Trend: Rats and Hooves?
February 2nd, 2010 | posted by Rachel S | Posted in Trends
This article in the Globe and Mail (love the style section btw) caught my eye big time when writer Zosia Bielski wrote: “Now hipsters are going whole hog, donning road kill as accessories and cow hooves on their feet. But is the phenomenon a real artistic movement – or just plain beastly?”
This new, supposed trend of accessorizing with dead animals (mostly road kill) goes far beyond fox scarves or bird feather headbands; instead the morbid fetish includes cow hoof high heels, dead rat change purses and skull head pieces. Ew. But I definitely think it’s a stretch to say it’s a new hipster thing….donning dead rats and taxidermy is still very much limited to a minority, no matter how our lust for charcuterie and/or osseous matter in our home decor mounts.
In Toronto, designer (and vegetarian) Lori-Anne Krausewitz is profiled in the Globe article for her use of real bird crests, bones and hides in her headpieces – and has gotten much press in the past for being Toronto boutique Shopgirls’ ‘feather goddess’.
Personally, I love animal motifs but prefer faux taxidermy (well, bird feathers are ok, maybe a little vintage fur…) and not necessarily the following, but you get the point:
Rat Necklace: tuckapaws.etsy.com
Squirrel Clutch: tsurubride’s shop
Fox Gold Earrings: Mizdragonfly.etsy.com
In case your curiosity has gotten the best of you – see more dead rats and guinea pigs used in fashion: NOT FOR THE Squeamish
http://www.thetoyzone.com/2009/blog/10-taxidermy-fashion-accessories/
http://reidpeppard.blogspot.com/
