GOTH ALICE IN WONDERLAND COSTUMES AT BAR SINISTER HOLLYWOOD CLUB. KYNT & VYXSIN, CHESHIRE CAT MAKEUP, MAD HATTERS & WHITE RABBITS.
Though I wasn’t blown away by Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland film (see my review here) — I wasn’t dissuaded from dressing up for the Goth Alice party at Hollywood’s Bar Sinister!
Makeup: Inspired by the Queen of Hearts, I turned my lips into a heart-shape. (I covered the edges with foundation, and drew a heart on my lips with red lipstick.) I glued red eyelashes under my eyelids.
Hair: Tied to the side and decorated with glittery flower clips from a fabric store.
Grey shawl: from my beloved 99 cent store. I usually wear it in my hair.
Dress: People’s Market
Silver ankle boots: Nabbed them for $2.99 in a Fairfax vintage store!
Our friends Kynt and Vyxsin (top photos) hosted the party; they’re two of the nicest Goths you’ll ever meet! Vyxsin and Yukiro both dressed as Cheshire Cats, complete with fuzzy tails. (Yukiro did a different interpretation of the costume in my Theme Restaurants book — have you gotten a copy?)
What fun it was to party with the White Queen, Red Queen, Mad Hatter and other Lewis Carroll eccentrics.
I love it when nightcrawlers put effort into their costumes. Goths, steampunkers, fetishists, drag queens — a better-dressed turnout than usual.
Bar Sinister is one of our favorite venues in LA. The two-floor club resembles Dracula’s manor with gargoyles, red sofas, gilded mirrors and a fog-emitting fountain lit by candles. Not to mention the punishment corners, and the absinthe bar…
As you can see, we had quite a silly night! (Photos by Greg of Tune in Tokyo.)
Have you seen the Goth duo on The Amazing Race? You can add them on Twitter to keep up with their latest modelling gigs and appearances. (And add me too!)
J-ROCK AND VISUAL KEI NEWS from my dear Adventure Teamster K! (Photo from Wikicommons.)
† All of X Japan is relocating to and performing a live concert in LA presumably sometime in or just before August before their performance at Lollapalooza.
† Miyavi has officially posted his North American tour dates and the tour is set in stone. Dates can be seen here.
† FACT has signed on to HASSLE RECORDS and is going a short UK tour as support for Breathe Carolina.
† Harmonix has approached Jrock Revolution for information on what Japanese bands we would like to see songs made for on the new “Rock Band Network”. Voters may vote for up to ten bands, the same band ten times, etc. Voting opens on Wednesday, March 24th. More information can be found on the Jrock Revolution site.
Did we leave out any recent J-rock news? If so, share it with us in the comments!
Song of the Day #332: Sadie – Payment of Vomiter (Great Visual Kei band, and what a song title.)
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That cat-costume is cool :D
That cat-costume is cool :D
I saw ALICE 3-D and I wasn’t blown away either. I did like the visuals and the costumes, though.
I thought the 3D didn’t add anything to the film… :
it looks like it was tons of fun!!!
Yukiro is so hot in this pic
Hehe awesome I’m going to the MYV concert in Atlanta xD
I really liked the AIW Tim Burton style… it gave a morbid vibe that I usually like. But anyway, awesome costumes! ;D
Hehe awesome I’m going to the MYV concert in Atlanta xD
I really liked the AIW Tim Burton style… it gave a morbid vibe that I usually like. But anyway, awesome costumes! ;D
It was fun seeing all the colorful DIY outfits!
=D Jrock rock band awesome!
I saw ALICE 3-D and I wasn't blown away either. I did like the visuals and the costumes, though.
I’ll be going to see Myv in either Chicago or NYC (or both ;)!
Exciting!! You’ll have to tell me all about it.
Love the outfits! Yours and Yukiro’s mekeup was a bit more creative than the makeup in the Tim Burton film, in my opinion. God, I can’t wait for the myv concert in NYC! And about |J-rock news… I’m pretty sure you’ve covered everything…oh, and Tokyo Reberl is hosting a harajuku photo contest, if that counts… http://blog.tokyorebel.com/2010/03/announcing-our-fashion-photo-contest.html
Oooh thanks for adding that! I love Tokyo Rebel!
it looks like it was tons of fun!!!
Yukiro is so hot in this pic
absinthe and Alice characters is a good combination!! we love Bar sinister^¨^
Start your engines! Time for absinthe!
Hehe awesome I'm going to the MYV concert in Atlanta xD
I really liked the AIW Tim Burton style… it gave a morbid vibe that I usually like. But anyway, awesome costumes! ;D
Hehe awesome I'm going to the MYV concert in Atlanta xD
I really liked the AIW Tim Burton style… it gave a morbid vibe that I usually like. But anyway, awesome costumes! ;D
It was fun seeing all the colorful DIY outfits!
I thought the 3D didn't add anything to the film… :
A fantastic night!!
=D Jrock rock band awesome!
IM GONNA SEE MIYAVI IN ATLANTA :D
yes~
I’m really excited for this.
Texas<3
I'll be going to see Myv in either Chicago or NYC (or both ;)!
But… Gackt needs to come to America because i love him T_T
You look flawless as usual. I fail at keeping up with the LA goth scene. But will I get to see you at the san jose lolita event. *0* I remember you featured the Angelic Pretty a couple years ago.
http://www.cosplayoneesan.org/
Ah, I have no plans to be there right now… but I’ll keep you posted!
Love the outfits! Yours and Yukiro's mekeup was a bit more creative than the makeup in the Tim Burton film, in my opinion. God, I can't wait for the myv concert in NYC! And about |J-rock news… I'm pretty sure you've covered everything…oh, and Tokyo Reberl is hosting a harajuku photo contest, if that counts… http://blog.tokyorebel.com/2010/03/announcing-o…
absinthe and Alice characters is a good combination!! we love Bar sinister^¨^
A fantastic night!!
Start your engines! Time for absinthe!
Oooh thanks for adding that! I love Tokyo Rebel!
Exciting!! You'll have to tell me all about it.
IM GONNA SEE MIYAVI IN ATLANTA :D
yes~
I'm really excited for this.
Texas<3
But… Gackt needs to come to America because i love him T_T
You look flawless as usual. I fail at keeping up with the LA goth scene. But will I get to see you at the san jose lolita event. *0* I remember you featured the Angelic Pretty a couple years ago.
http://www.cosplayoneesan.org/
Ah, I have no plans to be there right now… but I'll keep you posted!
Oh yay Miyavi finally posted the dates! I’m so going to the Anaheim one. Are you going to any?
Not that I know of… my travel schedule is too crazy for me to plan ahead, sadly…
However, quite a few other people said they’re going in the comments of this post – http://lacarmina.com/2010/03/goth-alice-in-wonderland-costumes-at-bar-sinister-hollywood-club-kynt-vyxsin-cheshire-cat-makeup-mad-hatters-white-rabbits/#comments
You’ll have to let me know how it is!!
Oh yay Miyavi finally posted the dates! I'm so going to the Anaheim one. Are you going to any?
Not that I know of… my travel schedule is too crazy for me to plan ahead, sadly…
However, quite a few other people said they're going in the comments of this post – http://lacarmina.com/2010/03/goth-alic…
You'll have to let me know how it is!!