Paying Tribute to Pierre Cardin
There will certainly never be another designer/personality/visionary, quite like Pierre Cardin.
WW84 Couture
Anticipating the usual PVC, latex, and the classic semi-skirt, sleeveless chest-plate, and boots, cosplayers and fans of the newly released Wonder Woman 1984, might be in for a surprise when it comes to the movie’s costumes. Yes, the superhero/bad guy duds are in abundance, but one could argue that costume designer Lindy Hemming brings even …
Aguilera, Cyrus, Vergara and Lipa: Couture Choices
Sometimes all you have to do is sit back, and the latex and alternate wardrobe news come to you. The daily postings we all see come across our various news feeds as much focuses these days on Corona Virus updates as celebrity gossip. And where there are celebrities, there are bound to be observations on …
World of WearableArt “Up Close” Opens
Assessing what we learn from the pandemic, there are sure to be wholly new designs across the art world that surface. Certainly, latex fashions, cosplay, leather wardrobes, fetish gear will survive the current hiccup in our history in their way. Once again, we thank the World of WearableArt for doing their unique and very best championing this survival.
Counting Down 2021 with Violet Chachki
Really, latex loves everybody. And it’s clear that drag star Violet Chachki loves it back…as she does pretty much all alt. styles, as can be seen in her new 2021 special calendar.
Getting Into The Ring With Scarlett Bordeaux
As of this week, both Karrion Kross and Scarlett were back in their domain. For the uninitiated, both haven’t been seen on the program since the end of summer when Kross was forced off the NXT Championship due to an injury
Latex: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Really, any time is a good time for wearing, buying, ‘gifting’ latex (yes, it’s our job to say this, but we really do feel this way). With the mainstream coming to our side more and more each year, popular videos featuring every style imaginable, and not just latex, and the proliferation of designers and latex websites (and as we always say, competition just makes us all the better in the end) latex is here for all to enjoy…and give for the holidays ahead.
David Prowse: The One True Vader
Long flowing black capes, masks, latex tights and accessories, PVC and armor, all this and more are the classic fantasy villain’s wardrobe tropes. The ultimate sci-fi bad guy, certainly front and center of many a cosplay imaging, Darth Vader, was the perfect model for these wardrobe dreams. The man who played the best-known Sith Lord …
‘In The Morning’ (And in the flesh) With Jennifer Lopez
J.Lo’s most arresting couture moments. From opening the century in an iconic, open sea-green Versace gown to the naked sparkly dress she wore at the 17th Annual CFDA Awards to stepping out in a sheer Zuhair Murad Couture jumpsuit at the 7th Annual Latin Grammy’s to sporting Versace again, all silvery beaded gown with a matching headdress for last year’s Met Gala, there is no mistaking the sartorial choices this woman makes.
The World Of Wearable Art Features Gemini: The Twins…Again!
We just received an update about our latex wardrobe piece “Gemini: The Twins” on the WOW website. Victoria Crocker was kind enough to explore what went into the creation of our World Of WearableArt Competition award-winning entry in her recent article “Behind the Design: Gemini The Twins” (see here).
Megan Thee Stallion Shares Her “Body” With Us
Music, latex, naughty lyrics…just what is 2020 coming to? And how can we get more of it?! If you have yet to catch it, Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body” video (see it here) dropped last week with her new album “Good News.” It’s a fantastically dirty call to female body image and empowerment, featuring some fantastic costuming, stunning styles, lots of booty, and an array of cameos.
Megan Thee Stallion SPREADS “GOOD NEWS”
Last week Megan Thee Stallion shared some damn sexy photos across Instagram (although none of them of her in latex) alongside her announcement of the release date of her debut album. The Houston rapper follows-up her EP “Suga” with her first full-length music release today, called Good News, and indeed the haute couture she wore in …
Gothic Image Relaunch 2020
Andy has been on the scene, publishing in magazines like “Skin Two,” attending the German Fetish Ball, Barbican, and the primo fetish/alt. shopping event Le Boutique Bazaar, to name just a few places he set his camera and talents over the years.
Vijat Mohindra, Miley Cyrus and A Good Cause
Born in Ohio, and raised in Chicago, Vijat moved to L.A. at the age of eighteen and lives there presently capturing celebrities. A former assistant of David La Chapelle, Vijat has placed his work in Paper magazine, Gay Times, Attitude, and Plastik. He mines what has been called an anti-vérité style of photography.
Cosplay, Costumes, The Eternals and Megan Thee Stallion As Mileena
By now, we know that relishing the latex, PVC, or armor from any new superhero movie won’t be much happening until 2021 (we hope). But we are still seeing some cosplay-drool-worthy images coming across the net, keeping us happy and hopeful. From both movies and the gaming world this week, we received some fun images …
Guccifest Taps top stars for “Ouverture of Something that Never Ended”
Not that either Harry Styles or Billie Eilish are particularly known for their latex styling, but they are for modern music hits and couture all their own. And it seems that Gucci is recognizing both for their sartorial intelligence, more than just outfitting the singers as they have for quite some time. The designer has …
Lady Gaga Says “VOTE”…In the most fashionable way
This past Sunday, Lady Gaga was seen in Pittsburgh, out for Joe Biden, wearing a full denim-on-denim ensemble, known in fashion parlance as a “Canadian Tuxedo.”
