Lace up Leggings & Custom Wednesday 13 Leggings!

I cant seem to stop making leggings lately! Today I made some new super glam rock style lace up leggings in pink sparkly leopard print (can't stop using this fabric-I love it!) with black fishnet side panels and overlapping black ribbon lace up detail which tie into bows at the bottom. The waistband is made from black leather look lycra and there are matching black cuffs on the ankles. These are available customer handmade to fit up to a hip size of 44 inches. The fabric wont be around for very long however so these are a limited edition, while fabric stocks last!

Lace Up Leopard Print Glam Rock Leggings..

Also this week I got a rather exciting custom order for some Wednesday 13 studded leggings made from a band t shirt she sent me. They are an asymmetrical design with the t shirt graphics on each thigh, panels of silver glittery star print lycra and panels of faux leather decorated with round silver studs and pyramid studs, all overlaied onto sexy black spandex lycra. I love these!

Green Stripe Leggings & Pink Leopard Glam Leggings!

Last week I made a new one of a kind pair of pink leopard print leggings with black and white stars, which somehow sold before I even got round to posting them on facebook or anywhere else! I was quite impressed with that actually : ) Anyway when I did post it on facebook they seemed to get quite a lot of love, so I decided to make some similar as a regular item, for sale from the leggings section of my site. They are slightly different to the original but I think I prefer them to be honest. The upper body bit on the front is made from pink sparkly leopard print, with alternating panels of pink leopard and black and white star print overlaid onto black spandex lycra. The back is plain black and the lycra fabric is really stretchy and moulds to fit the legs like a glove!

Here's the new pair of pink leopard/stars leggings....

And the old pair...

And also from this week I have another new pair in green and black! I love the combination of bright green and black and I have no idea why I haven't done more stuff like this. They are also made from black spandex lycra with panels of vertical fluorescent green and black stripes decorating the front at alternate diagonal angles. Both pairs are available in regular and plus size from my shop. The photos didnt come out very well, they dont accurately show how bright they are, but take it from me-they are fluorescent!

New Dress Tops

I made a couple new dress tops this week. Been a while since I had time to make anything new! One will be a regular item for regular and plus size and the other is just a one off. The first is a black cotton hooded dress top with panels of pink glitter sparkle leopard print on the bust and back and a leopard print pocket on the front. The hood is also made with pink leopard print and is lined with black cotton, as well as matching pink cuffs on the sleeves. Super comfy and the panels on the front and back give it a bit more warmth than just wearing a normal top. It’s now available for sale from the long sleeved dresses section of my website.

Pink Leopard Sparkle Hooded Dress Top..

The other top I made was intended to be a regular item but it took me so long I don’t think I can afford to list this as a regular item for a reasonable price, due to the time involved, so I figured I’d just sell it as a one off. It’s a hooded dress top made with black and purple soft cotton lycra, with alternating panels of colour in stripes. The panels are overlayed onto the black base, giving it extra warmth and thickness. The front features a black and white star print pocket, star print hood lined with black cotton and matching star print bottom hem. It’s available in roughly a UK size 8/10 and the exact measurements are listed on my website under the one offs and custom clothing section.

Black/Purple & Star Print Hooded Dress Top

Skulls, Roses and Stars Leggings

Wow this has been the busiest couple of weeks of my life! I've been doing 17-18 hour days, trying to get caught up on orders and have literally had no time for anything but sewing and a bit of sleep in between :) I made this a little while ago but only just got the time to write about them now! They are black cotton lycra leggings with diagonal panels on the front in grey/cream skulls and roses printed cotton and black and white star print cotton. These leggings are really quite unique, since the skulls fabric is so varied, every time I cut the panels for the leggings, they will come out with the pattern looking slightly different. I like this pair a lot since they are interesting to look at but also really comfy because they are cotton lycra :)

They are available to regular and plus size from the leggings section of my website starting at £31.99.

Band Tee Leggings/Skulls n Roses Dress

Another new hooded dress top! I saw this awesome fabric and couldn't resist making another : ) It's made with cream and grey skulls and roses print cotton with black sleeves and skull patterned cuffs and a big snuggly hood, lined with black cotton. This dress top is now available for sale to regular and plus size from the long sleeved dresses section on my website.

New one of a kind pair of leggings, they are an asymmetrical design made from a reconstructed AC/DC tee I was given but never got round to wearing before it turned cold, black spandex lycra and silver glittery star print lycra. These leggings also have studded strips of black faux leather on the front with round studs as well as pyramid studs. They are a size 8/10 and available to buy from the custom clothing section of my website.

