Human bones rain down at Whitby after church yard land slide.

Some more photos from the Bram Stoker International Film Festival fashion show 2012 taken at Whitby, UK. the celebrated town of Dracula and wonderful for all followers of goth.  Whitby has recently been in the news for its terrible land slides in the graveyard where reportedly “human bones were raining  down” on to the cottages and gardens below. A very sad scene for such a historic and beautifully situated Church. Link to the story on the BBC below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20970716

Whitby church yard land slide.

Introducing model: Terri De-Lis Altilar at the fashion show, wearing human jaw bone, skull mini top hat, rib cage corset and sheer black fish tail skirt. I promise no bones were used from Whitby’s church yard.

Skeleton Outfit – image by Jon Tzm Dea

Bram Stoker fashion show

Accessories: Professor Maelstromme 
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Clothing: Wyte Phantom
Model: Terri De-Lis Altilar
Image: Jon Tzm Dea

 

The Bram Stoker International Film Festival Fashion Show continued.

Part three of photos from The Bram Stoker International Film Festival Fashion Show held in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK.

This is our third model; the scumptious Evie Wolfe wearing a shocking pink bird fascinator and matching beautiful corset and skirt. I designed the hat to contrast with her blue hair!  I wanted to keep the collection themed by Gaslight romance and Victorian horror.

model: Evie Wolfe, Image: Rob Taylor

Pink bird fascinator with matching pink/purple eyes.

From my well known collection of hats and fascinators called “Steampink”

Evie Wolfe at Professor Maelstromme’s booth

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Second part to Bram Stoker’s Film Festival Fashion Show

Part two; at the Film Festival held on the shores of Whitby; Here are a few more photos taken while spending a brilliant weekend watching horror movies and being entertained by brilliant dancers, bands, circus acts and music.

The fashion show was great fun and I made lots of new friends – One of them is Lisa
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 The following photos are of her and you can read her story here:
http://www.pacerehab.com/lisa-eagleton-real-lives

~ Lady Lush Lisa ~

Image: Jon Tzm Dea

Bram Stoker Fashion Show

Image: Rob Taylor.  We wanted to keep a theme of Autumn, Halloween and Horror – so this is our Autumn outfit.

Image: Les Auld

Headdress: Professor Maelstromme
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Clothing: Wyte Phantom
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Model: Lisa Eagleton
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Image: Rob Taylor

The Bram Stoker Film Festival Fashion Show

My creative partner and I were invited to take part  by providing outfits and accessories for The Bram Stoker International Film Festival Fashion Show held in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK ~
http://www.bramstokerfilmfestival.com/

We had a fun weekend, with great friends, excellent entertainment in the wonderful town of Whitby and finished it off Sunday at midnight watching the 1992 Dracula film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, based on Bram Stoker’s novel.

Whitby is a seaside town and port situated on the east coast of Yorkshire, England. Once a year it holds the film Festival and twice a year the Gothic music weekends in April and then at Halloween.

Whitby is the home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, has a history of fishing and whaling, was where Captain Cook learned seamanship, the steam railway arrived in 1839, jet and alum were mined locally with Whitby jet being sort after and fashionable by the Victorians and is associated with the horror novel Dracula writen by Bram Stoker.  Dracula leaves his castle and boards a Russian ship, the Demeter, taking along with him boxes of Transylvanian soil, which he needs in order to regain his strength. During the voyage to Whitby, he sustains himself on the ship’s crew members. Only one body is later found, that of the captain, who is found tied up to the ship’s helm. The captain’s log is recovered and tells of strange events that had taken place during the ship’s journey. Dracula leaves the ship in the form of a dog.

