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The World Closet

lilah wild — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:35:43 +0000

Bohemian 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.

Tied Up and Dyed

lilah wild — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:47:44 +0000

Cotton clothes brightened up with fractals and splotches, both the iconic hippie spirals and more freeform bursts of color. Tees, tanks, hoodies, longsleevers, miniskirts, hotshorts, plus and kids’ sizes, flared yoga pants which show the patterns off especially well. Custom welcome.

High Clothing

lilah wild — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:14:52 +0000

Psywear for men and women, grabbing the practicality of festival duds and running off into cyber. Lots of colorblocking, often enticingly squiggly: pixie-jagged tops, druid hoods, self-buckling skirts, pants slapped with cargo pockets and traced with neon, singlets and sweaters. And some spacey-bright pocket belts made to coordinate.

Mental Peace

lilah wild — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +0000

A blacklight hybrid of 70’s mushroomy bongshop psychedelia and modern tribal knotworked mandalas, the kind of labyrinthine designs made for losing your eyes in. Deep space, the elements, emotions rendered abstract and bursting with color, available on tees, hoodies, tanks, and dresses, with some of them featuring the neato effect of emerging only in abnormal light.

Antidote Clothing

lilah wild — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:03:00 +0000

This site takes a break from the over-the-top costuming so beloved by various subcultures, and instead tones things down into daywear and cocktail dresses, good for offices and family get-togethers and any other kind of normalish event where you still want to be yourself. The aesthetics are all over the map, but there’s plenty of slinky/floaty/clingy designs for a more relaxed version of opulent dress. Thanks, Dian!

Mishu Boutique

lilah wild — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:07:00 +0000

It looks like a catalog of floaty boho hippiewear, but keep going and you’ll hit pocket belts. Paisleys and patchwork are mixed up with nymphy jagged skirts and hoodies, with much of the stock “kind of like wearing your pajamas but sexy,” and of course a site like this would be incomplete without a page of yoga pants. Cute summer dresses for the little ones, too.
Thanks, Zac!

One World Is Enough

lilah wild — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:43:00 +0000

Fair-trade fashion of the festival and hippie variety, everything imported in small batches from families and local collectives in Thailand, Tibet and Nepal: dresses of silk sari patches, psychedelic hoodies and paisleyed bellsleeves, skirts tiered and layered, striped button-downs and batik pants for the guys, and kids’ stuff too. Also puppets, singing bowls, Bodhisattva paintings, Buddha statues, and loads of housewares.

Fraggle Tribe

lilah wild — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:44:00 +0000

Elven festivalwear in wool, leather, and knit. Woodsy tanks corsetted across the back, suede earthtoned bodices, spiral skirts that look like something out of a fairytale along with more traditional pixie raggedness and pointed “wizard” overskirts, jackets and coats patchworked together from joyfully clashing fabrics, and oftentimes mystical stones are pressed into the designs for extra luck. Fairy bags and belts offer lots of small pockets, and check out the handpainted fantasy blacklight art which glorifies in outdoor-sized psychedelia. Thanks, Sara!

Moonbeam Clothing

lilah wild — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Romantic clothing that blends the styles of India with a little goth. Hooded coats, Celtic longsleevers, floral bustiers, sheer kurtas, tiered skirts, yoga pants, and velvet gowns, with shiny bags to complete the look.

Wizzardoreas Wardrobe Ltd.

lilah wild — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:20:00 +0000

Festival fashion done up in patchwork, tie dyes, florals, and rainbows. Maxi dresses and long skirts, sarongs and wide-legged pants, pixie hoodies and flare-sleeved longsleevers, all stuff meant for flowing comfortably or snuggling against the cold. Bags, hats, gemstone jewelry, and bohemian decor to match.

The Naked Monkey

lilah wild — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:57:00 +0000

Fair trade clothing where the floaty little hippie things are darkened with a little gothic lace. Kurta tops, tie dye dresses, organic camis, embroidered coats, patchworked skirts, and yoga pants along with medievalish gowns and the occasional velvet bustier. Jali furniture, too.

Motley’s Fair Trade Clothing and Gifts

lilah wild — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:28:00 +0000

Festivalwear made with embroidery, tie-dye, patchwork, and other hippieish influences that dips here and there into goth and a little bit of tribal. Camis, flowing blouses and tie tops, velvet bustiers and skirts, loose pants, dresses, poet shirts, beaded jewelry, bags, bandannas, stationery made from beautiful fabrics, housewares, and incense.

Firebird Clothing

lilah wild — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:25:00 +0000

Gothic laces splashed with bohemian tie-dye, brands include Jordash, Dark Star, and Gringo. Corset tops and trailing sleeves, pixie-hemmed ballgowns and skirts, poet shirts, dramatic full-length velvet coats, and a few hippie longsleevers.