More Wintery Wear :)

I have made a couple more wintery style things this week. First off, after years and years of my parents hassling me to wear a coat because I'll "catch a chill", but refusing to because a)they are expensive and I don't often treat myself to new things and b)I can never find any coats that I even like, I finally took the time to make myself one. ANNNNDD I like it! It's a cropped coat made from black cotton and lined with black fleece, the hood is also lined with fleece which feels lovely on my head. It's sort of like wrap around, with adjustable silver buckle fastenings and large silver eyelets for decoration. But it's also joined at the bottom, so it's more of a pullover than a coat. I made it short/cropped to emphasize my waist as I hate how frumpy and unsexy coats normally make me feel. I know, I know what you're thinking..."She'll still catch a chill with her midriff on show like that"....WRONG! I only shot the photos like this to make it clear that it is cropped, however it can, and will be warn with other clothes underneath. It's just a lot easier to see the actual length of it without clothes underneath, since all my clothes are black.

Anyway I'm waffling now...This took me agggesss! Although I haven't figured out yet if that's because of the design or whether it's simply that I haven't made any coats before, so once I've had a bit more practice, I would be up to speed a bit better. I'm thinking the latter. So I'm still in the process of deciding whether to list it for sale on my website or not, due to the time/money involved. However I had a lot of positive feedback when I posted the pic on facebook last night, so maybe I will...

Cropped black buckle coat

And I made another long sleeved hooded dress top, similar to my tartan hooded dress top from my previous post. This one is also made from black cotton with panels of black and white skull and crossbones print cotton on the front and back. There's a big panel on the back to add warmth and thickness. Oh and I added a cute front pocket and extra strips of skulls on the sleeves. And the bottom hem or the dress as well as the sleeves are cuffed.

Skull & Crossbones Hooded Dress Top

This one is available made to fit regular or plus size and is available for sale from the long sleeved tops section of my website.

I seem to have disappeared off the radar these past few weeks, things have gotten so busy I've been shackled to my machines constantly, hence my lack of bothering to post anything on here :( Anyway-catch up time, here are a few of my latest designs....

Rainbow Stripe Tutu Dress

This dress is made from multicoloured striped cotton with a fitted body featuring zipper front fastening and big decorative black bow and lace trim on the bust. The tutu part is made up of two tiers of stripe cotton and black lace. I love this dress! It may be a bit bright for some people's tastes, but I've always had a thing for rainbow coloured stuff! It makes me think of sweets and makes my eyes feel happy.

It's available custom made especially to fit for regular and plus size from the corset dresses and tutu dresses section of my website.

Punk Studded Tartan/Wet Look Leggings

These punk style leggings are one of kind and made from black glossy wet look lycra with panels of red tartan print and black studded faux leather. They are a UK size 8/10 and available to buy from the one of a kind clothing section of my site.

Leopard Print Lace Up Pencil Skirt

Lastly another lace up pencil skirt-I just love making these, I think they are super sexy! It's made from black wet look lycra with leopard print velour down the sides and black ribbon lace ups on top. It's available in regular and plus size and you can find it under pencil skirts!

Back (hopefully soon) with more new stuff as soon as I find time!

I've been having such a hectic time lately, juggling sewing orders, making new things and doing a load of internet stuff for my website, I've barely had time to stop and do anything else, much in need of a day off I think :) But for now here are a couple of new tops from this week.

This first top is a one of a kind punk style studded denim vest top. It has a lace up front fastening which can be adjusted to fit and is decorated with studded strips of faux leather, star print and wet look, with a studded mini pocket on one side. The back features crossover faux black leather straps studded with silver pyramid studs. I think this is a first, as it's already sold. Dont think I've ever sold something before I even got a chance to write about it, but hey, wanted to show it off anyways!

Stars and Studs denim Punk Vest Top

This top is available handmade to fit many sizes! It's quite similar to one of my one of a kind tops that had a lot of positive feedback and also disappointed people who wanted it to be available in more sizes. Well this one I can make to fit up to a bust of 48 inches! Yes that's right, I even made it available to plus sizes too :) It's made from black wet look with a gathered bust and antique brass look studs. The main body is black spotty semi see through lace with black faux leather studded shapes on the front. The back is plain black wet look. Oh and the strap is halterneck to give a flattering shape to the chest ;)

Antique Studded Wet Look Top

The last pic is a close up shot of the top and me wearing my new leopard print hearts locket and hair pins from Glamasaurus Online Store. I wrote about her shop in a post recently and again I urge anyone reading to visit her shop RIGHT NOW! As her jewelery is just totally adorable and really original too! Love!!!!

