Designer Briefs
Registrations for Worn Wild MSFW September have now closed. Here's some teasers for the countdown......
Victoria
Bone Orchard sells Gothic Victorian accessories and homewares for women. Using recycled frames for the light and lamp shades the styles reflect a mix of old and goth. Their parasols have featured in the Sydney Luna Morph and Worn Wild parades.
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Melbourne
Candy Coated Sinners create a range of sinfully delightful treats in the form of jewelry, hair accessories and giftware. Inspired by an adoration of all things dark and spooky & combined with flirtatious frills, sparkle and glamour designs are creepy but cute, delicate but devious. Amongst their kooky kreations you’ll find Victorian inspired cameo lockets, brooches and pendants as well as hair glam. Check out their bigger than ever $5 bargain bin!
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Melboune
Creatura uniquely combines clothing with costume. Inspired by reptiles, insects and mythical beings, these creatures come to life through the costumes they inhabit.
For their debut at Worn Wild Creatura will be featuring a new range of apocalyptic pixie wear and studded punk vests.
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Sydney
Dark Muse is a corsetry specialist and are regular favourites at Worn Wild, not only because of their wholesale prices but for their quality of service and extreme corset eye-candy overload! - Which one to choose? Dark Muse also create clothing and hair adornments.
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Melbourne
Return to elegance with Dusk Moth Designs. From olde world glamour to the latest cutting edge styles, Dusk Moth fashion embraces refinement & elegance throughout. The Dusk Moth collection of clothing & accessories represents a return to pride of craftmanship and hand made fashion with strong attention to detail, with many pieces being one offs or strictly limited editions. Beware of imitations!
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Melbourne
With an ever evolving unique style Elvy Ess uses a range of techniques & materials to keep things interesting. The designs show great attention to detail & cater for an ‘alternative’ market. Elvy Ess is currently making handmade & printed original bags for girls n guys & a range of clothing and jewelry.
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Melbourne
GeoMythik is an innovative fusion label which draws on the elements of Cyber-styles, Goth, Lolita, Military, Rocker & Boudoir Burlesque. For this year's MSFW GeoMythik will be featuring a new range of men's military and steampunk themed full length & three quarter jackets as well as their popular tailed n cutely bowed Lolita boleros for women. New accessories come in the form of Lolita headbands, Victorian mits, cyberfalls & masks.
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Melbourne
Lil' Smyth Trading Company's creations mostly use free range, post production and consumer waste salvage.
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Perth
Originating from Perth, Hairlucination are creators of synthetic hair fashion, pushing the boundaries by creating unique, custom & artistic mind-blowing falls. Available in a variety of length, styles and colours, Hairlucination will be launching some very interesting new concept falls exclusively for MSFW & Worn Wild.
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Melbourne
Hexotica creates jewelry and accessories in a dark cabaret,
gothic-burlesque style using ribbonry, beads and wire in unique and exotic ways. Having learnt most of their beading techniques while overseas in Japan, Hexotica's products are perfect for those who prefer a darker shade of retro glamour!
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Invisible Light
(Sydney)
In Visible Light retail outlet stocks a wide range of esoteric arts and crafts like handmade jewelry, leatherwork and hats as well as costume and clothing. In Visible Light specialises in Hair Extensions, Dreadlocks, and Braiding. Their hair stylist Sharon is a Reiki Master & Earth Healer who infuses her unique energy into her hair work.
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Melbourne
Jubly-Umph Originals are inspired by old school tattoo, rockabilly and kitsch designs. Swooping swallows hold banners with Latin mottos and roses wind their sleepy way round hearts and skulls. Each Jubly-Umph jewellery piece is unique. These original designs are hand painted onto solid polystyrene plastic then coated with high gloss resin. Jubly-Umph Originals will be releasing their new statement necklaces in early September just in time for Worn Wild.
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Melbourne
Lady Luck specialize in unique, handmade pendant shades for ceilings and table lampshades in a variety of sizes. Their winter 2010 collection features custom made silk shades as well as contemporary Victorian, burlesque, gothic and rockabilly styles. Priding themselves in superior quality workmanship and materials, their unique designs are sure to impress and enhance any space. Lady Luck welcomes custom designs and entire house plans.
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Sydney
Australian made progressive dark fashion and divine clothing for the individual including cyber, street, fantasy & burlesque styles for men & women. Their new range includes armour & half kilt skirts for men and unisex Death Bunny Hoodies.
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Melbourne
Milly Pilly create one off & small runs of handmade millinery, facinators, clips & accessories from satin, ribbons, bows, feathers, vintage fabrics and latex - oh my! Club wear, race wear, Victorian, couture, 80's, vintage styled, Burlesque, costume, rockabilly, parties .....whatever you desire! For Worn Wild and MSFW Milly Pilly will feature a limited edition of fascinators made from ethically-sourced findings of animal bones and wings as well as some new latex designs.
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Queensland
Based in Queensland, My Little Rockabilly produces handmade jewelry, accessories and hair adornments. For MSFW & Worn Wild My Little Rockabilly will be launching a new Kustom Kulture range featuring hand drawn and painted artwork by Australia's top lowbrow artists. Look out for them on ABC's collectors show on September 24th!
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Melbourne
Originating from Perth, Melbourne based designer Laura Payne launched Petticoats and Gallantry just this year. Specializing in jewelry, accessories, giftware and hair adornments for women, Petticoats and Gallantry have an adorable range of miniature pirate hats, candy hair bow clips, decora eyelashes and even shower caps!
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PM Leather
Melbourne
Peter Martin has created custom, goth, fetish and punk leatherwear and belts for men and women over the last three years.
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Melbourne
'Queen Munster' hair and jewellery accessories are hand-made pieces designed for a ghoulish look. Leopard, skulls and horror - what more could a ghoul need?
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Melbourne
Taking inspiration from the intricacies, colour and spirits of nature and magic to create magnificant and quirky wearable-art hats Seahorse Circus makes everyday a wild and playful circus. With a flair for colour stitching and attention to detail Seahorse Circus will be releasing a never seen before range of outrageous tricornes and frilly fantastic Gothic Lolita headpieces.
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Melbourne
Anyone for cupcakes?....Proud sponsors of Worn Wild, Visage 'n' Vice (VnV) is an online and 'bricks n mortar' boutique catering to the alternative soul. Located in Fitzroy between the alt fashion extremes of Brunswick st and Smith st at 248 Johnston Street, V'n'V stock independent creations of clothing, accessories, hair pieces, ornaments & furniture pieces. V'n'V also provides custom design and one-off creation services..... as well as cupcakes on the day - yummy!
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Melbourne
Clean & simplistic lines fused with your luna lusts accented with a cutting street edge. Z~ENT!TY Designs specialise in creating clothes that suit everyday purpose & will compliment your wardrobe whatever the occasion. Street fun, club, evening or the dreaded day job for boiz and girlz! Z~ENT!TY has something to show your dark material-ism.
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For Worn Wild March 2010 we were so proud to present designers from Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland and our first series of workshops.
Click here to see who was there!
