D0126 Irma Vep

      
Ooo, nice surprise! I'm guessing a lot of
      you don't know Irma Vep. There's an classic, silent, French movie
      by the name "Les Vampires" about a female cat burglar,
      Irma, who prowls the rooftops of Paris at night. Her name, "Irma
      Vep" is a scramble of the letters in "Vampire".
      Unbelievable for the 20's, she's clad head-to-toe in skin tight
      rubber! (Anyone wonder where Catwoman came from?) The film was
      a scandal when it was released. But anyone who has seen this
      dark, grainy, flickering  B&W film never forgets how super-sexy
      it is. 

      
Vep was remade in the 90s by Oliver Assayas
      starring Maggie Cheung as the rubber-clad Irma and this time
      titled "IrmaVep". Interesting, but not as darkly erotic
      as the original. 

      
Obviously, Mike has taken the vampire reference
      to heart, adding wings to his take on Irma's costume. I find
      amusing the complete reversal here of what clothing is for, i.e.
      covering the naughty bits. Here the clothing covers everything
      BUT the naughty bits! Ha. I appreciate that he decided to put
      in a facial closeup as well. Man,what a STUNNING image!

      
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