A while back, AnnoyingJapaneseChild Dinosaur, the designer for Happy Finds, created some ad images that freaked people out. I loved them, partly because I like Ann. Dinosaur’s style as an artist, but also because the blatant otherness of the figures challenged the bland sameness of the bodies that fashion bloggers deem acceptable. There is so much more than beauty to be found in imaginary bodies. Having Portia and Anorak spend time in this mime skin by Ugly Duck has been immensely refreshing to my psyche as well as my eye.
AnnoyingJapaneseChildren is a gift-lover’s group. For a while, Ann. D. was actually paying dividends to her group members in addition to sending out items of clothing and jewellery. (I imagine someone called her a socialist, but what she was doing was perfectly in keeping with capitalism.) Although I’m showing a lot of the gifts here, I’ve not included the out-and-out gags: the Eye Teeth Glasses (glasses with tooth-patterned lenses), a Happy Shark (with a mouth full of human teeth) and Christ on a Cracker (a necklace, natch). Many of the old group gifts shown here are available for sale at the store.
This skin, which I love almost as much as the mime, is Cupid Doll by Mango Mango, a 150L charity item at the Alternative Fair. It can be worn with or without clown nose. The money goes to benefit the NothingButNets group, which is combatting malaria, a disease that should not be taking lives in Africa.
Portia and Anorak wear
Look 1
skin: Del May and Ugly Duck, Mime Swag (Pose Fair gift, no longer available)
necklace: Happy Finds, Floral Necklace (old AnnoyingJapaneseChildren group gift)
Look 2
dress: Happy Finds, Your Face That is Long Rumpled T-shirt Dress (old AnnoyingJapaneseChildren group gift)
necklace: Happy Finds, Lace Skull Cotton Heart (old AnnoyingJapaneseChildren group gift)
leggings: Happy Finds, White Leggings (Red Packet Hunt gift)
gloves: Indyra Originals, Kidskin Gloves Off-white (freebie)
skin: Mango Mango, Cupid Doll Pale
hair: Posh, Zombielicious in Midnight (Zombiepopcorn Hunt gift)
Look 3
dress: Happy Finds, Pedal Faster Mr. Giraffe Cotton Smock (old AnnoyingJapaneseChildren group gift)
skin: Mango Mango, Cupid Doll Pale (with optional nose worn)
hair: Mina’s, Franka in Anthracite (old picks reward gift)
Look 4
skin: Del May and Ugly Duck, Mime Swag (Pose Fair gift, no longer available)
necklace: Happy Finds, Death Blossom Inward Light (old AnnoyingJapaneseChildren group gift)
I like to do a resort post in the dead of winter. Instead of bathing suits, I’m featuring Indyra Originals’ mesh Memoire skirt, which comes in packs of four variations for only 295L. Portia’s clutch is by Amarelo Manga. One can change the leather, metal and stones via menu. The best part is that it comes with an AO offering four awesome clutch-clutching poses.
