Village Hat Shop

11.16.2009 @ 12:55 pm UTC by lilah wild

Village Hat Shop retro rose clocheA small chain of west coast stores with a flair for the past: fedoras, cloches and pillboxes, porkpies and derbies, bowlers, turbans, everything from top hats to floppies. The Costumes page is a cornucopia of ridiculous things to wear on one’s head – this is where they keep the beanies and Viking helmets – where it’s possible to emulate everyone from Thor to Brando.

Old Fashion Halloween

10.22.2009 @ 1:54 pm UTC by lilah wild

Old Fashion Halloween vintage black cat artVintage and vintage-style goodies for those who prefer to celebrate Hallows’ Eve with a retro touch – or update year-round goth decor with spiderweb table runners. Tons and tons of party decorations, including some actual antiques, and pages for jack o’lanterns, Day of the Dead, and fortunetelling. The original art section includes Kerrykate dolls, Haunting Memories glass skull ornaments, handpainted dancing skeleton umbrellas, and Queen of Hearts sweetly morbid wedding plates, and the Cards section is a goldmine of old-world imagery chock full of black cats and flying witches. Absolutely loaded with great finds for the haunt-minded home.

VampireWear

10.18.2009 @ 10:35 pm UTC by lilah wild

VampireWear blood vial necklaceHome of the Blood Vials, which can be ordered prefilled with stage blood or left empty for your own nefarious purposes. Roses, hearses, and high fantasy creatures figure in much of the jewelry, and they also carry toothsome tees, Demonia shoes and handbags, and fangs, of course. Thanks, Jfay!

CutesyGirl

10.15.2009 @ 1:51 pm UTC by lilah wild

CutesyGirl 80's platform ruffled pumpsAn enormous array of skimpy clubwear and some actual practical stuff too, tunic turtlenecks among the plunging necklines and metallic minidresses. Leggings, rompers, pleather motorcycle jackets, denim skinnies and flares, plenty of separates to play with, a ton of costume jewelry, 20 pages of Halloween costumes, and what looks to be Leg Avenue’s entire catalog. Particularly good for scrunchy ankle boots and platform pumps and all the other fun 80’s-esque styles in materials that are not leather.

Extreme Costumes

9.30.2009 @ 4:13 pm UTC by lilah wild

Extreme Costumes Halloween gothic Black Widow costumeThis site has weeded through all the Halloween customs currently on the market for all the dark ones, presenting a catalog of every possible goth-in-a-bag permutation for men and women: black widows, Transylvanian counts, knife-wielding fairytale heroines, sinister dandies, dead dolls, Victorian gents, fallen angels, evil brides, crimson-clad vampires, punk fairies, and a list like this wouldn’t be complete without a PVC nun. The Clothing page presents gowns a la carte for your own tweaking, and they also carry Demonia footwear, Bloody Mary makeup, Manic Panic dye, fangs, wings, capes and cloaks, hats, rhinestones, and loads of spider-skull jewelry.

Gypsies Do It Better

8.24.2009 @ 10:17 am UTC by lilah wild

Gypsies Do It Better retro polka dot platformsThis vintage site specializes in recovering punk and pinup-style pretties from secondhand stores along with discounts on name-brand stuff, happy to scoop up budget-conscious glamourpusses into their clientele. Lots of great cheap finds for men, women, and kids – tiger print onesies! 70’s gothic disco dresses! Skull thermals! – including Halloween costumes that were once worn somewhere as real-life clothing, and they also carry Manic Panic hair dye, vintage jewelry, and shoes. Thanks, Sara!

Mame Clothing

5.7.2009 @ 3:36 am UTC by lilah wild

Mame Clothing powermesh corset skirtAn Australian goth boutique that carries all the essentials, leaning towards the more modern and sleek with touches of retro and bondage. Heavy Red, Vollers, Demonia, and Lip Service are mixed up with Hell for Leather and Covet Couture, with appearances by Alchemy Gothic and Manic Panic, and supportiveness of local designers. Besides all the lovely clothing, they carry dark dolls, barware, fangs and contact lenses, gloves and hosiery, makeup and hair stuff, and empty vials eagerly awaiting your bodily fluids.