Glitter and Gloom 2012

Glitter and Gloom 2012: Crash and Burn's Best Dressed List:

We should title this instead: Dear Midwest -- Learn to fucking dress!! Kisses. Love Baltimore!! To the developers of the Noir theme and the Black and White Ball of the Glitter and Gloom event -- we salute you! The beauty and the fashion was out in spades at Glitter and Gloom and completely put the Mid-West MidWinter event to shame. For shame, Midwesties! For shame! (And yes, we are totally going to call you Midwesties from now on, because we are catty bitches.) This is how one dresses for *the* event of the season. Gorgeous dresses, upswept hair, the jewelry, the perfect make-up, oh, children, it was simply wonderful.


Truly, Glitter and Gloom has put its name on the map as The Start of the Season for the North American Camarilla. So sorry Midwinter! You are now officially second rate!


These sketches are but a taste, a small tiny taste of the pretty we saw at the event. Yes, of course, because we're catty bitches (regardless of our gender and Clan, darlings!) we have some worst dressed contenders as well. More is coming, a new advice column for the lovelorn Kindred!!


(P.S. We are also looking for a few good reporters/catty bitches in other Domains to help us cover more major events. Drop us a line if you're interested!)




Glitter and Gloom Highlights!

Crash: Ekaterina Alescander. Ventrue. Keeper of Annapolis. Backless number with an elegant train. Classic. Gorgeous. A+ Seriously. People should be taking notes.


Burn: I adored this the second I saw it. And the train!! Utterly lovely. Obviously an devotee of haute couture.

Crash: Hara Masako, the ever-elegant Toreador (and former Seneschal of Iowa City, now hailing Kyoto, Japan). Mahvelous. We've been noticing her departure from the more traditional Japanese look, and we're liking it. Classic black Noir wiggle dress with an ever-so-appropriate black rose fascinator with bird cage veiling. With that adorable Japanese accent and the f-me, naughty girl Betty Paige hair do, we're in love.


Burn: Oh Masako, you are lovely and you know it. I love that "adore me" look you have on your face here and you have totally earned it.

Crash: Child of Haqim and Primogen Johnny "Spades" Malone from Baltimore. This guy's got it going on. Definitely channeling Capone wtih that cigar, the hat and the SWANK art deco tie.


Burn: What I adored was the swanky black Fedora with the Ace of Spades in the hatband. Oh, Spades, so clever.

Crash: Roxy Codone, childe of Tommy Truelove, Prince of Tampa from Westchester County, NY. Roxy! A repeat performance of her style and edge that we first noticed you for at Midwinter. You light a fire in our hearts. (And other prominent organs, south of the equator). Even though Remy Pomp-ass (Pompeii Trojan Magnum - or whatever he's calling himself now, was WAY out of line to call your beautiful white wrap a 'dead cat'. He has no taste anyway. Don't listen to him, sweetie. You're beautiful, and you put all those jokers to shame. Dressed to thrill.


Burn: It kinda does look like a dead cat, tho. Ahem. Love you Roxy! Kisses!! And you "rocked" that gorgeous red dress.

Crash: Rachel Dubhan, harpy of Middle Georgia.  Uh-mazing.  Show stopping.


Burn: Oh Rachel, Rachel, Rachel. We adore you so. The hair, the earings, the dress. Swoon. Tres elegante. Our little Miss Rachel Dubhan, harpy of Middle Georgia, we hereby declare you the "It Girl" of Glitter and Gloom. This, children, is just a taste of the lovely she was wearing all through out the event. Three costume changes! All three frocks were to-die-for -- you know, if we weren't dead already. Two snaps! Love it! Expect to see more from her soon!

Worst Dressed

Crash: Harlan, Nosferatu, Keeper of Baltimore. AKA Bizarro Ronald McDonald. Or better yet, the unwanted bastard of Ronald McDonald and the Crow. And a utili-kilt? For real?


Burn: Maybe it was a statement against fashion? Occupy Glitter and Gloom participant? Harlan, darling, this is not Batman. You're a vampire, not a super-hero.

Crash: Remy "Pompeii Magnus" Pompeii dressed like Magnum PI for a Noir themed party. Pompei Magnum. That kind of sounds like a new product from Trojan. I guess this guy is kind of a sperm receptacle.


Burn: I don't think I can top sperm receptacle. :)

Crash: Well, it's black and white.... Even though this Tremere from Atlanta showed up in his PJs, he really knows how to cut a rug. He's a great swing dancer, and had the ladies lining up for a spin around the floor.


Burn: Just say no to pajama bottoms.

Crash: Oh, Masako NO! What have you done?! We know she's trying to branch out from her usual fashion repertoire, but this is just not her best look. We expect better from you. For shame. Cute shoes, though.



Burn: That's about the best I can say for this outfit: cute shoes. Red is so not your color, honey. Unless you're drinking it.

Alrightie, loyal readers and gossip-hounds, we will be back shortly with the best in gossip and fashion shortly. Tipsters! Drop us a line if you want to send us some dirt on your worst enemy or best girlfriend -- or both. :)