Thank god for Russia.
I can always count on Russian Fashion Week to show me attire appropriate for a wide variety of occasions, from foraging in a post-nuke wasteland to slinking about the Enterprise with an eye toward villainy. The grim, slightly menacing outlook of the shows are such a contrast to the relentlessly upbeat prettiness/sexiness I have to wade through with NYFW to get to anything interesting.
For example….
This tickles me on so many levels. It hits my 1990s-grungy-thrifting bone, along with my knitted-winter-hats-go-with-everything aesthetic. And, of course, this zombie-ish makeup is something I wish were societally acceptable as an workplace look.
Screw waiting for civilization to crumble. I want to wear this outfit now. I already have the boots and a black dress I can tatter (that’s also about what it looks like when I try to put on eye makeup).
I have no idea what the hell is going on here. They look like they’re LARPing TRON in homemade costumes.
Star Trek villainess. I love that the designer made his models look like aliens.
Even without the masky/ headressy thing, this is awesome. Like a motorcycle ball gown from the future. Totally a winter formal look for Auntie Entity.
Apocalypse secretary.
While reading The Hunger Games, this is sort of how I imagined the Capitol residents dressing. Odd shapes and weird, extravagant details.
A visitor from a parallel universe that hailed Adam Ant as their god.
Like a drugged-up 1970s housewife just woke up from her bender and found herself in a barren wasteland populated by cave people.
Hits my hooded-gown sweet spot.
Lisa Fary's earliest influences are Princess Leia, Rainbow Bright, Astronaut Barbie, and her 6th grade teacher, Ms. Palmer. She's angry that it's 2011 and she still doesn't have a hovercraft, but will accept a jetpack as consolation. That jetpack had better be pink with a rhinestone monogram. 
OMG Alpha-Girl…I love your commentary!
Thanks, Venetia. I gotta be me
Favorite description: “Like a drugged-up 1970s housewife just woke up from her bender and found herself in a barren wasteland populated by cave people.” So wonderfully specific and true!
It’s the furry vest that does it. No other story seems appropriate.
It’s nice to see that fashion designers haven’t lost their ability to appeal to the normal woman.
Your Hunger Games comment is exactly what I was thinking! While reading the books, it’s easy to say “OMG, that’s so outlandish!” And then you see ACTUAL fashion, and you’re all, “Oh…”