Of Moss & Malice: An Autumn Bog Witch Style Guide
Folklore-inspired fashion for wandering woods and weathering the cold
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Every village has a story about a mysterious woman who lives beyond its borders.
She inhabits the cottage at the edge of the woods, where the trees grow crooked and the ground never quite dries. Some say she can cure an illness. Others insist she caused it. Children are warned against wandering too close, though nobody can agree on what happens to those who do…
Meet the Bog Witch.
Inspired by the fearsome women of European folklore, from Baba Yaga's forest dwelling to the Puritan nightmares of VVitch, this darker interpretation of woodland dressing borrows from the wardrobes of women who lived and worked close to the land. Coarse linen, heavy wool, weathered leather and layers built to withstand the elements form the foundation, accompanied by the colours of peat, moss, stagnant water and decaying vegetation.
For late autumn, the Bog Witch emerges in substantial cloaks, long skirts, knitted hoods and boots made for difficult terrain. Her clothing carries the marks of practical use, with a few peculiar embellishments suggesting that the stories told about her might contain a grain of truth.
Choose Your Major: Three Ways to Wear Dark Academic Style
From Gothic Academic to Literary Rebel, consider your fall wardrobe enrolled
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Dark Academia may have its signatures, but there is no single uniform waiting at the library door. Follow the aesthetic across eras and characters and its familiar codes begin to shift, moving from the precision of collegiate dressing into historical romance before wandering into the beautifully eccentric territory of traditional menswear. We think of them as different courses of study within the same discipline, each offering its own visual vocabulary.
For fall, we’ve broken out three of our favourite approaches and translated their cinematic references into wardrobes made for real life. Wednesday brings the severity of Gothic Academic, Mary Shelley inspires the softer provocation of Literary Rebel, while Sherlock Holmes makes a compelling case for Eccentric Intellectual. Your own curriculum can follow wherever the semester takes you, from campus to the office and every extracurricular pursuit beyond it.
Practical Magic Returns: Your Witchy Style Guide
Channel Sally, Gillian or the Aunts ahead of the long-awaited sequel
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
With Practical Magic 2 arriving in theatres this September, the spell has been thoroughly renewed. We found ourselves returning to the nostalgia of original film and the wardrobes that made its magic feel so lived in.
At its heart, Practical Magic is a story about women choosing one another. The Owens women survive because they combine their strength; their power grows through sisterhood.
In anticipation of their return, we created three fashion capsules for finding your place in the Owens family. Sally offers witchy daywear built for real life. Gillian takes that magic out after dark. The Aunts dress for midnight margaritas with absolutely no concern for the calendar.
Whichever closet calls to you, wear it in the spirit of the Owens women: entirely yourself and surrounded by women who make you stronger.
Goth Girl Summer Flats: Soft Shoes with Sharp Edge
Ballet flats, sandals and sneakers for people unwilling to let one heatwave ruin the entire outfit
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Every summer, a very specific fashion crisis begins unfolding across the gothic community. The boots suddenly feel ambitious when facing oppressive humidity. Platforms become a logistical challenge. Heels pin you to grass. Eventually, we begin being a little more open to hearing … shudder… practical solutions.
We’ve curated a selection of positively ominous looking footwear that is comfortable to wear; from ballet flats to sandals and sneakers, every pair is capable of surviving both the farmer’s market and a cemetery wander, aesthetic intact.