You have just over one week left to receive 20% off the GHST RDR collection when purchasing the jacket and skirt together, or a 10% discount when buying an individual piece. Just enter the code “HT MCBR” at checkout to reap the sleek, tailored, supervillainess-worthy rewards.

Photogaphy: Lydia Hudgens // Featured: GHST RDR jacket and skirt , AllSaints gown // Model & styling: Zoetica Ebb // Most accessories: Miyu Decay. Receive free holiday shipping at Miyu Decay by entering “hautemacabre2011” at checkout.

Photogaphy: Lydia Hudgens // Featured: GHST RDR jacket and skirt, AllSaints parachute gown // Most accessories: Miyu Decay // Model & styling: Zoetica Ebb

Before you check out the images below, we have a special announcement! For a limited time only, our readers will receive 20% off the GHST RDR collection when purchasing the jacket and skirt together, or a 10% discount when buying individual pieces. Just enter the code “HT MCBR” at checkout to reap the sleek, tailored, supervillainess-worthy rewards.

Offer ends December 1, so straggle not!

On Monday, Tor announced they would be working to reinstate web connectivity in Egypt, and that they were trying to raise 100,000 to help them do so. In an effort to help, I listed my one-of-a-kind, hand-painted tentacle jacket, on eBay, with the promise of all earnings going to Tor Project.

This brand new Levi’s jacket was part of a special exhibit in ’08, and the sexy tentacles are painted in oil directly on the denim. If I were buying this fine garment, I would probably chop the sleeves and rock it grunge-style, but hey – it’s yours to do with as you please. All I can tell you is that this is the absolute cheapest you will ever see me sell an oil for, especially since I’m in the process of reinstating painting mode, and that 100% of this sale’s proceeds will go directly to Tor.

Hell, even if you hate the jacket, I encourage you to bid for this important cause. Considering all the spooky, Orwellian nonsense that’s happening in the world right now, services like Tor’s are invaluable to our future. With that, I ask that you place your bids for an awesome art deal, and, more importantly, for  an awesome cause. There is just one auction day left.

[Also of interest: Coilhouse is auctioning off a copy of coveted, out-of-print Issue 01]

Haute Macabre [and fashion blogs all around the Web], recently featured a Mother of London editorial so breathtaking, it’s likely left a permanent imprint it in your subconscious. Just in case, a reminder:

The editorial featured a recent incarnation of the iconic Mother of London ruffed, sleeved harness, which first made its appearance way back  in 2006.

This collage features a few versions of the harness. Also pictured, musician/actress Juliette Lewis and adult film star Belladonna, just two of MoL’s many celebrity clients, wearing their commissioned Mother of London harnesses.

And now, this.

That’s actress and budding pop star Willow Smith at last night’s American Music Awards. But her ill-fitting, canary-yellow harness is not the handiwork of Mildred Von, the designer behind Mother of London.

Oh HELL no.

The search for the perpetrator is underway, with sources currently pointing to Willow’s stylist, Marial Haenn. The noted celebrity stylist has denied her involvement in a series of emails with Nadya Lev of Coilhouse Magazine. However, considering that these denials came after the knock-off story erupted all over the internet, and not when Haenn was being praised for “her” work by tabloids earlier today, we all find it rather dubious. Unless someone else steps up to the plate, we are left to assume this is Haenn’s doing, whether directly or via outsourcing.

Mildred Von spoke to Haute Macabre, saying:

I’m disappointed and saddened that this will negatively impact my business. My original design is now recognized in the mass media as someone else’s work, and it’s very hurtful on both a personal and professional levels. I hope this can be resolved, and I wish nothing but the best to Willow.

Indeed.  And the fact that there is a talented, engaging ten-year-old now indefinitely associated with this mucky situation makes it so much worse.

The only viable resolution is for the responsible party [or parties] to immediately come forward and publicly apologize, so that Mildred Von / Mother of London can get the recognition and compensation she deserves.

Photo by Chad Michael Ward. Harness by Mother of London.

Gather ’round my spooklings, and I’ll tell you a tale. A tale of cosmetic miracles! As we’ve all noticed, black lipstick, the cornerstone of all things darque and goffic, has been actually in since fall. Yes, somehow the inky pigment, long-frowned-upon by almost everyone but some of us, can currently be found in several reputable make up lines. Whether Lady Gaga is to thank [or to blame] for this revival is yet to be determined, but we old fogies should probably prepare for a lot more of this in the near future. But I digress.

I actually recall having a discussion on the topic of black lipstick a year or so back, with our friend Courtney Riot, assuring her that it CAN be done, in the right context. For me, this means no heavy eye makeup and non-black hair and brows.It also means the right setting. In this case, the right setting turned out to be this beautiful stretch of rocky beach near Malibu, but, in all honestly, I probably wouldn’t do this in the daytime outside the context of a photo shoot. Read on, as I explain how I achieved this look and give a few pointers on more practical wear of the lipstick of Die Nacht.

Arsenal

• Brows: MAC pressed eye shadow in “Contrast”
• Eyes: Sugarpill pressed eye shadow in”Buttercupcake” and loose pigment in “Goldilux”, L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara in “Carbon Black” on the lashes
• Lips: Prestige black eyeliner and MAC LipGlass
• Face: Bare Escentuals powder foundation
• Cheeks: Sugarpill pressed eye shadow in “Flamepoint” and more “Goldilux”, used as a highlighter

Method

1. Apply foundation under the eyes and around the nose with concealer brush, than all over the face with a kabuki brush
2. With a wet angled brush, outline and fill in eyebrows with “Contrast”, without squaring off the inner corners
3. Line your water line [inside of lower lid, along the eyelases]
4. Apply “Buttercupcake” all over the lids, and along the underside of your eye, blending up and out
5. Highlight near the brow with powder foundation
6. With a wet brush or applicator, dab the inner corner of your eyes with “Goldilux”, then gently pull the pigment out
7. Dust the lids with a little more “Goldilux”
8. Apply “”with a blush brush to your cheeks, blending out all the way to the hairline
9. Highlight with even more “Goldilux”
10. Outline and fill in your lips with the black Prestige eyeliner [that's right], then brush on Lipglass. Be sure to use a brush for this, as applying too much will inevitably result in hideous running gloss, leaving you to look like a vampire drooling tar
11. If you intend to be out for a while, give yourself a good spritzing with finishing spray, et voila: an avant garde vixen is born.

Things to Remember

• If you’re going out and intend on having more than a couple of drinks, skip the gloss and go for actual black lipstick to avoid the aforementioned tar drool.
• If you have thin lips, all dark colors will make them look thinner. Whether you mind or not is up to you, however!
• If you wear glasses, I suggest opting out for contacts when you go for this look, because with your mouth being the chief focal point glasses will make your face look crowded, just as heavy eye make up would.