This past Sunday, we shook off our holiday sweaters and slipped into something a little less comfortable to create a tableaux at Vintage Vivant's Forbidden Vices party. Charm School Vintage and Black Swan Theory curated the silky and salacious wardrobe, while yours truly designed some wigs befitting the denizens of a 1920s opium lair...

Some photos before we left the shop

Drea looking like a dream in our own Bernie Dexter lingerie!

A butterflied Blakesley

Miss Fiona taking nips off her flask...

Shari, of Charm School, fitting right in with the rest of the models

Erin made these tassled garters! I may need to carry these in the shop, no?

Shelley, of ATX Streetstyle blog, leggy as all get out

Jordan, reminds me of a gothic Snow White here...

Et moi, in the wig that I wish was my natural hair!

What a day for Maison d'Etoile! 3 wins in the Critic's Picks for the "Best of Austin" edition. And nothing makes me happier than to see these two ladies on the cover! If you still haven't been to Vintage Vivant, which happens the last Sunday of every month, what are you waiting for??

Johanna Esper and Charlotte Belle, of Salon d'Etoile, won "Most Stylish, Unpretentious Salon"

Charm School Vintage won "Best Refined and Recycled"

And best "Wig-Out" went to Yours Truly!

Now, who's got the bubbly?

Dreaming in Color

If you missed "Dreaming in Color," Coco Coquette's trip down early 90s Club Kid memory lane, here's a pictorial recap!

The show was funded by vitaminwater, and was to be a designer contest for the best flavor- inspired outfit. I teamed up with Big Green House, Sarah K. Wolf, Tolly Moseley and Mouthfeel ATX to create the most eye-popping show vitaminwater had ever seen! This was also a benefit for AIDS Services of Austin, which made it even that much more cool...

The show opened with Jenny Woys' of Champagne Derelicts look on Miss Drea DiPrete

Bithiah Bland of Eatyour Heartout designed this Purple Haze piece for Brady-Juice Faucett

Sassy Delure designed AND performed. The boundless talents of this lady never cease to amaze!

Amelia Raley created this Victorian- inspired caged bird ensemble, modeled flawlessly by Drew Johnson

Billy Beast and Aaron Flynn had the most inspired look, manifesting the AIDS virus through fabric manipulation, while Mari Akita interpreted this infection in her riveting movement!

Amanda Martinez designed a darling bandita costume, inspired by Willie Nelson's "Blue Skies", and was danced by our own Shari Gerstenberger of Charm School Vintage!

Another designer/ dancer; Sarah Stark wowed the audience with her Gold Digger booty bounce and mega bling!

Angeliska Polacheck had the winning look, however, with her girlie dream fantastical pink unicorn costume. Sarah Marsh, of Brass Ovaries, stole the show with her gravity- defying pole tricks!

Sarah K Wolf wearing one of our wigs....

Me and Shari embracing our inner club kids...

These custom wigs and more are on display and for sale at Coco Coquette right now... Halloween is just around the corner- what are you waiting for?

Photo Credits: All portraits by Jeremiah Newton. All full length photos by John Leach

"Last of the Vegas Mohicans" Wig

"Pegasus" Wig

"Heat Wave" Wig

LadyHawk Wig

Gypsy Woman Wig

I had no idea that this summer was going to be so busy! Not only has the "Summer of the Wig Party" been keeping us on our toes, but I have also been getting a lot of orders for custom wigs. From stage shows to Burning Man (and even an early Halloween order), above are a few of the custom creations that have been keeping the hairspray flowing...

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Coco Coquette made the top of the list on where to get your Austin pretty fix!

I've been meaning to put these pictures up since October 20th! Alas, Halloween proved to be a busy season for us and there was just no time left in the day to wait for photo uploading. I know that I've already thanked the many people who made this event such a stunning success, but it never hurts to give too much thanks, right? From designers, to performers and all the friends in between who gave this show the legs and magic it needed to dance, strut and writhe; THANK YOU. Dangerous Women was a show for the archives!

Photos by Jesse Knish and Mary Sledd