Posts Tagged ‘lippy’

With Lip Service inching closer every day to our 25th year, we can’t help but get nostalgic for stylegroups from seasons past. Some groups, we’ve already revisited, like the killer classic Thunderdome which will be out this Fall. But we’ve got a HUGE back-catalog to pick from with a mind-boggling range of looks.

That’s where you come in! We want to know what you think. If you could wave your magic wand and bring back any three styles, which would you choose? We’ve made it a little easier by picking out some of our favorites, but if you don’t see yours, just pick the last option and tell us about it in the comments.

PICK YOUR THREE STYLEGROUPS!

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The internet super highway is a magical portal that warps us all into a digital dimension filled with nearly any pleasure we so desire. I’m a real sucker for those Lippy pieces us devout Fashion Freaks like to call “holy grails”. Most often then not, I can’t help but think of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table when I fantasize about my Lippy holy grails. I feel like I’m on a never-ending quest of sorts. Sometimes I even feel silly, just like King Arthur and his Knights, in Monty Python and that Holy Grail, on their quest to find the Jesus goblet-thing that they so firmly believed existed somewhere. I imagine King Arthur and his Knights in Lip Service drag, riding through England in search of this “holy grail”, and me on a horse right beside them. Sometimes I don’t even think my Lippy holy grail exists, until those fateful days when I happen upon them.

Most recently I happened upon one of my ultimate holy grails, the Hollywood Geisha “Love You Long Time” dress. Once upon a time (around late 2006), I traded my Lippy swallowtail capris along with my Hollywood Geisha “Love You Long Time” kimono dress (which I paid nearly $500 for) for a Hollywood Geisha “Hanoi Rocks” dress, a trade I do not regret in the least. I had my heart set on the “Hanoi Rocks” dress at the time, and to this day, I own three “Hanoi Rocks” dresses (in black, burgundy, and red). Luckily I found the “Love You Long Time” dress on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and decided I absolutely needed it in my collection again. Yay for viewing “newly listed” auctions first! Yay for $300 buyitnow’s and appeasing my Lippy soul with instant gratification! Oh, baby!

Although Lippy just introduced their newest Tokyo Rose Couture Kimono in all clad vinyl, a part of their Chambre Syndicale line-up in late 2007, I much prefer the old skool Hollywood Geisha styled “Love You Long Time” kimono, which incorporates both beautiful luxurious brocade fabrics and shiny vinyl accents. I sold off my black swallowtail capris some time ago, but this kimono would look lovely paired with the 4-Way Gang Bang Leggings. I love finding holy grails, especially when I least expect it.

Speaking of eBay, I constantly read complaints from individuals, on different internet forums, about eBay’s fees. “They charge too much for listing auctions. They have fees for every single extra feature they offer. They’re final value fees are extortionate. Etcetera.” As a buyer and a seller, both on eBay and through direct internet sales aside from eBay, I can understand both sides of the spectrum. However, eBay provides a service, and it is your choice whether to accept their rules or not. As a business, eBay is trying to make money, just like any company, small or large.

I love the business aspect of any industry, and while on the selling end of eBay I’d love to save a few bucks here and there, I understand why eBay would charge “so much”, and why they raise their fees. It’s all a matter of economies of scale, even on the internet. It’s a matter of balancing out all of their own finances, in order to reduce the average cost they pay in the long run. It’s not that they’re “greedy”. It’s strictly business.

It’s the same when I read people complain about Lip Service prices. I don’t want to seem completely desensitized and apathetic towards others, but why be so headstrong about something that you have the wrong info. for? Meager opinions and petty facts. Also, jobs that don’t pay you enough to afford as much Lippy as you’d like to own. It really irks me when individuals complain, just to complain. I work hard for the money I earn (not much), and I spend it freely and wisely of my own accord. Supporting a company like Lip Service is an honor to me, as it should be to you that they’ve given you this opportunity to buy such Kick Ass Clothing. Bottom-line: Buy it or don’t.

Support the underground scenes. Support Lip Service.

Time to ride off into the digital yonder in my on-going quest for Lippy grails!

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One of the constants at Lip Service, no matter what the decade, is their great relationship with the musicians who love to wear Lippy gear. Yesterday, we in the web crew happened to be in the house when Jacoby from Papa Roach stopped in to say hey to Mickey Finn (Lippy artists’ contact, lead singer of Jetboy) and pick up some new clothes.

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As you can see from the photo, Jacoby loved his Mortician Mayhem (Stretch F**k’n Twill) jacket so much, he wanted to rock it right away, already working out how he’d embelish it and make it his own.

It was a hard choice this month, too hard to pick just one winner. When you see this month’s Honorable Mention photos, you’ll know what I mean. But, in the end, these two photos stood out to us. The first, sent by Muse of Mab (from Baltimore, MD), really impressed us with its clean simplicity and clever use of the cool architectural element … and then there’s the Muse rocking her corset, which cannot be overlooked. The other, but certainly not lesser, was sent in by Inkeri (from Finland), which was a great and creative use of scene to make the most of her kicking outfit. Both photos will share the avatar for Lip Service and be on display on our Features page all month.

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And, following are four reasons this decision was a tough one. The first is an absolutely gorgeous photo sent in by NyxxTetrax, from Atlanta, GA. The stunning winter scene as a backdrop for a stunning model in a stunning outfit … it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what that adds up to visually. The next photo, sent in by Brandyy Skye from Raleigh, NC, is just too fucking cool to not want to spotlight. Then there is a beautifully composed photo capturing Melanie Schellenberger from Augsburg, Germany, at a night at the club. The last, also from Brandyy Skye (I couldn’t decide between them either), is a fabulously, naughtily fun shot of Brandyy and a friend out and about in their Lippy gear. Click on the thumbnails to check out the four pictures we really wanted to pick if we could have six winners.

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Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all who sent us their photos!

Check the blog soon for details of the next contest, which will really give a huge spotlight to UP TO 16 WINNERS!!