These are the first few photos – more to follow ……

Professor Maelstromme’s stall

Back Stage with Frankiichan

https://www.etsy.com/listing/116165386/large-black-and-gold-galleon-headdress

Galleon Fascinator: Professor Maelstromme
Clothing: Wyte Phantom
Model: Francesca Dunn
Image: Rob Taylor

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/

Mad Tea Party Fascinators ~

While clearing out my mums attic I found a wonderful childs doll small china tea set. My mum gave me a bottle of Pimms for doing it! so after a couple of glasses I made the teacups and saucers into hats.  I immediately went out searching all of the local antique shops for more, the mismatched the better.  I have added artificial flowers, hair net, hat pins, spoons, vintage odd earrings and even a spider!

Pretty china small teacup and saucer fascinators

Tea Party Fascinator

Tea Party Fascinator

 

Pretty Teacup and Saucer hat!

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Spats that look great with high heel shoes.

I designed another type of spat shape, that flatter the ankle for my niece to wear with her high heel shoes.  I loved the shape so much that I made a pair for myself too in leather and spikes.

Oriental fabric fashion spats

Leather and spike fashion spats

Leather fringe fashion spat

These are great fun to make and I will be listing some more designs on my shop soon.

Link to the shop: 
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ProfMaelstromme?ref=pr_shop_more

Professor Maelstromme’s Taxifackery Companion Mini Top Hats and Fascinators.

Always fascinated by skulls I have created a range of mini top hats and fascinators using faux cat and crow skulls.  As we loved them to death, and beyond; Not texidermy; Professor Maelstromme’s taxifackery.  The structure that remains after life, is still beautiful (faux or not).

Faux crow skull cream color mini top hat

Faux cat skull fascinator on faux snake skin

Faux crow skull copper color mini top hat

For sale on etsy, which will soon be accepting payment with credit cards as well as paypal.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92593784/taxifackery-companion-faux-bird-skull

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Whitby Goth Weekend 2012

I have booked Whitby Goth weekend on 26th to 30th April 2012 and will have a stall selling there.  It is a gothic music festival in the gorgeous little fishing town of Whitby, North Yorkshire with perhaps more focus on socialising, enjoying the beautiful village and shopping for gothic clothes and items. The goths invade for two brilliant weekends a year, April and October and enjoy the Abbey ruins pictured below. Whitby is a place that is part of the storyline in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker published year 1897.

http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/tickets.php

Whitby Abbey ruins and beautiful coast view.

http://www.whitbyonline.co.uk/whitby/whitby-leisure/tourist-information/

Standing on Whitby's cobbled streets

The Captain and I

Two New Cut Throat Razor Necklaces

Due to a great amount of interest in my cut throat razor necklaces I have made two more and here they are.  Thank you for your interest in these.

Made from disassembled vintage straight razors and adorned with little artifacts telling a story.  Don’t cut your own throat on the dance floor!

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http://www.etsy.com/listing/88386314/1888-catch-me-if-you-can-cut-throat?ref=v1_other_1

Bloodthirsty Cut Throat Razor Necklace

1888 Catch Me If You Can Cut Throat Razor Necklace

Cas from Engineers of Desire

Model; Cas wearing the cut throat razor I made for her. Leather corset and clothingmade by Engineers of Desire.com

DISCLAIMER; I have done my best to blunt the razor and protect your delicate necks from the blade using resin but take care when you wear this it is a real blunted blade. I take no responsibility for cut throats on the dance floor!

Handmade in Winchester, the ancient capital of Wessex and the Kingdom of England. Winchester is a unique heritage city just an hour south west of London, with a magnificent historic Cathedral, surrounded by fabulous rolling countryside and pretty Hampshire villages.

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How to draw Steampunk….

I am thrilled a piece of my jewellery has been featured in the new book  How to draw Steampunk: Discover the Secrets to Drawing, Painting, and Illustrating the Curious World of Science Fiction in the Victorian Age…. in the Steam Lady chapter.
Bob Berry (Illustrator and Author), Joey Marsocci (Author), Allison DeBlasio (Author)

How to Draw Steampunk: Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating the curious world of science fiction in the Victorian Age (Fantasy Underground)

lace choker ~ The Eye of the Nautilus