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Friday, January 19, 2018

THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY THAT DRESS I.M.T. Octavia St. Laurent

In honor of the fabulous movie Saturday Church and renewed curiosity for ball culture I'm bringing back this post from a few years ago.  I distinctly remember seeing voguing to this madness at The Sound Factory back in 1993.

The Devil














I ordinarily don't honor house music on my blog. But I am going to break my rule for a few reasons. One being that Paris is Burning Jennie Livington's amazing documentary about the New York ball culture is among my favorite films of all time. Another reason is the passing of trans beauty Octavia St. Laurent of A.I.D.S. on May 17, 2009.



Some of her lines are simply the most delightful, repeatable and throw-shade-readable in the film. In fact one line was so particularly legendary that an entire house record was based around the sample.
"$559.00 dollars how's that for a simple dress?"
I.M.T.'s The Devil Made me Buy that Dress was an important moment in Junior Vasquez's Sound Factory legacy. 1993 also happened to be a peak year in the evolution of one of just a couple unforgettable moments in New York City Underground dance scene. The Sound Factory was just about the only club that really mattered for years. So what sounded fierce on that dance floor is just about what sounded fierce period. Junior Vasquez has had rabid fans ever since. Though most would say his moment of supremacy has long since passed.





In 2003 another documentary was released with a similar theme. It was called How Do I Look. By this time Octavia was calling herself Heavenly Angel Octavia St. Laurent Manolo Blahnik, try saying that ten time fast!






8 comments:

exModia Staff said...

You don't know how much I loved this post!

ExpatMichael said...

My pleasure.

Unknown said...

Hi, I am the creator of the track "THE DEVIL MADE ME BUY"> Thanks for honoring this work and the individuals who inspired me. Years later I have created a trans cooking show host under the name Soraya Sobreidad. Look for it...

ExpatMichael said...

Is it on you tube? Otherwise where would I look? Thanks for commenting.

ExpatMichael said...

Oh I see. You're going to be on Chopped. How fabulous. I hope it goes well.

Unknown said...

how make for download? wheres the link?

ExpatMichael said...

The creator wrote to me so it's only correct that you buy it on Amazon.com.

Unknown said...

Holas, Jaime here form The Devil Made me Buy...
My cooking show is under the name of Soraya Sobreidad. Please Google it.
As stated, my fun and fierce house track of "The Devil Made Me Buy" by I.M.T. on Miss Girl Records and Filmworks is available for download in Itunes and Amazon.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-devil-made-me-buy-this-cd/id81980698