Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Mara Hoffman does WEDDINGS !




Lady's got an official bridal collection up on her site.

Almost as good as the "ceremonial" dresses she did for Bona Drag last year...  But maybe not quite. (The Artemis corded bustier + skirt combo pictured above is my fave)




p.s. I CANNOT get these photos to not look crappy. But I also cannot not post them. Hey Mara Hoffman PR: Want to send me some better quality images??

 Update: I found more images. I fear they are a touch culturally insensitive.  Also: The "devotional" collection?? COME ON.
Posted by esb at 4:42 PM

15 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    fuuuuck i want a do-over so baaaaad

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  2. AnniOctober 30, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    Damn, this makes me want to find an excuse to wear a wedding dress again.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    What's with all the pink? I like the designs okay, but the pastels are meh.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    I'm kind of torn on Mara Hoffman. She does amazing designs, but some of them are a bit appropriative. (And yes, the headdress thing is unquestionably a problem.) Beyond Buckskin explains it well

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    1. AnonymousNovember 1, 2013 at 1:58 PM

      Thanks for this article! I feel the personal inward, like, uncomfortable-ness at appropriative shit like this, but this is a great articulation of it.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2013 at 8:49 PM

      No problem. Beyond Buckskin is amazing. :)

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  5. UnknownOctober 30, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    Oh my god, when will the white hipster Indian thing dieeeee already? At this point, it's both offensive and boring.

    I liked Mara Hoffman okay before but this makes me suspect she is some kind of airhead/moron in real life. I feel like only someone with zero self-awareness would think feather headdresses are okay.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 31, 2013 at 7:22 AM

      Just dropping in to say how much I love that this blog's readers reject this oblivious appropriation nonsense, instead of defending it. LOVE. I feel like the comments sections that broach this topic can get so ugly. (I'm Anon from above, btw.) Bravo, Pseudo Frances; :)

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    2. KelsiOctober 31, 2013 at 1:33 PM

      @Anon - agreed. A breath of fresh air. I can't help but rage when this bullshit gets defended or swept under the rug: I'm a teacher, and there is so much oblivious white privilege in the public schools that it sometimes makes me sick.

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    3. AnonymousNovember 1, 2013 at 1:32 PM

      Me too!! Every fall my students and I have a big "what not to do this halloween" conversation. :)

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    I thought that Mara Hoffman ONLY did culturally insensitive.

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  7. RachelOctober 31, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    In addition to the headdressploitation, that bikini/veil photo makes me want to vom.

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    1. esbOctober 31, 2013 at 11:55 AM

      the vaguely middle-eastern headwrappy thing is also problematic

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    2. AnonymousOctober 31, 2013 at 1:35 PM

      ^ Lawrence of MyLabia (to quote a horrendous movie).

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  8. AnonymousNovember 16, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Just an update: horrendous cultural appropriation aside I was really feeling one of these dresses but Mara Hoffman doesn't do international returns (!!!). As in, if you order from a non-US country and return the dress at your own expense they won't refund you. The customer service staff were pretty rude about it, too. Way to be the worst, Mara Hoffman.

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