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Elegant Evil Witch: 2012 Halloween costume & makeup! Long velvet gown, Gothic womens costumes.
My favorite holiday, Halloween, is creeping closer… I’m so psyched that I’ve already started dressing up! Here’s a preview of my “elegant witch” costume, which I found at Halloween Express.
I’m quite picky about costumes, but I thought this one was remarkably well-designed. The long velvet gown with leg slit reminds me of Vampira. The purple shimmery cape adds a nice effect.
Cobweb tights (from the same store) are a must.
I’m not a fan of the stereotypical “wicked witch” look: green facepaint, bent nose and boils. Instead, I did dramatic purple-black makeup.
I outlined my lips in black, and filled them with lavender. I layered on eyeshadows, and used a black eyeliner pen to draw spider-like bottom lashes.
Witches are supposed to have black cats… but this yellow bear will do. Basil Farrow matched me with a purple mini-hat from my travel filmmaker, Melissa.
My Scottish Fold casts a spell of cuteness. (You can see more of his photos on his blog and Facebook.)
PS: Hugs for my friends at Glam Nail Studio, award-winning Japanese nail salon in Vancouver, for the kawaii nail art. It’s Bio Sculpture Gel (so it doesn’t damage my nails) with acrylic paint, gems and lace on top. I went with pandas because I’m making appearances in Hong Kong.
PPS: Thanks to Galz Love Music for interviewing me about my DNR music video debut.
Do you have a Halloween costume yet? Will you buy one, or DIY? What do you think of my witch interpretation?
Thanks for reading, and be sure to check back for more All Hallow’s Eve inspiration.
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National Geographic Taboo: Bagel Heads saline forehead inflation episode! Fashion bloggers at NY Fashion Week: Emilio Cavallini.
** UPDATE ** The news media is going crazy, running stories about the supposed bagel head trend in Japan. This is NOT the full truth. Bagelheads are a specialized, temporary body modification only done on occasion, by a small group of body mod experts. See my detailed article about bagel-heads forehead inflation here.
My company, La Carmina & The Pirates, filmed several Tokyo bagelhead TV episodes, please contact us {gothiccarmina att gmail} if you have questions about it! I did an interview with The Japan Times to get the record straight.
The original post: Get your butter-knives ready… our National Geographic “Taboo” episode is airing next weekend! (Sunday, September 23 at 10pm ET on Nat Geo.)
Yukiro, Naomi and I were the Tokyo fixers for this episode, about bagel-head body modification (saline inflation of the forehead). John Skeleton is the victim, and our friends are the spectators. Watch the preview above and here.
Our company, La Carmina & The Pirates, helps TV shows with local production coordination, filming permits, translation and casting in Tokyo, Japan. View our previous work on our site (Food Network, Discovery). Don’t hesitate to reach out if we can be of help.
New York Fashion Week just wrapped, and many of you asked what it’s like inside the tents. I skipped this season’s shows, but here’s a flashback to last February. For the Emilio Cavallini show, I wore… .
Yukiro’s multi-colored eyeshadows and purple fake lashes are masterful. Several of the hair flower accessories are gifted by Angelica Brigade (a clever way to simulate a flower crown-hat). Octopus and blue gem necklace is gifted by Kreepsville 666.
First, we stopped at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel press lounge.
You know we go gaga for free food! The baked goods and cappuccinos were of top quality.
Photographers descended upon us outside the Lincoln Center entrance.
Inside, we collected goody bags and took photos at the booth.
More posing for photographers.
Time for the show. Florence-based Emilio Cavallini specializes in designer leggings, tights and bodywear. The presentation included a flirty video of a model trying on hosiery in her hotel room.
Then — in a unique twist — models came on stage in underwear, pulled on tights and bodysuits, and strutted around.
The stripes and patterns are striking. No wonder fun tights are a favorite accessory in Japanese street style.
The boudoir peek-a-boo was nice departure from the usual runway show.
Here are more NYFW 2012 blog posts. What fun we had.
Do you wear patterned or striped tights? Shredded fishnets? What are your favorites? Don’t forget to watch us on National Geographic Taboo (Bagelheads) next Sunday!
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