Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Sara’s Penny Dreadful. We expect calls from ghosts making eerie sounds, mirrors with reflections that move on their own and darkness creeping in like thick black ink.
Will still work today, what was enormously popular with the Victorian public? I guess yes, since I always dreamed of pirates, adventures and haunted houses. There is an almost magnetic fascination that draws me to dark gothic tales. I love the tension they create and the goosebumps on my skin they sometimes cause.
It’s linked to the curiosity to know what’s behind the curtain or hidden in the dark. What does the neighbour hide and is the barber next door maybe Sweeney Todd himself? While I beware of meat pies and poison I can’t keep my eyes of the pages. Does the good win or will evil prevail?
Did you ever notice that darkness makes colours pop even more? It doesn’t swallow my pinkness, but makes it stand out even more. The high collar of my dress feels like right from a shop in Victorian London’s dusty streets. A look like this needs a certain amount of drama and lavishness. Lips as red as blood, glasses as black as the darkest night and a generous amount of gold. Of course chunky chains too, maybe a ghost will be inspired to rattle.
Dress: Poppy Field via Custommade Modeagentur,
Shoes: Vivienne Westwood x Melissa, Bag: Benedetta Bruzziches Vintage
Belts: Vintage Moschino & No Name, Earrings: Carolina Curado, Sunglasses: Pearls & Swine
Pictures: Tanja Gschwandl
