Deboxing PEEP, UnMasking MASQUE

With Easter coming always reminds me of those yellow sugar coated shaped birds called "Peeps".  However the Haute Easter Bunny left me one of if not THE aside from Tattoo coveted Sybarite Peep. Yes there are others more coveted like Blanche or Necro Peep, but when taking all of the LE 50 and above editions.  Selling my Beloved Inque and then some allowed me this chance of a lifetime.

 Plus she is a true NRFB. I WISH I could at least have a glass of champagne when I will remove her from snug satin home and let her stretch.  Ironically, Peep was the 2009 PFDF doll.  Fidle' this years festival doll arrived safe and sound yesterday. Fidle' is a beautiful dark lady with piercing eyes and knives to boot.  One golden sword held over one shoulder as if it was this seasons hottest accessory.

I am struggling with keeping her but I decided to not debox her until a decision is made. Why?  Remember Masque? Well I struggled with her as well since buying her in October.  My decision has been made...she stays.  Opening her the night I opened Peep will go down in my Sybarite Fantasy escapes to date.[/caption]  

Hello Dolly

Hello Dolly... introducing the Superdoll  By Stephanie Hirschmiller 5 Dec 2011

As the saying goes, people don't really grow up, they just get more expensive toys. The latest toy for grown-ups costs up to $39,109.69 is made of resin, wears clothes that would be equally at home on the Paris catwalk and are just 17 inches high. Welcome to the world of the Superdoll.  Last month, following the success of a Sybarites doll collection show in Paris, two former couturiers, Charles Fegen and Desmond Lingard, both 47, staged a similar show in London where 20 dolls were seated next to each other as if on the front row of a catwalk.The catch? While each doll boasts its own mohair wig and wears a handcrafted tulle gown complete with paneling made from antique crocodile skin, she also costs $39,109.69"Its the element of fantasy and escapism," argues Lingard, who noticed the new appetite for dolls after he made a sell-out Beth Ditto doll last year. "You might not be able to wear a couture gown yourself but you can still get the same kick out of collecting the Sybarites." via Hello Dolly... introducing the Superdoll | Life & Style.

