fashion Archives - Desperate Living

Tone Deaf Elitism And Modern Dystopia At The Met Gala

The Met Gala using J.G. Ballard’s apocalyptic short story The Garden of Time as a fashion theme is astonishingly clueless.

The Contrived World Of Dark Academia Interior Design

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The Dark Academia interior design trend often feels like an opportunistic fashion statement and cash-cow for wannabe influencers.

The Clothes Show’s Infamous ‘Allo ‘Allo-Themed Fashion Shoot

Putting the fash into fashion, the BBC series The Clothes Show does a shoot based on the wartime comedy that is awash with swastikas. Unsurprisingly, viewers object.

Filth Is My Politics – A Fashion Statement for the Election Year

Express your contempt for the corrupt and psychopathic political merry-go-round in this election year with our Filth T-shirt.

Ivanka Trump: Trademark Ambition

Donald Trump’s daughter, back when she was still idolised by celebrity-obsessed fashionistas, stars in a promotional brochure for Thierry Mugler.

Let’s Hear It For Adult Entertainment’s Body Positivity

X-rated entertainment celebrates every adult size, shape, age, gender and sexuality – let’s stop blaming it for body shaming and cultural conformity.

Magic In Manhattan: The Bewitching Pleasures Of Bell, Book And Candle

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The hip, witchy cult favourite remains one of the great overlooked films of the 1950s, despite a curiously conservative attitude at its heart.

The First Desperate Living T-Shirts Are Here

Dazzle your friends, horrify your neighbours and challenge tired convention in the first of our magnificent new fashion range.

Bronson And The Punk Rock Creeps

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The cartoon punk street gangs of 1980s Hollywood and the ultra-obscure record that mocked it all.

The Samhain Satanic Flea Market

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London’s Bazaar of the Bizarre returns for an early Halloween treat.

The Follies Of Dita Von Teese And Hustler

The striptease superstar’s new lingerie range sparks musings on fashion, celebrity and the inherent emptiness of much of the neo-burlesque scene.

Playboy Loafers Are The Ultimate In Lounge Lizard Footwear

The classic covers from the legendary magazine are recreated in a collection of stylish footwear.