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Tiny Things Are Cute

lilah wild — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:26:51 +0000

Itty-bitty toys that all look freshly hatched from a gumball machine: carousels, fairytale carriages, tea sets, beer bottles, turntables, herds of deer, the catalog is totally all over the map and the thematic array ensures that there truly is something for everyone. The jewelry section is a vintage goldmine featuring kitty hair barrettes, plastic flower rings, and Ten Commandments charm bracelets, and the rest of the catalog is well-stocked with crafting goodies and retro playthings.

Pretti Vacant

lilah wild — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:05 +0000

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.

Candied Poison

lilah wild — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:52:21 +0000

Jewelry made of sweets and skulls and all kinds of tiny totems. Victorian portrait pendants, disco ball earrings, teacup rings, polkadotted hair bows, charm bracelets loaded with goodies on multicolored chains and bangles and strings of beads, and a page of boot straps and rhinestone chains to spruce up a pair of heels. Thanks, Melancholy Bliss!

Phix Clothing

lilah wild — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:37:05 +0000

UK purveyors of indie modernity for men and women, shot through with callbacks to mod and rocker style: beatle boots, trilby hats, military jackets, and houndstooth headscarves pop up among hoodies, skinny jeans, floral minidresses, flannel shirts, cincher belts, and loads of band tees. All to be accessorized with bright 80’s jewelry.

Cute Plush

lilah wild — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:27:34 +0000

Handmade kawaii jewelry and accessories to deck your body out in tiny smiling things: bunny and kitty and bear hats, candy tees, ice cream cone necklaces scooped out of little animal heads, angel pig rings, sushi earrings, and for craftier purposes, dollhead stickers and mushroom rubber stamps.

Coco Career

lilah wild — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:26:06 +0000

A UK boutique specializing in emerging designers of the bold and conceptual variety, where one can find velvet rompers, “braided” trousers, plaid jumpsuits, art tees, and other mod-to-modern flauntables among party dresses, separates, swimsuits, and lingerie. The accessories section gets kitschy with 80’s piano-key belts and poofy unicorn necklaces, also going retro in a wide selection of flapper headbands and fluffy hairpieces. Commissions are possible for certain pieces, contact for more info.

80’s Purple

lilah wild — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:13:00 +0000

With a name like that, one shouldn’t be surprised there’s an entire section devoted to leggings. Draping tanks, plaid bubble skirts, oversized sunglasses, scrunch boots, superlong earrings, Patrick Nagel tees, chain-draped bowties, glitter bikinis, houndstooth fedoras, hobo bags, gigantic cocktail rings, thick cincher belts, the all-important “layering basics,” everything updated for seamless blending with modern wardrobes. And a decent-sized men’s section!

3rd & 56th Street Clothing

lilah wild — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:49:00 +0000

A goth-rockabilly-emo-punk store that carries about thirty brands’ worth of flamboyant clothing: Criminal Damage, Raven, Jist, Hell Bunny, Disturbia, Poizen Industries, Loungefly, Sourpuss, Gothic Lolita Punk, Iron Fist, Spiral, Phaze, Queen of Darkness, and more, with all the accessory necessaries and kitschy jewelry to match. Screaming color provided by Stargazer, Medusa, Directions, and Manic Panic.

Lady Luck Rules OK

lilah wild — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:33:00 +0000

Jewelry that revels in the cute, the sugary, and the happy, where every other item is smiling. Glitter heart earrings, knitted ice cream cone brooches, personalized tattoo necklaces that also offer carousel horses and gothic Russian nesting dolls, plastic rose rings, and little teapots everywhere. The stationery turns the sweetness mailable and the ‘zines include Let Them Eat Cake, Super Super, and Nude.

Boutique Babylon

lilah wild — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:00 +0000

A London shop blending the modern with previous eras, pop art prints updated into wrap dresses and floaty tops, a little pinup style. The jewelry is partytime with big flashy cocktail rings, ponytail bobbles, chunky bangles, and some unicorns’n'rainbows here and there, Playful Promises does the lingerie, and the shoes are great for the bow-over-peeptoe look.

Tokyo15

lilah wild — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:54:00 +0000

An original line of clothing and jewelry is tucked within this site’s utter toybox of a catalog, featuring Corpse Bride, Evangelion, Naruto, Transformers, and always, a Totoro. The wearables are gentle pastel dreams of bunnies and ice cream, matched by handmade candy bracelets and earrings in the jewelry section. Also colorful stationery and happy plush.

UvKitty

lilah wild — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:41:00 +0000

Dreadfalls and clip-in hair extensions completely customized to your specifications, from normalish to nuts. And lots of freaky little bobby pins and hair bows to put in them, as well as a line of GlitterSniffer pigment cosmetics and a little 80’s jewelry.

Me and Yu

lilah wild — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Indie casualwear for men and women that plays around with prints and printing for collections named Future Fairy Tales and Future Fantasy, with a general fun 80’s vibe to the whole thing. Silkscreened by hand, the offerings include remixed unicorn and wolf tees, tartan sash dresses, metallic doll skirts, sequinned leggings, hoodies drizzled with eyes, and vintage sections which fit the theme. Jewelry, handbags, sunglasses, and other surprises, which can get happily ridiculous since they consider monster finger puppets as accessories.