Cats Like Us

4.13.2010 @ 5:19 pm UTC by lilah wild

Cats Like Us El Dorado Club Amor necklaceA rockabilly-pinup-greaser-retro webstore that stocks a lot of smaller brands alongside the better-known works of Switchblade Stiletto, Stop Staring, and Lux DeVille: Cupcake Provacateur’s aprons and poodle potholders, Heartbreaker Fashion’s halter dresses, surreal hot-rod tees from Gasoline Gallery and King Kerosin, flower barrettes from Zombetty Bows, Hawleywood’s hair pomade, lava mugs from Tiki Farm, jewelry from El Dorado club, a good range that covers everything from chic glittery bags to Frankenstein socks. Thanks, Dolly!

The Black Broom

4.12.2010 @ 5:20 pm UTC by lilah wild

The Black Broom Spirit Keys bar setOriginal jewelry, accessories, and decor items drawn from dark antiquity – glowering, grimacing faces cast in pewter abound through Cthulhu belt buckles, deal-with-the-devil gambling trays, and bracelets linked with Frankenstein heads. Evil-inclined DIYers will find buttons bearing the visages of Countess Bathory and Marie Laveau, and this is also a good place to find statuary of the left-hand path. And the barware includes one hell of a corkscrew.

Dottie Grim

2.17.2010 @ 3:33 pm UTC by lilah wild

Dottie Grim Halloween lawn flamingosDark decor and housewares, where manic Halloween grins are grounded with elegant splashes of damask. Jewelled spider candy boxes, flocked votive candle holders and scented candles, Victorian-style earring holders, hanging lace lamps for a more mod look, morbid cake and bottle toppers, vampire-aristocrat placemats and table runners, snarling monster mugs, adorable pop-up Halloween cards, silk-covered journals, and for those lucky enough to have front yards, flamingo skeletons to poke into dead lawns.

Cheeky Tiki

10.20.2009 @ 4:59 pm UTC by lilah wild

Cheeky Tiki hand-carved tikisPurveyors of hula-themed barware and “tropical supplies.” Volcano bowls, conch shells, and pineapple bottoms to drink from, and the bamboo bars to serve them from – and the supplies to build your own. Fishing nets, lanterns, and war clubs set the ambiance, and for the final essential touch, they do custom hand-carved (and chainsawed) tikis.

Spragwerks

10.4.2009 @ 11:38 pm UTC by lilah wild

Spragwerks industrial corset ringIndustrial jewels where the classics of skulls and hearts are given a riveted twist: rings corsetted onto the fingers or meteorized with tiny holes, pendants of meat cleavers and guillotine blades and the particularly toothy “yankers,” heavy metal pyramid bracelets, belt buckles cast from shoe soles and brake pads, cufflinks and money clips and elegant little chain-draped stickpins bearing the icons of weapons and body parts and machinery, t-shirts too. There’s also a section of menacing housewares, where the serving knives and rugged barware make for a sinister soiree.

New York Bar Store

9.21.2009 @ 5:00 pm UTC by lilah wild

New York Bar Store flamingo strawsA fabulously all-inclusive catalog of bartending goods that take every kind of party into consideration, from the elegant winesnob corkscrew that comes with its own plushy redwood case to the bright yellow luau-style pineapple cups awaiting their flamingo straws. The staples are all here, updated with Flair Bartending, Mood Lighting, and Beer Pong, and they also have quite a bit of info on getting into the business – or just being a well-versed amateur.

The Tudor Shoppe

6.28.2009 @ 1:41 pm UTC by lilah wild

The Tudor Shoppe medieval chain of officeEverything for the medieval lifestyle: the garb, the swords, the tankards, the tents, right down to the rings of castle keys. There’s a great selection of imperious jewelry and they also delve into the amusements of the time with festival masks, puppets, and gaming of yore.