Cyborgs,black plumed ravens,
velvet cloaked black magicians,
skins of reptiles,
cyber-hookers,
wandering tribes of street kids,
and the man in the leather uniform—
These are merely a few of the characters that have kept company with the designers at Bess as they have been creating for the autumn/winter season of 2009.
These horrific nightmares have not only haunted Mary Shelley, who breathed life into Dr. Frankenstein, but also Edger Alan Poe, who narrated the descent into madness with his epic poem, the Raven.
But—alas!—it is Hagel, who grasps the tail of the a/w 2009 collection, which he summed up in his famous quote, The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.
In other words, philosophy can only explain a historical condition just as it is passing away.
Steeped in deep introspective thought, Bess was conceived in 2000 by the husband and wife team Douglas and Bess Abraham, who draw their inspiration from shredded Victorian to the post-Punk vintage of Lafayette Street in New York.
So, now, sit back and take a walk through the Goth-to-Grunge Bess experience with this picture gallery!
Photo & slideshow Copyright Bess.
