Oh No. Yoko Designs A Ridiculous Men's Line For Opening Ceremony. Prices and Pics of Yoko Ono's Fashions For Men 1969-2012.

This holiday season, Opening Ceremony teamed up with Yoko Ono to create what they call "a very special apparel collection" consisting of 34 high-priced pieces available exclusively at OC.


above: Humberto Leon of Opening Ceremony with Yoko Ono (photo courtesy of NY Times)

Titled “Fashions for Men 1969-2012,” the limited-edition line is based on a book of hand-drawn illustrations (shown below) that Yoko presented to John Lennon on the occasion of their wedding. 43 years later, Yoko and Opening Ceremony have worked together to bring her sketches to life.



According to the New York Times, Ms. Ono loved the way her late husband looked in and out of clothes, so many of her pieces accentuate the 'good bits' e.g. nipples, buttocks and the crotch area.



The Times reports "“Men were always wanting us to look good and take off everything,” Ms. Ono said. “And we were never able to enjoy men’s sexuality in that way.”



Given that, I can only assume that the collection exemplifies what she believes is a way to enjoy men's sexuality. While it does nothing for me, you can decide for yourself. Below is the entire collection.

$595 One button two-tone jackets with a single mesh sleeve:


$485 Cut out jackets:



$145 Mesh cut out shoulder shirts:


$200 Eyelet (nipple) shirts:


$150 Eyelet (nipple) tanks:


$255 Cut out (sheer buttocks) trousers:


$250 Conservative (knee cut outs and hand on buttocks) trousers:



$335 Hand trousers:


$200 Jockstrap with an LED light:


$75  Hoodies with Yoko's sketched icons of buttocks, eyes and words:


$750 Men's Open Toe Thigh-High Boots:


$250 Men's Lightbulb Bra:


$245 Men's leather bell belt:


$400 transparent chest plaque with bells and leather neck strap that reads, “RING FOR YOUR MOMMY PIECE y.o. 69-12:



$55 Slip-on printed stretch knee pads:


Also available is a softcoverbook of her original artwork, accompanied by a CD recording of Yoko's 1973 composition "Anatano Te (Your Hands) and 3 printed posters featuring, respectively, her line drawing of buttocks, the word dream, and her sketch of eyes.

Illustrations by Yoko Ono brought to life in an animation by Lisa Paclet and Irina Dakeva:


all images courtesy of Opening Ceremony

Shop the collection here.

Secret Circus Clothing: They're Not Clowning Around

There's a new clothing company whose style is evident in both their website design as well as their products. A little regal, a little rock n' roll, a lot of sparkle, leather and cashmere and you have Secret Circus Clothing. With a youthful, wealthy, hip look and feel, it's bound to be a favorite amongst celebs.




In a goth meets rococco meets royal kind of style, Secret Circus makes tops, denim, leather and accessories for both men and women who like to be noticed. Their clothes are not for the meek or timid, but instead for those who wear them as a badge of honor- or style.



From cashmere hoodies embellished with imagery and text like "beauty kills" (my personal favorite, shown above) to leather jackets studded with Swarovski crystals and ornate text, Secret Circus Clothing is not what you'd call affordable, but certainly what you'd call original and artful.

Some examples of their cashmere tops and hoodies:




Leather jackets and vests embellished with crystals and text:






Denim: Back pockets display the SC logo in gold, black or blue:


The website is a feast for the eyes as well.



Designed by Strange, it has the same look and feel as the clothes and is both easy to navigate and fun to look at.




So, even if you're not in the market for a cashmere hoodie or swarovski studded leather jacket, you may want to check out the site just the same.



If the name of this company sounds familiar, they received a lot of attention when, to launch the company, they auctioned off a pair of diamond emblazoned jeans at this past January's London Fashion Week to an unnamed buyer.



The jeans featured five large diamonds (and ten smaller ones) on the back pocket along with the SC logo.
Two 6.0 carat brilliant cuts
A 4.63 carat marquise cut
A 5.36 carat pear shaped
A 5.09 carat princess cut
and 10 smaller diamonds.
Value? $1.3 million USD, making them the world's most expensive pair of jeans.

UPDATE: Since this post, Secret Circus has changed their site and their look and style. The clothes shown in this post are no longer in their inventory, but you can see what they have here