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.

Dapper Cadaver

5.4.2009 @ 7:46 pm UTC by lilah wild

Dapper Cadaver plasma Medusa lampA SoCal shop full of haunted house decor, lots for sprucing up the residences of the morbidly inclined or shooting a b-movie. Edible blood by the gallon, latex intestines, classic Victorian floor candelabras, “toe pincher” coffins, apothecary jars, cemetery lawn signs and graveyard gates, foam weapons and the makeup to reflect their damage, the 9-piece Professional Mad Scientist assortment, lifecasting kits, zombie silhouettes, a whole page of vintage medical curios, and bulk discounts. Some of their stock is offered for rent, not to buy, so check first before placing an order.

The Ghoulish Gallery

4.7.2009 @ 3:58 pm UTC by lilah wild

The Ghoulish Gallery changing horror portraitsTransformative portraits created by a special effects monstermaker, where prim Victorians mutate into sneering fiends. No batteries or electric tricks needed, these seem to be the kind of images that change as you walk by them, and hold great promise for messing with casual onlookers.

Body Jewellery Shop

3.12.2009 @ 4:17 am UTC by lilah wild

Body Jewellery Shop spiked steel collarEverything you need to flaunt UV-plugged ears, spiked nips, and make a sex toy out of your tongue. A good selection of basics plus fakes for those who’d rather stay intact, and regular old jewelry in fimo, steel, glass, silver, and rubber. But that’s not all – dread kits, Stargazer cosmetics, Terroreyes contact lenses, temp tats, rockabilly patches, and Vince Ray duds.

Saturn Return

3.1.2009 @ 4:54 pm UTC by lilah wild

Saturn Return Gado Gado psy hoodieA gathering of futuristic brands, mostly cyber with some psy and just a touch of bondage: Catch 23, Space Tribe, Battery Organic, Gado Gado, Hikari, Hexagon, Nubia/Vodabox, Queen of Darkness, and a few other miscellaneous people. Accessories include Mea Culpa hairfalls, Pamela Mann hosiery, Stargazer cosmetics and dye, Wildcat contact lenses, and apparently Cyberdog’s started doing microchip boxers.