Irish, 20 year old fashion student and aspiring fashion designer living in Dublin. Professional Mess with an addiction to gothic glamour and a sexual attraction to shoes. Welcome to the mysterious world inside Bela Lugosi's closet.
Fiona Storey brings together a delicious mix of religious imagery, neon-pop and the macabre in her shoot Tokyo Voodoo for Australian Publication, FASHIONTREND Magazine. Set in Melbourne's House of Maximon, Storey creates images that are edgy, dangerous and visually spectacular and would make you mistakenly believe you're looking into the vibrant world of Tokyo. Not forgetting the styling by Bianca Christoff, that complimented the contrasts of House of Maximon's sombre and ultra violet surroundings with vibrant blue body suits to sleek leather and lace pieces.
Photography by Fiona Storey @ fistorey.com Stylist: Bianca Christoff @ biancachristoff.com Hair: Frank Apostolopoulos @ Biba Fitzroy Make-up: Kate Blainey @ Unsigned Management using M.A.C Model: Sara Phanekham @ Luna Models
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Browne is a designer I have really grown to admire! Although, arguably
sometimes more of a showman, but that's what sets him apart from all the
others! His ss13 show was no different! From
the Edna Barnes Salomon Room of the New York Public Library, influenced by artist Oskar Schlemmer, his collection was set in a space age Spiro graphic ballet, each of the
models entering the scene, took a look around and then were placed onto
individual spinning black and white spiral discs, turned and inspected one at a
time by a crew of silver beehive turbaned young men, set to the desperate whine
of an air-plane's drone and then, in finale, to Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights'.
As a designer, he is clearly influenced by architecture and he has used his knowledge to structure the silhouette of his fashion to distort the body in a strange, eerie, and mutated yet still incredibly beautiful way! His spring/summer collection carried on this tradition of exaggerated shapes, elongated torsos and voluptuous curves. The colours ranged from all different shades of grey to a cast of the sweetest rainbow colours. The designs were incredibly luxurious in detail and embellishment, influenced by 1920’s aesthetic and a subtle nautical theme throughout. Stripy black and white socks are a cute accessory but the exaggerated cuffs are a common trend throughout his collection and one to perhaps keep your eyes peeled for, for the ss13 trends! Below are some of my personal favourite designs from the collection!
The structure, femininity and elegance of this dress is to die for!
I love the colour burst in this outfit! The layers of shirts and sweaters give the look a modern, preppy twist on Geek chic!
I adore the idea of a skeleton of one outfit draped over another and the candy colours are so complimentary!
This coat is so chic and immediately reminded me of something Coco Chanel would have worn herself!
The Gothic glamour of this design has literally made my heart melt! Although, it does bring images of 'grieving widow' to mind I would stop at nothing to own this piece!
The show stopper of the collection. The idea of skirt that you walk is so quirky, so fun and so avant garde!
It’s that time of the year again, autumn has truly
set in and the excitement of Halloween, mixed with a cold, bitter chill, is creeping
in. What better way to celebrate Halloween
than with a horror movie marathon filled with some of the best cult classics? Or
even better, how about some horror film inspired jewellery? Below are some of
my personal favourite accessories inspired by the most terrifying ghouls and
cult icons to ever walk amongst the living.
Frankenstein rings from www.KasketKustoms.com. "Accessories to die for!" All pieces are hand made by the designer and with the creative imagery used on the pieces, you're going to end up with a real unique piece of art wrapped around your finger!
Silhouette necklace from Fable And Fury. I personally love these designs and they're the perfect statement piece! They have a large range including other well known icons like Vincent Price, David Bowie, Morrissey, Alfred Hitchcock as well as other designs.
Kamille Freske is a true artist at heart. If you're a fan of Victorian or Renaissance art then it's definitely worth your time checking her stuff out!
These bracelets are a bit more fun and colourful than the other pieces I've shown! If you've got a fun, youthful and quirky style then these accessories will work for you!
I've recently
started studying fashion, something that I'm really passionate about and I'm unbelievably happy about it! So, I thought it would be a good idea to start a
fashion blog, if anything; it will keep me motivated to work and improve my
writing skills. But what do I write about?
High fashion, beauty or do I make it a more personal blog. I spent days
trying to make a decision and then it hit me! As far back as I can remember I
have always had a fascination with the sombre and macabre. Whether it was the
ghost stories I read as a child or the head to toe black I wore through my teen
years (although I can’t say I've grown out of that ‘phase’ just yet) the more ‘alternative’
style is something I have always identified with and know a lot about.
So, this is a blog
that my 12 year old self would be proud of! It’s dedicated to all things dark
and strange, horrific and gruesome with a fashionable twist! Welcome to Bela
Lugosi’s closet, influenced by Dracula himself, a world filled with the most up
to date Goth chic!
