NIMLI

2.1.2010 @ 1:34 pm UTC by lilah wild

NIMLI Cri de Coeur canvas ankle bootEco-fashion for men and women. The clothes tend towards wraps and ripples of solid color with the occasional print, stocking everything from slinky cocktail dresses to hoodies and what looks to be delightfully comfy loungewear, as well as rubber handbags and synth-leather shoes. Kids and pets get their own sections of apparel, bedding, and toys, there’s whole divisions of furniture and housewares, and the bath and body stuff includes bright purple body glitter.

The World Closet

1.27.2010 @ 12:35 pm UTC by lilah wild

The World Closet bohemian dressBohemian style that mixes kurta and kimono flair into flowery little day dresses and broomstick skirts. Lots of Papillon, lots of embroidery and sequins. The jewelry throws Swarovski crystals into falls of gemstones and beads, and the aromatherapy page features soy candles that melt into massage oil.

Renegade Handmade

1.19.2010 @ 1:48 pm UTC by lilah wild

Renegade Handmade Laurel's Bench evergreen branch necklaceA Chicago brick-and-mortar that grew out of the Renegade Craft Fair and currently features over 300 artists. Clothes and accessories, jewelry, artwork, stationery, housewares, bath and body goods, stuffed animals, indie style in full swing through cute animals, vintage yearnings, cupcakes, and filthy-minded crossstitchery. Thanks, Miko!

Lollibomb Beauty

11.16.2009 @ 9:55 pm UTC by lilah wild

Lollibomb Beauty vegan body sprayVegan goodies for bathing and perfuming and general pampering. Body frostings, soy milk baths, mineral foundation powder, body spray and fragrance rollers, massage oil that warms up when you blow on it. Those who prefer to smell sweet and sugary will have a field day with the scents, a vast selection which reads like a dessert menu, and there are also some florals, fruits, and earth.

Haydria Perfumery

10.8.2009 @ 2:32 pm UTC by lilah wild

Haydria Perfumery scent compactPerfumes for pinups – florals and spices and musks swirled together into glittery spritz bottles, packed down solid into compacts of peacocks and hearts and hula girls, or worn as brass lockets to tote your scent around in a most stylish way. Samples of the entire line are available for try-before-you-buy exploratory sniffing, and they also have a custom service that lets you personalize your own scent right down to the Swarovski crystals on the bottle.

Mouse to Minx

8.5.2009 @ 4:05 pm UTC by lilah wild

Mouse To Minx Victorian teaparty fashionA teaparty sensibility bubbles through this UK boutique, where the fashion and fripperies evoke gentle antiquity. Lacy camis, sash-tied skirts, long cardigans, the fashion runs from Victorian-lite through the forties to even a bit of mod, with laceup driving gloves and felt bags to match, a little jewelry, and retro undies in the lingerie department. Etiquette books, knitted pastries, and flowery skin goods, too.

Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons

8.4.2009 @ 6:51 pm UTC by lilah wild

Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons steampunk keys necklaceHigh-end, handcrafted baubles playing on the theme of “endangered technologies” for a steampunk-flavored shop of curiosities. Necklaces of distressed keys and honeycombs, brooches of beasties, one-of-a-kind Scrimshaw pendants engraved on salvaged piano keys, scarf adornments that hang on by biting into the fabric, jewelry boxes secreted behind Walt Whitman bookcovers, and for the truly old-world, gentlemen’s straight razors decorated with vintage erotica.