Treesje Mortale Clutch.

This is the Treesje Mortale Clutch.

I like this....by Treesje handbags out of California. It's got the dark aspect going, but not too gauche. The rest of their work is pretty standard handbaggery, but this one stands out from the sea of handbags out there.
Methinks, in ...some ways, this is the key to success with handbags (and May be with jewellery). Standing out from the crowd, getting a hook to grab people's attention.

It obviously borrows from Street Style...goth fashion being influential on mainstream fashion once again. What would they do without us? :-)

http://treesje.com/

Out there hoodies

Oooh - I'v been using Deviant art for a while for my photography - I just noticed there is a fashion section on there.

Anyway, these hoodies caught my eye. People don't do enough interesting things with hoodies, and even less people wear the crazy ones - well outside raves, bush doofs and clubs. Here's some interesting ones from Grapevinefires
http://www.grapevinefires.com/hoodies.html

Lady Ga Ga and Dolce and Gabbana

Bad me! I haven't been posting lately, then I do two in the space of two days.
This irregularity ain't good for a blog, methinks.

Mi compadre Danielle from Dolly Q spotted Lady Ga Ga's dalliance with metal couture and gave me a heads up on it.

Its a Dolce and Gabbana corset that was sent over especially to the US for Lady Ga Ga's latest clip.

Personally, I'm not really a Lady Ga Ga fan musicwise... hip hop/urban being one of the few areas of music I don't go, but I love how she plays with fashion in her profile, via the "House of Ga Ga" look.

I don't know how D & G made the corset, from what I 've heard about their previous corset, it could be chrome plated brass, so could be press formed, or if its a one off, it could be rolled out with an English Wheel.

This corset has been about a bit - another pic of it on the catwalk, with a Thiery Muegler metal couture piece on the left.

See the corset here in the "Papparazzi" clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQJ9Vi8GLok

Manuel Albarran

Manuel Arbarran is from Spain and is an astounding metal couture designer ( Metal Couture designers? - never quite sure to say jeweller or designer). I have read his stuff is being worn by Lady Ga Ga,.....great to see some edgey alt fashion metal couture designs getting some publicity.

I love his website - very dark and complements his designs very well.
http://www.manuelalbarran.com/

I love the way some of his work fuses headwear with a necklace and mask.
He doesn't have a lot of details on what he is using, but looks like he is using thin stainless, silver, or what could be thin chrome plated brass. Seems to be a trait with metalworkers in fashion...don't give up the company secrets. Fair enough.

He's been doing metal Couture since 2000 at least, which makes him one of the older names in the very limited world of Metal Couture fashion, including some catwalk stuff, and design contribution for calendars.
http://coilhouse.net/2008/12/16/gold-and-grit-david-arnal-does-manuel-albarran/

Lots more amazing pics here:
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metal-couture-by-manuel-albarran

Viona 2

Ok, I have been writing this blog about my passion, alternative fashion, for about 2 years now.

And not once have I written about a designer or artist twice.
Until now.
I will call this the Viona rule. That is, I promise not to write about an artist or designer, on this blog, more than once.
Unless they are Viona Lelegems.

Everytime I think photography is just too hard, I have a look at her work and get reinvigorated.

Here's some more of her more recent work. She shoots, she designs and makes the outfits, and in my mind the work of the Auteur, someone that does it all, is oft going to have the edge on other stuff.
And she's a goth. And beautiful.
Ok, I'm gushing now, this is embarrassing.

All work (c) Viona Lelegems

http://www.viona-art.com/index.html

Medieval influence on Alt fashion

Medieval goth

After just coming back from a medieval weekend near Sydney. Lots of medieval clothing, tents, crazy stuff.

I was wondering what medieval inspirations there are out there for alt fashion.
I think most of the medieval inspiritations end up in gothy clothing, both share a love for romance and the swishy long sleeves romantico goth is very close to some styles of medieval (or medjeval) fashion.
Found this site. Not great photo's, and the clothing doesn't really grab me.
But I thought is they got some good models and a good photographer, some of these outfits would be interesting. Particularly put together with some other more edgey fashion.

This place is called Anne Larochelle. They employ 17 people in Quebec.... medieval style clothing is bigger business than I thought.

http://www.medieval-gothic-clothing.com/english/collection/collection_Store_Home.html

Nick Cave has a son - and he is a model

Didn't know this, but Nick Cave has a son Jethro, and he is turning into a successful model. To me, he doesn't look amazing, (hey but beauty is in the eye of the beholder) so I guess the surname may have helped him along.

Second generation goth? Not sure about that.








Lots more pics here, if you are interested.

http://dazeddigital.com/Fashion/gallery/19/1696/19/Jethro_Cave_by_Hedi_Slimane