These hand carved skull rings by Into The Fire Jewelry are heart stopping. A man by the name of Demitri Bakogiorgis is at the helm of Into The Fire, and designs and crafts the rings from scratch. He's definitely worth keeping an eye on, and I'm hoping that we'll see a line for women before… Continue reading Into The Fire
These past few weeks I have been working with a friend of mine on a project to support, inspire and celebrate women in the dark arts. And now, at long last, the project is live! You can find my first post - on my personal dark fashion - here.
Let it be known that I have been rendered speechless by the heels from Iris Van Herpen's Hacking Infinity AW 15/16 collection.
Babooshka Boutique is all about monochrome and layering. I've been all over the Etsy shop today. Gorgeous garments consciously made.
The leather work of Omtura is singing to me. Handmade in Israel, the leather bags in this shop have beautiful, carefully placed details and straight diagonal cuts.
The FW15 collection from Belgium based fashion house AF Vandevorst was inspired by the folklore and traditional dress of Peru. Though, unlike the Peruvians, who like to employ the use of a lot of colour, A F Vandevorst employed the use of a lot of black, which is what we like to see in these… Continue reading AF Vandevorst FW15
Based out of Salt Lake City in the US, Danielle DeLucia of Crow makes beautiful, highly original leather goods, using traditional leather working techniques. Each piece of leather that she works with has been hand cut, prepared and finished entirely by hand.
Rannka is a clothing label based in NYC. Their garments - created for opinionated individuals - are fantastically versatile and can be worn in a million and one creative ways.
Online gallery and concept-store Velvit is somewhere I like to spend my time. This beautiful web portal specialises in introducing its visitors to independent artists and designers working to create dark art, be it fashion, music or fine art. I spoke to Velvit's creator Jaimie Lake to gain a deeper understanding of the mission behind… Continue reading Interview : Jaimie Lake Of Velvit
Based out of California, those behind Jungle Tribe Couture are inspired by the smell of leather, stones that tell stories and everything that is black. I'm hankering for their Battle Axe Earrings and Bone Braid Bracelet. Truly exquisite creations from passionate creatives who work until their fingers sweat blood.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 