Welcome everyone (specially all those who have a passion for the Dark and Vintage) to my little Black Wardrobe!!! This blog is a digital showroom of my darkly hand-crafted pieces. Enjoy your browsing, all comments are more than welcome! Please, vote on my mini-poll! Thanks very much ;)
Here is a post for all those taxidermy enthusiasts, thrilling to do some christmas shopping. Yeah, that's right. You can shop real taxidermy in a real shop now. I came across this little shop by accident. The Little shop of Horrors is a creation of an intellectual group called The Last Tuesday Society. The Last Tuesday Society is a ‘Pataphysical organization founded by William James at Harvard in the 1870s. As its own website states, "It is devoted to exploring and furthering the esoteric, literary and artistic aspects of life in London and beyond".There are all sort of oddities you can buy at this shop. To mention a few: human fetuses, broken children's toys, carniverous plants...etc.I wouldn't mind to go and have a look what monstruosities I may find. Sounds promising...:)here is the link: http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/shopevents.html
I am still updating my website with all the new pieces I have been making. This little number is one of my favourites. It is a very pin-up/1950s style pencil skirt with a "train" at the back -remember those tails of fabric they used to wear at the back of the skirts, back in Victorian times?-. You could still wear it at front, though. It would look nice too because the pleated piece of nude soft net is not thick so it doesn't make you look "bulky". It is below-knee length, in stretch black jersey. You cinch it on the waist with the satin tie. The sophisticated waistline is finished with a black satin trim. It also features a lace bow adornment at the back, which is detachable so you can take it off and use it as brooch for something else! It is £48 (bargain!) and here is the link to my website for more pictures. http://www.theblackwardrobe.com/product/high-waist-pencil-skirt-with-faux-train-31
After coming back from the Whitby Gothic Festival, work has been piling up....as usual. There are some new items I made specially for the festival and I didn't have the time to post on the website. So this is one of the jobs I will prioritize over this week. Hope you like the new items.
The first one of my list is this gorgeous red top with peplum, very into the 1940s style. Long puff sleeves and lace middle panel. It is only £45 (bargain!) I can imagine it being worn with a pencil (as shown in my polyvore set, twinned with my pencil skirt) or any other fitted skirt to show off the flared peplum or for a more casual look with jeans.
Recently, the organizers of Whitby Gothic Festival sent me the almanack (a short paged booklet or magazine containing relevant information about what's going on in the festival). There are also adverts of the companies that will be trading at any of the venues among the town. Have a look at the pic, there is a map showing where all these venues are situated and most importantly, there is an ad of The Black Wardrobe!
Etsy.com is always a very inspiring place to be and browse (I used to place my items in there before having my own website) but shame that everything can only be posted in US dollars only.Anyway, everynow and again you find an artist that really really inspires you. This case is been a little shop called Peresephoneplus. This company makes gorgeous earrings, all enamelled images framed within filigree frames, finished with little hanging drops such as crystals or gothic charms such little bats.Here are some pics of my my favourite ones.
I will be trading at the Whitby Gothic Festival for the first time so I have already started to prepare myself although that doesn't minimize the hysteria and stress I am going through.....I just received my bags a couple of days ago and I have already decided how I will design them. I quite like it. Simple but easy to understand, my logo and my website and I will add some of my business cards inside the bags too.The bags are black, made of paper (recycled paper, they told me). They are not boring matt but not shiny either. the paint coating it has a subtle satin like finish that I really like.I was made up.
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Here is a post for all those taxidermy enthusiasts, thrilling to do some christmas shopping. Yeah, that's right. You can shop real taxidermy in a real shop now.
