Jezebel: Edward Gorey

Own A Vintage, Edward Gorey Fur Coat

Sadie Stein — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:20:00 EST

Yes, we'd like to do just that. In fact, we'd very much like someone to go to Thursday's auction and buy one for us as the ultimate holiday gift — in a macabre, gloomy, sinister sort of way. More »

The Curious Sofa

Anna Holmes — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:10:00 EDT

[Madrid, April 7. Image via Getty]

Yoko Ono Fetes Beatles Fashions; Louboutin Stuffed Shoes With Raw Meat

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST

Yoko Ono turned up to the Tokyo launch of Comme des Garçons' Beatles-inspired line. [WWD]
Christian Lacroix may not have a confirmed buyer for his bankrupt fashion line, but he will design a tower in Dubai. [AB]

The Recently Deflowered Girl: A Reissue, A Review

Sadie Stein — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST

The Recently Deflowered Girl: A Reissue, A Review" alt="Click here to read The Recently Deflowered Girl: A Reissue, A Review" src="http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2009/11/recently-deflowered-girl-01-thumb2_01.jpg"/>

Obviously, we ordered this newly-reissued book immediately, eager for advice. Yes, Edward Gorey, the master of pen-and-ink, tackles what to say after Deflowerment-by-Marimba-Player, Deflowerment-on-Cross-Country-Bus, and, obviously, Deflowerment-at-Seance. But the modern age has wraught a whole new batch of dubious occasions: More »

Gothic Archness

Sadie Stein — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

Amazing, Friday-the-13th-apropos news: Edward Gorey's "lost" book, The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion, has been reissued - and released - by Bloomsbury. And Emily Post just rolled in her grave. [NYT] More »

Katie's Career As Cover Subject; Marc Says Anna Is "Very Maternal"

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Katie Holmes made the cover of AnOther Magazine — along with Vanessa Paradis, Kate Moss, and Natalie Portman. [DesignScene]
Apparently, we're supposed to support Gwyneth Paltrow's absurdly high-priced clothing line for Zoetee's because the profits are for charity. [People]

O What Has Become Of Millicent Frastley?

Anna Holmes — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Venice, May 14. Image via Getty]

Etiquette For The Recently Deflowered Girl

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:40:00 EST

Have you ever wondered about the proper thing to say after you've been deflowered during a trans-Pacific flight? Just follow the late, great Edward Gorey's advice for "girls over the threshold to womanhood." More »

"Self-Reflection": A Bizarre & Macabre Short Story, Brought To You By Vogue

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Vogue" href="http://jezebel.com/5038303/self+reflection-a-bizarre--macabre-short-story-brought-to-you-by-vogue" class="pp_image"> Vogue" alt="Click here to read "Self-Reflection": A Bizarre & Macabre Short Story, Brought To You By Vogue" src="http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2008/08/SEPTVOGUEcover081808.jpg"/>

The hefty September issue of Vogue has a photo spread titled "Self-Reflection," shot by Steven Klein, which appears to be a vivid, Poe or Gorey-esque short story without words. Such a shame to have an illustrated tale without the text! Since concocting fantastical scenarios is one of the things I like to do best, you'll find that I have supplied the narration for Vogue's short story. A mystery wrapped in an enigma begins after the jump. More »

Valentino In Vogue: Models With Ennui Playing Invisible Croquet

Anna — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST

Vogue: Models With Ennui Playing Invisible Croquet" alt="Click here to read Valentino In Vogue: Models With Ennui Playing Invisible Croquet" src="http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2007/12/small_ValentinoLead122807.jpg"/>

The January Vogue is on stands now and boooooyyyy are there some goodies within its emaciated 190-pages! (For starters: "The New Safari", lots of rich people, and Kate Hudson, all of which Moe and I will blog about on Monday). But what initially caught our eye was a strange, six-page, front-of-book ad campaign for Valentino, shot by Inez & Vinoodh and featuring models (including Shalom Harlow?) styled to look like a cross between a Hitchcock movie, Cousin It and the twins from Kubrick's The Shining (albeit all grown-up and clad in couture). After the jump, we supply the captions — completely and arbitrarily lifted straight from the dark mind of Edward Gorey — Valentino ad execs should have included. More »

Dozens of books and a dozing baby feline?...

Anna — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:20:00 EST

Dozens of books and a dozing baby feline? In a video? As Edward Gorey once wrote: "Books. Cats. Life Is Good." [MediaBistro, via Cute Overload] More »