What could be funkier than a mosquito’s tweeter? Just simply check out the lunatics gathered in downtown Mobile this past weekend. Fifty of the funkiest, sole-shaking, pump-strutting, vintage-clad models to work the catwalk were showcasing the latest old-fashions as an event of Mobile’s Arts Alive weekend.
Courtney (CoCo) Matthews, owner of Lunatix, the awesomely unique boutique located in downtown Mobile, coordinated the affair with complete due diligence of fun, funk, and fabulous fashion for participants and viewers. Models showcased clothing and accessories from local artists who have sewn, glued, painted, and printed glamour and art into the dusty styles from the past, making each piece new and fashion-forward for today’s hip locals. Hair and makeup was made loud, proud, and poofed by amazing talents of local artists. If the themes of eighties style, mosquito’s beauty, and uncaged birds strutting the catwalk were not unique enough, the show was even stapled together with intermissions of fire blowing, bicycle entertainers, and the hypnotizing hips of a local hoop dancer. Eyes stayed glued to the entertainment, while toes were tapping along to the eclectic play list of Prince, Queen, Spoon, Nina Simone, and other heart-rocking beats.
One of the most exciting experiences of the show was participating in an event able to re-invent a city’s definition of “sexy” for at least a day. While the word has the ability to call to mind scantily clad women and shirtless six-packed men in a typical American(unfortunately might seem synonymous for Abercrombie) setting, Matthews’ gathering of local lunatics took the word to another, and needless to say, better level. Sexiness radiated from the catwalk’s array of talents, races, gender, and ages. As young as two-years old, youth designs included crafty crochet accessories and sock monkeys to the fantastical designs of unicorns and tutus. Local tweens, both boys and girls, showed out on the runway with neon and lights as part of the eighties collection. Men rocked fur vests and fedoras with their walking canes, while women rocked leopard jumpsuits and made mosquitoes and moths desirable and attractive for the first time ever. Paradoxically to our culture, mothers were showcased throughout each of the artsy themes as naturally sexy, intelligent, and fun, greatly attributed to the impeccable adroitness of the mother-in-charge herself, CoCo Matthews.Who else could have a bird perched in a nest of purple hair ontop a woman’s head as she twirls in a red and white full length, full skirted, corset-tied birdcage dress as the sexy finale? …None other than the beauty-full Lunatix.
Courtney (CoCo) Matthews, owner of Lunatix, the awesomely unique boutique located in downtown Mobile, coordinated the affair with complete due diligence of fun, funk, and fabulous fashion for participants and viewers. Models showcased clothing and accessories from local artists who have sewn, glued, painted, and printed glamour and art into the dusty styles from the past, making each piece new and fashion-forward for today’s hip locals. Hair and makeup was made loud, proud, and poofed by amazing talents of local artists. If the themes of eighties style, mosquito’s beauty, and uncaged birds strutting the catwalk were not unique enough, the show was even stapled together with intermissions of fire blowing, bicycle entertainers, and the hypnotizing hips of a local hoop dancer. Eyes stayed glued to the entertainment, while toes were tapping along to the eclectic play list of Prince, Queen, Spoon, Nina Simone, and other heart-rocking beats.
One of the most exciting experiences of the show was participating in an event able to re-invent a city’s definition of “sexy” for at least a day. While the word has the ability to call to mind scantily clad women and shirtless six-packed men in a typical American(unfortunately might seem synonymous for Abercrombie) setting, Matthews’ gathering of local lunatics took the word to another, and needless to say, better level. Sexiness radiated from the catwalk’s array of talents, races, gender, and ages. As young as two-years old, youth designs included crafty crochet accessories and sock monkeys to the fantastical designs of unicorns and tutus. Local tweens, both boys and girls, showed out on the runway with neon and lights as part of the eighties collection. Men rocked fur vests and fedoras with their walking canes, while women rocked leopard jumpsuits and made mosquitoes and moths desirable and attractive for the first time ever. Paradoxically to our culture, mothers were showcased throughout each of the artsy themes as naturally sexy, intelligent, and fun, greatly attributed to the impeccable adroitness of the mother-in-charge herself, CoCo Matthews.Who else could have a bird perched in a nest of purple hair ontop a woman’s head as she twirls in a red and white full length, full skirted, corset-tied birdcage dress as the sexy finale? …None other than the beauty-full Lunatix.
I dare you to find a match to the sexiness of Mobile’s annual fashion event in any episode of Project Runway or any page of Cosmopolitan magazine. Thank you local lunatics for creating a lovely getaway from the mainstream khakis and collars to the catwalk theme of winged-things and unicorns. Thank you for identifying our sexiness in terms of vintage clothes, screen-printing artists, mothers and kids, winged eye makeup and bird nest hair. Thank you for making beauty-full lunatix of us all!
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