Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, right, advises a customer on a pair of pants. The underground rock star is moving out of the building he has lived in for 15 years and selling his and his late wife’s possessions. — Photo by Ellen Letcher

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, cult musician, artist, and pandrogyne is leaving his Bushwick home of nearly 15 years and downsizing in the process.  A tag sale of Breyer P-Orridge’s possessions, including clothing, furniture, and artwork, was held at the gallery Famous Accountants.

It was an appropriate site for the sale:  The gallery is in the basement of the building in which Genesis’  late wife, Lady Jaye, grew up, and where the couple lived from the mid-’90s.  The basement itself was renovated under Lady Jaye’s supervision, with the intention of it being a gallery or artists’ space.

"This is what Jaye always wanted it to be," said Genesis, relating how the space had once lacked a ceiling, never mind the inset lighting running the length of the gallery at floor level.

	Genesis is ready to blow this joint. (Jessica Ralli) Click for several more photos.

Famous Accountants, run by artists Kevin Regan and Ellen Letcher, has been nicknamed "Granny Takes Another Trip" by Genesis in honor of a shop called "Granny Takes A Trip" that was in the fashionable King’s Road area of London in the ’60s.  As a teenaged boy, Genesis would stand outside the shop, but never went in because he couldn’t afford the clothing.

"I used to sell hash to the rockstars that would go in," s/he said.  Incidentally, Genesis was seated next to the former owner of "Granny" at a Fashion Week party nearly 40 years later.  "He said, ‘I remember you!  We always used to wonder why you never came in.  We would have given you clothes for free — you were good for business!’"

By Genesis’ recollection, Famous Accountants this past weekend resembled ’60s boutiques like "Granny," with its collection of furniture and decor from the decade, funky clothing, and exotic items, from an Afghan bridal chair and Haitian metal works (acquired on the Breyer P-Orridges’ honeymoon), to a five-foot Nigerian statue (purchased on Houston Street and toted home in a taxi at a time when cabbies could seldom be persuaded to go to Brooklyn). 

The clothing in particular is a fashionista’s treasure trove.  A pair of hand-screen-printed jeans that Genesis knew s/he would never wear but were too outrageous to pass up.  A shirt, purchased in Bangkok, whose writing, read aloud as if it were in the Latin alphabet, sounds like the Thai for slut.  A Chanel winter coat.  There are numerous items by Vivienne Westwood, including skirts and suits.

"Vivienne Westwood used to send care packages," Genesis said, pointing out a red plaid jacket that never went into production.   

One caveat: much of the clothing belonged to the very thin Lady Jaye, and so a few of the Westwood suits were left by the end of Sunday.  As Genesis had previously been selling things on eBay, it couldn’t hurt to peruse the site if you missed the sale this weekend.

“I’m sad that Genesis is leaving,” said Regan, adding that he was grateful that he and Letcher were able to spend the past week with her. “I love that we are carrying on Lady Jaye’s legacy in the building. This was something that I did not fully understood until now.”