How Doll Collecting changed my Life

This "novel" below I wrote for my entry into the WClub contest on Why we Love to Collect dolls? Never one at a loss for words I just happened to see the contest entry in the WClub newsletter a few minutes ago so my entry is rough, LONG, however it comes from my heart having no time to edit my thoughts or feelings to make this "Topic ready" I didn't see a word limit but if their is one, I am sure to have disqualified my entry. I can still see my mothers face as she a New York Italian Catholic would yell at my grandmother for letting me brush the old "toilet holder dolls" which would sit in a knitted dress hiding a extra toilet roll, remember those? Anyway the hair was not made for brushing but at 5 years old it was one of my happiest memories one which I held onto for years to come hoping someday to feel the childlike excitement once again. Jump ahead to the 1970's and me begging for a Bionic Woman doll and every holiday would be made to believe she was there but never was. Cruel I know. :mad: Finally 1996 my 30th birthday a friend with whom heard the Bionic story hundred times sent me a gift via FEDEX. Opened it and low and behold there was Jamie Sommers a MIB he found on Ebay. I truly couldn't speak and later would cry thanking him by phone and I cherished her. However, the feeling I had long for so many years earlier now was relived and my friend unknowingly opened a Pandora's box. One which would consume every minute of every second not to mention every dollar to relive again. Prior to all of this it use to be me, myself, and I getting in the car and going to the local Toys R US to buy up all the new Barbies. They had a website but it was mainly for young girls and the adult section was not very interactive so basically my collecting was done by Quantity and not always Quality. My poor partner and non doll collecting friends of the time did there best to entertain my excitement and show interest. But nothing like what I would experience years later. I learned as much as I could back in 1996-2003 but in a million years did it occur to me there was a WHOLE ONLINE Culture of Doll enthusiasts and collectors. Buying my first two Doll magazines were by accident at a Barnes and Noble one afternoon in 2007 when I laid my eyes upon a HIGH Gloss FDQ and Haute Doll magazines. Having stored all my dolls away from viewing eyes in a spare bedroom I flipped the pages and my jaw dropped. I was in awe and couldn't believe there were DOLLS prettier than BARBIE! I bought those magazines and read them as if they were doll bibles. This is how I discovered the WClub and Integrity. :cool: Telling the story of how I then collected NRFB barbies and sold them all last year so I was able to set my sights on another line, this line being Fashion Royalty. But first I had to get into the WClub. Oh I tried in 2010 and missed my confirmation by Luanne which sadly she informed me I was unable to join in. DAMN I hate SPAM. But I was not defeated as there was always 2011. What a year it has been and we still have another month. LQQking back to my first Private Exclusive Webinar which was unlike anything I had seen or participated in and enjoyed so much. My heart is racing just looking forward to next year. This contest about why we love dolls is not simple to answer. My partner of 28 years and I both have AIDS and he has declined over the past year and I have almost lost him twice. Prior year he was very clear NO MORE DOLLS, unless I got rid of the spare room which I filled with my NRFB Barbies mentioned above. So to his amazement and mine they all sold on EBAY which allowed me the luxury to indulge in the WClub and Integrity offerings. Both of us successful in our joint venture starting a Home Health agency in the early 1990's having lived already a mixed message life. Knowing we could die but spent our fortune as fast as we could. Financially we were blessed, but as soon as one starts to feel to comfortable LIFE has a way of throwing you a curve ball. In 1999 he fell ill first and I soon followed causing us to sell the business and today live on SSDI. I never take anything for granted and live my life as if the day were my last. The last 4 months have been a living nightmare learning his liver is failing him and to say I am not completely out of my mind is an understatement. Those of you who may have contacted me this last year may have noticed my somewhat inability to remember, comprehend, or write an email which made sense without rambling. Now you know why. The one thing I can say is without the WClub, Boards, and most of the DOLLS have brought me more happiness in what is a very dark time for me. Seeing the dolls for the first time makes me forget everything and anything except the goosebumps once felt when first laying eyes on a new offering. But those goosebumps are now felt over and over again with every new release. I have to learn to NOT over order dolls this year but it will not be easy. Each day that goes by I could lose the love of my life but what keeps me going is my email WClub newsletters, magazine subscriptions, Doll boards, and most of all just knowing soon the doorbell will ring and the joyful excitement will take over my being and all my worries and frustration will disappear nowhere to be found, at least for a while. Collecting Barbie in NRFBoxes keeping them hostage and not truly enjoying them was a HUGE mistake on my part. I made a promise to not do that with the dolls of Integrity. However, this is harder than I thought. They all look so perfect in their boxes and up until recently repeated the same offense. Plus if I decided to put one of my treasures up FS: I would find myself taking photos of them to upload with my listing only to realize I was making a big mistake. Falling in love all over again. Reading a thread on people falling in love with a doll they had thought they had no connection too seems to be more common than not. Example would be my Vanessa Perrin Monaco Royal, I had planned to sell her never taking her out of the box and struggled with the decision because she was my first and hopefully not my last Vanessa. After reading this thread and another on the age-old question of to box or debox helped me make my final decision to take out EVERY NEW DOLL I had acquired this year and displayed them with the ones I wanted to keep. Just before Thanksgiving I took her out and she is proudly on display with my Dynamite girls, FR2, FR, Monogram, ITBE, NUFace, etc. in my all glass Integrity cabinet which I will post photos taken real soon. Having dolls in common with others and the ability to share my joy with all of you makes it worthwhile. Many have been so supportive of my personal struggles and the contacts made soon became acquaintances, then flourished into true friendships. I never thought doll collecting would connect me to so many wonderful people AROUND the WORLD and the role they play be so important as they have been my lifeline for what would have been a year of despair facing my issues alone. Sob stories are a dime a dozen and if you were to take my personal struggles out of my entry My short answer to how your doll collecting has touched your life for the better would simply be.. Entering the lotteries, finding a retailer, the forum, the website, the Ordering, the Tracking, and the Arrival to most of all the virtual FRIENDSHIPS I have made all because of the love of DOLLS. The child in me and the goosebumps rush use to be the only reason I collected dolls. However, Collecting and loving your dolls is one thing, but I have come to discover the doll COMMUNITY is the added PLUS to this equation. Members, Doll board moderators, Retailers, and Integrity Reps etc.are just as rewarding, and to date an even bigger part about why I collect today. :) Well that's it. Thank you for the consideration and for a wonderful unforgettable year in the WClub. Waiting with bated breath for my Sophmore year and all the unseen treasures which awaits all of us. God Bless, Thom Indulge me for just one more minute. By now you have guessed I am a Freshman WClub member and if not for Luanne who has helped me in every imaginable way from questions to a few "minor missteps" has helped me become a better more productive WClub member and a better collector. I am sure many of those before me know and have their stories with LuAnne. But I couldn't let this opportunity get away from me without a much deserved SHOUT OUT of ThankYOU

WHY we BUY?

