dracula clothing

my friends truls and ida owns this ace internet shop called dracula clothing. it started out more as a devotion to goth fashion and subculture than a quest for money. and i'm really impressed with what they've achieved. the people making the clothes are paid a fair price, the quality of the work is outstanding - and yet they sell the clothes for such an affordable price - and they're even tailor made for perfect fit!? they can do this as everything is made to order, so there is no unsold lacy goodness going to waste. everyone wins :)

the last time i visited ida and truls, they were just finished with a photo shoot for some of the new corsets, and a couple of the models were still around- wearing the gear. they looked absolutely fabulous.

my favourite corset that night was this one.. it looked so great on, and rannveig, the girl wearing it, said it was really comfy as well. that sort of sold me. see, the older i get the more i like to slouch and be fluffy cozy comfy. but apparently corsets are really comfortable to wear + they give you a good posture. it wouldn't hurt to have a better posture.. maybe i could wear a corset while i'm using my laptop to avoid the slouch. i'll have to try it. maybe this will be my first:


ahh industrial cyber coolness! i also like the really fairy-tale old fashioned extravagant corsets. i'm a sucker for extravaganza.. like these corsets:



lots of corset talk in one go - it's because most of their new stuff is corsets, and they've started specializing in it. they do have other clothes as well that i love, like this lolita skirt:


and i already picture myself wearing this cool top with lace detail at the bottom and lacing on the back, like a corset top:

the ultimate challenge for me now, is that truls and ida has asked me to design some new things for their shop. i've been asked this ages ago, and i've done a bit of sketches but still haven't given them any.

i'm thinking leopard print, spikey fake fur, psychedelic fractal print, lace, velvet (rød+lilla fløyel=sant), tulle.. and lots of fancy old fashioned sleeves and silly puffy skirts..

it would be totally amazing to see a design of mine in their shop, but every time i try to draw them something, i end up making humorous sketches of outlandish costumes that nobody - not even i - would buy.

so i hope i can have enough self discipline soon to stay serious for as long as it takes me to come up with some extravagant, cool, beautiful - and sellable - clothes! wish me luck!!

oh, and please come with suggestions; what sort of stuff do you think i should include in the designs?



check out my other blog post on dracula clothing
and, of course the shop itself.. www.draculaclothing.com