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Red with Black and White   The poignant mixture of brilliant red with black and white creates a sense of unnaturalness, false reality, or even impending doom.  When mixing reds with monochromatic s...

Designing jewelry is something I’ve done since college.  I found a course for it in my junior year and I was hooked.  I’ve spent the better part of the last 25 years creating dazzling items to ador...

Retro fifties and sixties styling gets a fabulously fun modern overhaul that turns vintage kitsch on its head and gives whole new meaning to the phrase “stuck in the suburbs.”   Key Points: • tradi...

A blending of fairytale princess chic, pastoral simplicity, and folkloric edge, the fantasy floral is a perfect compliment to Spring weather and sunny fun.   Key Points: • Romantic styling and imag...

She’s a full figure fashion icon, an inspiration to retro pinup models and stylists the world over, and she’s even lent her name to one of the most popular facial piercings in the world.  So what e...

Whether it’s graphics, tattoo art, or especially jewelry, wings are a definite hit in the here and now. Angel wings, dove wings, winged skulls, hearts, and keys…the style possibilities are practica...

The familiar image (parodied in great jest above), has become an iconic 20th century representation of rural American life.  The original artwork entitled simply, “American Gothic,” was painted in ...

Along with the meteoric rise in dark fairy tales and vampire lore has inevitably come a leap forward in vintage inspired, darkly romantic fashion.  The vampire genre itself continues to evolve, cre...

In 2012, hot color is finally back in a big way, and one of the craziest updated ways to wear it is in combination with animal print.  The look is fun, youthful, and slightly retro psychedelic, wit...