Though only a year old this month since joining you in the Doll community online I started by selling my entire NRFB Barbie collection to try out the 16 inch girls my hope was to afford just ONE Sybarite.  Then I had hoped in my researching online and doll boards what line to concentrate on.  Deva, Avante Guards, Dollfie, Jamieshow, Tonner etc. It was overwhelming. Plus I was so excited to finally end last year following a fluke mess-up on my part the year prior to join the Integrity W Club. So I won't lie when I learned the AG were absent this year and had no idea what direction to go.

  I had always coveted or dreamed of owning a Sybarite flipping thru the pages of Haute Doll years prior.  So my goal was to own just one plus on a fixed income it was not possible to just buy a new Sybarite or FBR as they were offered.  So this time last year SAGE was up on Ebay in my price range and my hope was to own a Sybarite by my birthday on Halloween. The Seller OKCJimbo you may know of him as we became fast friends and having never seen or held an actual sybarite.  It was fate when Jim put Sage up on Ebay and come to find out he lived just 15 minutes away.

  Try to imagine in your lifetime be it a toy, car, vacation etc. you always dreamed of and thinking it would never come to fruition and you settle on "maybe someday".  In my case it was images torn from magazines in my craft room next to Madonna and Lady GaGa images.

(btw I am a gay Middle aged Madonna Wannabe Superdoll Monster man. LOL)

  Going to Jim's home and walking back to a ROOM an ENTIRE ROOM for his collection of Sybarites was an out of body experience.  All beautifully dressed and styled to perfection in dark custom made display cabinets lit with LED lights.  A solid piece of glass covering the fronts with the option of having 3 glass shelves for 12 inch or 1 glass shelf for two 16 inch dolls etc.

  If I recall at the time he had 19? with Inque and Sage up for sale on Ebay. As if it were just yesterday remember my fear asking him to hold this doll from which I had coveted for years  It was Inque with whom I held first. The weight, the details, the joints, basically The DOLL was a revelation.  Now it is unfair for me to speak only of the Sybarites for this was my dream to own and I am obviously being bias, but having no experience with conventions, custom doll shops, or any doll taller than 12 and bought at Toys R US I hope you reading this can understand where I am coming from.

The last thing I want to start is a "my doll is better than your doll debate" as this story is coming from a sincere place and writing it or feeling the need to share it with you was inspired by Terri Gold's post and excitement of "Taking the Leap" into the Sybarites. Over the last year within our community have come to know many and some individuals are very well established and known for OOAK's, Blogs, and retailers.  So not knowing Terri on a personal level I reached out asking about photography giving me early advice and I also bought items from her.  PLus her blog...well need I say more.

Without going off into another direction I had just emailed Terri not more than a month ago basically sharing with her at how I support her reviews on her blog even though I didn't always agree with them. I figure if someone gives opinions it's okay to challenge them with the notion to be civil and "agree to disagree".  Her review of a few dolls early this year after I had bought them really bummed me out.  But again you say tomato I say tomatoe.

 Wanting to let her know though her reviews can be rough to read in the long run she had been right on all counts on those dolls she had reviewed.  I am sure Terri doesn't take pride in being right if anything she along with others are powerful voice for the consumer by speaking up and giving us honest information.  What we do with that information is up to us.

Okay with that said reading her Blog daily and now writing this email to her also was curious to know why she didn't review Sybarites?  Her response was quick and to the point "they were too expensive". Then coming upon her last week post on taking the plunge into Sybarite territory buying Talc my first thought was I wanted to know what changed.  I must say what Lady L said and what I have seen and heard rumblings of quality with certain 12 inch lines made me wonder if this is becoming a trend and not just hype.

  Terri even joked at how some told her they are addictive but she says impossible.  Deep down reading between the lines I think even she knows nothing is impossible.  Happy for her new adoption and journey into a world of dolls more than less of us have come to enjoy.

