Dolly Kei dress-up

I got a dress form! Courtesy of Indy Nikon Gal, I now have a new addition to my little family. Her name is Louise. We decided to take a little foray into dolly kei territory.

Monochrome done right

Meet Leah Kettering!

Leah did all the makeup work for my brother's wedding. Her own wardrobe choice was so eye-catching, I just had to click a few pics. I was proud of how she took a silver-sequin dress that was WAY too bling for an afternoon wedding, and brought it back down to a calm place on earth with a languidly-draped long cardigan and slouchy leather ankle-boots.

Check out the wedding video for more examples of her great makeup work. She is also a proud Arbonne representative. Check out her page for high-quality health and beauty products.

Quickie: A little link-love

It seems that Already Pretty and I are on the same page. You remember my post from December on fashionable, functional winter boots?

If you want more options, she's got more here.

Enjoy, my little snow-women! And do tread carefully. The snow's purty, but it can really be a pain in the tush if you fall over.

Dark Denizens 3: Hail, the gang's all here!

Me, Christina, Amanda, Andrea, and Scott.

Amanda and Christina

DJ Micro Machine

To The Fairest

This is Megan. She is so intimidatingly pretty, it took me months to even say hello to her. We have hung out at Revenge and other goth-type gatherings in the Indianapolis area for pretty much the whole time I've lived there. Yeah, I'm a wimp. But she's just got this older-than-her-years stare that goes right through you. And her hair is perfect. And she's built like a model, and she always dresses impeccably. I finally mustered the guts to say hi and ask for some pictures. She's nice as can be! Now, I feel a little silly for waiting so long.

She got the dress at Forever 21. Also, Tru is either very dusty or haunted, because I ALWAYS get orbs when I shoot there. It's ridiculous. Yeah, I'm leaning toward dusty. Stupid dust-orbs and their clamoring to get onto my blog!

Purse = the BOMB.

 Here she is a few weeks ago, with DJ Jin-XS. Why this woman is not a famous alt model, I will never know.

Dark Denizens part 2: Jo

Photos taken at Revenge, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010

Long live:

• Pink and black
• Furry boots
• Intricate makeup
• Dance

Inspirational Videos

Happy 2011, everyone! I'm working on a little recap photo-collage of the fun parties and sweet ensembles from bringing the new year in, but while that's in progress, I took a break to watch some videos. I just love La Roux, don't you? She's channeling Bowie so hard in "Bulletproof." And in Quicksand, she's about as femme as I've ever seen her. This may come as a shock since I tend to dress so classic and girly (albeit with a gothic twist), but I do love me some gender-bending fashion.



Tell me you don't pine for the shiny black chain-embellished jacket. I won't believe you.

Next up, Quicksand. Tell me it doesn't make you want to stock up on animal prints and flowy, silky scarves.



What videos have inspired you in the past year?