Velda Lauder
January 22nd, 2009
It’s been at least a week since I posted corsets, so I’m guessing it’s time again. Today’s corset maker is Velda Lauder, whose UK-based business nips the waists of Dita Von Teese and Heidi Klum, among others. Although she makes classic and bridal corsets, her true love is burlesque, and it is her burlesque corsets [...]
Apocolucky Charms
January 22nd, 2009
Dax Savage’s line of military-inspired jewelry, Apocolucky Charms, are bejeweled GI-Joe sized hardware like gas masks and hand grenades. The brass items are even made from recycled bullet casings.
Shoulder to Shoulder
January 22nd, 2009
Photography by David Sims for Vogue Paris, January 2009 model Iris Strubegger looks a bit like David Bowie in that first shot…
For Legs That Go All The Way Up
January 21st, 2009
Thigh-high boots from Versace’s Pre-Fall 2009 collection. Want.
Louis Mariette: On Top of the World
January 21st, 2009
Malawi-born hatter Louis Mariette grew up exploring the richness of the african countryside in Botswana and Swaziland, gathering butterflies and feathers, semi-precious stones and bits of finery from local tribesman. His love of nature’s outrageous charms has never faltered, and has served him well in his current career as haberdasher to the stars, turning ordinary [...]