Listen I was happy to own a vintage Barbie which at the time was my most expensive piece.  But I didn't play with her she was showcased.  So when my selling off Barbie collection allotted me to own not one but soon thereafter two then three Sybarites I was not only amazed, excited, and at one point wanted to be pinched to be sure I wasn't dreaming.

  Well by Easter of this year my Collection sold out and I was still spending as if I was still bringing in those funds. Looking back to last Halloween  with Sage in Hand just like Terri G is holding Talc thinks just ONE. I am living almost on the street (exaggeration) Sybarite owner.

The dolls themselves take hold and looking into those Sybarite Eyes and we all can agree certain dolls speak to us and for me the eyes have it. However unlike any other love of something which takes over into obsession along with other issues in ones life can create a perfect storm which no joking around leads to addiction. 

Why the Sybarites are able to take over and have the hypnotic quality which basically burns into your brain MORE....MORE....I need my SISTERS...MORE seems insane, but we are adult doll people so anything is possible. Then there is the whole issue of my Sybarites can only wear FBR etc.

  By the middle of May and I had acquired more Sybarite and FBR fashion and accessories which I had not opened, touched, played with, or really enjoyed. Was it the high of being a closet shopper? Maybe it was the risk taking as my personality seems to enjoy from time to time. Then asked if I was collecting and not "using" as I once did with NRFB Barbies for Investments? 

Whatever the reason I knew I needed an intervention or advice so who better to go to than OKCJimbo, the one person who sold me Sage in the first place plus as our friendship got closer he gave me three of those cabinets I spoke of earlier.

  He knew I was struggling with taking the girls out and playing with them and maybe giving me those display cabinets, which BTW is one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me would stimulate my COS play. So having no excuses I had to make sense of it all.

 Not only had I bought the dolls but was also collecting the W Club and Integrity lines, charged a Canon T2I Rebel at Best buy, bought every possible item, tool, and supplies to Sew, Sculpt, Paint, Photograph, or craft anything I wanted for my dolls.

  By now you must think this guy is crazy. Well maybe Stir Crazy as I mentioned I am on a Fixed income SSDI living with AIDS and nursing a partner of 28 years with whom is literally going into liver failure as I type this.  A CAT Scan and Biopsy will be a reality exactly 24 hours from now. Noon central time.  But I digress.....

  Not looking for sympathy, an argument or debate.   Life is up and down. Example: My 20's were charmed with a love for Dance performing all over the United states. But year 2000 till this past March walking was impossible.  A total hip replacement did the trick and the other side is due next year. So when my creativity in Dance and self expression was taken away I focused on my love for all things DOLL.  I have shared parts of this story and my youth growing up Strict Catholic Boys don't play with Dolls.  For me it was HAIR!!!  I just wanted to brush the dolls hair.

 Later in life I became a licensed hair traffic controller/beauty school girl.  Makeup, Fashion, Style, Vogue, Modeling, all under the guise of Self Expression.  You younger readers know GaGa as your leader, for me Madonna is queen, others older Cher, Barbara, Liza, and Judy are Gay Icons.

  But I have come to meet so many of you and most are ladies who do dolls instead of lunch. Meeting in person someday is my latest goal or dream for my future.  After 9/11 my fear of flying came to a head and refuse to board a plane.  I will take the train now and then to see my siblings in Texas.  The worse part is my parents live in of all places LAS VEGAS.  I tried to go to IFDC this year but the hip thing got in the way.  There is a method to my madness and this all plays part in my journey and funny as it may sound "RECOVERY" from Sybarite Addiction.

 To say you are going to spend yourself into a frenzy or bankruptcy may not happen but some of us know and have fought temptation, needs, wants, and have to have issues. It is easy to say Quality over Quantity rules when collecting anything.  Or the rule of when a new doll comes in one must go out.  Can you honestly admit to yourself you follow those rules?  If you are one of these rare individuals...I commend you.  Learning early on jealousy and envy are two very unhealthy feelings or deadly sins.

