I know it's terrible to be doing the head to toe thingy with one label and whilst I am coveting EVERYTHING that Natalia Brilli is making at the moment (and possibly in the future...she might...sweet jesus...venture into SHOES...). Whilst I'm wearing her leather bangles, leather beads, carrying a slouchy bag complete with the credit card imprinted wallets in the bag... I might as well go the whole hog and get the rock band as well...
Every season Brilli goes all out covering an object expertly with black leather, last season it was a black leather skateboard but this season she has outdone herself and possibly the extent of her patience, as she covered three skeletons, a drumkit, a guitar, an amp and a mic with black lambskin leather. Natalia Brilli's silent rock band took 500 hours of work just to do one skeleton and during Paris Fashion Week, it was playing a silent gig in the windows of Maria Luisa (where I should have snapped some pics at night...). It now goes onto Miami for Art Basel in December and will then go onto New York, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Vienna, Montreal, Hong Kong, Sydney and Singpoare (details here).
Every piece of the band is available for sale in their limited editions and if only I wasn't cursed with the apartment the size of a cardboard box and a poorly bank account... oh what YouTube video fun I could have with a leather rock band, iTunes and too much time on my hands....
immaculate. can't wait for them to be in new york.
Posted by: paige. | 29 November 2008 at 19:41
I would die for one of those!!!! I don't buy art but i would invest in one of those!!!!!!!!!!
To dream....
Posted by: Tommy | 29 November 2008 at 20:01
Wow...if that isn't love for a project and concept, I don't know what is. That's amazing.
And that wallet is brilliant!
Posted by: Alicia/InstantVintage | 29 November 2008 at 20:03
Love the rock band. Just makes me cringe at.. how much leather there is. >< Poor animals. Okay, sorry for the PETA-esque comment.
Posted by: Sunset | 29 November 2008 at 20:09
I just had to add an update on my all things fab & goth post - http://www.amycarriere.com/shops/2008/11/gothic-fashion-at-fit.html. These are the latest on my lust list...
Posted by: MissAmyShops | 29 November 2008 at 20:30
Alright call me a prude but I think this is kind of gross. And pointless. And kind of cool. But definitely gross.
Posted by: Aja | 29 November 2008 at 21:12
And funny. It's definitely funny, when I look at the pictures again.
Posted by: Aja | 29 November 2008 at 21:13
absolutely amazing. i am mesmerised
Posted by: joana | 29 November 2008 at 21:57
Haha, that's very funny but also sort of Beetlejuice-esque which is possible what makes it so funny.
Posted by: KD | 29 November 2008 at 22:14
That is too amazing! I really hope I'd be able to see the installation in one of those cities...
Posted by: jess | 29 November 2008 at 23:12
I would marry Natalia Brilli to get at her creations. I am just about to buy one of her leather bangle bracelets....unless I can put the credit card down and just walk away.
Posted by: Sister Wolf | 29 November 2008 at 23:22
leather bones would freak me out if I would have to go to the toilet at night and those are in my room staring at me
Posted by: love-aesthetics | 30 November 2008 at 00:23
oh big trouble....
Posted by: songy | 30 November 2008 at 06:13
Fabulous work!
Posted by: WendyB | 30 November 2008 at 15:23
WOW! That is just incredible. For some reason when I saw the first pic I pictured it being mini (like it could fit on a table) and I was super impressed at the intricacy of it. Then I read the post and realized it was full sized, and switched to being impressed at the scale and time consumption of it! Pretty amazing stuff, especially since she must be so busy already working on her collection...how did she find the time to do this!?!?! Again, wow!
Posted by: AngieMontreal | 30 November 2008 at 15:44
anyone got any idea where/when exactly this is comin to sydney, australia?
Posted by: stumpy | 30 November 2008 at 18:56
id seen the pictures, but i didnt know they were black leather skeletons!! wow!
Posted by: Prêt à Porter P | 01 December 2008 at 04:28
A rather morbid question but are these actual human skeletons or just science models?
One thing that has always made me curious is how and were artist get there skeletons from(or in the case of Damien hirst just skulls).
I know you can donate your body to science but can you also donate your body to art or fashion?
Posted by: Danielle | 05 December 2008 at 11:57
funny, would anyone buy them?
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