Kiss Kiss of the WEEK: Glamourpuss - The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs

We were on the fence about whether this was a KISS KISS or a NSM, but after some deliberation we arrived at the conclusion that this is intentionally funny. We hope.

Check it out:

Kitti Longstocking?

Cat-alian Vogue.

Har-purrrs Bazaar.

Cat-alog!

Cwowns awe SCAWY!

Is this one supposed to be old or something?

Strike anyone else as odd to see a cat wearing houndstooth?

Anyway, this made us meow with laughter. Hope you feel the same. Full info here.

Just one thing though- what were they thinking not including the one and only Princess Chunk? That's like Meisel without Evangelista! Behold our 'mews':

Get some P-Chunk in your life!!!

Thanks to the always vigilant Rebecca Plymate.

KISS KISS of the WEEK: Shinji Konishi Freaky Hair Animals Make Us Tingly

As an antidote to our this week's NSM, we offer you this: not animals wearing wigs, but wigs that are animals. We're good that way.

We had seen a few pics of these floating around but leave to our good buddies over at Vice to suss out the details of this perversely beautiful artistry. Here's part of the article (and accompanying pictures) by Tomokazu Kosuga:

"When the Japanese hairstylist Shinji Konishi first molded wigs into the likenesses of assorted animals for a gallery show in Tokyo in 2008, he hoped repulsion would trump all else. 'I wanted something poisonous,' says Konishi. 'I’m interested in things that make people look away.' Well, then you’d better try making some things that are shitty, Shinji. Because we want to mount these wigs on our wall and start a hundred-year staring contest with them.

Konishi’s animal wigs are carefully researched. 'I look into their facial expressions,' he says. 'Also the shape of a face, how wide a mouth is open, the number of teeth…' Konishi selects animals with bold detail and strong three-dimensional elements, like elephants, dogs, and rabbits, which he has cast in polystyrene molds. These structures are then quartered so that dyed hair can be meticulously attached. Konishi’s wigs are completed in a marathon of chemical huffing and sleep deprivation. 'I finish a project in three days without sleep,' he says. 'If I sleep, it would take me a week.' So gas masks are used to protect against hyperventilating and overexposure, and protective wear and goggles are worn to prevent splattered acids from eating away at the skin and eyes. Sounds less like a hair salon than it does a meth lab, and more like full-blown psychosis than it does a labor of love, right? Konishi shrugs: 'I’m interested in strange and dark stuff.' You sure are, you crazy bastard. You sure are."

We also did a little more research (and by research, we mean looking at the first results page of our google search), and found some non-dog wigs that are quite horrifying and gorgeous:

Must be a bear to wash out.

Watership Downs.


Ummm...is she holding an EGG?


Better than the Bronx Zoo.

We love this craziness. Vote yes on Proposition Hair Creatures.

Special thanks to Shinji Konishi, Tomokazu Kosuga, and Vice Magazine.

NSM of the Week: HORSE WIGS

It's been a while since we were so inspired to share our lack of enthusiasm about something, but we couldn't resist this one. After veering back and forth between "Is this so ridiculous it's rounded the corner to brilliant?" and "Is this a joke?", we settled firmly on: THIS IS A JOKE. So behold our controversial pick for Not-so-much of the week: Horses wearing wigs.

Kinda Vera Wang bridle.


Their reference was Rita Neighworth.
(Get it, NEIGHworth? Like HAYworth? Not funny?)


This Sister Sledge inspired do is obviously the best look. It reminds us most of an episode of Facts of Life- "Pretty Babies" -the one where Tootie goes into modeling and comes out looking like- well, this horse.

Many thanks to D Listed.