spider dress

Behold, the spider dress

Fashion illustration

I found this today. An illustration by artist, Fiodor Sumkin (His actual name) Which I really like...

Rihanna....'mixes' it up

What in the name of all that is holy is she wearing?
Do you not have a mirror? friend? a stylist? a nearby topshop?
I don't know what to comment on first....The nasty shoes? the knee high school socks stolen off some poor cold child, the Dunnes stores support bra/vest or her mother's cardigan.
The shorts are okay though.
ARGH!

SAMPLE SALE ALERT

SAMPLE SALE ALERT

Powerscourt. Saturday 30th. Temperely! Ungaro! Prada! Stella! Galliano! OH MY!
10 -6
95% off. Including rare vintage finds!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOR THIS!

Marie Claire debate

There is to be a protest against Marie Claire's offices tommorow. (yes the magazine) People aren't happy.
It started when a post appeared on the Marie Claire website entitled 'Should fatties get a room?' by Maura Kelly. The article went on to talk about the writers disgust at fat people and signs of affection between fat people.
28,000 letters and emails were sent in complaint to MC about the article. They are demanding that MC admit they made a mistake in publishing the piece and print an apology. They are not accepting the MC response of trying to be 'Controversial' or 'Edgy'.
I will throw one thing out there....not sure if it explains anything or what not but, the lady who wrote the piece is a recovering anorexic. Was very very seriously ill with the disease. which is also being used as an excuse..

If anyone is in NYC and decides they would like to part : Here's your invite :

You are invited to The Big Fat Kiss-In!

PLATONIC KISSES! ROMANTIC KISSES! FAMILIAL KISSES! PECKS ON THE CHEEK! AIR KISSES! FRENCH KISSES! ALL KISSES!

Marie Claire chose to publish an essay in which the author shares her utter disgust for fat people - but moreover - physical displays of affection between said fat people.

That being said, I WANT YOU to join me TOMORROW, FRIDAY OCTOBER 29, 2010 at 6:00pm outside of Marie Claire at the Hearst Building to make the statement that LOVE HAS NO WEIGHT LIMIT!

ALL SHAPES AND SIZES! EVERYONE IS INVITED!

The Isabella Blow movie, it will happen...

Oh yes! The Isabella Blow film WILL happen!
But they haven't decided who will play Isabella yet....I am mad keen to see how they handle the drama between herself and McQueen. Will they PC-it? Will it be drama free? Or will they get right down to the dirty stuff....

.....hopefully the dirty stuff. I'd like that. It would please me....

kate moss for topshop : The final frontier!

The new Kate Moss for Topshop photos landed yesterday at a ungodly hour of the morning. So early that all I had time (or energy) to do was to put them up with no words attached. As you can see most of it is floaty hippie stuff, which you would expect.
But, there are a few limited edition pieces from previous collections there....
I have this in white from the first collection. I bought it when I was bigger and then lost weight. It's actually never been worn. But it was the sell out piece in 2007. Except in Limerick it seems, where there were loads of them left! So this season it's black and back!

Also a re-released piece. Not sure but I think this was her 2008 Xmas collection.
New piece. I kinda like this. But I would need to see it on first. I like the floaty pieces around the hardcore sequin center. sequins make me all levels of happy.
See earlier post about statement jackets to see how i might possibly feel about this.....
I hate this. I don't know if it's a skirt or trousers. It's awful.
Leather shorts. One thing that I really need for my A/W wardrobe!
Fringed cape.
This reminds me of Christopher Kane A/W 2010.
I presume this is a cape. I presume. I don't know why the neck piece looks like it has a hairband holding it together. But its a re-released piece from her last collection which featured nude capes for SS10.
This is an old piece which I fear has been thrown in because it didn't sell. Not many people cared that there was a collection of Kate Moss essentials last summer. No one reported on it. bar LOOK magazine. Which will report on anything. So this is one of the jersey maxi dress pieces. It's actually lovely on. But i would be pissed off if I had bought it and then it went on sale only to have it back up to full price for the Kate launch. That sucks.

