http://www.theseamstress.co.uk Gothic clothing design, alternative clothes, shops and designers. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:20:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kiss Me Deadly have certainly got the name right for a gothic underwear company and it seems that they have the designs and the style to carry the name off with aplomb! From fantasy themes, through some bold colours (yes - we said colours - there's no law against them, ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/gothic-lingerie-kiss-me-deadly/ Even goths have to wear underwear (sometimes!) and we need to make sure it fits with the whole feel of the thing - you can hardly prowl a darkened club in full garb knowing that you've got a greying pair of M&S knickers on underneath the yards of black satin, ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/retro-goth-underwear-what-katie-did/ There's a whole host of new designers working with lingerie which fits with the goth aesthetic, from the stockings, waist cinchers and girdles in retro 1940's styles from What Katie Did, to the vampy and erotic suspender belts and bras from Kiss Me Deadly. And how could we mention underwear without ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/gothic-lingerie/ There has been a serious rennaissance in gothic influence on couture designers at catwalk shows across the world recently, with some outstandingly dark collections from Yohji Yamamoto, Alexander McQueen, Gaultier, Paul Smith and of course Vivienne Westwood. Probably the ones which made the most impact on me was the Yamamoto womenswear ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/catwalk-gothic/ The Angels Carrying Savage Weapons site has some of the most wonderful corsets imaginable, with beautiful designs, sumptuous materials and can cater for a phenomenal range of sizes from A to G cups and waists from 20" through to a wonderfully voluptuous 50"! Handmade in Nottinghamshire (rather than imported from the ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/gothic-corsets-angels-carrying-savage-weapons/ The Black Wardrobe is run by Spanish gothic clothing designer Nora BenHayyi, who works in the UK designing some beautiful and simple little black numbers for grown-up goth women. Simple items, with lovely touches in lace, combining with her own jewelry are suitable for goths who no longer want to ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/the-black-wardrobe-grown-up-gothic-womens-clothing/ Though not strictly Goth,  Kathryn Rolfe's Lingerie is a shop every woman needs to visit at least once in her life. No matter what size or shape you are, Kathryn will make you feel special. Set aside a couple of hours and make the trip. Her full fitting service is ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/kathryn-rolfe-lingerie/ What is Corpgoth Clothing? Corpgoth (don't you just hate portmanteau words) has developed over the last 10 years or so out of necessity. Those of us who used to lounge around in colleges and universities wearing black silk and silver jewellry all day finally had to get jobs. Unfortunately wearing floor ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/corpgoth-clothing/ Goth shoes are normally restricted to the huge and oft uninspiring wedges of foam rubber, with cheap shiny leather and a plethora of un-necessary buckles and laces, so imagine our surprise when we were introduced to the glory of Jeffrey-West gothic hand-made shoes (we're calling them goth, not the company ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/mens-gothic-shoes-jeffery-west/ If you are anything like us, then you can spend hours wandering around the darkest recesses of fabric shops, searching for that perfect cloth for your project. Well now you can do it from your sofa, with a coffee. MacCulloch & Wallis Fabrics and Equipment is just astonishing. They supply some of ... http://www.theseamstress.co.uk/fabric-and-haberdashery-heaven-macculloch-wallis/