Super Villain Chic

Manolo says, this would look good at the manicurist’s.

36 Responses to “Super Villain Chic”

  1. Sarah July 20, 2005 at 2:45 am #

    Is that a man or a woman?

  2. sandyg July 20, 2005 at 6:50 am #

    Looks like an alien. Not a friendly one.

  3. Lady Mule Skinner July 20, 2005 at 8:12 am #

    “Oh, this old thing?”

  4. Liz July 20, 2005 at 8:21 am #

    He looks like something out of a Wiggles concert…

  5. the Whine Mistress July 20, 2005 at 8:46 am #

    The Whine Mistress, she wonders, is this being from the same planet as the eyepatch people?

  6. the stella July 20, 2005 at 8:47 am #

    WTF?

  7. Jeff the Baptist July 20, 2005 at 9:49 am #

    Would someone tell that … ummm … thing to give David Bowie back his Ziggy Stardust costume.

  8. The Scarlett July 20, 2005 at 10:02 am #

    Now we know what the Gimp from Pulp Fiction would wear for a big night out.

  9. La BellaDonna July 20, 2005 at 10:07 am #

    Behold! It is the Goldblinger!

    Aaaaiiieee! Oscar, he walks among us!

  10. dillene July 20, 2005 at 11:14 am #

    Having failed to destroy the Earth with his evil Death Ray, Ming the Merciless has turned to fashion design in an effort to break our spirits.

  11. Mimi July 20, 2005 at 11:17 am #

    Oh, No! Bobby Trendy is at it again!

  12. Lady Kalessia July 20, 2005 at 11:30 am #

    It looks straight out of Metropolitan.

  13. Gryph July 20, 2005 at 1:10 pm #

    Perhaps the Manolo could explain to this girl how fashion works, becaue I do not understand. If they are supposed to be creating clothes…why don’t they ever seem to make things people would actually wear?

  14. Badger July 20, 2005 at 1:11 pm #

    Xenu? Is that you? Did Tom call you back to shed light on the history of psychiatry?

  15. Fred the Fourth July 20, 2005 at 6:30 pm #

    Fred wonders what happens if one pushes the button on top of the model’s head?

  16. Fred the Fourth July 20, 2005 at 6:32 pm #

    Fred notices suddenly that it is not a button, but merely the back end of the hair snake, which is apparently engaged in a valiant effort to remove the model from the stage by strangulation. Go, Snake!

  17. JayKay July 20, 2005 at 6:33 pm #

    I had to laugh out loud (literally…not the figurative “LOL”) at Liz’s Wiggles comment!! SOOOO TRUE! (and sad that I know what the Wiggles are!)
    =P
    Bravo, Manolo…this is hilarious!

  18. SuperMex July 20, 2005 at 7:38 pm #

    Ah, the fashion houses, they have finally recognized the vision of coture that is the WWE. Goldust, we hardly knew ye.

    http://www.wrestlingtradingcards.com/images/wwf_good_humor/1998_goldust.jpg

  19. sara- July 20, 2005 at 10:51 pm #

    That’s fashion for you. “America’s Next Top Model”!? And what exactly is she suppose to be showing? What product and for whom? Designer? I hope not!!?? I bet you that picture/model made a lot of money for that! Ya know a star would follow that also, thats whats so bad!!!! Think it;s cute?? NOT!!

  20. AskMom July 24, 2005 at 4:59 am #

    AskMom reminds the cable channels of the higher numbers that after the 3AM “B” movie camp-a-thon, the host must divest itself of the costume and leave it in the dressing room.

  21. augusto August 2, 2005 at 1:22 pm #

    “Dicevano le stesse cose per Mugler,Gaultier,McQueen…..”
    la realta è che l’alta moda è sperimentazione e che certi commenti parlano da se!
    sono battute da caserma fascista,poco degne di essere diffuse su internet su un sito
    che tratta di moda.Fate cabaret che forse fa più al caso vostro!

  22. augusto August 4, 2005 at 11:58 am #

    Mugler, Gaultier and McQueen have been told the same.
    High Fashion is eperimenting new styles.
    your comments are fascists, army troopers common way to talk, not worth an internet site which is supposed to talk about FASHION!
    Let me give you and advise …….for free, try to be involved in a stand up comedy Off Broadway, you could rise some good money!
    By the way, the model you are reffering to is wearing a lycra outfit with a leather robe for skiing, called Mamba goes Cortina, and if you do not understand what Cortina is, I can tell you that itis a gorgeaus place up to the Alpine mountain, very very exclusive. Mamba can go there, can you?

  23. Bibliovixen August 4, 2005 at 2:44 pm #

    Someone pointed it out to me once, regard advice: Wise men don’t need it and fools won’t heed it. The Manolo clearly is the former.