I'm wondering what people prefer: something completely unique and individual to them that no one else has OR to have their choice of alternative clothing made especially to fit them but is a repeated design? What do you prefer?! This week I made a couple new pairs of leggings. One is a custom one of a kind pair of leggings and the other is a repeated design available in regular and plus size.

The custom pair are made from black leather look lycra with patchwork panels of denim studded with antique look rust coloured studs, star print and black wet look lycra. They are a UK size 8/10.

Stars & Studs Patchwork Rocker Leggings

Now these leggings are available custom made to fit any size up to a hip of 44 inches. They too are made from black leather look and feature sexy black lace side panels, which lace up with black ribbon and tie into bows at the calf.

Lace Up Leather Look Leggings

While I love making unique one of a kind pairs of leggings as they are special and individual to the person that takes them home, I also love being able to custom make my leggings to fit, so that the customer knows they will have a good fitting pair even if they are between sizes and especially for plus size ladies who struggle to find any unique and fun pairs of leggings that are available in plus sizes.

I'd be interested to hear anyone's thoughts on this, would you rather something no one else has? Or something that is made especially with your shape and size in mind, but isn't a unique design?

New Custom Colour Lace Up Top!

I've just listed a new top and it's available in regular and plus size. Not only that but you can also pick your own colour! The one I made is black and purple, but I can also make it with silver, blue or pink instead of purple.

The bust is made from black wet look, with silver studded faux black leather middle piece and a stretchy black halter neck strap for a comfy fit. The main part of the top is made with shimmery metallic overlaid with cute black polka dot lace. The bottom hem is also made from stretchy wet look black lycra and running down each side are faux leather strips with silver eyelets and black ribbon lace up detail.

New Purple Leopard & Lace Punk Leggings

I've just listed a couple new pairs of patchwork leggings for sale. They are both one of a kind unique pairs but this time I made them a bit larger than normal, as I've had so many requests for my one of a kind clothing in larger sizes. Obviously the reason I dont normally do this is because it's difficult to model bigger sizes but I made them work somehow!

The first pair are available in a UK size 12/14 and are made from gorgeous purple leopard print with panels of black gothic stretch lace and black cotton with a super stretchy elasticized waistband. The design on the front and back are different, I kinda wish I'd left the back of them plain black as I think there's too much going on but hopefully people will still like them!

Purple Leopard Print & Lace Patchwork Leggings...

The second pair are black and white stripey patchwork leggings, made from 10 alternate stripes of black and white cotton lycra which is really comfortable to wear. The seams are on the outside to give them more of a punk feel. They will fit a UK size 12/14/16 and as you can see they are quite long so do best going to a girl on the taller side :)

Black/White Super Stripe Patchwork Leggings

As I said, they are both one of a kind pairs and only available in these sizes, though as they are pretty stretchy they will fit more than one size. Please see the full list of measurements directly on my website as it's been a long day and I can't be bothered to type them out right now! Both are currently listed at £24.99 each and for 2 more days the shipping is free!

MASSIVE SALE & FREE SHIPPING!!!!

As I'm struggling a bit at the moment due to website traffic issues...yeah cheers then google...hmmphhh, I've listed a ton of goods on sale and reduced some other newer items! Plus there's FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING in my shop until the end of August! Pretty much giving it away? Well desperate times I guess :( Click the pics if you want to view more details and measurements on my site.

All available from here: Alternative Clothing Sale

Star Print Patterned Leggings: Size 14/16 Sale Price £14.99!

Multicoloured Bows Print Alternative Dress: Size 10 Sale Price £17.99!

Long Sleeved Purple Gothic Collar Top: Size 8/10 Sale Price £14.99!

Long Sleeved Gothic Lace up Top: Size 8/10 Sale Price £14.99!

Black Semi Wet Look Leggings: Size 8 Sale Price £11.99!

Pink Zebra Print Studded Glam Rock Top: Size 10/12/14 Reduced to £29.99!

Pink Zebra & Stars Print Unique Patchwork Leggings: Size 8/10/12 Reduced to £19.99!

Multicoloured Artsy Patterned Leggings: Size 8/10 Sale Price £14.99!

Zebra Print Corset Dress: Size 8 Sale Price £34.99!

Totally Awesome Jewelry by GLAMASAURUS!

