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Right, so, I was very naughty. I rediscovered Tropico and have been playing instead of blogging. I’d be ashamed, but I’m el Presidente and you can’t touch me! My wardrobe got recently updated with a whole mess of summer outfits, and of course I have to share them all with you, but as I think that each deserves a decent review, every outfit will get its own blog post, as usual. Many thanks to Villy V for the photos!  To kick it off is a two for one, the Bardot top and Amelia kitten print skirt, both by Hell Bunny, and both from Rockabilly Pinup.Read More →

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Recently I had the chance of modelling some beautiful dresses for Brocade Budoir and working with one of the most creative photographers I ever met –Stasa Sahman. We set the shoot in the Brocade Budoir itself, and I used the chance to get a few photos of my two obsessions- Collectif’s Pearl Coat, and The Black Cat Jewellery Store’slatest brainchild- hair sticks. Much has been written about the coat, it has been praised and swooned over, and all I could do is join in on the swooning and the praise. It is beautiful, it is incredibly well tailored, I have waited for over 2 yearsRead More →

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About once in a blue moon I reach for my sewing machine and some patterns to make something for myself. I am not very skilled, and have the disadvantage of knowing weird tidbits and tricks about tailoring I picked up from my grandparents, but missing a lot of the basics I never learned, and I tend to get frustrated when things don’t go as smoothly or I don’t make as much progress as I hope. I bought the fabrics for this dress a couple of years ago, with the intention of making a walk-away dress identical to my black and polkadot one, but never foundRead More →

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Demon Huntress pt 2- The rest of the ensemble I promised you there would be another part of the blog for my Demon Huntress shoot, and here it is, the second instalment. All photos were taken by Villy V. I have already mentioned that this was a project I wanted to bring to life for a while now, and that I wanted to do something different than my usual shootings. I wanted.., well, I wanted pure badassery.   This was, I admit, the main reason for my other choices from The Gothic Shop (and once again, I’d like to thank them for their support). TheseRead More →

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The recipe is as follows: Take original designs, a dash of cute, a dash of creepy, a whole bucket full of glitter, and seal it all in resin. What you get is Atomic Lace, whose owner, Laura Michele, cooks up something new and wonderful on an almost daily basis. I’ve been eyeing her designs for a while, and so I wrote to her and asked her if she’d be interested in a review, and she said yes!  She was sweet enough to send me some new designs, and some of my choosing, and while you’ll be seeing the new designs a bit later, here areRead More →

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A while ago I contacted The Black Cat Jewellery Store and asked them if they would be interested in a collab, and they were! After that I had the sweet suffering of picking out exactly what I want to parade in front of a camera, and the choice came down to a bat shaped bracelet, a bat shaped necklace and a teardrop pendant. Quite a batty selection, but then again, I am rather fond of them. The shoot for this was also my first time working with Villy, and I was so prepared for everything, I packed what I wanted to wear, I packed theRead More →

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Those of you who follow me on Facebook (Venusmantrap) have seen a few shots of this hoodie from The Gothic Shop, and those of you who follow me on Instagram (@pupastis)  have seen a whole lot more, since I never seem to be taking it off.  It is all warm and fleecy inside, all GaF on the outside, and is really super comfortable. I haven’t really been wearing the hood unbuttoned, even though the buttons are a nice touch, and having it unbuttoned gives it a sort of anime-ish charm Punk Rave seems to be cultivating. As with all of their pieces, this one isRead More →

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This is part three of my shoot and review for The Seamstressof Bloomsbury. I admit to having saved the best for last! We shot this at the Nikola Tesla museum in Zagreb, and they were kind enough to give us a free run of the place on a Monday when the museum is closed to the public. Ivy and Taja were kind enough to be set mistresses, and Villy V took the photos.  All my life I was a bit wary of jumpsuits. They seemed like something belonging to the 70’s, or in newer days, something for club bunnies. However, all that changed the momentRead More →

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This is part two of my shoot and review for The Seamstress of Bloomsbury. We shot this at the Nikola Tesla museum in Zagreb, and they were kind enough to give us a free run of the place on a Monday when the museum is closed to the public.Ivy and Taja were kind enough to be set mistresses. Villy V took the photos.  All of you who read my blog regularly (hi!!!!) know that certain things make me happy: shirtwaist dresses, contrast trims and pretty fabrics. This dress has all of that and then some! I already swooned over the authentic 40’s fabrics in myRead More →

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Hello guys and gals! I am so excited to finally be able to show you my latest collab!  It was with The Seamstress of Bloomsbury, a shop I have been a fan of for ages now. They specialize in authentic vintage reproductions, from the cut and the patterns right down to the fabric. The three garments I chose were a blouse, a dress and a beautiful siren suit, and since I really want to take the time to do a proper review, each will get their own blog post. The photos were taken at the Nikola Tesla Technical museum here in Zagreb, and they wereRead More →