For me, holidays is not about not doing anything but doing something different, changing setting and environment! That is why I am always afraid of exceed the 20kg allowed by easy jet for a suitcase. I can't travel light, my suitcase is always full of costumes & incongruous accessories I want to bring with me "in case" even if I am going to the most faraway country side.
I originally made this lobster dress for a shoot based on sea creatures. I had theses lobster claw from a meal in Brittany last year (don't think I am eating lobster every day , it was a very special occasion!), I had to put them in the bleach for a very long time to get rid of the smell. Then I gold spray them (creating this vey strange smell between seafood and varnish!) I had to make little holes in them in order to stitch them on the dress.
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The head piece is an homage to Lady Gaga and Isabella Blow as well as Tatty Devine lobster necklace.
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| Full Moon & Lobster dress |
For 4 years now with my friends we are organising a party in a Bunker called "Kervinoïze". This year'' theme was "Egyptian party".
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| Costume inspired by Kate Perry "Dark horse" music video, reference to her with the blue wig. Brilliant costume design which make Ancient Egypt dress futuristic! |
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| Elisabeth Taylor in Cleopatra (1963) & Monica Bellucci in Asterix meets Cleopatra (2002) |
When I studied Ancient Egypt History at school I used to to be fascinated by the traditional garments. Making a Cleopatra costume was a blast, using gold, shiny materials. If Cleopatra is the incarnation of the "femme fatale", embodied by beautiful actress like Monica Bellucci or Elisabeth Taylor my Cleopatra is more playful and quirky, a Cleopatra on acid!
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| Posing in front of the Egyptian Fresco painted by my brother, a great street artist who spent 5 days painting in the bunker! |
For this big piece necklace I used all the symbol of the Ancient egypt, Ankh cross, hieroglyphs, amulet, Toutankamon masks and Osiris statuette. A mix between over the top golden embroideries and tacky souvenirs you can find in the tourist boutique of the British museum.
For the Egyptian barbie dolls, I actually used Jasmine dolls that I face painted and recreated unique headpieces for them.
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| Turing into a doll make up artist for the making of the necklace, inventing new jobs! |
The Viking costume: This is not one of my best costume but this is an example to show you that is possible to make a costume when you have nothing, 20min away by car from the next supermarket, and that you ear about the party just last minute. So now I don't want to hear anymore the excuse "I am not dressed", I had nothing at home. You ALWAYS have something at home, even if it looks crap.
Ok the outfit is not great, it is just a old curtain that belonged to my grandma, so literally, I "was dress like a curtain". But thanks to the help of my Mum I made this amazing Viking helmet. We went to a very small flea market on the week end and I felt I had no chance to find anything "Viking-like", but I bump into theses Zebu horn for 5€. The woman selling seemed really happy to get read of them. Then, my Mum who is a very handy woman person found the way to screw the horn into a old metallic colander Very heavy but quite sensational!
I've already been looking at the tribal aspect of costume
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My Mum found for me this very special 70's look vintage dress:
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| Walking amoung Brittany's dunes |
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BACK IN LONDON
same dress, different environment...
ready for new adventures! |
All of these are so amazing...I really love the Egyptian one as I have loved Egyptian history since a child. I think this is beautiful. The necklace you created is sublime, amazed by that!! Every one of these came out so well :)) I hope you have a wonderful weekend xx
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