Disgusting.
I like this. Again it has all the elements it needs to make it into my wardrobe. It's black, layered, with a cape and a hint of sequins. Picture this over PVC leggings and some killer heels.
Rotten. Once again, why does she insist on so many nasty, floaty floral pieces? Hello! Laura Ashley Circa '96 called, they want their dress back.
Another 20's style dress.
Simple t-shirts. I have to admit, the woman makes a good t-shirt/vest. I have a blue vest I bought back in 2007 which is amazing on. It's just perfect. Although I will say to buy it as loose as you can get it for effect. Mine is a 16. I'm a 10. You get the idea...

There are a lot of these silky floaty numbers. They rarely look good on anyone. It looks like something my mom would pick. Horrible.


So a mixed collection. I am happy to see that she has picked a few pieces from her 2007 collection as it was her strongest collection. She has also chosen a few of the other pieces which are re-released well. Nothing from her A/W 2007 collection though. Which wasn't bad. It was all the floaty hippy stuff I couldn't stand. That is still here in massive amounts...sadly.

What do you think?

RECESSION? my arse! Round 2!

Ah, I love this time of the week, the game of - Recession my arse! Basically it means a quick look around the netaporter.com website to see which designer pieces are sold out and what price people have paid.

This week proves that Matthew Williamson has taken over from Alexander McQueen in the sell out stakes. With his oddly Spring Summer chiffon disasters. I hate chiffon, I hate chiffon maxi dresses, I hate prints on chiffon and I hate the colors. So not a good look for me.

Alexander McQueen won last week with 3 sell out pieces.

However the most useless piece goes to Carolina Bucci's THREE GRAND gold bracelet which is frankly, not that nice. Oh well.....More money then (fashion) sense!

Christopher Kane Leather Dress - €2, 703
Giambattista Valli Black cape. - €3,737
Carolina Bucci woven 18 Karat gold bracelet - €2,894
Matthew Williamson (disgusting) chiffon print dress - €840
Matthew Williamson (disgusting) Maxi dress - €1,560
alexander McQueen gown - €7,494

So who will be next weeks winner?

remember you can help decide! Simply log on to netaporter.com and blow your months salary on a designer piece of your choice! Choose the right one and it becomes a sell out piece. Choose wrong and you can't pay your rent and are stuck with something useless!

(Disclaimer - Miss Penny Dreadful does not endorse blowing your rent on anything less then Alexander Wang's new SS handbags. There. It's been said. Now go about your business!)

Carlsberg don't do shit xmas gifts, but if they did - they would sell them on perpetualkid.com

Because Xmas is nearly here and it is the season for giving shit gifts people don't need or want. So what do you give the man/woman who has everything? Well, I took a trip to my fav website, www.perpetualkid.com to see....

Xmas dog shits. In plastic. With glitter. Because you know someone who would love this....Oh and Jay Leno apparently went APE over these on the tonight show. According to the website. Which wouldn't lie to you.
Ice cream cone lamps.....
Jewish guys calender. A little bit frightening, possibly racist. We just don't know.

Batwoman lives on

I had forgotten about these. While searching for the Wang bags, I came across my other Wang-tastic love. His Batwoman sunglasses! I came across an identical pair in Topshop for 30 yoyos. So what did I do?

Buy them on the spot since i knew I would never find them again?

No I waited. Waited like a fool since they sold out quickly and they didnt get them back in again. Which means I got played like a fool!

But in a side note : I have not seen one person in Dublin wearing them. Even though they sold out of 3 Topshops. Do you own them? and more importantly - would you sell them?

New Chanel nail varnish arrival date

The hot new Chanel shade. 'Riva' Available in stores from December 1st. But be warned, as with all Chanel IT colors - there is a waiting list already. But you kind of expect that really don't you?

Alexander Strappy bags

Alexander Wang bags for SS11. I LOVE these. I must have one. I am done with my fringed bag. now I want a pretty one with buckles. Wang managed to produce his SS show with no black in it. As a lot of designers have been doing for next season.

I love the grey.

I want.

Mind you though, his bags are always must have items

Sad news

It's been a very bad week for road accidents. Both the school and the college I went to in Limerick and Rosscarbery in Cork lost people this weekend.

Rest in Peace -

Kelly Gregan. A 20 year old student from Limerick School of Art and Design who was killed in a hit and run incident in Wexford over the weekend.

and also,

To the driver from West Cork, Mount Saint Michael's Secondary School who died this weekend as a result of a massive accident. One has died and the others remain critical in hospital.

American apparel give sweeeeet bonuses!