Today I thought I'd write about Glamasauras, one of my favourite crafters at the moment. She's a fellow one woman business, making adorable and unique jewelry and accessories including brooches, hairpins, necklaces and pendants and totally gorgeous plugs! Of course most of the black ones are my favourite but she makes tons of super cute and colorful stuff too!

To the left you can see one of my favourite necklaces on her website-Skeletina Locket Pendant. A gorgeous Antiquey-looking skeleton lady cameo necklace.


And to the right-Sassy Sailor Nautical Brooch. Perfect for spicing up any jacket or coat. I adore nautical/anchor themed stuff so naturally this has to be one of my faves.

Below have to be some of the most unique and interesting ear plugs I've seen. I'm not normally a fan of stretched ears but these are just too cute and definitely make me want them so I could wear them! If any of this stuff takes your fancy, click the image to visit her online store now to see plenty more awesomeness!

Black Gothic Velvet Ruffle Skirt-Regular & Plus Size

Today I made a new gothic skirt. This one is available in regular and plus size! I will try and make more and more regular items that are available hand made (by me) to fit all sizes from now on! (Although I do love making one of a kind stuff!)

This is a knee length gothic ruffle skirt made from heavy black velvety velour. It's a really nice soft and stretchy fabric, very comfortable to wear! It is a high waisted skirt with an elasticated thick waistband. The back of the skirt features a corset type lace up with silver D rings and black 25ml ribbon. The back of the skirt hangs low, while the front of the skirt rests just above the knee. The bottom of the skirt is decorated with two tiers of double black floral lace gathered into ruffles.

It's available in regular size, up to a maximum hip size of 42" and then also in plus size available up to a maximum hip size of 52". All orders will be custom handmade especially to fit your own measurements!

Visit my online store to buy-click the link to the right :)

Plus Size Alternative Clothing

Lately I've been getting the feeling that not many people are actually aware that I make plus size alternative clothing as well as for smaller sizes. A lot of confusion comes about I think, because I also make some one of a kind items such as those in my more recent posts...these ARE only available in smaller sizes. This is purely because I always have a lot of off cuts from older fabrics that are no longer available to me and I only have enough fabric left to make one item from them. And so obviously cant repeat the design when the fabric isnt being made anymore!

The only reason they are all in smaller sizes is purely down to ease (or laze some might say) as I can model them myself with minimum expense of time! I've been doing this a lot lately since moving to a new place where I have a lot less storage space than where I used to be, so I need to use up some fabric otherwise it'll just end up in a landfill, which needless to say...doesn't sit well on my conscience :S

As I've been posting a lot of these one of a kind items lately on Facebook, I think many people are mislead into thinking I'm harsh on larger sizes and only make clothes for small people....

This isn't the case at all! In fact the vast majority of my clothing I hand make from scratch as and when it is ordered by you lovely people. I make it especially to fit your own measurements to ensure it fits good. AND that includes plus sizes! The reason I refer to these items separately as plus size clothing, is that I do unfortunately have to charge more for the larger sizes, to cover fabrics and other extra material costs and so I have two separate listings for these to cater for the different pricings.

Corset dresses, mini skirts, fishtail skirts, long sleeved gothic tops and corset belts are just a few of the things I have available to plus size alternative ladies at the moment. So please don't be discouraged by my recent work, it's nothing against larger sizes, I'm just trying to make some extra money from fabrics that would otherwise have gone in the bin.

Here are a few of my plus size customers favourite items to buy! Click the image to go to my website and see the full range available!

Black Velvet Lace Up Pencil Skirt

Black Velvet Lace Up Pencil Skirt

In keeping with my recent theme of pencil skirts I made another new one this morning, well two in fact, because I made it in a small and a larger size! I had a rare spark of motivation last night but was too tired to start sewing late at night, so instead was up bright and early at 6am to start sewing today...on a Sunday. Yeah I love my job that much.

Okay so anyway I made a gothic pencil skirt, which I want to say is high waisted but I guess depending on the size of your lower waist, could be warn either way! It's made from black super soft and weighty high quality velvety velour, (which is super comfy and stretchy), with black floral lace panels down each side, which are finished with (yes you guessed it) a lace up panel using silver eyelets and ribbon which tie into bows at the knee. The lace panels are see through enough to add some daring sex appeal but still give the comfort of being fairly covered up! The elasticated waistband and bottom hem are both made from the same velvet velour stuff and the lace up panels have some strips of black wet look thrown in to add a bit of excitement.

As the fabric is really stretchy, the skirts can be warn by a wide size range. I've made a smaller skirt which will fit around a UK 8/10 and also a smaller size 12. And the larger skirt will fit sizes 14/16 and a smaller 18. Measurements are as below...