  I had to go the extreme of unplugging from the web an addiction I conquered and because of it was able to get a hold of my Spending Doll Addiction.  My partner last month actually took off our IPhone the eBay app. lol

  Okay so there are no secrets when dealing with me. Sharing life's lessons with others who come across one of these Tales from Thom it goes without saying if it helps or shows you are not alone than my pain, frustration, fears, addictions and getting to a place where control, joy, and making a new friend than it all was not in vain.

  Ending on a Doll Collectors High note...My Sybarite, JamieShow, FR,Avante Guards, and Innoqui's play is at an all time high.  Truly enjoying every aspect of loving dolls.  Be it attempting a hard cap wig, following a pattern from FDQ to sew, and my favorite Photography sharing and getting just one comment truly means the world to me.  Mel-lo-dramatic a bit, TMI- maybe, Doll Community...PRICELESS.

IT'S A SEVILLE!

Oh my lord in heaven could this girl exceed my expectations and will she lure me away from my beloved 1st Sybarite and online namesake Sage?
THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION is a TIE.
I am over the moon on getting Seville from a very kind surrogate seller who allowed me to do a 3 month payout. This is important to note the Sybarite community have been helpful, supportive, and have networked with other Doll communities.

Which for a 1st time or in my case switching into a brand new doll line collector is PRICELESS. Ask and sometimes you receive is what I have observed.

Having experienced some elitist attitudes and "busy bodied" individuals at the start of my adventure selling my Barbie collection it was a breath of fresh air and relief meeting the Sybarite collectors.

Collecting dolls is the common thread the community all shares but for some it is treating their dolls as better than others which frankly I find sad. This quality some disguise as passion is and can come across cold and cruel.

I don't want to end this post on something negative when Seville just arrived, however it is a prime example at how meeting online or joining a club/group sharing your interests.

16inch dolls or BJD's all fit within the Sybarite guidelines and is a good place to start. It was joining clubs like this last year which got me to where I am today collecting Sybarites.

I asked for a payment plan to adopt Seville from 2 prior collectors who kindly declined. Understanding and patient my love for this doll and ownership has become a reality.

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One Decadent Journey

Welcome to my first post on what I hope will be a fun blog/place to meet other Sybarite/Doll Collectors

  It has been 9 months since I purchased and actually held and saw these beautiful dolls.  Sage was the cherry breaker and I have had more fun hunting down and most of all still SHOPPING for "?"  and the 6 sisters whom soon followed. ? being any and all girls after my final payment for Seville.  I also own The Traveler Inoquii who may not have been the most popular a few years ago, but sure is now with the Lady GaGa revolution.

1. Sage: The hypnotic gaze of this born to be Red Head.

2. Inque (1st edition): Her beautiful mocha coloring and sexy gaze.

3. Play: A bit of luck and some begging nabbed me this Gen III.

4. Voltaire: Androgynous and my first Gen II fully clothed purchase.

5. Couture Savage: Hard to find and coveted for those not repainted.

6. Trapeze: The ultimate Fashion Model Muse hardly Amy Winehouse.

7. Seville: Not in my possession yet  being paid off for a summer meet up.

8. The Traveler: 14 inches of Porcelain perfection.  Inoquii doll

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  With my line-up of Sybarites finally typed in order staring back at me I must say it is a bit overwhelming and very exciting at the same time.

  My adrenaline peaks up to a height of ecstasy by just looking at their boxes.  BOXES?  Yes, boxes.  I was able to finance this expensive hobby by selling my HUGE Barbie NRFB doll collection on Ebay and Doll boards alike. As much as I adore my new gorgeous roomies I must admit I am afraid of them as well.  Actually intimidated is closer to how I truly feel.

  Having held my girls outside of their boxes less than 10 times with Play being a slight exception I decided to create and document my dolls and the journey each will take me on.

  Be it with Photography, Creativity, and/or Biography.  Having had an online presence for almost 17 years with blogs, profiles, and owning my own dot com. which soon will be revised to showcase this project.

In closing, it is important to clarify my ADHD along with other health issues I struggle with hope to keep this blog along with my Doll collector FaceBook page updated and most of all interesting.

PROCRASTINATION is a habit I have struggled with in starting too many projects never to see consistency or completion.  My intentions come from a good place, however if you are reading this and realize you have some of the same issues described from The dolls to completing or updating online blogs, Twitter, to FaceBook then we will become fast friends.

What better way to get things started than to photograph the many NRFB accessories ready to be deboxed and played with the first time.

