Your Fantasy Costume

Topsy Turvy design: Costume accesories  for film, stage, and play

Above: Elizabethan hat

Zibellini  or “Flea Fur” (I confess I had no idea about this historical accessories but the description really caught me, and you do need to know what they are! As the web says Zibellinis were a popular accessory item for noble men & ladies (see pic of Queen Elizabeth) during the 15th and 16th centuries. The head and sometimes feet were often decorated with gold filigree and set with jewels.  They are known as “flea-furs” for they were believed to attract the fleas away from one’s person!

This Marie Antoniette’s inspired model t is also offered in Pale Pink, Ivory, Cream & Black. If you are into XVII fashion be sure to check our previous article  “Marie Antoinette and other Roccoco fantasies”. But the site includes some rare to find models inspired in those years like the following Mob Cap and Masquerade

Above: Victorian Top hat

Gypsy witch designs is a lovely site that features an unique collection of top hats, from burlesque, victorian,  to gothic, Mad Hatter´s and even steampunk and pirate  models. It has also some formal and wedding models for more (or less) traditional customers..  It has alsom some additional accesories like gloves fitting for example with the laced up steampunk inspired top hats. The gothic models are full of spiderweb and tulle  with a very classy “widow” mood.  And there are also some striped model that you would point out of My fair Lady movie. All of them are really lovely and worth a check!

Mad Hatter model

Diamond model, very useful burlesque  for those wanting to go for a Moulin Rouge look

We made another article about Top Hats maybe more in the mood of  Leprechauns and Alice’s Mad Hatter, but equally unique and lovely. If you want to refresh your mind and options, read our sister article about top hats here:

Luna Rana and Silver leaf Costumes top Hats and other Mad Hatter´s non birthday parties needs

Kambriel offers elegant and luxurious Gothic clothing and accessories for men, for men and women, including flowing gowns, veils, priest cassocks, frock coats, capes, Victorian and Art Nouveau inspired
velvet and lace chokers, custom designs, and many one of a kind items.  Mostly nourished by a decadent and vampiric elegance, you’ll find garments and night gowns perfect for a vampiress in spectral white, or bloody red.  There’s also a nice selection of victorian gentlemen’s fashion. The overall impression is a collection that would fit perfectly the characters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Coppola. Vampires with a classic romantic air.

I have quite a few garments from this lovely shop that I’ve used quite a lot in my performances. The Dark Angel is an international company that ships world wide exquisite fairytale clothing for women, men and children. It also keeps a regular “bargain or best offers” section which is reason alone to bookmark it. Beside the models listed they also have a couture line that you can ask about for special events like weddings or prom balls. They are actually increasing catalog and working on new models and I’m yearning for their new red “Avalon dress” and the red gothic fairy dress made also in ivory. But for men they keep also a wide range of lovely coats capes and shirts, to give that vampire, poet, or pirate look. As it names suggests The Dark Angel has a spice of Dark into it, and many of the models would switch perfectly that “Interview with a vampire” look.

Below I show some pics of the garments from them I already own and use for my own performances.

Of course they look much better on the model than in me, but still i was so happy to give them use on stage and some photoshoots, Dark angel are very comfortable, even their corsets will not really cinch your waist but put things in proper place and very wearable. My advice is to get even if they are made the actual size, always a size a little smaller than your actual one as they tend to be loose (most of then have though laces or straps to make them adjustable). I have the three gowns posted above, and a few corsets as well but be sure to check the rest of their shop. The white fantasia dress has a lot of fabric and feels heavy in a lovely way and you can see me in a you tube video performing with it here. The damselle dress is a rather simple medieval mood garment but fits like a glove, will make you feel slender, it has really a gracious shape. Below you can see a picture of myself in a photo shoot with the Purple gothic fairy dress that you can watch above.

Priscilla Hernandez with “Gothic Fairy Dress” by Dark Angel.
Photoart and wing design by Priscilla Hernandez

I’m adding some pics of me featuring Dark Angels items in my gallery so be sure to check it out.