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Yesterday we made a pilgrimage to the Berkeley Art Museum to see a fashion show by German designer Walter Van Beirendonck. This was not your usual fashion show with skinny girls clomping along in expensive dresses. Walter designs for big, burly men and likes to recruit models that look like himself - chubby, hairy, bald and "alterna-bear".
The past week has been all abuzz about this show in that it was an open casting call for hairy bear models over 6' tall and over 200 pounds. (There were some exceptions based on if the designers' thinking you were cute.)
As for the clothes, well, I wish I could like the clothes, but the signature pieces especially were not something any of these bears would ever actually wear. Fluorescent orange, blue or green polyester sport coats in snakeskin pattern? Please. And they looked poorly made, too, even from a distance. The seams puckered and the edges curled. Giant see-through smocks? I don't think so. $800 satin jumpsuits? No thanks.
The only items that might actually sell are the multi-color sneakers and maybe the knee socks. Oh, and the underwear. Lets' talk about the underwear for a moment. THAT was the only part anyone wanted to see. White jockey shorts with Walter's "W" over the crotch. Cute. And worn by hairy, lumbering muscle bears? Hot.
Now listen closely. If you want to see more of this bearific fashion show, click either of the links below. You'll then need to purchase a VIP membership either one of the sites which ALSO gives you access to my two other sites. Then go to LavenderLounge.com, log in with the same password, and look for Barhopping Bare section to see the gallery in slide show format.
See more at LavenderLounge.com or MuscleBearCub.com.
