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Rent a Frock, by Petro Zillia

Photo: House of Petro Zillia's new rental rack. Credit: House of Petro Zillia.

Story by Booth Moore of the LA Times:

Cruising by all the "For lease" signs on Melrose Avenue and West 3rd Street, it's easy for you to get the holiday shopping blues. But L.A.'s own relentlessly upbeat, pink-haired clothing designer Nony Tochterman (not to be confused with our city's pink-haired jewelrydesigner -- that'd be Tarina Tarantino) isn't letting the economy crush her spirits. Perhaps inspired by Rent the Runway, boldly this month she's letting cash-strapped shoppers rent party frocks from her vibrant House of Petro Zillia boutique, for a day rate of $50. (Maybe she's onto something; for a $300 dress, she'd only have to rent it six times--and she still owns the dress.)

Tochterman, who famously rode her bike down the runway at L.A. fashion week a few years back, launched her colorful line 12 years ago. Three years ago, she opened her boutique, which also houses her design studio. She said she started "studio services for everyone," as she calls it, in response to the economy, and customers' scaling back on shopping for party dresses. "When the going gets tough, the tough get creative," she said. "Besides, why should celebrities be the only ones able to get studio services for a special party, night or celebration?"

Read the rest of the story at: All the Rage

Who is Joe Exclusive?

Saw this guy everywhere at L.A. Fashion Week.  Here’s who he is:

Joey Arias Takes the Red Cat Theatre!

Photo courtesy of the Red Cat Theatre

Joey Arias, the famed West Village performance artist and drag impresario-brought her startlingly original new show “Arias with a Twist” to Los Angeles.  This show was completely wild. It is so “out there” in fact, that it’s kinda hard to even tell you what it was about.

 

But we’ll try, dear reader, because we know you depend on us to bring you the latest fashion, arts and entertainment low down here in Los Angeles.

 

First let us say, the Red Cat theatre is superfab!  It is tucked deep in the bowels of the new Disney Hall downtown- and has an old world vibe to it- paired with modernity of other sorts.

 

Joey’s show pays homage to the art of puppetry.  Her co-creator in this ambitious endeavor is Basil Twist (hence the name of the show), a master puppeteer and illusionist.

 

The show opens with Joey being abducted by aliens.  She winds up in a Garden of Eden-like environment—eats and starts singing.  Microphones pop out of mushrooms- it’s pretty surreal. In one scene- she is like king Kong's wife Queen Kong--towering over Manhattan. Yikes! In the end, she’s pops into the arrivals as an honored performer at an old Hollywood event.  Wow!

 

The technical effects were mesmerizing--beyond anything which we have ever seen in Los Angeles theatre.  Ms. Arias’ costumes were conceived by Thierry Manfred Mugler.  The body suit she was wearing through most of the performance gave her alluring curves, from every angle. And as is her long- standing preference, Ms. Arias’ hind quarters were fully exposed.

 

Special congrats to Basil Twist and all the marionette masters who created this wonderful work behind the scenes. You string pullers rule!

 

The run ends December 13^th.

 

For tickets and additional information, call REDCAT's Box Office at 213-237- 2800, or visit www.redcat.org.

 

Basil Twist and Joey Arias pose in Ms. Arias’ dressing room after the show. Photo Credit: LAFashionWeek.com