Stardust Trailer Drops
The thing about David Bowie we must all remember is what a trend ‘pusher’ he was. Flirting with andrology as much in what he wore as in how he conducted himself, he was quite the controversial character.
A Happy Dawnamatrix Halloween
With the ultimate dress-up day a mere four days away, let’s consider, latex couture and your Halloween dressing-up.
Oh No, Noah Cyrus!
Stepping out to the store in a pair of thigh-high leather boots or a latex mini (guy or gal) might still engender a stare or two. And as Noah Cyrus learned this week, showing lots of oneself, even during a modern music award show, is just too much for some.
Bieber, Jenner, Ruensumran & The Met
When it comes to the world of lace, leather, lingerie, and certainly latex stylings, we are forever on the hunt for interesting news.
2020 Billboard Music Awards
Having been interviewed about our latex fashions in Billboard.com (see here) and enjoying all the outstanding work the venerable music publication has done over their years, we couldn’t help but tune in to the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. And while we all adjust to the ‘present normal’ of the how’s and where’s of watching music …
A Sneak Preview of World of WearableArt – Up Close | Ao KākahuToi – Kia Tata
WOW especially hopes for attendees to immerse themselves in what they see and enjoy our garments in an up-close-and-personal way, something not so easily accomplished at the huge WOW competition. To make sure of this, even in the face of Covid-19, WOW ensures that the strictest of protocols will be enacted and enforced, with plenty of room for social distancing between groups.
Rihanna Gets Savage And Sexy Again
Queen Rih wore quite a few outfits during the span of the show. From opening the evening in a black bra, thong, and yes, those fishnets to later wearing a purple lace bodysuit with thigh-high boots and a matching boa.
Megan Thee Stallion’s Non-Stop Latex Assault
Latex lovers have so much to thank our modern-day divas for. We’ve been reporting for quite a few years how Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Katy Perry have been rockin’ latex couture (sometimes wearing Dawnamatrix latex pieces) seemingly every time they step out.
2020 Halloween costumes choices
While people debate the “Are You?” “Are You Not?” question of attending socially-distanced parties, or letting their kids trick-or-treat, we found a bunch of websites (see here, and here) showcasing trending costumes, as well as we’ll throw our point hat into the ring to predict 2020 Halloween costume choices.
Cardi B is “WAP”ing The World
Super sexy latex bodysuits, fountain statues shooting water from their breasts, and a controversial Kylie Jenner cameo; Cardi B’s “WAP” video seems to be the cultural phenomena that keeps on giving. Earning accolades as the highest streaming debut of 2020, the song going gold in its first week, and giving Cardi B the distinction of …
Checking in with Latex Artist Michelle Mildenhall
Contemporary latex artist Michelle Mildenhall is keeping herself busy during these strange times.
Emmy P.J. Couture, Miley Cyrus, And a Laurence Bédard Mini
We’ve all been holding out hope for latex, lace, leather, and PVC to be revealed across the haute couture in the ‘new normal’ round of award shows, Instagram influencers posts, and video performances.
Lady Gaga & Voice Vivafragrance
But the marriage of her song “Sine From Above,” and how perfectly Piccioli has dressed the diva in the past (plus Gaga’s Italian heritage that Piccioli noted in some Instagram posts recently) make for another smashing, high-cultural collaboration between the star and the designer.
NYC Fashion Week in The Time Of Corona-19
Certainly, it will take time and adjustment on everyone’s part to have the Fashion Weeks fit into our ‘new normal’ future. But so far, NYC is doing themselves (and us) proud.
Diana Rigg: Fashion Icon, Multi-award Winning Actress, Empowered Grande Dame
Arguably the lady’s most famous character, “Emma Peel,” was the very embodiment of a sexy, empowered women kicking ass (literally) during the mid-’60s of swinging England. Wearing as much dangerously sexy outfits (and there is no mistaking the fetish wardrobe, really!) as mod fashions on The Avengers, Rigg became as much a fashion icon as many a teenage boy’s (and some girl’s) fantasy.
Torture GarDen vs. COVID-19
As it has with almost every business on the planet, COVID-19 certainly cut into fetish events, latex fashion shows, and pretty much the see-and-be-seen scene. But one of the biggest producers of those kinds of events in London, the well-known house of alternative wardrobes and naughty fun, Torture Garden, returns with their “Pearl Necklace Supper Club Night.”
Hooray For The MET!
In light of COVID-19’s shutdown, nobody much imagined they’d see the usual array of latex couture, wild lace and leather creations, and all the other fantastic wardrobe usually associated with the yearly Met Ball. But this year, even without our best and brightest celebrities showing up to show off, the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art …
2020 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS FASHION: INSIDE AND OUT
o matter if we saw latex jumpsuits, leather-and-lace combinations, or lingerie worn as an accessory, we all knew this year’s VMA’s would be different than any in the show’s three-decade history. Playing across our TVs, tablets, and other streaming devices, the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards came at us all last Sunday night, socially distanced as we all knew it had to be, but still as colorful and wild as ever, inside and out.
mourning Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman, known for starring in the movies, 42, Get on Up and of course, playing King T’Challa in Black Panther, died this week at the age of 43