Juxtaposition #6

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The Bridesmaid
1851
John Everett Millais



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The Now Smash Of Style for Vogue Italia, via Haute Macabre
May 2009
Craig McDean

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Style Bubble has some snapshots of luxe skull- and carapace-inspired jewelry by Dominic Jones. You've just got to love a crocodile skull vambrace! See more snaps at Style Bubble. Via Haute Macabre - you musn't miss their other recent post on Dominic Jones' work for Vice Magazine. Here's a teaser:
Richard Avedon, The New Yorker, 1995 Via Haute Macabre, an unbelievable fashion editorial created by Richard Avedon for the New Yorker. I have no words. Richard Avedon, The New Yorker, 1995 See the complete editorial at Haute Macabre.
"Companion Parrot": An incredible, though slightly macabre, necklace of bird entrails and skull by Tithi Kutchamuch. When not being worn, the necklace rests in the minimalist golden body, and it's a sculpture. Via Haute Macabre
Is it a small torpedo? A thermos? A shiny handbag? Who cares, it's adorable! Metal purse by Frank Strunk, who has also created some really uncomfortable-looking "industrial chic" outfits and men's ties. Uh, I'll just take the purse, thanks. Via Haute Macabre via Coilhouse.

It's difficult to tell which of these is more haunting and bizarre, but the resemblance is profound.

By Joe Leasure (not verified) on 15 May 2009 #permalink

I do love Coilhouse! I try to not steal all their posts - and Haute Macabre's too. Sometimes I think I should just put BioE on an autofeed from Haute Macabre and Coilhouse for a few days and no one would notice I was gone. . .

I think we would notice J! One of the _many_ things I've enjoyed about your blog is cross posting and your old blog roll before you moved to scienceblogs. I think I found HC and CH via you. I like finding new cool blogs to track on Google Reader. Pink Tentacle is another favourite. It makes me feel very finger on the pulse, since I often end up reading about some things before they even appear in mainstream media or become an actual trend.