Where the Wild Thingz are & Christian Joy-Los Angeles

In honor of Where the Wild Things Are, Christian Joy—most well-known as the designer behind the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O's crazy costumes—created five monster suits based off of the Wild Things and Max. All costumes will be on display and for sale at Space 15 Twenty, with a percentage of the proceeds donated to 826 Valencia.

Here, he gives us the low down on what the costumes are made out of...

"Everyone knows the way Max looks like, and I wanted to stay within the realm of what a kid's suit would look like. But I also thought that the rest of the Wild Things were already looking like a glam rock band, so I thought he should be a little bit rock n' roll. I found this weird silver fabric, and we made the paws and crown out of Mylar, and then the tail is like a found piece from a fabric store."


Photographed by Clarke Tolton