Posts in the “SARTORIALISM” category

The Left Eye of Horus

by angeliska on August 3, 2011

Horus was the ancient Egyptian sky god who was usually depicted as a falcon. His right eye was associated with the sun Ra. The eye symbol represents the marking around a Peregrine Falcon’s eye that includes the “teardrop” marking sometimes (…)

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Exquisite Corpse – Stray Cat Strut

by angeliska on July 12, 2011

My look for the evening ended up looking something like if Dark Lily from Legend had ended up doing it with a cat on the side. Maybe one that had a penchant for KISS? This scene is definitely at the (…)

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Exquisite Corpse – Serpentine Gallery

by angeliska on July 6, 2011

We are the witches who bring you Exquisite Corpse: Lau – brain-melting hex projections Angeliska – hostess priestess Norah – door-empress gatekeeper Charlene – DJ Pasht – song sorceress! All photos by Devaki Knowles of www.funlovingphotos.net Beautiful Monika and Nemesis (…)

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Peacock Spider Honey

by angeliska on June 29, 2011

✸ I’ve become very obsessed with Peacock Spiders recently. Certain experiences have been contriving to teach me to look very closely at the tiny wonders in our world: the mysteries of minutiae, the infinitesimally small and complex creatures who might (…)

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Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau!

by angeliska on May 5, 2011

I did an interview with William Bass of Uweekly Austin about Exquisite Corpse recently, but I thought it might be good to post our full interview here, since I was able to go a lot more in depth about what (…)

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Eastertide

by angeliska on April 23, 2011

Eastertime is almost here! I can almost taste the candyfloss melting on my tongue, and those speckled chocolate robin’s eggs. I’m busy getting everything ready for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Garden Party on Sunday, and remembering what a (…)

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Exquisite Corpse + Charm School Vintage

by angeliska on April 7, 2011

The other night, Miss Shari Gerstenberger of Charm School Vintage and I joined forces to style an inspiration shoot for Exquisite Corpse, and to kick off a lookbook to guide anyone seeking ideas on what to wear. As a young (…)

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Exquisite Corpse: The Phantom Photobooth

by angeliska on April 5, 2011

I can’t get enough of Devaki Knowles and her photo-magic! We just did a really fun shoot last night, and have more projects in the works, but for now I have to share the photobooth she did for the last (…)

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Exquisite Corpse: Black Rabbits

by angeliska on April 4, 2011

The next Exquisite Corpse night at the Swan Dive is quickly approaching, so amidst the flurry of anticipation and preparations, I thought I’d better get these fantastic photos up from the last soiree! All were taken by John Leach, tattooed (…)

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Mardi Gras Madness

by angeliska on March 4, 2011

We’re in a mad flurry of sequin sewing, trim-gluing and puppet-building leading up to Fat Tuesday, so I had better share this rundown of pictures from last year’s big day now, before I get buried up to my neck in (…)

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