YOU SAID GOODBYE, AND I SAY HELLO

Hey guys! As you've noticed, I've lost interest in posting on here. In all honestly I'm not so fond of this site as a blogging platform, so I've sinced moved over to Wordpress. It has a LOT of great capabilities and I really like it over there!

You'll also noticed I've changed our business name from Knockout Vintage Clothing to Goldmine Trash. We used Knockout for a decade but things have changed so much since then. We started out specializing in high end 40s and 50s dresses, but as their supply dwindled and demand for 60s/70s/80s increased; our focus shifted to that instead.

Starting this year, we'll be selling it all - but only what we feel are the BEST items from each decade! High and low end alike, with only the cutest prints, funnest details, etc. Our site is very close to launching (still sorting out the shopping cart issue). Until then, we love Etsy! Their pricing is very reasonable, and their policies very ethical. Plus, there's so many amazing sellers on there! Do support them.

Thanks for reading this. Please stay in touch!

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Goldmine Trash (formerly Knockout Vintage Clothing)

BLACK IS THE NAME OF MY RELIGION

CURRENT OBSESSIONS INCLUDE:

Swedish stylista Lina Osterman's s/s 09 line...

Haute Hungarian designer Dora Mojzes 'Diploma' collection...

And Canadian design duo Greta Constantine's f/w 09 collection!

Yes, the top is made of seat belts.

SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS ENTRY:

The Black Angels (on the brink of being huge, thank god)



Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Wire (r.i.p.)



The Black Kids



The Black Keys



............ and of course The Horrors thrown in for good measure : P.

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

OH, HELLO BLOG!

Sorry I've been neglectful these past few weeks and have hardly posted/commented. I've been super, super busy with Knockout Clothing and am just starting to wind down... for a few days at least!

I've been hemming a bunch of dresses which go on sale later this month, and making my rounds at estate sales. Also went out and bought more (much needed) accessories for styling our shoots. I'm especially excited about the latter, because accessories can make such a huge difference. I've been lazy and haven't put that much effort into styling the shoots, so I'm working to improve this. You can't grow unless you're willing to critique and improve your own work.

Those are pics from a collaboration I did with photographer Emily Rusk (Digital Pixels), Paper Dolls makeup, and models Caitey Sarganis and Erin Gentry. Emily's friend Brian did the art direction too, and did a pretty fine job if I may say so. They were all great to work with, and I look forward to doing it again.

We shot at Turtle Creek park, which is a really beautiful place. It was sooo freezing though! And windy as hell! I felt bad for Erin and Caitey, but they were great sports : ).

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

THE SADDEST ART OF CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA

"Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California and grew up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other dissenchanted youth of that era. Her paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias. Creative influences include Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Henry Darger,Walt Disney, as welll as politically aware bands like The Clash and Dead Kennedys. Her recent solo show, Ultraviolenceland, explored ideas of violence and empire.

Her work has appeared in Flaunt Magazine, Rolling Stone, Juxtapoz, and Paper Magazine, among others. She currently lives in Los Angeles." ~ from Camilla Rose Garcia's website.

She's without a doubt my favorite artist, and one I'm hoping will someday take over the world! I'm usually not a big fan of artist/celebrity licensed products, but if she were to branch out into the world of fashion and glamour, you bet I'd LINE UP to buy her stuff. She's already done wallpaper and dolls, so my hopes are pretty high.

I'd love to see her do an environmentally friendly high fashion line. I imagine it'd look much like Galliano's Fall of 2007 collection:













And a mineral makeup collaboration between her and M.A.C. would be splendid! The products could have names like toxic sludge, gangrene, and pharmaceutical blue. Haha.

If you could have any two artists/companies do a collaboration, who would they be, and what would they make?

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing

OVER THE MOON

From her early work with Biba to her latest work with Wunderkind, Sarah Moon captures fashion in a way quite unlike her contemporaries; deceptively simple with blinding precision. Each photo bears a melancholy air; blurred as if filtered through a monsoon, the subject just out of reach a calm after the storm (or perhaps the other way around). No rainbows without rain.

As a fan of Victorian/Edwardian French postcards and boudior photography, I fancy her work in particular because much of it evokes that vibe. Sadly, her presence on the web is rather illusive. She's currently represented by Renate Gallois Montbrun though; click on the link to enjoy a slideshow. In the meantime, enjoy these pics as well.

The artist herself. Self portrait.

All photos by Sarah Moon

xoxo, SarahJayne @ Knockout Clothing