skylarfein: Skylar Fein: “Remember the UpStairs Lounge” Ran April 28-May 30, 2010 in a pop-up space at 447 W. 16th St, New York, NY 10011 Curated by Dan Cameron and presented by No Longer Empty Above: bartender Buddy Rasmussen at the UpStairs Lounge, Mardi Gras, 1973. Archival photograph collection Johnny Townsend. The top leaves me cold, but the eye makeup and electric-Miss-Havisham hair and the junk tucked so neatly into its nest of pubes and nylons… all of it brings a tear to my eye for being right on the money. (It’s not too early to think up ensembles for Halloween, right? I don’t really want to dress up as someone so much as to try on a look that I haven’t yet.)
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Skylar Fein: “Remember the UpStairs Lounge”

Ran April 28-May 30, 2010

in a pop-up space at 447 W. 16th St, New York, NY 10011

Curated by Dan Cameron and presented by No Longer Empty

Above: bartender Buddy Rasmussen at the UpStairs Lounge, Mardi Gras, 1973. Archival photograph collection Johnny Townsend.

The top leaves me cold, but the eye makeup and electric-Miss-Havisham hair and the junk tucked so neatly into its nest of pubes and nylons… all of it brings a tear to my eye for being right on the money.

(It’s not too early to think up ensembles for Halloween, right? I don’t really want to dress up as someone so much as to try on a look that I haven’t yet.)

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    The top leaves me cold, but...eye makeup and electric-Miss-Havisham hair
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