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May 14, 2001
Patrick's Big Day
Patrick had been working hard for the last few weeks to complete some hats for a fashion show. The fashion show, called
She-zaam, was being held at
Cafe Cocomo on Potrero Hill, and he had had procrastinated for weeks before hand.
The sum of all this was that I got to play much less pool, and I got to see far too much sewing. Anyway, the show was last night and it was an awful lot of fun. Sponsored by the Cloud Factory, it was infused with lots and lots of Electronica/House/Techno, and had more than a little resemblance to parts of Burning Man.
There was a catwalk down the center of the main room, with laser lights and large speakers. There was also a number of video projection screens, and the ever-present (ugh) drum circle.
Patrick was showing during the second half of the show. He had partnered with a clothing designer and had created hats that would work with the models ensembles. Not only did Patrick create hats, but he was also part of the show. He undressed the models, taking from them their hats and jackets while the Dead Can Dance blared in the background.
The costumes were great for the most part. There was everything from snowboarder-chic to bondage wear, and back to simple, Asian-influenced clothing. The best part, though, was the irony that these folks acknowledged. It wasnÕt really too serious, there was a ton of camp and a lot of vamping/performance.
Sometimes the Burning Man influenced stuff is a bit much for me, pulling on the drum circle, fire-dancing stuff more often than not. The parts I really like is the creativity Ð even if the end result of the action isnÕt great, just knowing someone spent a large amount of time creating something, just for the community aspect is really great. And I think thatÕs also whatÕs really great about the Burning Man itself, the work, creativity and sheer scale of what people do. ItÕs amazing, it really is.
Posted by tdotjay at May 14, 2001 5:02 AM
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