    Ah and a site that may be of some help in your communication style:
    http://www.mhhe.com/ps/buscomm/grm/

  24. Sheila August 4, 2005 at 4:18 pm #

    I think perhaps Augusto has confused Mambo and Mango.

  25. Marie Terese August 4, 2005 at 4:41 pm #

    Marie Terese understands fashion, having spent her formative years in the sample rooms where Maman worked as a top level seamstress. Often in the past, creative spirits at the avant garde of fashion were initially scoffed at for their vision. Yet, their innate talent eventually won over the skeptics.

    This is not such a case. There is only one word which can adequately describe the Augusto’s creation: FUGLY.

    The Augusto should apprentice himself to someone with talent and taste, perhaps it will rub off. Otherwise, perhaps a career designing costumes for the Eurovision song contest?

  26. jill August 4, 2005 at 6:06 pm #

    it makes the model look fat – and if the model looks fat, imagine what it would look like on a mortal?

  27. Norma Desmond August 4, 2005 at 10:48 pm #

    What the Norma finds truly amazing is that someone could make a thing like that, yet have no sense of humor. Well, no, on second thought, I suppose it’s a prerequisite.

  28. Miss Nell August 5, 2005 at 12:03 am #

    Miss Nell says, if this outfit were to be worn as part of a skiing ensemble, the model, or indeed any wearer, would surely come to the disastrous (if colorful) end.

  29. Happy Traveler August 5, 2005 at 8:10 am #

    The Happy Traveler was visiting the superb lovliness of Cortina just last week and nary a strange outfit (read: Stretch Couture) was seen. Granted, it’s not ski season but nevertheless, only normal apparel was in evidence.

    The outfit in question puts me to mind of Natasha Henstridge’s character in Species…

  30. Texasexile August 5, 2005 at 10:57 am #

    I am sorry Augusto, but I do not believe that this outfit is suitable for wear in Cortina or anywhere else in this galaxy. Unless of course, you are designing for Verla from Lost in Space . . . .

  31. nobody August 5, 2005 at 9:15 pm #

    see, but it’s all about the symbolism of the thing. right?

    look closely… the leather drape, that represents half-melted snow, with patches for the dead grass underneath to stick out. my lawn looked exactly the same early last spring.

    the ridges on the costume are meant to remind us of the moguls you jump on a complicated ski run. and the model’s makeup shows you what happens when you hit a tree after taking a few of the moguls badly.

    and the color, to remind us of the sensible old reminder: don’t eat yellow snow.

    i would wear this! well, no. but i would make someone else wear this, if they were very drunk and i didn’t like them very much.

  32. gunnarb August 5, 2005 at 9:38 pm #

    if manolo were as much of a talent hack and had as crappy a website as augusto has, he too might be so asinine.

  33. Petro August 7, 2005 at 12:17 am #

    Agusta, there are people in your country who lived under Facism, and who had to deal with real stormtroopers.

    You do the millions of dead a disservice and make yourself out to be an ignorant and petulant twit to call this sort of comment from Manolo “facist”.

    I don’t expect you to apologize, as your kind generally doesn’t.

  34. Kath August 7, 2005 at 8:16 pm #

    ummm…I am not convinced that it is so bad. In fact if one ditched the cape and turned it matt silver, it would make a cool industrial looking ski suit, one that might be used for downhill racing. imo.

    Kath

  35. DistressedJeans August 10, 2005 at 5:35 pm #

    Ewww, is this a member of the Star Wars cast? Wheres the cod piece?

  36. M December 22, 2009 at 10:42 pm #

    That outfit minus the inordinately spiky cape of ouchiness would be good for, say, very fancy-shmancy long-johns for the keeping of warm in the cold winter of exceptional freezing. Remember, in the dark, no one can see how much your clothes inexplicably bear exceptional resemblance to the bullion of shiny, shiny gold.
    The long-johns of fanciness might come in handy at a Star Wars convention, for the imitation of the highly talkative C3PO.

    Also, M (no relation to the glorious Manolo, of course) believes that for full comprehension of actual fascism that would dictate about the subject of the clothing, Augusto would need to not only move to a foreign country, but (perhaps) also climb into a time machine and go back to 1943 or so.
    M also humbly suggests that for the glowing praise to be heaped upon Augusto in the great amounts that he so desires, Augusto may want to design clothes that people would take to the wearing of with the great zeal and delight. If the Augusto has no wish to design clothes for people, M happily encourages him to follow his dreams and keep right on designing clothes for space aliens; although M cautions that the alien-clothes market, it is a niche for which there is great difficulty obtaining customers. However, M heartily congratulates Augusto on his steely determination to be so adequately prepared for First Contact.

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