I could go on forever on this subject, include an immense amount of artists, go on about the Pre-Raphaelites (I'll do a seperate blog about the Pre-Raphaelites), include a large gallery of each artist that i decided to choose to feature's work which I've tried to choose only 2 of each to include.. that was difficult. In the Victorian Era art styles varied a lot due to the advances in photographic technology. A lot of colour was used in the artworks to record the fine fashion and high society during Queen Victoria's 64 year reign. Due to the fine artwork that...
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Where do I even start? I started Dark Thorn Clothing because it was an outlet to be creative, show my side, express who I am and what I love. Living in the country it's hard to get your hands on clothing of this style and I thought, surely I'm not the only one?Ever since i was little I would tell mum off for trying to dress me in outfits i didn't like, the amount of arguments that went down because i wanted to wear my orange plastic High 5 skirt everywhere (I'm not even joking on that one) that mum...
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Penny Dreadful is another one of my favourite TV shows which provides me with such great inspiration for designs. The styling is so beautiful and very Victorian. Even the darkness of the whole television series gives me inspiration on mood. I would describe the feel of Penny Dreadful as... dark supernatural. It is set in the 19th century and includes characters such as Dorian Grey from Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Grey, Mina Harker and Abraham Van Helsing from Dracula and Victor Frankenstein and his monster from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Types of character in this show include witches, lucifer, vampires,...
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I am going to start a new thread of blogs under the tag of 'Alluring Locations'. Here you will discover places that inspire me, catch my eye or i find completely bizarre and beautiful along with their history (if you're a history lover like me). To start this thread of blogs off i'll start with a bang; The Winchester Mystery House The Winchester Mystery House was built by Sarah Winchester who had married into the Winchester family by wedding William Wurt Winchester. The Winchesters are known for their Winchester rifles that were 'The gun that won the west". They had...
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Ree Ree Phillips is a beautiful alternative model/blogger/makeup artist from Australia who caught my eye with her amazing style and artistry.Below are images of Ree in our Abigail blouse shot by @alterd_mind (instagram) along with some serious and fun interview questions she answered including pointers she has given for others wanting to be an alternative model! Follow Ree on:Instagram: @reereephillipsYoutube: Ree Ree PhillipsFacebook: facebook.com/reereephillipsofficial 1. To start off with tell me a little bit about yourself? I guess I'll start with the absolute basics. I am a young mother, who makes a living through makeup and alternative modelling. I am also 110%...
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2015 has been a pretty crazy and life changing year for Dark Thorn Clothing. At the end of 2014 I decided it was time to take Dark Thorn Clothing into the direction i originally wanted to go in. This meant extensive work and research went into what i had to do next. On October 30th it was finally revealed to the open what Dark Thorn Clothing is going to be and where it is going from here on in. On November 1st it was then released online to online buyers. After my label sitting at a still for such a...
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