Here’s a novel way to flaunt the look of dreadfalls: thrown around your neck! Nifnaks crafts these scarves from felted wool to add some slither to a cold-day getup, which could be paired with fake hair for a total Medusa overload – or, they can be tied in the hair if you just can’t resist wearing them on your head.
Oddity of the Week: Tentacle scarves3.11.2010 @ 7:48 pm UTC by lilah wildPretti Vacant3.11.2010 @ 7:30 pm UTC by lilah wild
Etsy Highlights: Bellydance pants3.10.2010 @ 7:13 pm UTC by lilah wildThe aughts, the recently bygone era of fried blondes and rhinestoning everything to death, did manage to burp out a few good fashionwise things while they were going on. One of them is Tribal Fusion’s influence on the humble jazz pant, once the province of dancewear catalogs, now exploded into a wide range of lovely permuations, good for anchoring a tribaret outfit with a sparkling booty showcase, or throwing on a pair of cotton bellbottoms for looking cute during Errand Day. The elastic/drawstring waistbands that don’t require zips or hooks to fasten, and the frequent use of machine-washable materials, make them ideal for the comf-minded glamourpuss.  Tiers of ruffles descend down a totally funky silhouette. They also come in black. From Chacabraka. These “Sugar Britches” volumize the knee with petticoat-like volume, and they’d probably double well as an underlayer to a long skirt. They, too, come in black. By From The Fig Tree. Disclaimer: I was having the hardest time finding black lace bloomers that wouldn’t make my legs look like a pair of frilly porkchops – I bought a pair of these but customized as black capris, and they turned out fab. She also does lace-topped garter pants if you’d like your costume to involve flashing some thigh. From Creaturre. The ruffles scream for dancing around like an utter loon, eased by openings in the front to make sure you don’t trip over yourself in your ecstasy. From Nakara Style. Cotton pants are raised to headturning heights with the addition of lace-trimmed ruffles – this shop is loaded with similarly-slathered gothic bellydance goodies. (The lace capris are a separate item and not included in the listing, but do illustrate the layering possibilities nicely.) From Dark Fusion Boutique.Eeldrytch Armouree3.10.2010 @ 5:21 pm UTC by lilah wild
YouTube Tuesdays: I deny you the Nidus!3.9.2010 @ 2:04 pm UTC by lilah wildOnce upon a time, way back before the Nickelodeon network adopted an orange splatter as its corporate identity and their station bumps were full of pinballs, there was some pretty good television airing after the morning’s total domination by “Pinwheel” and before the 8pm changeover to an arts channel. If your tastes run to early-80’s British speculative YA, The Third Eye delivers the goods. Filmed in 1981, “Into the Labyrinth” was one of Eye’s four miniseries, and perhaps the best known because of the cool black robes, the trips into the labyrinth, and that infamously bitchy catchphrase. This show chronicled the power struggle between a pair of time-traveling magick-flingers, Rothgo and Belor. Rothgo enlists the aid of three schoolchildren who free him from a giant styrofoam rock, sending them into various eras to find his past selves and capture the Nidus – which can only be seen in a mirror’s reflection – to restore his power from the evil clutches of Belor. You just *know* the guy playing Rothgo has done some serious Shakespeare time, and Belor has a fabulous deep witchy Eva O laugh when she’s not raiding the Stevie Nicks discount bin. There’s a lot to like in this show: the cave sets, the sudden explosions of lightning and thunder when somebody gets pissed off, the fabulously low-budget way the magicians look when they’re flying, the dark fantasy caterwauling of the theme music, and, amid all of this, some pretty good performances. It wasn’t long before “Rothgo? Ha-ha! I am Rothgo!” made its way into our repertoire of in-jokes. The Nidus has since gone on to open a YouTube account and upload not just all the eps from the first season, but surprise surprise, there’s also a second and third season. Enjoy! My Baby Rocks3.9.2010 @ 1:05 pm UTC by lilah wild
Haute or Not 4: Runway monstrosities3.8.2010 @ 1:30 pm UTC by lilah wild(Originally published July 8, 2003.) Welcome to the fourth installment of Haute or Not, where we’ve gleefully gathered together some of the worst designer ideas ever to sashay down the catwalk. All images presented here are from FirstView.  Byblos. “Honey, look what I brought you home from the Star Trek convention! Chenille tribbles!” Oh yeah, punk is back, Comme Des Garcons thinks so, punk is so in, it’s so punk-rock to wear plaid, yeah, let’s start with a rather cool plaid fitted jacket and go sit on a Doberman! It must really suck to diet for years, struggle against hunger pangs and deprive your body of strength and nourishment, and starve your way into the perfect hourglass figure, only to have Frank Sorbier come along and start arranging foliage in your bosom. Here’s a cute look for spring, from Ines Valentinisch: a chipper yellow-dotted top with tied shoulders, matched with orange and yellow striped calf boots that are actually kind of cute, and for a little pizazz, a skirt made entirely from Daffy Duck beaks. What is going on here? Why are we throwing fruit at this woman? Who on earth throught food stains looked great sliding down white chiffon? Oh, right, Arkadius. Strangely enough, this model looks so…intent. Bella Freud. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present – vagina dentata! From Alexander McQueen, it’s John the Baptist’s Revenge! This is something that About Face would have a field day with. I don’t know about haute couture, but it’s a cute Halloween costume.Previously: |
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A sizeable selection of laser-cut mirror necklaces and pins bearing the retro-80’s lowbrow sensibilities of glittery sticker books and seedy party vans. Regional pride, boomboxes, lightning bolts, razor blades, rocketships, roaring panther heads, rainbows, bright red hearts, various weapons, ice cream cones, something for everyone.
Leather fashion from the Renaissance era, sculpted and scaled and dotted with bits of fancy metal. Reptilian armor, fierce bracers, studded jerkins, pentacle-emblazoned cinchers, druidy cowls, coin-studded mantles, engraved headbands and stick barrettes, gothy little pouches, baldrics and all the various hanging bits to keep one’s personal items about one’s belt. Custom is extremely welcome, to the point of the shop owners never getting around to installing a shopping cart – so contact for more info.
Skull-slathered wears for wee ones, browsable by infants, toddlers, and kids, with maternity and daddy stuff too. The navigation categories include punk, band stuff, goth, rockabilly, 80’s retro, geekery, and other hard-to-find flavors, so this is your shop if you’ve been dying to pick up a baby bat hoodie, a boombox-emblazoned playdress, or a pair of teeny tattooed high-tops.
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