Steampunk Jewelry Fantasy + Love of Leather

I love playing dress up with my Steampunk jewelry. I had on loan some leather bracers and a Sam Browne harness from the Aethernautical Emporium. This called for my Steampunk Spectre Skull Necklace and a unicorn horn from Organic Armor. There are two things that will always catch a Bionic Unicorn's eye: sparkly things and leather. We just can't resist! 

Penny Dreadful plays the part of our daring Steampunk unicorn. She is wearing a bolero of her own design, available through her line Matahari's Ghost.

I love playing with color, so I thought the purple tones of Penny's hair and shirt would be a fun mix with the brown tones of the leather harness and bracers, especially when combined with a copper unicorn horn.

The Steampunk Spectre Skull necklace is a mix of industrial punk and vintage glam. A skull and crossbones is accented with an antiqued brass flower and a vintage pocket watch face. Vintage chandelier crystals glisten against strands of mixed metal chain.

Tribe of Vex

As many know, I am governed by inspiration. When I get a new design idea stuck in my head, I am compelled to create it, no matter how crazy it might seem. Kind of like Inception. And thus I made a tribal breast plate necklace out of sprigs of wheat.

I asked Ulorin Vex if it was possible to model this necklace in the desert, to truly capture a magical earthy vibe. Lo and behold, Ulorin and her mega talented hubby Allan Amato just happened to be in the desert on a cold ethereal morning, and captured these amazing photos! Ulorin said was so cold that Allan had to retouch the photos to reduce the redness in her hands. Now that is some badass modeling. I love how fiery Ulorin's hair is against the moody morning sky. Give a clicky here if you would like to see more of my tribal what necklace.

Sunny Side Up

Get ready for one cute fashion editorial! L'etoile's spring feature is popping in pastels, soft textures, and quirky jubilation. Here is a sampling of my favorite shots. You can view the entire spread here. It's a sugary treat to have my jewelry included with the work of some of my favorite designer buddies, Max Lohrbach and Danielle Everine.

Photos by Eric Melzer. Styling by Jahna Peloquin.