Oooo a “Sparkly!”

Hello Darlings! I was thinking to myself today how much I am attracted to and enthralled by anything sparkling and shiny. Whether diamonds, crystals, rhinestones or glitter, I cannot help but be transfixed by the way light reflects and refracts from it.

I remember when I was a little girl one of my favorite animated features was The Secret of Nimh. In the film, one of the characters is a klutzy crow (one of my favorite birds) named Jeremy.  In one particular scene he is hypnotized by a magical sparkling locket…and I immediately recognized crows to be one of my spirit animals, ha ha!

In any case, I have found myself making some new items for the shop and noticed how much sparkle I have been adding to some of my latest creations.  I made some pretty bracelets using rhinestones, cabochons, crystals, and yes, glitter. (You can never have too much glitter, Darlings!) I hope you enjoy them, I enjoyed making them and adding a bit of happy to them.

“Sparkly” new floating bracelets. http://madamexapparel.storenvy.com

Silver shapes decorate this floating bracelet. http://madamexapparel.storenvy.com

“Sparkly” new floating blue hearts bracelet. http://madamexapparel.storenvy.com’

Until next time…

xoxo

Madame X

http://madamexapparel.storenvy.com

Ghoul girls are BOO-rrifick!

Morticia Addams (tv series), Vampira, Lily Munster, Morticia Addams (film), Elvira

Hello Darlings, Madame X here, hoping you are as excited as I am with Halloween being just around the corner! Darlings, this time of year I am reminded of the wonderful dark divas who influenced fashion. Some of my favorites are “Vampira,” the statuesque vampiress of the 1950’s, her corseted floor length black dresses were a stark contrast to the voluminous crinoline skirts of that era. A true original!

And who could forget the pale Lily Munster? She was modeled after the bride of Frankenstein and would float around her chic Victorian mansion in pale chiffon peignoir and striped hair…I always thought her to be the true beauty, not her squeaky clean niece, Marilyn.

Some of my other favorite morbid muses include Morticia Addams, Lydia Deetz (from Beetlejuice), Elvira, and…oh, those cute twins from The Shining!

The twins from Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”

Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz in “Beetlejuice”

They arguably helped provide a sense of macabre style as a counterpoint to some of the brighter, lighthearted bubble gum options of the day.

Until next time, my immortal beloveds…

xoxo

Madame X

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