Speak Up! : Doctor Steel
March 12th, 2009
First things first, tell us about yourself & what you do! My name is Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel and I’m insane. Since I’m completely out of my mind, I have rejected the ordinary rules of society in an effort to continually live in my own little world; a place where creativity and fun is the [...]
Button Up Bootie
January 28th, 2009
A much younger version of myself once went up to my mother and said, “I want witch shoes”. “Well, Samantha, Halloween is a few months off.” “No, Mom, I want witch shoes to wear every day.” And so it began. Before I could even reach the drug store shelf that had the black hair [...]
Etsy Shop Profile : Nouveau Motley
January 24th, 2009
Nouveau Motley is Rachael Victoria Adams of Sonoma County, California. Each piece is hand crafted, combining the new and old into a mechanical steampunk piece of jewelry. From her Etsy shop profile: I like creating art and collecting/reselling antique and vintage items that have a function. If you can use or wear it, its not [...]
Waxing Gibbous
January 17th, 2009
Portland, Oregon’s Gibbous Fashions is a collective of four designers with the same idea- renovating vintage and discarded clothing and found bits and bobs in remarkable ways. Each garment is made one-by-one, and Gibbous uses no patterns. Instead, the pieces are assembled “like a puzzle”, and each creation is unique. Deeply layered and lavishly adorned, [...]
Something Old, Something New
January 14th, 2009
Steampunk couture, from designer Kato, includes this steampunk wedding dress. It’s almost enough to make me wear brown…












