Midwinter 2013

Well, well, well, my sweet dark sweethearts, welcome to the Anniversary Issue of Crash and Burn! As always, we start the Season with Midwinter!

And what a Start to the Season! Obviously, this shall be a season to remember!

However, one thing not to remember - this year's theme. Legend of Avalon - oh boy, so high school. So Renaissance Faire, so forgettable.


Best Dressed

Crash: The dashing, daring and dangerous Francis Merivein, Tremere, formerly Archon, now Prince of Chicago, was positively predatory in his two-tone shark skin pinstripe suit with hot pink accents.  Pimp.

Burn:  Wait wait wait. Since when were Tremere allowed to have style?!? All I want to know is whether or not Prince Merivein (who we really need an awesome nickname for - now taking suggestions!) is going to wear shoes as awesome as his predecessor.  However, dear Prince Merivein, we expect greatness out of you, after this fabulous start to your reign. Woo. Snaps in Z formation!

 Crash: The ever-stylish Lady Black, Malkavian, was more Victorian than Arthurian in feel, but the anachronism was a welcome departure from the Kindred day at the Renaissance Faire that was happening all around here.  The black on black sparkle, and the self trim of this bustle-y number was exemplary.

Burn: We heard that Lady Black was yelled at for defending the Camarilla. Scandalous! On the part of those who were yelling. Dearhearts, please, we know you all are just jealous of Lady Black's utterly faaaaaaabulous sense of style.

 Crash:  Adrienne Stratton, Tremere,  took the "Mists of Avalon" theme and wore this wonderfully romantic soft gray velvet and lace ensemble with a Lord of the Rings vibe that had me thinking "Otherwordly Elegance". Well done, Dr. Stratton.


Burn: Love the jewelry. This look (actually, the whole damn theme) is not working for me, mind you, but the lovely Ms. Stratton was a stunning vision regardless.

 Crash:  Masako Hara channeled Frankie Avalon rather than Mists of Avalon, but it seems a lot of people preferred variations on this hard to nail theme.  Masako sparkled in a gaggle of "Lady-of-the-Lake" wannabes.  Seriously, gotta work on the footwear though.

Burn: Masako, as always, you are a total hottie. Love the fantastic sparkly dress, totally fresh! Sadly, your bit at Midwinter (Japanese girl with curse-words) is a bit tired. You rocked that last year, dearest. New material next year.)

Crash:  In an enchanting blue and white flowing nod in the general direction of theme and period, Rachel Dubhan, the ever-lovely Toreador Harpy from Middle Georgia shows the other bitches how it's done.  Each piece, including the sleeves, is separate. Under normal circumstances, I might say she was trying too hard, but  few others tried at all.  I can't wait to see what she does next.

Burn: Oh Rachel. Beautiful as always. The sapphire blue skirt, the matching embroidery on the sleeves as well as the corset top, the hair, just.. wow. Way to take a horrible theme and make it into a lovely outfit. Snaps in Z formation!







Worst Dressed

 Crash:  Thursday night's theme was "green".  Jean-Claude, Samedi, Harpy of Peoria, was a class act in his green frat boy costume.  Way to keep the Midwest a shining example of what not to do, bro.

Burn: A boa as a hat! What a... interesting idea.

Crash:  Sugarti... Katja Nothing had a rough night. The usually foxy and stylish former Prince instead wore some kind of sports-ball jersey and mostly got led around by the elbow by Jack Sebastien., the other half of Jackja.

Burn: Katja!!!  Where are the shoes!!!!! BRING BACK THE SHOES! Oh, my dear, my dear, this look - so not you. We know you lost your praxis, but pretty please, don't lose your amazing spark.

Crash:  Oh, Tommy, Tommy.  Tommy Truelove, Brujah Prince of Tampa.  We will always love you for your bold style, but this faux fur thing has gone too far.  Skinning stuffed animals and wearing them is a crime against fashion.

Burn: Oooh. Are hippy do-rags a thing now?












Best Shoes

Crash:  This lovely lady had the most spectacular Gaga-esque mirror stilettos imaginable.  They were covered in tiny pieces of mirror.  If she isn't a Malkavian, I'm offended.

Burn: Well! That's one way to look up someone's dress! Ahem! Actually, snaps! Those are some sexy, sexy heels, my dear.










Gossip

Darlings! Darlings! If you were not at Midwinter, you missed a big BANG of an event! And oh, my, what a bang it was! Six Justicars showed up and justice'd and killed Pinky Wheeler and Paul Walker... and then removed Lena! and Katja Nothing from their Praxises. (or is that Praxi?) Ohboy!

The *real* scandal of the evening; however, was how a couple of Archons actually kept the Prince of Milwaukee out of wherever that judicial-ness was happening!  Ooohboy! Feathers flew on that one!

Alright, alright, we lied! We lied! The actual biggest scandal was how many people dropped out of the Roast at the last minute!  Alexander Lazarion, Kate Davidson, Francis Merevein and Gilia Agrippa all dropped out at the last minute! For shame!!

Also of note: notorious bad boy, Elias Beecher tried to kill Prince Murray X, and is now bloodhunted in several Domains, Ambrosio Vasquez de Leon was killed (much to the anger of his clan) by a couple of Archons,  and this year's horrible theme was largely ignored. Thank God. No more Ren Faire!  For serious, Midwest.  Be watching in a few months when Baltimore puts you all to shame and shows you how it's done.  Again.

As always, contact us with you juicy gossip, embarrassing hi-jinx of your fenemies, and fashion dos and dont's across our great land.

xoxo,
Crash&Burn