The Domestic Gothess

Until recently I hadn’t thought that doll makers in the traditional sense still existed. The concept always drummed up imaginings of little 19th-century shops lined with countless porcelain dolls for little girls. I was sure there were some hobbyists out there that might make one now and then, but it wasn’t until I encountered Nefer Kane , doll maker, that I realised that it wasn’t so dead of a culture after all. I stumbled across her little shop quite by accident while looking for something completely different at the time but she side tracked me with her fascinating wares...

By Minerva Li

Hideki Kamiya, the guy responsible for creating my very first crush, Dante, from their series Devil May Cry, has recently come out with a much acclaimed new title called Bayonetta available on PS3 & X-Box 360. Now, I loved Devil May Cry, but this new title leaves me with some seriously mixed feelings.

Now, I love hot video game characters. I’m not one of those girls who gets upset that female game characters don’t always portray the most realistic image about us with their beach ball sized breasts and size 000 bodies. But there’s so much about Bayonetta that just doesn’t sit well with me...

With a name like Cinthia Rached's Booby Trap (www.boobytrapshop.com) I was a little reluctant to click the link at first. The Internet is often a dark and dangerous place that can lead you to such terrible places. But, being bold and perhaps a little bit reckless, I did click and breathed a sigh of relief when instead of extreme wanton nudity or a swift and violent attack of trojan horses I was greeted by blood, zombies and adorable children.

Okay, so maybe I knew what to expect from the start but a little suspense never hurts...

By The Domestic Gothess

Ugly Shyla creates art, dolls and now she creates clothes. How is this different from the hundreds of other online sellers out there today? Well for one, Shyla's clothes are art. And not in that "fashion as its own art" sort of mentality but rather the pieces are unique, one of a kind creations that use vintage components to create a wearable statement. The pieces all seem to carry this emotion that places me in those memorable cult classic slasher films of the eighties and nineties. It's an odd place to be transported by a piece of clothing but when I take a look at the "Slasher Nurse Dress" or the "Reconstructed Stitched Up Frankenstein Formal Dress" I can't help but think back to Carrie or Prom Night...