Beware of the diamond dogs

October 3rd, 2009 at 11:17am Ryan Darragh

As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You asked for the latest party…
Tod Browning’s freak you was

Some time back, blog reader Miron Jarman emailed to me some pictures of himself in truly fabulous glam-rock drag—it was oh so very “Velvet Goldmine.”  He suggested that this look might be worth exploring for presentation here, and in true Lazy Ryan fashion I tried to recruit him for the mission.  In all honesty, he had done such a good job with his own look that I felt he ought to present and take credit for it.  Unfortunately, although I tried my best, he simply wasn’t able to make that commitment at the time, and left the suggestion with me.  I felt like I couldn’t simply copy his look for myself, partly because it didn’t feel fair, partly because it wouldn’t be “me.”  I needed to do glam my own way.

Hmm, well, that turned out to be easier resolved than done.  Glam is so far removed from how I usually dress that it was an interesting (by which I mean significant) challenge.  The idea was always in the back of my mind when I was out shopping, but it took a while before the pieces came together.

The diamond dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees
Hunt you to the ground they will, mannequins with kill appeal

But then Photos Nikolaidis released his “Alexander” outfits.  Sexy, revealing, even outrageous, these seemed perfect for my own humble homage to the Thin White Duke.  Each set includes jacket (with sculpted collar and cuffs) and pants (skin-tight, of course) in matching stage-ready glossy fabric.  The baroque print is big and easily visible from the cheap seats.  Both jacket and pants are daringly open, leaving little to the imagination—everyone will know your natural hair color.  If you’re modest, you could always add a tank top and a pair of briefs…but if you’re modest, you probably aren’t even considering the ensemble in the first place, so why worry?  Available in five shiny, glamtastic colors, just L$120 each or L$500 for the pack of all five.  The matching boots are just L$1 a pair!  Get yours at A:S:S (Space Illusion 2 69, 60, 21).

In the year of the scavenger, the season of the bitch
Sashay on the boardwalk, scurry to the ditch
Just another future song, lonely little kitsch

In an outfit like this, not just any old hairstyle will do.  I looked at and considered a handful of brightly colored, highly teased styles, but I wanted something with a bit more refinement than that.  I found just what I was hoping for in Sadie Aries’ “Deep” hairstyle.  It’s sleek, sophisticated and comes complete with its very own oh-so-Clockwork-Orange bowler hat.  L$250 in five-color packs, or L$1000 for all colors.  At SHAG (Silent 197, 147, 35).

I didn’t want to overdo things, but I simply couldn’t go onstage without at least one dramatic piece of jewelry.  My necklace is an appropriately baroque little bauble by Brandy Rasmuson, called “Resolve.”  The setting is reminiscent of an elaborate wall-mounted frame, and one can almost imagine the inset oval stone swirling with light and smoke, and something deep within responding gravely to inquiries regarding who, after all, really is the fairest.  A fantastic piece in the true, old sense of the word.  L$100 at Shine (Covet 142, 49, 28).

Well, she’s come, been and gone
Come out of the garden, baby
You’ll catch your death in the fog
Young girl, they call them the diamond dogs…
Beware of the diamond dogs

All modeling poses created and graciously provided by Idoru Cyberstar.  Available at Posemaster (Osa Menor 76, 98, 22).

Lyrics from “Diamond Dogs” by David Bowie.

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Notes: On Ryan: FORM skin by Zabitan Assia (FORM).

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