Drawing on inspiration from witchcraft and folklore, London based designer Jay Briggs creates lusciously dark garments and headdresses using a wide range of unconventional materials including entire wings and hundreds of beetle shells.
Jay Briggs
Tag: Dark Fashion
Vargamor
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.
Hacking Infinity
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
Babooshka Boutique is all about monochrome and layering. I've been all over the Etsy shop today. Gorgeous garments consciously made.
AF Vandevorst FW15
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
Rannka
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.
Interview : Jaimie Lake Of Velvit
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
Jungle Tribe Couture
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.
Interview : Rebecca Conrad Of Hell Couture
I discovered Hell Couture last year, and since my first sightings of Rebecca Conrad's extreme metal inspired garments, I've been building up the courage to learn how to sew and make my own clothes. Catching sight of her Windir hooded top the other day was the good shove I needed to make a start on… Continue reading Interview : Rebecca Conrad Of Hell Couture
Fashion Witch Finds
1/Emily Ryan 2/ROHMY 3/Chase And Scout Design 4/Antler Adornments
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 