked, and decided to build the look around that jacket, which also came with a lovely portrait collar shirt with turned back cuffs.  To say I was pleased with the result would be an understatement. It was my favourite outfit for many days after.

Back view, shown with my portrait of  Mourna Biziou, 2007.

Front view, shown with my portrait of Perriwinkle Waves, 2007.

Full length view, shown with my portrait of Casval Epoch, 2006.

Detaila sub rosa.

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