Black Tie, Black Heart: Gothic Jewellery for Grand Entrances & Late Nights
Old-world glamour meets haunted romance in a collection made for your most anticipated engagements
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
The invitations are arriving, the champagne is chilling and the impending holiday party season is giving us every excuse to dress extravagantly.
Don't expect your grandmother's pearls, unless Grandma had a few skeletons in her jewellery box... Here, spiders are rendered in exquisite silver and skulls find themselves in sophisticated company. Victorian mourning hands lend a sentimental touch, while Art Deco influences bring a little Jazz Age decadence to the proceedings. Every detail has been carefully considered, including those that might raise an eyebrow across the dinner table.
These are the finishing touches that become the main attraction. Each exquisitely crafted piece has a story to tell and a remarkable talent for starting conversations, with enough elaborate detail to reward a second glance. A crowded social calendar provides plenty of excuses to indulge in jewellery worthy of the occasion.
The Alt Bride Ascends: Dark Feminine Bridal Fashion
A refined fashion edit for brides who favour statement over convention
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Da da da dum… a hush falls over the room as the bride steps into view, the air tightening before breath returns in a collective exhale. Her dress, and the confidence with which she inhabits it, leaves the guests momentarily stunned, the groom most of all.
This is not a silhouette chosen to appease expectation; it is a gown that mirrors her inner self, whether through sharpened corsetry, darkened lace, unexpected colour or a hemline that refuses tradition. For the alt bride, the aisle is not a compromise but a reveal, and what she wears should feel like culmination.
Below is a meditation on seven styles that sit just to the left of tradition and the designers that do them well.