The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

11 February 2006

On a wild Shatterday night

Try as I may, I can't seem to get my mind around this concept:

Ceramic corsets.

Then again, what would I know about either fashion or eroticism?

That said, Oklahoma City artist Nicole Moan, in whose oven these garments come to life, is one of only 60 designers (of around 5000 applicants) who will be featured in Swatch's Alternative Fashion Week 2006 next month in London. And of course, schlepping all this wear-ware to the UK costs money, so there's a traveling show/fundraiser called "See It Before London", which will culminate next weekend with a couple of shows: Saturday at Sober Grounds Coffee House (2808 NW 31st, just east of May), and Sunday at Café Nova (4308 N. Western).

If nothing else, this hammers a few more nails into the coffin of the Sleepy Town on the Prairie reputation this town has, um, enjoyed for the last 117 years, though I don't think it's enough to win over the likes of Charles Barkley.

(With thanks to Steven "Metro" Newlon.)

Posted at 9:00 AM to City Scene , Entirely Too Cool


Lordy, I bet those suckers are cold! In this kind of weather one probably needs a good pair of thermal long-johns under them. Think I'll delay my order until Spring has sprung.

Posted by: Winston at 10:29 AM on 11 February 2006

Nicole Moan is aptly named.

Posted by: John Salmon at 8:00 PM on 11 February 2006

Heaven help you if you trip and fall in one of those!

Posted by: Stacey at 10:52 PM on 11 February 2006

I wonder if the Sleepy Town & starts rioting after seeing "Pieces of Mary" ceramic corset?

Posted by: Tat at 4:29 PM on 12 February 2006

I've modeled for Nicole before. Just an FYI for Winston... the ceramic itself warms up... but we've definitely had some chilly evenings (especially in December). But it's all worth it for fashion!

Posted by: Linds at 4:47 PM on 17 February 2006

And how often does one get to wear an actual work of art, anyway?

(One of these days I'm going to have to sit down and try to figure out how I, a relentlessly-unstylish lump, wound up with a low-level fixation on fashionableness. I'm reasonably certain it's not just the standard-issue Gawk Instinct.)

Posted by: CGHill at 6:57 PM on 17 February 2006