Anyone know who the sick-fuck "designer" is behind this?

[tuvor]

A model wears a look from the Imitation of Christ spring 2006 collection, Friday Sept. 9, 2005, during Fashion Week in New York. The quote on the back of the dress, 'Here Lies Vera, God Help Us,' are in reference to a photograph taken of words on a sheet covering a victim of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050910/480/nydb10909100054

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Intelephant Design

[tuvor]

2. Toles rocks.

[KitchenWitch]

3. Gods, that is pure evil

Nothing like capitalizing on the misfortune of others...:evilfrown:

:nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke:

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Wait. I don't get it.

I don't understand "Fashion", I guess.

[greyl]

5. It's good.

Socially relevant.
A better choice than camouflage

How do you feel about the statement made by wearing a tiny statue of a crucified man around one's neck? ;)

edit: iow, this is fashion's unscripted Kanye West statement.

[prodigal_green]

6. The design label is

Imitation of Christ. This house is pretty progressive. I'm pretty sure it is a political statement and not part of their regular ready-to-wear line. It is from their Spring 2006 collection.

Here is their full spring 2006 collection:

http://www.newyorkmetro.com/fashion/fashionshows/2006/spring/main/newyork/runway/imitationofchrist/index.html

[really annoyed]

7. It's "Imitation of Christ"

The designers are Tara Subkoff and Matthew Damhave

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836964/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Subkoff