I was watching one of Freyia Norling's live streams on YouTube the other day, and she was answering questions that had come in from her followers. One of the questions was 'what's your favourite colour?' I said 'black' before the words left my favourite Arctic Witch's lips. Freyia went on to talk about how black… Continue reading Comfort In The Dark – Words On Why I Wear Black
T’other day I bought myself my fourth pair of French Ranger Army Boots in ten years, after being heartily disappointed when a Dr. Marten outlet didn’t have the all-black boots I wanted. Glittery Docs? Yep. Pink and glittery Docs? Yep. All black Docs? Absolutely, definitely not. I guess it was to be, seen as though… Continue reading Getting Dressed In The Dark : Breaking In New Boots
Summer and I don't get along. We haven't got along for years. But this year is different. In years gone by I've been capable of going outside. This summer I've rarely left the apartment, thanks to the catastrophic heatwave baking the planet. When I do go out, I keep to the shade. I cook otherwise.… Continue reading If You Need Me, I’ll Be In The Shade
Totes. I'm obsessed with them. I always, always, al-ways have one on my person. I love it that while a tote bag is precious, it's not so precious that you can't stuff it into your rucksack or get it dirty or misshape it with too heavy library boots. Since 2015 I've been using my Norwegian… Continue reading 6 Tote Bags For The Darkly Inclined
So, if I am being perfectly honest, I didn't really feel much for the last Sisters Of The Black Moon collection. I found much of it a tad, well, unimpressive, and I hate to say this because I do love what the three soul sisters do with their venture. But, they have caught my attention… Continue reading Sisters Of The Black Moon New Collection
Straw Hat H&M £12.99 2. Flared Off The Shoulder Top £12.99 3. Dress With Smocking £17.99 4. Split Side Maxi Skirt £13 (15 Euro)
I can remember the early days of The Church Of Sanctus, and how I knew from the get go, that it was a dark fashion label that would go from strength to strength...and I wasn't wrong! Much has happened since I interviewed the brainchild behind the label, designer Lucinda Sinclair in 2013 and she has… Continue reading Sanctus : New Collection Sciom
I have been thinking about The Babadook a lot lately...predominately because I have to go into the bowels of the fucking earth to get my bike, and down in the cellar its dark as shit. For reasons unbeknown, I've started to think he's going to turn up at the end of the corridor when I… Continue reading Dress Me In Horror : Part IV
1/Lyocell Skirt H&M £39.00 2/Under Bust Corset New Look £14.99 3/Boyfriend Jeans TopShop £55.00 4/Corset Satin Dress Topshop £130
1/ Marion Wool Apron Dress 2/ Black Linen Wool Shirt 3/ Black Linen Pleated Skirt 4/ Wool Suspender Skirt
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 