Archive for January, 2009

 

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 [...]

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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.

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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…

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For Legs That Go All The Way Up

January 21st, 2009

Thigh-high boots from Versace’s Pre-Fall 2009 collection. Want.

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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 [...]

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