Who Are You, Polly Magoo?
The 1966 French film “Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?” is a satirical art house movie spoofing the fashion world and its excesses. It stars native Brooklynite Dorothy McGowan as supermodel Polly Maggoo who is being followed by a French television crew. I caught this on TCM one night and was drawn in by how it poked fun at the cool mod style of the late 60′s. The director William Klein is a well known photographer and one of my inspirations. The asthetic beauty in this film, balanced with the cutting satire intrigues me. It draws many parallels to the world I work in today. Beautiful, inspiring and cool, while hilarious, silly and superficial. The difference with this film and a film like Zoolander, is there is a insiders perspective and reverence that acknowledges that there is something to love about this world. Zoolander tosses it all aside as fodder for laughs. Don’t get me wrong I love Zoolander, but “Polly Maggoo” deals with the dichotomy of that love hate relationship in a serious way without fishing for the big laugh.
The first clip is the opening scene from the film. It is a fashion show where the “clothes” are so outlandish and impractical that the models are cut by the material and the designer has to make modifications with a wrench. It illustrates just how silly the fashion world can be. The second is a trailer just in case you were thinking of renting or buying it. There isn’t much substance in terms of storyline, but if you are intrigued by cultural commentary about the super cool today, tomorrow, or 40 years ago, I would say go for it.
BEAUTY FIRST X FRIDAYS
Yo yo yo It’s Contessa! I have a new fashion meets music monthly at Beauty Bar Brooklyn (921 Broadway) in Bushwhick. It’s every first Friday of the month, and we should totally make this one a banger! banger-liscious is right!
Here is the link for the Facebook event BEAUTY FIRST
Beauty First! SEPT 4TH!
Dance Party, Vintage Sale and Fashion Show!
Friday Sept. 4th, is an INVASION, of vintage clothing and original designs by local designers/fashion stylists; Contessa, Jordan Fox, Chay $, Hiro tha Jap and Mona Baltazar.
BEAUTY FIRST (FRIDAYS) Monthly at Beauty Bar Brooklyn is queer friendly, fashion forward, and FAB-U-LESS vintage clothes for sale (select by stylist and fashionista’s)
Happy hour drinks 6pm-9pm $3 drinks $2 beer… Let’s keep it local! with drinks starting at $3/4 after 9pm!
$10 FOR A MARTINI AND A MANICURE!
Filmed by Trevz THE NEW POP
9PM-1AM a monthly Vintage sale to showcase looks that are before trend, ultra fab and very rare… This is for my followers and clientele to shop, chill and browse!
I have also asked these other incredible buyers/designers to sell too
JORDAN FOX
www.facebook.com/foxjordan
www.twitter.com/infoxwetrust
HIRO THA JAP
www.facebook.com/hirothajap
www.myspace.com/hirothajap
www.twitter.com/hirothajap
CHAY$.
www.facebook.com/chaythegreat
www.twitter.com/chaythegreat
So it is safe to say that you will be very happy with the fun one of a kind Vintage that we select and sell!
Recessionista priced! for men and woman!
DJ Hiro tha Jap (9-11PM) Dub step, dance, to keep you grooving while shopping, and chilling.
DJ SNACKTOWN will spin 90′s (house, hip hop, freestyle) to post punk and dubstep…etc.
HOST CONTESSA
www.facebook.com/contessastuto
www.myspace.com/drunktits
www.twitter.com/cuntmafia
(921 BROADWAY – Myrtle J,M,Z Bushwhick/Williamburg border)
Here is photos from LAST MONTHS – BEAUTY FIRST.
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- Dance Party, Vintage Sale and Fashion Show!
VINTAGE STREET SALE W/KESH! (HUSTLE N GRIND)
SALE THIS SUNDAY JUNE 7TH !!!
STAY TUNED FOR MORE VINTAGE SALES THIS JUNE AND JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!
KESH N CONTESSA
Kesh and I met on the streets of Bed Stuy at around 4 am two years ago. I hadn’t a clue who this beautiful tall amazon was, but I thought I’d just stop and holla at a shorty (she is much taller than I). I just came home from a dyke bar, so I thought, why not continue the cruising?
Kesh called me to go out one night, and we ended up at Roxy Cottontails old wednesday party at Room Service. Roxy then showed us a FABULOUS time, and took us (Kesh, M.I.A., Amanda Blank, Daft Punk, Spank Rock, Leif…etc.) into a strip club and bought us lap dances, champagne and so on. For me, picking out the stripper was the best part, but I would have rather Kesh give me the lap dance that night.
KESH, ALI and CONTESSA circa 2007
Ever since then we have a beautiful relationship with out sex. We are vintage partners and collaborators. I trust and value her opinion – and that doesn’t HAPPEN very often. She is really one of the truest people out there, and deserves all the success in the world.
Doing photo-shoots and vintage with her i’d have to say she has a sharp business eye, and really pays attention to detail. So when we decided to sell on the streets of Williamsburg, I know that we’d have great pieces to sell! anywhere from $3 – 30 (Recession prices, honey!)
All pictures below are from Kesh blog! (some pictures were taken by me, her, and anyone else who got their paws on the camera, including Antwan from ithinkyoureswell.com!)
FIRST SALE -
10:00 AM We were greeted with Kesh fans from New Jersey! through out the day fans of Contessa and Kesh were coming and buying. It was a WILD success! cha-ching!
JORDAN FOX SHOPS
After a wild success of Kesh and I’s first Vintage Sale, we decided to take over the streets again Sunday (April 26th) – This time it was bitter sweet – Kesh is moving to Chicago for a hot minute.
This time it was sweltering hot out, and we were a bit cranky at times, ALSO this time we had some fierce competition – I ended up buying a dress off of another vendor!
We stuck it out, and it ended up being a really chill time because of all our friends, and customers that stopped by!
Here is pictures from my camera phone
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- KESH, ALI and CONTESSA CIRCA 2007
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- KESH, ALI and CONTESSA circa 2007
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- KESH N CONTESSA
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- JORDAN FOX SHOPS
KEEP A MOTHA FUCKIN’ HEADS-UP FOR THE NEXT VINTAGE SALE! CUNTY LOOKS!
XOXO CONTESSA XOXO
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