Above: me with white feather wreath
I've always have a fascination for winter and the eerie pure beauty of snow. Though the Ice Queen portrayed in Andersen Fairytale shows a frost-hearted bitter villain she also exudes a mighty imagery. This article is to give you some ideas for dressing like a creature from winter and though white is the reference is not something mandatory either, Winter Fairies can be portrayed in so many ways, from the japanese Snow-woman "Yuki-Onna" (black hair, pale skin and kimono). So here we go with some "frosty" hints!
Yes, they're crazy and insanely cute! Living now in a farm near New York and after travelling the world quite a few times Kat O´sullivan is devoted now to make this lovely, mad and outstandingly beautiful sweater art infused by her adventurer free-spirited heart. You can find coats in every color of the rainbow or with all their colors at the same time! Every season, every landscale...Or black for gothic raven souls, or earthy green mossy and browns for dryads and forest dwellers... some with pointy super long hoodies for naughty pixies!! Put one of this coat over your daily wear and your total image will be completely transfixed into a daring fairy look.
Samiah s a store that features the works of this very talented designer, lovely brocade renaissance, vintage and pirate coats, as well as renaissance-like dresses. Totally customizable and in a wealth of sizes, tailored to fit you perfectly and enhance your figure. Also with a vintage "old" design that matches pirate and even renaissance but also your daily wear with a classic touch of edge a blend of gothic, romantic, victorian, renaissance and vintage... all mingled together in perfect harmony.
Above: The Winterfield cloak. You can custom order in a wealth of lovely brocade fabrics with renaissance motifs. Cloak yourself in mystery, this cloak is of epic beauty! Below you can see one of the brocade samples, you can do it in all sorts of historical brocade reproductions.
Intergalactic apparel specializes in Original Wearable Art made from fabric scraps and other reclaimed materials. The store is the team of two designers Kaiya and Glacia. By the enthusiasm and the good vibrations in all the item descriptions you can´t help but feel a warmth wave of natural colors... and They're definitely eco-friendly and beating in sync with nature when designing their garments that overall seem to be very bound to the earth with browns and forest greens, and luscious leafy designs... in their words "they are deeply committed to doing their part to heal this planetary situation of corporate slavery and greed.By using these materials as well as providing new ways of expression through fashion, we are lending our efforts to this healing and hope to bring a smile to your face in the process" using Re-purposed materials to stay true to Gaia
Ravenswood leather is a wonderful site that features all sorts of costumes made of leather. Prices can look a bit high at the first sight, but we're talking about really fine quality. They also feature a section to teach you how to take care of the pieces you buy in the store. But it doesn't only feature the most amazing pirate (also ren and futuristic looking) coats for men (and women too) I've seen so far, there you can find all sorts of accesories from belts, to gauntlets, bracers and pirate hats to become a real pirate.They feature the pieces in several colors from plain and classic black to several shades of brown, green and even white.
Of course we are living in the XXI, but that's no reason you can be wearing actual dresses with a fairy, cyber or gothic edge that sill keeps a magic that distinguish the most daring ones that decide not to . Casual, comfortable and still fantasy oriented, Alienskin is a british store with a very interesting collection from which I highlight the hooded coats and long leafy skirts that you can order in your custom size/colours showing that mythic creatures can also adapt to urban backgrounds.