PUMPKIN PETTIPANTS CONTEST! WIN 1 OF 3 STEAMPUNK GOTH BLOOMERS FROM GLOOMTH: CUTE HALLOWEEN LACE PETTICOAT PANTS.

August 18, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
International readers, you’re eligible for this birthday contest! Goth custom clothing designer Gloomth is giving away three custom-made “Pumpkin Rump” pettipants. A most genius invention, the pettipant is; it rolls bloomers, undershorts, and petticoat lace into a single garment. What better way to doll up your spooky ensemble or add a touch of haunting? Gloomth ’s “Modern Mourning Attire Romantic Frills for Decadent Souls” has an army of fans, especially because the clothes a

Book Review: The Garden of Ghosts by Scott Thomas

July 03, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
Review by Fatally Yours I am absolutely enthralled by the Victorian time period. The whole gothic mystique of the period – from the aesthetic of the clothing and architecture to the morbid mourning photography and the ever-present obsession with death – just feels so morbidly romantic! So it was with pure delight that I delved into Scott Thomas’ The Garden of Ghosts , a collection of short ghost stories set in the Victorian era. Thomas has crafted an eerie, unsettling tome that perfectly ca

Painting it Black: Exhibition Shows the Dark Side of Fashion

October 31, 2008  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
There are certain styles that never die and goth is one of them. It seems that the high school rebel with blood-drained skin and midnight locks continues to haunt artists thirsty for creativity. Ever since the goth subculture emerged in the UK during the 1980’s, its clothing, inspired by death, mourning, and the macabre, keeps coming back to life. Over the years, gothic couture has had several transformations that range from weeping veils to glossy vinyl pants, and is still resurrected on the