POP SOUK!

Lovely Becca of Chromat modeling one of her head pieces, and a Triskaidekaphobia tooth necklace, hidden by her hair!

Yesterday afternoon fabulous freaks from all corners of the city descended on Hiro Ballroom for the first ever installment of Ladyfag's Pop Souk pop-up market.  We were there selling both Triskaidekaphobia and Arms and Armory alongside some of our favorite nightlife and daylife friends, and I have to say it was definitely the most fun collection of bright new talent, dirt cheap designer finds, out-there outfits, and of course, straight-up random realness/weirdness.  Chris Habana was there selling eyeball necklaces alongside antiques, Chromat was peddling outrageous cage gear, Patricia Field set up a booth full of candy-colored glitter wigs, and half naked men sauntered through the stalls modeling three-foot high feather headdresses.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by. We can't wait for the next one!

Part of our Triskaidekaphobia Booth

The Arms and Armory section

Shoppers in the main ballroom

Zana stopped by, wearing one of her own signature leather creations.

This dude was walking around

Hiraku was working the Patricia Field booth, wearing a spider-web top of his own creation!

Naomi Yasuda at her Nail Art booth

-Tiffany

I know what you're doing this weekend...

I know it's only Tuesday, but for those of you who like to plan your weekend in advance, there are two events going on that are worth stopping by.

The first is an event that we will be participating in on Sunday afternoon at Hiro Ballroom, Pop Souk. Conceived by the inimitable Ladyfag, who ran a vintage shop in her previous life, the pop-up market will feature nightlife personalities and fashion fiends selling their designs, their closet castoffs, and even their baked goods. We'll be selling Triskaidekaphobia Jewelry alongside our friends Arms and Armory, Chrishabana, Chromat, Telfar, Patricia Field, and Ying Chu (and many, many more).  There will be a one-day-only discount of 50% off retail.

Now that I've made a completely shameless personal plug, I thought I should also let you know about the Fight Like A Girl Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness at Slope Suds in Park Slope.   As some of you might know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Slope Suds is participating in raising money with an all day event featuring a bake sale, a raffle, personalized gift bags, and discounted skincare services. All proceeds raised from the event will go to breast cancer research.

Hope to see you out this weekend!

-Tiffany

Triskaidekaphobia Fall 2011 Lookbook

Finally, our Triskaidekaphobia Lookbook is done!  This season was inspired by high school memories, keepsakes, and friendship/promise rings, Sweet Sixteen parties and Bat Mitzvahs, and our favorite song lyrics and quotes. We have two necklaces made of pennants, one which says "LOVE" on one side and "FEAR" on the other, and another which says "HIDE" on one side and "SEEK" on the other. We also have a banner that says "you can be my silver springs" from the Fleetwood Mac song "Silver Springs," and another banner which says "I started a joke which started the whole world crying" which is from the Bee Gee's song "I Started A Joke." The collection will be arriving in stores shortly, you can view our full stocklist here.

Special thanks to all of our talented friends who helped make it all possible, in spite of a nasty rainstorm in the middle: our gorgeous model, Lulu Chang, our photographer, Serichai Traipoom, our Hair Stylist, Dakota Heman, and our Makeup Artists, Terese Bennett.  

-Tiffany

CALLING ALL PANDAS, MONSTERS AND ZOMBIES

In case you haven't heard, the Nicola Formichetti store opened in the middle of fashion week, with a big ol' steamy party full of assorted pandas, monsters, and zombies, all hoping to catch a glimpse of Nicola.  Launched as part of BOFFO's Building of Fashion program, Nicola collaborated with Gage/Clemenceau Architects to build the mirror-covered space, which looks a bit like an imploding Bucky ball. It also resembles the famous Telephone Hat that Lady Gaga wore in the Telephone music video, which happens to be on prominent display, along with several other infamous Gaga outfits.  As if being surrounded with a million reflections of yourself wasn't overstimulating enough, there are strobe lights strategically placed around, so the entire interior is constantly flashing and reflecting a trillion watts of lights. Obviously not built for the seizure prone.

Anyway, Christina and I are really proud to have Triskaidekaphobia on sale at the store, alongside some of our besties like Chrishabana and Zana Bayne.  The store is only open until September 21st, so hurry down to check it out before it all disappears!

Telephone hat!
 

Triskaidekaphobia Teeth necklaces
 

Vintage Versace from Screaming Mimi's 
 

Zana Bayne harness

Zombie Boy Skateboards

PANDAS!

-Tiffany

Triskaidekaphobia Lookbook Preview

Lovely Lulu chilling on the East River

This past Thursday, we shot our Triskaidekaphobia Fall lookbook with our dear friend and favorite feisty blogger, Lulu Chang. Lulu has coyly been hinting at a move to New York for the past year, which is yet to happen. In the meantime, we have to settle for quick glimpses when she comes over for her business jaunts. This time, we really made Lulu work, putting her through an eight-hour shoot that had her climbing, perching, and tilting dangerously off of anything high up and unsafe that we could get her on top of. We even had the misfortune of all getting caught in a flash thunderstorm which drenched us to the bone, in addition to ruining half of our electronics. Thank you Lulu for being such a good sport, getting soaked, and taking a tumble or two! And an extra special thank you to our photographer Serichai Traipoom, our hair stylist, Dakota Heman, and our makeup artist, Terese Bennett. Please check out their websites!

Dakota getting Lulu ready for her princessy look

Seri shooting Lulu at the basketball court

The whole gang!

-Tiffany