Are Animal Ears The New Feathers?
Posted by: Catherine Strawn
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2:00PM, Wednesday July 15th 2009
When Madonna arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala wearing a pair of wonky bunny ears and thigh-high stripper boots, we had to laugh. But when the look showed up in her latest Louis Vuitton ad campaign, they didn’t look so horrible. In fact, they looked kind of classy, yet playful.
Then yesterday, the new H&M ad campaign for fall shot by Terry Richardson hit the web. The floppy bow sitting atop model Sasha Pivovarova’s head looks a bit like a pair of ears too, no?
And today, we caught a glimpse of a story photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in August’s Vogue Germany featuring a pair of cat ears fit for a dominatrix.
Are feather headbands and barrettes a thing of the past, being replaced by animal ears? (Which in some ways, reminds us of the creepy yet intriguing new taxidermy craze.) Or do these hair accessories only look good in ads and magazines but not in real life?
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Kiki T
wrote on July 15 2009 @ 02:06 pm: [report]
god, please no
Lynn
wrote on July 15 2009 @ 02:29 pm: [report]
I must be blind, because nothing Madonna wore, nor the main pic on this page, look like animal ears to me. Just elaborate bow-type things.
Catherine Strawn
wrote on July 15 2009 @ 02:53 pm: [report]
@Lynn: Both are riffs on them. Marc Jacobs, who designed the LV ones worn by Madonna, talks about them in this video, if you’re interested.
cjmar
wrote on July 15 2009 @ 03:04 pm: [report]
Animal ears are for furries (not that I’m against them), not fashion!
Citygirl_smile
wrote on July 15 2009 @ 03:17 pm: [report]
I kinda dig the bow… for ya know, 4 year olds.
I’m also a tad concernced that there’s a tag for “animal ears.”
sparklestar
wrote on July 17 2009 @ 02:01 am: [report]
I love wearing animal ears… in my own house!!