Chain, Chain, Chains

Hello friends! On Friday Derek and I went out to a friend's goth/punk night, chatted with friends and danced our bums off. It was a blast! I haven't danced that much in a very long time and I loved every minute of it. 

dress also shown here

Wearing; cropped cardigan (Le Bomb Shop), tulle dress (Allentown Dress shop-local to Buffalo), chain collar (Spikes and Studs), cross belt (old, Forever 21), bat belt (eBay), winklepickers (vintage, Underground boots via etsy).

I constantly get asked where I got the leather bat belt from, so here is the eBay seller: SilverSpider2000. I can't give away all my secrets, but there you go! Hehehe!

I also need to give a shout out to my Mom who gave me birthday money (several birthday's ago) to buy myself something and I got this collar. When my Mom asked what I got myself with the money, I replied "A collar" and she wasn't surprised at all. Hahahaha!!!! Oh Mom, you know your daughter so well.

My dapper date <3

Thank you for reading, until next time!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : Twelve Buckle Winklepicker Boots

Let me wipe the drool off my face while I'm admiring these Gothic 12 Buckle Winklepicker Boots by The Gothic Shoe Co. So many buckles, so pointy, so leathery. Is leathery a word? Probably not. Hehe!

Hello lovelies. Would you like to come live with me? 

*Wink*

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

A Big Dress and Pointy Boots

+vintage dress: given to me by Julie Ann +boots: Demonia Brogue-06

+belt: Target +cross necklace: ebay +earrings: Julie Ann's Mom's earrings from the 80s

This is what I *would* have worn to my work's 5 year anniversary party, but the weather did not comply with me wearing a dress with such a large collar. Basically, I needed to wear a sweater since it was hailing out, a stark contrast from being in Florida last week!

I originally was going to wear my 'special occasion' cheetah print booties with this vintage 50s shirt dress, but ummm, the shoes broke. The leather bootie came off the sole and I proclaimed a few obscenities while inspecting the damage. The shoes are fixable and will be added to the pile that needs to go to the cobbler. It's not the end of the world, just frustrating.

It turned out that I liked wearing my pointy skull boots with the dress, sort of like a weirdo Stepford Wive ensemble. Hehehe! 

Then again I'm not a robot.....or am I? *Wink*

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Merry Midsummer!

Happy Summer Solstice and Merry Midsummer! I spent the day working and then went to On the Wire in the evening. It was a wonderful evening to be hanging out on the club's patio and enjoy great music and friends. 

I was excited to wear this Stevie Nicks-esque dress that I bought at a local boutique, The Allentown Dress Shoppe. I hadn't been in the store since the 90s when I would go in and drool over all the velvet and lace clothing. I could never afford to buy anything with my teenage part-time pay checks, so I was pleasantly surprised that the shop still carries some lovely lacey frocks. I think the 16 year old me would approve. 

I rummaged through the jewelry box and pulled out the black necklace that adorns my collar, it's a very old piece that I cherish. I bought this necklace at a store in Toronto named Siren, which was a staple place (sadly now closed) to shop for goth clothing. Living in Buffalo and having Canada right across the river, Toronto was like our "big city" and I used to be in Toronto almost every weekend. In fact, on a Toronto trip to see Phantom of the Opera at the age of ten is when I saw my first glimpse of goth. I still remember two goth girls walking down the street wearing beautiful Victorian dresses with parasol's and long black hair. I poked my mom and said, "Look at those girls!". My mom replied, "How pretty, they are wearing Victorian clothing. You like Victorian things". I still remember how elegant their dresses looked while blowing in the wind. Sigh.

Of course I can't leave this blog post too sentimental. Here's a goofy pic! I had lipstick on my teeth and Derek's face just happen to be too perfect. Haha!!!

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Death in June Tee

I'm pretty excited about my new Death in June t-shirt that our friend Jason made for me, I love the silver ink!

Awesome cotton skater skirt from H&M $12.95

I'm finally starting to feel more human after last week's sinusitis, so a cute outfit was a refreshing change from wearing my bum-around-because-I-don't-care clothing. 

shoe cam!

I hope everyone is having a great week! Thank you for reading!

PS-Check out the new CVLT Nation Deathrock Mixtape 2014, there is an interesting cover of Death in June's "Heaven Street" by the band Peg Leg Love amongst other awesome music. 

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

I Dream of Shoes : Vintage Underground Boots

I just picked up the Killed by Deathrock record. 

It's pretty good.

A few weeks ago I jumped at a chance to buy a pair of vintage Underground 6 buckle boots which are pretty much my 'holy grail' of shoes. I was planning on buying a new pair of Underground's in the lower 4 buckle style, so with the encouragement of Derek, I took a chance on the vintage boots.

I was thrilled when the boots arrive, they were in excellent condition, fit great in the toes and were pretty comfortable. Yay! There was one huge issue, I could barely buckle the top two buckles as the way the boot was designed made no sense! I saw that the previous owner had the same issue as there were extra holes punched at the very end of the straps. Ugh! 

After some brainstorming, I took the boots to a local cobbler and explained the issue which he was sure he could help me. I waited two weeks, crossed my fingers and what I now have (thank you to Jimmy the cobbler and his amazing skills) are my dream boots that I can't wait to wear all the time! 

In true 'me' fashion, I got my latest shin tattoo finished, so I can't wear the boots until I am healed. I seem to always get something that I've been waiting to wear and then a tattoo stops me, hahahaha! It's always worth it as my husband does an excellent job. 

This is my second shrunken head tattoo. It may be odd to say "I love shrunken heads", so I'll just say that I find them fascinating. 

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

My Birthday Outfit

Thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes, I was very touched and had a big ole' smile on my face all day long. My birthday was filled with a relaxing day at home and then having dinner and drinks with friends at one of favorite restaurants. I stuffed myself with sushi and was served numerous tasty desserts, I am still full!

I got a lot of wonderful gifts from my thoughtful friends which included a delicious bottle of chocolate wine. Chocolate and wine together!? It's a deadly delicious combination! Mmmmm!

I wore this outfit to dinner that was styled around this super cute H&M dress that I got from the clothing swap I attended a few months ago. I pretty much was just swapping with my friend Leslie, which excited me as I have always admired her style and clothing. I added a belt to the dress to drawn in the waist on the shift style dress, striped leggings and wore my skull buckle winklepickers with some black slouch socks. 

With the holidays quickly approaching and the new year drawing near, I'm glad my birthday is over! Haha! I'm now another year older (and wiser?) and looking forward to all the adventures that 2014 will bring.

Merry Yule and Happy Holidays my friends!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Kitsch Picks : The Quest for Warmth

Baby, it's cold outside. I need more sweaters, more layers and a small heater to carry around with me at all times. Just some fun pieces I've grown fond of while window shopping. Grant it, the shredded sweaters won't keep me too warm unless I layer underneath and boy do I layer!

Thank you for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Shoes! Omg! : Fury 06

 Another installment of Dippity Durr Productions!




Demonia Fury 06 can be found at Sinister Soles!

Highlights of the boots:
-3 skull detail buckles
-front zipper
-Winklepicker pointy goodness
-Comfortable and versatile!

Thanks for reading and watching!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla