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2011 Burning Man Fashion Show VIDEO

Ready to sneak a peek at some of the 2011 Burn’s freshest for-sale looks?  Watch the video below and get stranded on a desert playa with one of the hottest playa-wear boutiques in the world!

Recently, Junkee Clothing Exchange in Reno hosted it’s fourth annual Burner Fashion Show which featured fashion presentations by four designers who are also local vendors. The styles were amazing and continued the show’s tradition of evolving playa fashion into beautiful new realms of manifestation.

While our video coverage of last year’s third annual Junkee show was exhaustive, we were forced to take this year off from filming the event. Fortunately for you though, we were able to acquire some “bootleg” video of the Melting Pot World Emporium’s theatrical fashion presentation which features on-stage interaction that highlights the clothing and accessories in a very innovative way.

Thanks to Monkey Girl Monique for supplying with this exciting (if a bit out of focus) clip:

For those of you who will be traveling through Reno to get to Burning Man, here are some of the best stores to shop at for amazing Playa Wear and specialty Burner Supplies:

These stores are owned by veteran burners who have incorporated Burning Man’s 10 Guiding Principles into their businesses to a significant degree.  We have experienced the tremendously positive impact their entrepreneurship has on both Black Rock City and our Local Reno/Burner community.  For places to shop for things other than clohting & accessories, check out  BurningMan.Com’s Reno Downtown Shopping Directory.

This is likely our last post before we head out.  See you in the Dust!

xoxo-Dusty Couture

Fire Performer Costumes: An Introduction

Swirling flames around your body always gets the energetic vibrations humming and when you’ve got the right duds on, your fire-groove becomes an even more radical spectacle.  But what to wear?A side view of two vikings clad in brown tunics with flaming swords held high, show the audience their war-faces from under horned helms against a darkening blue sky.

Welcome to the first installment in our ongoing series of posts focusing on the costumes of fire performers.  Fire performance in its modern form is a significant gift that has been exported from our burning community to be shared with the default world via a growing number of talented performing artists.

What these artists choose to adorn themselves with while performing must often be both radically stylish and highly functional.  Over the course of our series we will explore the following sub-topics:

Fire Safety vs. Style – Both the safety trade-offs when considering materials/patterns as well as the general idea of being safe vs. being fashionable.

Head Gear – The ramifications of various types of head coverings including masks, hats, and goggles.

Tool Specific Gear – How certain tools pair well with certain outfits and accessories also what things don’t go together …

Flaming Couture – Wick’d props that are worn as part of the costume!  Wings, Antlers, and more!

Popular Looks – Tribal, Sexy & Mysterious, Fiery, Circusy, Playful, Bare Skin, etc …

A man in molded red and black leather armor (torso, guantlets, and helm) stands with his back to a dark grey wall holding flaming wicks extending horizontally from his center (crotch).

Fire Specific Fashion Designers – Who is producing, supplying, and designing for today’s fire performers.  Included under this topic will be fire performers who are also fashion designers.

In addition to the above topics we will also have guest writers authoring posts on their areas of expertise, video blogs showcasing some of the world’s top fire performers in action, Glow-specific fashions, interviews with performers and designers, and much, much more!

Join with us in embracing this opportunity to explore the world of flame-centric fashion by clicking the subscribe links to the right.  By doing so you are guaranteeing that we will notify you whenever we publish a new post pertaining to this topic.

A reclining figure in heavy white makeup, long black spike type eyelashes, pink spiky parted bangs, long black spiky hair, and a brown snakeskin vest stares fixated by the flaming wick of a torch that it is holding with one hand while playfully toying with the flame with it's other hand.