The Gothic Imagination of the Twins

Had a romantically macabre dream the other night.
The beast in me came to the surface and my inner twin physically co-existed with me, sharing one body- rather like Hectate but with only two heads.

Everything I saw was reflected and distorted in a kaleidoscopic way, with most things in black and blood red. Instinctively, I knew that my veil was soaked in the blood of men and my hair raven black with sin. I was the temptation- my hands with a flash of scarlett pulled men to their doom. Reality is choked to death under the tight lacing of my corset; resistance nailed silent by my heels, staining the soles red with the blood of wise and platonic men who do not indulge in the pleasure of the senses. Sadly, many do drown in my bed of pleasures and from that, luscious midnight roses bloom, thriving on the fall of reason.
Yet you only see the fantasy that you desperately want to believe in, eternally lusting for more , till it consumes you whole...

My Correspondance with the Honorable Daphne Guinness x the Brilliant Natacha Marro

Getting to know both Daphne (Follow Daphne's twitter here, its her only authentic online presense http://twitter.com/#!/TheRealDaphne) and Natacha (http://www.natachamarro.com/) personally is fabulous, as they are both wonderful people.

As a school magazine reporter, I corresponded with Daphne earlier this month and asked about her heeless Mary Janes. This Avant Garde masterpiece is the result of Daphne’s collaboration with the brilliant Natacha Marro. Despite their dangerous appearance, the shoes are extremely comfortable and easy to walk in (I personally endorse this because I have bought a pair).

Asking Daphne how she even came up with such a daring concept, she told me, “many of my ideas come from necessity, the shoes came from having to walk miles in forests in order to shoot. Natacha is wonderful as she can take the angle up or down. It was never supposed to be a fashion statement and it certainly was not meant to be a business decision.”

First of all, I need to explain Daphne’s point about necessity. Although she is known to always wear high heels at all times, such footwear can be rather inconvenient and dangerous when walking on forest floors, as the heels themselves would easily sink into the mud. Rather than resorting to flats or risk tumbling in conventional high heels, Daphne decides to create a pair of high heel footwear without heels instead, having them specially engineered so she can comfortably walk in them over almost any terrain. Genius, don’t you think?

Apart from inconvenience, Daphne’s necessity may also refer to the weariness in her foot arch after walking long distances. With these heel-less wonders, she can rock back on the soles of her feet, immediately plunging 7 feet down into stretching position whenever she feels tired(Refer to third photo below). Voila, problem solved.

Feel like buying a pair? Contact Natacha Marro at www.natacha marro.com
Yes, I am saying this again, it is extremely comfortable and no, you dont have to walk tiptoe.


(photo source: http://www.style.com/trendsshopping/stylenotes/070611_Tommy_Ton_Valentino_Love_Ball/)


(Photographed by Courtney D'Alesio
Source: http://tumblr.elle.com/post/5139068462/its-almost-time-to-watch-the-daphne-guinness)


(Photo source: http://www.style.com/peopleparties/celebritysearch/person1541)

(Photo courtesy of Natacha Marro)

I'm back!

Thanks to fellow blogger/ fd Derek Tse, I'm back again! With a year's gap, I hv matured sartorially and wish to share what I love with you.
Oh you should check out Derek's blog as well, he is really artistic!!!!
http://themonsterd.blogspot.com/