Bewitching trepidation

“There is no beauty without some strangeness.”
~Edgar Allan Poe

Decadent dream

Ever since I can remember, I have been slightly obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe. Somewhere between the morose romanticism and engaging storytelling, I fell down the rabbit hole that is the magical world of one of the 19th century’s most prolific writers.

Although recognized more for his literary criticism during his lifetime, Poe’s writing spins gothic tales of tragedy, insanity, and magnificient macabre. No stranger to misfortune himself, perhaps Poe used his work to deal with many of the complex issues surrounding his own life. In addition to brilliant prose, Poe was also known for developing intuitive “scientific” theories and had a love for cryptography. I believe that Poe possessed a unique combination of attributes which add a delicious spin to his works, making them detective stories as well as spine tingling tales of terror.

Annabelle LeeI’ve wanted to create an Edgar Allan Poe inspired group for some time. Last winter I spent many hours searching for the ideal fabrics, drafting bustle patterns, and collecting a myriad of vintage findings in order to put together a trio of beautifully melancholy couture looks. I was so happy to find that The Velveteen Rabbit was the perfect backdrop for my concept. I recruited the insanely talented team at Radiant Inc. to capture some incredible images of spooky beauties Moxie Macabre and Annalee Belle.

Exquisite

If you are a fan of Poe, I highly recommend you check out “Tales of the Macabre” illustrated by Benjamin Lacombe. This book has some ghoulishly gorgeous  artwork accompanying favorite works by the grim genius. We’re currently redesigning the gallery on our site, so if you’d like to see more photos from this shoot, take a peek here.

 

Key lime style for summer sexiness!

Foxfire dress-Key To My Heart

I was so happy to finally get our new colorway in the “Foxfire” dress in stock this week!  I adore the skeleton key print we used for our “Debutante” dress that I thought it would be cool to make something fun with the same print, but in a lime green colorway. This new colorway also has hints of purple, in addition to the green, which is fun to play with when accessorizing.  My dear friend Tamara of Face On By Tamara took some great photos showing the versatility of this dress.  Tamara shot a lovely traditional pinup pose and then followed up with a fun steampunk inspired image-so cute!

We didn’t make that many of these new dresses, so I offered preordering to our newsletter subscribers and we sold out of the x-small and size small sizes almost immediately!  After one day on the site our size mediums were gone too!  We still have a few of the large and x-large sizes available.  If you were hoping for a size medium and didn’t get one in time, we still have some of the sassy leopard and red colorway available in that size.

I’ve decided to offer more preorder opportunities for future styles as our fall collection will be extremely limited.  Please take a moment to sign up for our newsletter to get first pick of exclusives!

Foxfire dress-Key To My Heart