My Baby Rocks

3.9.2010 @ 1:05 pm UTC by lilah wild

My Baby Rocks gothic ribcage bibSkull-slathered wears for wee ones, browsable by infants, toddlers, and kids, with maternity and daddy stuff too. The navigation categories include punk, band stuff, goth, rockabilly, 80’s retro, geekery, and other hard-to-find flavors, so this is your shop if you’ve been dying to pick up a baby bat hoodie, a boombox-emblazoned playdress, or a pair of teeny tattooed high-tops.

Very Merry Seamstress

2.16.2010 @ 5:07 pm UTC by lilah wild

Very Merry Seamstress pirate frock coatA gigantic catalog of handmade historical clothing and beyond for men and women, from Marie Antoinette ensembles to anime costumes. Full of gowns browsable by era, kids’ outfits, and things for pirates and brides, as well as harder-to-find key dressup bits: Elizabethan partlets, maternity bodices, a page of “underskirt devices,” elaborate neck ruffs, bodice jewels, wedding circlets, all the period-appropriate hats, velvet jester hose that offer the option of coordinating codpieces if that’s the kind of guy you are. Custom is extremely welcome.

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.

Rachael Albert

1.22.2010 @ 2:45 pm UTC by lilah wild

Rachael Albert retro pinup syringe dressRockabilly fashion influenced by Tokyo street style, resulting in swing dresses made from the designer’s original syringe print, gingham dresses with heavily ruched skirts, sailor dresses with exaggerated appliques, big fat bows to wear around your neck or in your hair, and nautical scarves. Also frilly little kids’ dresses, which you’re welcome to customize by sending in your child’s drawings.

In the Mood Intimates

12.28.2009 @ 10:33 pm UTC by lilah wild

In The Mood Intimates pink cami setLingerie that balances practicality with seduction, offering lacy bedroom froof alongside everyday undies and shapewear. Arianne, Fantasie, Freya, Carnival, Chantelle, and others share catalog space with the likes of Hanes and Spanx and the low-rise solutions of Miss Oops. Full-figured and maternity designs, sports bras, spiffy bra straps, camis, body tape to make sure plunging necklines stay in place, washing bags, all the essentials plus a fun-sounding product called Cleavage Cupcakes.

Tied Up and Dyed

12.6.2009 @ 12:47 pm UTC by lilah wild

Tied Up And Dyed rainbow yoga pantsCotton 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.

Superhero Stuff

11.23.2009 @ 10:56 pm UTC by lilah wild

Superhero Stuff Wonder WomanA cornucopia of comic-book fashion, all the classic characters plus video games and a little SF/fantasy. The wearables include tees from Junk Food, for vintage tastes shaped by Saturday morning cartoons, along with lunchboxes, logo necklaces, and buttons. A fabulous place in particular for Wonder Woman enthusiasts, especially those who were extremely unhappy to outgrow their Underoos – yes, they have star panties.