good to see casey’s concert pics, sarah - the sculptural headpiece is by london hatter nasir mazhar
nasir mazhar and lite brite neon/fashion direction: nicola formichetti/photo: dusan reljin
casey and i were discussing the project earlier this year, and he told me: “this hat is based on a kabuki dance called wisteria maiden - kate valk from the wooster group brought this into rehearsal for inspiration - in the traditional dance they use a hat that becomes lots of things - it is a prop that transforms into an umbrella, a shield and a palette - i made a prototype that was my straw boater with a hat box lid stuck on top and held on with a bungee cord - nasir took that prototype and transformed it into what you see now - i do a dance at the beginning of the show about outer space - now the hat signifies even more things: the moon, isolation, ambition, show biz and space travel - i like that it combines several strange and conflicting references that all add up - it is real neon that lite brite neon installed with a battery pack so I can wear it on stage - and it matches our new logo”
fischerspooner’s new album lcd76, official release date europe is monday
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