NYC goes to LA and back again!!

Well, let me admit I'm STILL recovering from my whirlwind weekend to LA with Lady Starlight and Semi Precious Weapons! It involved an airplane, a change in timezones, history being made, LOT's of champagne, drunk Marines, handclaps in storage closets with Michael Jackson studio time receipts, not wearing pants, Aqua-Net on the Sunset Strip, faulty fog machines, Ebola, walking down Hollywood Blvd while people assume you're a hooker, hanging out in a recording studio where every important album has been recorded, getting busted by club security with contraband champagne, dancing on stage at The Viper Room in front of a room full of music executives,  Class of 1998, 4am Deakfast, another plane, Sunburnt Cow, Judy, LOT's more champagne, molesting strangers, St. Jerome.......phew! At least I can say I LIVED!

....in the studio!

 Had too!

The Viper Room = Most 90's Establishment EVER!

 Sometimes you have to make tour merch on the fly in your dressing room!

Sometimes you get your bra caught in your fishnets!

Sometimes you meet up with a friend from high school you haven't seen in 11 years!

Sometimes you change your look on stage.

Sometimes you titi-fuck yourself with a microphone!

NYC Rock'N Roll takeover! 

Leggs!

@ Deakfast at The Standard with the family!

Terrorizing the LES for Sunday Drunk Brunch!

  ....and sometimes you put on a mask and do a  lyrical dance performance in your friends living room!

Blonde Movie Star Jayne Mansfield's Pink Palace!

.....and I thought MY Pussy Palace was fierce! 50's bombshell Jayne Mansfield had a real life Barbie Dream House all her own, and she called it The PINK Palace! She bought a Mediterranean-style, 40 room mansion in Beverly Hills in 1957, and had the entire thing painted pink! She decorated it by requesting free samples from a number of furniture stores and building suppliers, saying that it would be great press for them, as the house was likely to be photographed. She received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise while paying only $76,000 for the mansion itself! Get it, girl!!

Yes, her front gate featured her initials!

My dream car!! The Pussymobile?

Perfect feature for entertaining? That's a CHAMPAGNE fountain in front of the window!!!

Another key feature? A balcony, perfect for dramatically greeting guests!

The cozy family room featuring a mirrored ceiling, pink lame' curtains and a bear skin rug! What else would you decorate it with?

Ultimate example of vanity: a wall with nothing but photos of yourself!

The boudoir! Don't you know black satin sheets show all the stains, girl?

Yes, that IS a heart shaped, gold gilt pink marble bathtub!

.....and yes, that IS wall to wall, floor to ceiling pink shag carpet!

Before cell phones you just had to have a phone in every room!

Rub a dub-dub!

Just your casual, business office. It's like living inside a giant tube of red lipstick!

The nursery! Sugar sweet!

Her newlywed husband, a former plumber/carpenter turned professional 
bodybuilder built the heart shaped swimming pool as a wedding present!

Of course he had "I Love You Jayne" inscribed on the bottom! Now THAT is love!

Lil' Blonde Darling: Dale Bozzio!

Blonde (and pink) Beauty Icon Dale Bozzio

Ok, so she wasn't always all blonde, but Dale Bozzio was FIERCE and her extreme sense of style is extraordinary! She got her start as a bunny at the Playboy club in the 70's and later appeared nude in Playboy and Hustler. She then made the obvious career choice and turned to music, forming the new wave band Missing Persons in 1980. Two years later, after recording an EP , I Like Boys, and constant touring, they were signed to a record deal and released their debut album. Their video for hit single Words, coupled with Dale's perky vocals, and outrageous hair, makeup and fashion choices made them a hit on MTV. Dale actually designed and made a lot of the the garments herself, from random household items no less! After releasing two more albums, the band broke up in 1986. She released an unsuccessful solo record in 1988, and faded into obscurity. Despite being such an extreme visual performer, she is relatively unknown with the modern generation. Get ready.....

Why am I obsessed with nude models and porn stars that become pop stars?

  I believe that "skirt" is made of glass tile, plastic and electrical wire!

 Perky Pony!

Like A Dream!

Now that is seriously unbe-WEAVE-able!

Truly Outrageous!

 Neon Nights!

I never want to see my nose in photos. Lips and eyes only, please.

Yes, that IS bubble wrap!

Black vinyl catsuits, always appropriate!

1988 was a good year.

BEST song EVER!

 Frontwoman.

Leather, vinyl and rhinestones. Of course!

Ooooohhhhhhhhh!!!

.....more plastic clothing!

B & W glaMOUR!

Work!

VAMP!

She was famous for those mirrored, mixing bowl bra tops.

I'm thinking NOT a natural fibre! Aluminum foil perhaps?

Pleather Principle!

Full Metal Jacket.....or is it a breastplate?

Even though she vanished from the music scene, her style and influence is still alive and well. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

 

Dale's image clearly inspired Hasbro Toys in 1986, when they created the line of  rock star fashion 

dolls and cartoon series, JEM and the Holograms. Especially in the artwork featured on the doll boxes.

In 2000, Gwen Stefani channeled a Dale inspired look 
during the release and promotion of No Doubt's album, Return of Saturn.

And of course she has been a HUGE influence on my girl, Lady GaGa, who  has taken it,
turned it on it's ear and made it her own. We have Lady Starlight to thank for that. Good call! 

Read Lady Starlight's post on Dale Bozzio at Lady Starlight's Rock'N Roll High School