Oddity of the Week: Killer rabbit slippers

7.8.2010 @ 1:11 pm UTC by lilah wild

And now for something completely psychotic: bunny slippers straight out of Monty Python’s Holy Grail. For moments when the innocent perky ears of the traditional rabbit just won’t do, and even better, their mouths bounce up and down when you walk in them. From BunnySlippers.com, who apparently can’t resist a touch of morbid humor.

Oddity of the Week: Ballet Socks

7.1.2010 @ 7:29 pm UTC by lilah wild

Romantic clothiers Gypsy Moon are currently stocking a very clever little accessory by Parisian designer Delphine Murat: pretty little half-socks that hide within plain, ordinary shoes to wind their ribbons ballet-style around the ankles. A great way to upgrade comfy practical flats and unadorned heels into dressier outfits (while avoiding the need to buy yet another new pair of shoes), the socks come in shiny and lacy options.

Oddity of the Week: B-Movie hobo bags

6.24.2010 @ 5:09 pm UTC by lilah wild

Riffing on the current rage for slouch bags dripping with shiny details, punk brand Too Fast pulls off an awesome sendup of mainstream fashion with this fantastic homage to schlock, in handbag form. Patterned in a lurid horror-poster print, the purse features a shoulder strap and cascading fringe livened up with the acid green of alien lifeforms, transforming a trendy trim into a perfectly coordinating 3-D mass of tentacles.

Oddity of the Week: Fairy houses

6.17.2010 @ 5:45 pm UTC by lilah wild

Whipped up out of tree bark, seashells, and dried leaves, the dollhouses over at kids’ toyshop Blueberry Forest kick the pixie dust out of anything plastic that markets itself as “enchanting.” Each one is made one-of-a-kind, and outfitted with acorn lanterns, teeny-weeny hammocks, walnut cradles, bird’s nests, twig balconies, and all sorts of other delicate surprises.

Oddity of the Week: Brocade boots

6.3.2010 @ 5:06 pm UTC by lilah wild

Voodoo Dolly Inamagura brocade bootsBrocade is one of those fabrics that tends to get doled out only for the poshest of getups. It’s a trusted ingredient in corsetry of the opera-box flavor, often whittled down to fancy chokers for the aristocratic airs to be savored in smaller bites (and softer whallops to the pocketbook.) It’s rare to see it surface on footwear within an affordable price point, even more rare to behold it within the realm of an alt brand. Inamagura, stocked by Voodoo Dolly, has decided to do something about that – glamming up a classic Victorian boot in plum and black, crossing the front laces with rhinestone-encrusted buckles and detailing the toes and heels with old-world perforation. A good choice for those nights when you’d prefer the elegant lacing to take place on your feet, not your midsection.

Oddity of the Week: Game cartridge soaps

5.27.2010 @ 9:31 pm UTC by lilah wild

Vegan soapmaking – a humble endeavor that in the past few years has become an art form through ever-craftier hands doing crazy things with the molds. Here’s a bar that takes things to a new level, pardon the pun: a pretty realistic bathtime interpretation of an 8-bit game cartridge from Geek Soap, who promise that “you won’t need to blow on these cartridges to get them to work..”

Oddity of the Week: Scale falls

5.13.2010 @ 7:35 pm UTC by lilah wild

Mekanikal Angel scale fallsChainmail is not a substance typically associated with the high futuristic gloss of cyber. However, Mekanikal Angel have eyed up its possibilities, and found it fit to replace curtains of the usual tubular plastic with aluminum weaves. Their “Scale Fallz” go one step further by pushing everything into the realm of the organic, draping the head in locks of reptilian armor. It’s even better for customizable pops of color to mock the camouflage of a tough little animal hide.