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Appetite
July 2026
In honour of Culinary Arts Month, we found ourselves thinking about appetite in all its forms.
What nourishes us? What do we return to season after season? Which cravings deserve to be indulged, and which are best left unchecked?
This month, we explore those questions in the kitchen and beyond. Laura May shares the folklore hidden within everyday ingredients, while our entertaining ideas, cookbook recommendations and gothic kitchen finds celebrate the creative ways gothic style can find its way into everyday life.
Elsewhere, we adapt dark feminine style for farmers market mornings, embrace a palette of forbidden fruit for summer dressing and build a lipstick collection with the care of a well-stocked wine cellar.
Of course, not every appetite is a healthy one. Our watchlist of films about excess and obsession reminds us that hunger for love, beauty, wealth and power can be just as consuming as any meal.
Whether you're searching for your next favourite recipe, a statement handbag, the perfect shade of lipstick or simply a fresh perspective, we hope this issue leaves you feeling inspired to follow your curiosity—and perhaps satisfy a craving or two.
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With devotion,
Amanda
Cover: Courtesy of Laura May, photographed by Andrew Burton Photography.
Feature Articles
Forbidden Fruit: Dark Cherry, Plum & Blackberry Dark Feminine Fashion
From black cherry to midnight blue, these sumptuous shades are ripe for the picking
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Summer has a way of making everything look a little more appetizing. Cherries ripen. Blackberries stain your fingertips. Plums practically glow in the afternoon sun. It's only natural that our wardrobes would follow suit.
These are the rich, fruit-inspired shades we're reaching for all season long.
The Dark Feminine Lipstick Cellar: Body, Balance & Finish
Discover the lip products worthy of a permanent place in your collection from everyday vintages to rare bottles
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Much like a well-stocked wine cellar, the best lipstick collections evolve over time, each addition carefully chosen for its unique formula, finish and where you'll wear it. Some become everyday staples, others are reserved for special occasions and a select few are simply too beautiful not to own.
From luxury icons to affordable favourites, these are the products that have earned a permanent place in our rotation.
Insatiable Cravings: 20 Films About Excess & Obsession
Love. Power. Wealth. Beauty. Status. Some appetites grow stronger once they're fed.
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Hunger comes in many forms. Sometimes it's for success, sometimes it's for status and sometimes it's for another person entirely. These films and series examine the consequences of gluttony, following characters whose relentless pursuit of "more" ultimately becomes their greatest downfall.
Midnight Market: A Summer Gift Guide for Your Goth Girlfriend
Our latest eternal obsessions
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
She has a habit of finding the one thing nobody else noticed or even thought was a little weird. A stained glass heart. An eerie, artisanal fragrance. An odd impractical trinket she'll treasure for years. The kind of gift that earns a permanent place on the shelf instead of disappearing into a drawer.
Some things are simply destined to be hers.
If "clean girl aesthetic" couldn't be further from your beloved, this is what she yearns for.
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The Lace Ledger is a gothic-inspired digital magazine for romantics, misfits and dark-femmes who live just outside the lines.
It’s a space for style, culture, decor, discourse, the arts, wellness, travel, intentional living and beyond — created for those who never fully saw themselves in mainstream media.
For those seeking a publication that values elegance with attitude, this is for you.
Founded by writer and poet Amanda Albert, The Lace Ledger blends fashion, literature and cultural curation into a digital anthology where depth meets decadence and personal style becomes its own form of storytelling.
Whether you come for the fashion, the poetry or the watch lists, we cordially invite you into a world shaped by dark feminine aesthetic with a splash of defiance.
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Literature + the Arts — original and beloved poetry, reading lists, gallery and bookstore recommendations, artist and author features and more.
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