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!

Dangerously Close

8.17.2009 @ 6:14 pm UTC by lilah wild

Dangerously Close punk Seditionaries shirtPainstakingly researched reproductions of the world’s first forays into punk fashion, based directly on Vivienne Westwood’s designs for the 70’s boutiques Sex and Seditionaries. For right now, it’s mostly buttondowns defaced with dyed stripes and Karl Marx patches and stencilled sentiments of Dangerously Close To Love or Only Anarchists Are Pretty over the heart area, accompanied by detailed descriptions of who first wore it and what lifechanging event they wore it to. Other era resurrections include pinup ties, mohair sweaters, and chaos armbands.

FashionPunk

7.12.2009 @ 10:31 pm UTC by lilah wild

FashionPunk Debbie Harry t-shirtA t-shirt megastore stocked with the classics of punk, New Wave, metal, classic rock, and goth, with a little bit of cult film. Hoodies, sweats, longsleevers, and babydolls, with a section of “fashion” shirts where the entire front is one big graphic. Thanks, Sara!

3rd & 56th Street Clothing

6.20.2009 @ 10:49 am UTC by lilah wild

3rd and 56th Street Clothing pink pinstriped bondage pantsA goth-rockabilly-emo-punk store that carries about thirty brands’ worth of flamboyant clothing: Criminal Damage, Raven, Jist, Hell Bunny, Disturbia, Poizen Industries, Loungefly, Sourpuss, Gothic Lolita Punk, Iron Fist, Spiral, Phaze, Queen of Darkness, and more, with all the accessory necessaries and kitschy jewelry to match. Screaming color provided by Stargazer, Medusa, Directions, and Manic Panic.

The Alley Chicago

6.11.2009 @ 2:45 pm UTC by lilah wild

The Alley skeleton leather biker jacketA Midwest subcultural shop that has been around since 1971, updating their punk and metal stock with the more recent waves of retro and emo. Clothing from Switchblade Stiletto, Lucky Kat and Evil Kitty, leather jackets, a little latex fashion, Marche Noir jewelry, Demonia boots, Special Effects hair dye, themed chalices, biker pins, an utter avalanche of accessories, and to top it all off, sensual playthings.

Azdaja Boutique

4.13.2009 @ 6:38 pm UTC by lilah wild

Azdaja Boutique gothic bellsleeved topGothess in all the classic flavors and beyond: bondage pants, satin gowns, lace overcoats, bellsleeved shrugs, corsets, cage petticoats, ballet boots, all kinds of gloves, cyberlox, with some punkish tartan bits and splashes of lolita and dark hoodies for more casual moments. New Rocks, Demonia, and Stargazer can all be found here, and there’s quite an array of beaded Victorianesque chokers.

Dickies Girl

3.31.2009 @ 4:12 pm UTC by lilah wild

Dickies Girl rockabilly waitress dressA potential solution to the eternal conundrum, “I’m goth and I don’t know what to wear to my office job!” This brand is famed for producing literal work apparel, and their Girl line takes the stretch twill in a more stylish direction with flares and skinnies, capris and skirts, and some rockabilly-friendly waitressy dresses. Guys, hit the Dickies main site for the men’s section.