My DATE with SAGE

My Destiny with Sage

 I awoke as if yesterday were a total DREAM soon to realize it was not.  When we (Sage and I) got home last night after leaving your beautiful home,  I ended up talking with my partner all night about what we had discussed and how we hope to become fast friends since our recent connection on Ebay.  He knowing how much such a doll costs and I using the old "It's my birthday" ploy as a reason for such an extravagant purchase.

  With Sage all boxed up and ready to transport my thoughts though a bit "evil" wanted to have some fun with my patiently awaiting partner.  Deciding too not say a WORD about SAGE to him.  Cruel maybe but I just wanted to see who would break first. Would my excitement get the best of me  or would his curiosity get the better of him. 

 So as I walked in the door I strategically placed Sage's box on the couch directly in front of him all night into today. This had to or must of made him curious, or maybe furious?  You will soon read.  Jump ahead to today at 2:25pm this afternoon.

Out of the blue he asks

"So what did you buy?"  

Laughing at him I coyly reply

 "you mean you didn't PEEK" 

he replies

"Peek into what"

I groan

 "You've got to be kidding"

he replies

"Stop it!  Let me see"  

I opened her beautiful box trying not to startle her ever so carefully lifting the pale pink tissue paper to the left and the other to the right.  Taking my hand down to greet her and slowly wrapping each finger around her perfect body as if I were King Kong picking up Faye Wray.  Remembering your lesson in sYbarite etiquette as to not let her knees bang together for if she was to crack "I rue the day" this area would be a hard injury for her to recover.  So I slowly handed her to him soon thereafter he was TRANSFIXED unable to move or even breathe for a whole 30 seconds. You may laugh but this is a big deal because he said not a word, only stared into her gaze and come hither attitude as if he were straight again. 

 OMG I am writing like Jackie Collins.

  Anyway back to her, after he said she was beautiful (duh!!) I then grabbed my FDQ photography book where you showed me what Sage the Fashion Victim looked like before you raped her (kidding:) like a proud stage mother I offered him a glimpse into her shady world as a top model in London.

 Laughing manically as I screamed out LOUD 

SHE is MINE...SHE is ALL MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Thank you and I look forward to sharing more with the new friends I have made this last month. This is for you.

  For those of you wondering what happened to me this last week I can honestly say it has been a week I will never forget.  You may know I was new to the whole doll forum scene asking all kinds of novice questions about 16 inch, 14 inch, 12 inch, Resin, Silkstone, Ball Jointed, Barbie, Avant Guards, Fashion royalty, Jamieshow, Jason, Paul, Robert, WU, Pham, Best and finally a goal I had set for myself  some years ago to actually own A sYbarite Doll. 

   So many of you did send me Emails giving me advice and in the short month I spent on the many informative, helpful, supportive, and sometimes "catty" Doll forums asking those questions seemed to always boil down to just one answer, choosing a doll really is a personal choice.  I was told you will know if the doll speaks to you, or if you are able to connect with her/him when buying a doll.  Some of you buy to repaint/create visions only you could dream, others trade as fast as they buy, while most gave me the feeling of how much they love each and everyone of their dolls.  

  This was my aha moment.  I love all my Barbies and will always love her first and foremost. But it has been a very exciting ride to my Destiny with Sage especially since I had never touched nor seen on in person.  It was so hard to take advice like I listed above because a photo no matter how good it is does not compare to the touch, looking into a dolls eyes before you decide.  So to my amazement and some Divine Intervention it was truly a miracle to have found you, Sages prior owner who all this time not only was selling a perfect "nude" sage but had a litter of sYbarites all to himself right here about 10 miles from my HOME.  So I will end this October 25th, 2010 story with a smile, a gorgeous doll, and now a new Friend.  Making friends AND buying dolls who knew.

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With much love and health,

Thom Collins Aka SAGE- BarbieinCharge

 

Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself. Marcel Proust

 

Alexander McQueen

The emiliacouture autumn 2010 collection for Sybarites is dedicated to the memory of my favourite fashion designer the late Alexander McQueen, who’s brave, provocative and avant garde fashions always inspired me. The collection setting is an editorial version of a Victorian asylum and all the pieces have been named after mental disorders: Narcolepsy, Autophagia, Kleptomania, Oneirophrenia and Delirium.

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