SIZE SMALL(8/10/12) *WAISTBAND: 27"-32", *HIPS: 33"-38"

SIZE LARGE(14/16/18) *WAISTBAND: 33"-38", *HIPS: 39"-43"

Sexy Gothic Zebra Lace Up Pencil Skirt!

Today I had a couple of orders to finish up and I also made a new skirt. I'm really loving the lace up sides pencil skirt that I made in my previous post so I thought I'd try out a few fabric/colour combos. This one is also a high waisted pencil skirt (although I guess it can be warn lower down if you like!) and is made from the very last pieces of pink zebra print lycra that I has left, overlayed with black paisley patterned lace. The skirt has daringly bare sides with large size eyelets and black ribbon lace ups. The elasticated waistband and the bottom hem are made from really comfortable and stretchy black spandex lycra. This along with the adjustable lace up sides means this skirt can be warn by lots of sizes, starting from a uk 8 and up to around a 12/14. The measurements are:

*WAISTBAND 27" up to 32" *HIPS 33" up to 39"

Rock Chick One Of A Kind Stuff :)

So this week I've been doing a bit of scrap busting, in attempt to make room for new fabric. Alas it seems no matter how many scraps I use up, I barely make a dent in the mound of fabric pieces that is rapidly growing out of my storage cupboard and spilling across my whole studio....Well at least I tried!

These are one of a kind pieces of clothing, since the whole point is to use up fabric that I can no longer get hold of for regular items and is just sitting about doing nothing.

The first is a glam rock inspired studded zebra print top with lace up back. It is made from stretchy hot pink and black zebra print stretchy lycra fabric which is overlaid in the middle and at the back with glittery sparkle see through mesh and the front is decorated with black faux leather strips, studded with small round silver metal studs. The top has a stretchy zebra print halter neck strap and the back has a corset style lace up fastening with large silver metal eyelets. This can be adjusted to fit from a size 10 up to size 14, with the below measurements...

*BUST: 33"-38", *WAIST 26"-32", *LOW WAIST 28"-33"

Pink Zebra Print Glam Rock Studded Lace Up Top...

The second is a super hot black see through mesh top with black hi shine wet look bust, which is gathered with silver pyramid studs in the middle. More black wet look spikey strips on the front and back, which are also studded with silver pyramid studs. The top has stretchy spaghetti straps which are studded at the front and which cross over at the back. This top is around a UK size 8/10 with the below measurements...

*BUST: 32"-34", *WAIST 26"-28", *LOW WAIST 27"-29"

Black Wet Look Studded See Through Mesh Top...

Gothic Rocker Spikey Lace Up Corset...NEW OOAK!

Today I finally finished a corset top that I started working on weeks ago. I ordered a ton of eyelets, ribbon and other supplies which I've been waiting on and which, might I add still haven't come...*sigh* anyway I've been holding off buying the bits I need elsewhere each day hoping the supplies will turn up "today" but I finally gave in and bought them from my other supplier. I should have done this in the first place but it seems dumb buying more stuff at a higher price when I've already got a bulk order of it on the way :(

Anyways here's the top. It's a gothic, rocker spikey black faux leather corset top with lace up sides. The front of the top features a zipper fastening and is stiffened with steel boning to prevent the zipper from folding. The front and back of the top are not actually attached, but lace up together with ribbon and large silver eyelets down each side. This can be adjusted quite a lot, as can the matching lace up straps of the top, to fit according to size. So this means that the top can actually fit a wide range of sizes, from a size 8 up to 12. The bottom hem of the top is cut in a unique spike design on both front and back and the bust is decorated with small silver pyramid studs.

Gothic Rocker Spikey Lace Up Corset...

As the top laces up and adjusts at both sides it will fit sizes 8 up to 12, with the below measurements...

*BUST 32"-37", *WAIST 24"-30", *MID/LOW WAIST 25"-31"

SALE: Black Semi Wet Look Leggings

I've just added another item to my clearance sale. These leggings I made a while ago in semi wet look lycra but then managed to find proper wet look so this pair are up on sale as I no longer need to use them and the full wet look leggings are available once again from my website. This pair are a hot pair of black skin tight semi gloss wet look leggings in full length with a inside leg of approx. 31" and elastic waistband. They are a uk size 8 fitting the below measurements..

*WAISTBAND (POINT C): 26"-28" *HIPS (POINT D): 32"-34"

Sale Price £11.99

Black Semi Wet Look Lycra Leggings