Wearable Art Interview and My Heart Belongs to BK, Pt. 1

My life since moving to New York has shifted, tectonic plates, and now the stars align in so many ways that they never aligned before. I've always seen things in my own ways, but how I fit in, and that there where places this was considered a brilliant way of being, didn't become clear until after moving here. New York is a well. You dip your bucket in and out comes water-it could be gold and drinkable or it could be poison in a cup. You just have to see what cards fall into your hand, and make the most of it.

I love Brooklyn. It's sweet here, but in the most mutilated sense. And it hasn't always been easy. In the first year that I was living here I decided it was like a roller coaster, and took all the flips and with great speed and anticipation. It was such a mix of things, that first year. I cried, I laughed, I drank, I rode bikes in Williamsburg in the Spring, and danced in Bushwick in the snow. I was lonely, yet surrounded by more people then I have ever lived around in my life. I fell in love in so many different ways and got my heart broken in just as many.

The longer I've been here the clearer my niche becomes. I'm on a cloud now, going on three years at the end of this summer. I feel more exhilarated and creative then I have at any other point in my life. Living on a cloud right now, and the card that I see the clearest ahead of me is the high priestess. I thank New York for a lot of this. I have been incredibly inspired since living here.

I recently was interviewed for the Wearable Art Blog. If you have a chance read the interview and learn more about some of my favorite things in this fascinating, complex city here.

Lp Fashion Photos and Art Show at Chelsea Hotel

I recently found out that the Desire Show, a group art showing I am participating in, will be showcasing in a gorgeous suite at the Chelsea Hotel. I am very excited about this, and look forward to showing pieces from previous collections, as well as new work. The show will be either the first or second weekend of May, and will include the work of Desideria Adame, Elizabeth Raab, Laura Sheedy and Nate Hill, among others. I am looking forward to showing with so many talented people!

Below are some beautiful new photos of my clothes. This shoot was styled by the talented duo Lp FashionPhilosophy, who I have really enjoyed working with over the past couple of weeks. Stayed tuned for photos of my clothes, also styled by Lp, which will appear in Complex D magazine.





Photographer: Spencer Kohn
Model: Kristina Roser

Sang Bleu Journal feature and Twitter

In November I was interviewed by the hilarious and talented journalist William Van Meter (who I met under the worst of circumstances in Iceland back in September). He interviewed me for an article for Sang Bleu Journal. I showed him my collections, and we spent a lot of time talking about my fascination with dead birds and taxidermy. We also discussed my dead bird tattoos, done by amazing tattoo artist Myles Karr, and the part that dead birds play in my life. I haven't been able to read the feature, because I have to wait until it was published, but I am anxious to see what it says.

Unfortunately there are not many places you can purchase the Journal in the states, but you will find a list of places it is sold in NYC (including the MoMa) on their website. Additionally this journal, which is published in London, is available for sale at bookstores in many metropolitan cities of Europe. I believe it can also be ordered online, although it is on the expensive side-like $50 each-but I've been told worth every penny. Issue 5, with a feature on me, will be launched in Paris at the OFR bookshop on March 8th.

You can find more info on the publication via the following link; http://sangbleu.com/issue-5/

Also, on a completely different note, I'm on twitter now! You should follow me; https://twitter.com/PapuszaCouture

TWINS, Razor Red Editorial and Uniform Project

Today I am kind of just playing catch up, because for some reason I have really slacked on blogging all of my news for the past month, since I got a new mac. Ironic.

So here, are some exciting updates;

First of all please check out the teaser video for TWINS by Gemma Fleming. There is more to come from this project soon. It was a great project and we had a great team.




Concept & Photography: Gemma Fleming
Assistant Photographer: Ben Vaccaro
Post Production: Clefi Lee & Alessio De Vecchi
Model: Kate Verb
Hair Stylist: David Lopez
Make-up Artist: Jennifer Lombardo
Designers: Kaytee Papusza OBrien, Mika Jones
Fashion Stylist: Abi Schwinck

Second look at these gorgeous images from The Lost Child editorial in January's Razor Red. The talented Cameron Carpenter styled it, and here are the tears with my pieces;





And last, but certainly not least, I was very excited to see a pair of my tights, which I call Papusza Limbs, on the Uniform Project. Please see via the following link;

http://www.theuniformproject.com/home/daily/12-ball.html?month=February

Stay tuned for more exciting updates! Life is busy, and although I've had an awful cold for the past few days I am excited to be in a bit of a New York whirlwind! There is so much going on!

xoxox

Papusza Couture in Streetwear Today

Half a dozen Papusza Couture pieces, from my Oceania Etherea Collection, are in the current issue of magazine Streetwear Today (http://www.stw2d.com/). This magazine is distributed throughout Europe and Japan quarterly. The shoot for it was back in October, styled by fashion editor Stephan Kallaus, and the issue came out in January during Berlin Fashion Week and Bread and Butter. Papusza Couture is in the spread titled "I love aNYbody."

Leather hand-carved wrap scarf by Papusza Couture

Ghostcape by Papusza Couture

Tutu and Capelette by Papusza Couture

Pantaloons by Papusza Couture

Tulle Skirt by Papusza Couture

Papusza Couture in the New York Times!!!

YES!!!

Thanks to one of my favorite little Papusza's, and awesome stylist friend, Rachel Singer; Papusza Couture is in the New York Times style section today!!! Paired with Alexander McQueen to boot!!! Check it out:




Photos by Douglas Friedman for the New York Times.

Rainbow Bird Wings, Ivory Antlers, Beautiful Dreams; RIP McQueen

I feel like a cliche in saying it, but yesterday was a horrible day in the world of fashion. Visionary designer, Lee Alexander McQueen, was found dead, after having hung himself in the early hours of the morning.

I woke to a text yesterday from one of my best friend informing me of it, and like many others I know, I was absolutely shocked. I am still having a horrible time stomaching the reality of it. I spent a good half hour this morning watching video from Plato's Atlantis, his most recently shown collection, crying and being blown away by the beauty of it all. The thing that really breaks my heart is that we won't be able to see the genius of what he would have done next.

There was never a moment in watching video of McQueen's shows, or looking at runway shots for the first time, that I was not completely awe struck. When I first started Papusza, McQueen was one of the few who fed my desire to create, and charged me with a need to think outside of the box. He made me not be afraid of expressing my visions as creatively as I saw them in my head. He was a dreamer, and everything about his work inspires me. The way his clothes move, the silhouettes, the textures, the textiles... mind blowing. In creating his collections McQueen brought us to another level, another world, time and time again. He was a true artist. One of the few creators in the world of mainstream fashion that remained true to his own vision. For that, he will be greatly missed.

My heart hurts for him, and I truly hope that he is at peace now... in a world of rainbow bird wings, candy flowers, snow white antlers and surreal muses... he deserves to live in a world as beautiful as all that he created.

Below are some of my favorite pieces created by him, memorializing all of the inspiration that he has given to me. I'm sure that there are many others around the globe who feel the same as me...

In loving memory, to the dear genius of McQueen...