hannibal lechter couture

July 30, 2004 6:13 AM

Skinbag - looking for that flayed flesh look for your fall fashion statement? Look no further, your epidermic, polysemic clothing and accessories are here.
posted by madamjujujive (23 comments total)

Feh. It's synthetic.

*goes back to studying Embalming 101*
posted by stonerose at 6:30 AM on July 30, 2004

"It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."
/couldn't stop myself
posted by jester69 at 6:37 AM on July 30, 2004

It have the color of desire skin.

It look like a scalped body :

It use grammar like hoax. (though I fear it's not one)
posted by originalname37 at 6:47 AM on July 30, 2004

This stuff really makes my _____ crawl.
posted by armoured-ant at 6:49 AM on July 30, 2004

It use grammar like hoax.

The site appears to have been written by French person with a so-so apprehension of english grammar. The page in French is at the root of the site, and the english page is in a subdirectory.
posted by jester69 at 6:55 AM on July 30, 2004

Feh. It's synthetic.

Indeed, I was hoping for a more "cosmetic surgery meets Roos sneakers" in-body pouch-system.

Like a built-in fanny-pack. A zippered butt-cheek, if you will.
posted by tpl1212 at 7:04 AM on July 30, 2004

A little history might be in order.
posted by Stoatfarm at 7:20 AM on July 30, 2004

Like a built-in fanny-pack.

I have been looking for a man-purse lately... but from these folks... I think not.
posted by stonerose at 7:31 AM on July 30, 2004

Ewwww. I don't gross out easily, but this stuff sticks in my uncanny valley.
posted by aeschenkarnos at 7:49 AM on July 30, 2004

You know, I just caught myself wondering at the wisdom and efficacy of Buffalo Bill's strategy of applying lotion to keep his victims' skin supple as they lost weight. And then I realized he's a freakin' psycho and it's a work of fiction.

Then I decided I need a beer or something. And maybe a woman suit.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 7:52 AM on July 30, 2004

Is this a PETA stunt, or what?
posted by Evstar at 7:59 AM on July 30, 2004

It may be faked but it is thoroughly disgusting. Not that I don't think they have a right to sell their wares, I just don't think anyone should buy anything from them. Though I know there will be lots of angst ridden teens who will want to display their non-conformity in this rather grotesque way.

Thanks ever so much for making my own real skin crawl.
posted by fenriq at 8:07 AM on July 30, 2004

I am *so* going to get decked out in this stuff when "Silence: The Musical" comes to town. (Check out track 6 if you haven't heard it.)
posted by Turtles all the way down at 8:10 AM on July 30, 2004

Anyone else thinking "Double Bowling-Ball Bag"? No, I suppose not.
posted by Ufez Jones at 8:11 AM on July 30, 2004

freaking great post!

polysemic clothing and accessories are here.
I notice they are missing a sure accessory hit, the Skin Flute
posted by Peter H at 8:18 AM on July 30, 2004

Turtles all the way down - thank you VERY MUCH for that link.
I'll be humming put that fucking poodle in the basket for a week now, I predict, :)
posted by Peter H at 8:27 AM on July 30, 2004

Surely I am not the only one reminded of the "wallet made out of foreskin" joke here?
posted by briank at 8:36 AM on July 30, 2004

? Look for 37-ounce synthetic sheepskin. This is the weight of many commercially available covers.

? Look for suitable fabrics in fabric stores and in shops that sell automobile upholstery supplies and fabrics.

? Look for sheet straps in linen and bedding stores.
posted by Peter H at 9:00 AM on July 30, 2004

And for those of you who prefer
the comfort of genuine sheepskin to synthetics,
here's something truly el creepy
(especially the set-up with the flowers, drapes and little-man statue)
posted by Peter H at 9:09 AM on July 30, 2004

• Material : synthetic human skin

Like the stuff used on burn victims?

Juju, you're always ahead of the fashion curve. Here I am still in last season's synthetic animal fur, and there you are leading the pack.

You know, you can get the same affect on your face by stretching wrinkled plastic wrap around your head, but there's that nagging suffocation issue.
posted by Shane at 9:38 AM on July 30, 2004

Dang, briank, you beat me to it.
posted by MrBadExample at 3:34 PM on July 30, 2004

You know, I have a friend in biotech who always talked about making leather for vegans. He was going to take skin cells, grow them into sheets of skin, and tan the stuff into leather. He never could understand why we found the idea so creepy, looks like he was just ahead of his time.
posted by TungstenChef at 5:20 PM on July 30, 2004

No, it's not a PeTA thing. It's just some art from someone whose homepage makes him appear both plain odd in taste (WARNING: NSFW... but funny if you like somethingawful), and really strange (probably NSFW and definately not funny).
posted by shepd at 1:32 AM on August 1, 2004