American Apparel boss Dov Charney came under fire AGAIN today after it was revealed that he received a $1.1m bonus.

Erm, just to explain this to you a little bit more incase of confusion. AA are in serious debt, may have to go into liquidation, their advertising campaigns have been described as 'offensive to women' and they are on a trial basis at the moment. So ask yourself this. If you have been driving your company into the ground - How do you think you deserve $1.1m?

Jesus, I once got a Xmas bonus of €50 off a company I worked for and thought I was the shit. Apparently, I was ripped right off!

Also, the report revealed that Charney's dad received 42,000 for 3 months of 'architectural consulting'. Which is what exactly?

It's just one thing after another with this company. Given that I am in a filthy mood and may beat the next person I come across but, is it not time to admit defeat and give it the fuck up?

THE DREADFUL DIARIES : Halloween

THE DREADFUL DIARIES : Off again....

I love Halloween. It's THE holiday as far as I am concerned. I prefer it to Xmas and New Years. For the simple reason, I love to be scared! I also love horror films, blood, guts, gore, ghosts and zombies. Writing my article for THE this time (Halloween themed) was, what I felt one of my better ones!

Anyway, I am still taking last minute party invites. Which means I haven't a clue where I am going for Halloween yet. One part of me likes the idea of getting dressed up (as you can see below) yet the other half is totally into the idea of an all night horror movie marathon. A nice selection of horror, slasher, zombie, monster and ghost related films.

Yeah, I love that.

RIIIIIGHT, so after the essay from hell, I am totally ready to at least attend one night of drinking in the next week. I am off to see 'The Omen' in Dublin on Thursday night which I am looking forward to. I fell asleep the last time I saw it. Not because it was shit, but because I was working nights. So I have high hopes for this time! I am going to see it alone though. Which kinda sucks. But what else am i going to do?

No other news to report really.....

XOXOX

My last minute halloween costume

Ok, I had a practise run tonight at half 4 for my Halloween costume. As I have to pack it up now. I am heading away for Halloween weekend, since there appears to be sod all happening up here. So, given that I had wanted to do Alexander McQueen's 2008 show this year. Funds just were not allowing. I had to use stuff I already had.
So I have become the rubber nurse from 'Hospital' by Toby Litt. A little boy becomes trapped in a hospital as it becomes this world. I wont give too much away but there is a character called the rubber nurse. She is the only character that really stuck in my mind. That, and I had a handy nurses costumes from my days as a pole dancing slut bag.
So I quickly popped on some make-up. I love that my background in make-up comes in handy every Halloween.

red around the eyes - stargazer loose powder

Brown - NARS mixed with MAC purple mixed with barry M black.

white foundation - stargazer white liquid

white powder - stargazer white powder.

so I pulled this whole thing off with :

red

brown

purple

a little bit of blue for the lips

white foundation

I intend on adding some clingfilm to my arms, some fake blood, some rats and a few other surprises.
But if you fancy looking like a complete twat - then

nurses costume - Utopia Sex shop Cork

Wig - any costume shop. seriously.

I am also going to use my X stripper shoes as well. 10 inch platforms with a clear sole. Watch out Limerick. Here I come!

topshop unique t-shirts

I hated these in store.

I love them on actual people.

Funny how that works...

Happy Halloween!

Halloween flea market! After all your drinking and general merriment. Why not have a wander around the flea market? Dublin food co op, Newmarket. 11 -5pm.
LIMERICK : Mickey Martin's Halloween fancy dress. Saturday 30th of October. Anyone who has been drinking in MM knows the score. Good music, beer and smoking area. Good mix of people and for one night only, serious costumes!
Rocky Horror is back! Usual rules apply kids! The sugar club on Leeson street plays host to the wonderfully wacky for one night! tickets from Ticketmaster. 15 euro! If anyone needs more information - check out their facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129501270430412

Topshop blazer - where have you been all my life?

Topshop released items from their new line called 'abigail's party'. I am full on in love with this blazer. I do love a good belted blazer. But then I got confused and couldn't decide between bag A (above) and Bag B (below) I suppose one is good for a evening look and the other for a day look. I like the idea of teaming this with a knitted snood, leggings, scrunched down thick woolly socks and killer lace up doc martins. I am really feeling my bowler hat the moment, so I may throw that on as well.
What do you think? Bag A or B?