Welcome to the second installment covering some of the top five fashion accessories of 2009. Volume two focuses on those accessories that were popular in the alternative fashion scene(s) this last year.
Thanks to Ash of Mechanic Organic Clothing for being the first to write in with these five favorite fashion accessories of 2009. Check back to see more of her designs (like the underbust corset in the bottom-most picture) when her website launches this spring. We’ll also be doing posts on the other two designers pictured!
#1 – The quirky ‘mini-hat’. Crowns, tophats, bicorns & fedoras… the mini-hat is likely the cutest head-adornment the world has ever seen. Worn by steampunks, lolitas, burlesque dancers, & festival freakers, this head piece lets you get your antics up without the hat-hair.
#2 – No longer for running around and waging war… spats keep the ankles of post-apocalyptic artists clean & protected! Running to photograph deep in a swamp, hopping fences to fancy-up a dull warehouse wall, or simply to keep your ankles warm while dancin’ in the rain. Fashion and function, spats got it all.
#3 – Vests for everyone! Over a collared shirt, tank top, t-shirt, blouse or straightup on its own, vests can pull off a huge variety of different looks! What’s your style? Equestrian? Teacher? Faery? Victorian? Scenester? Freaker? Everyone needs one of these bad-assed badboys!
#4 – The leather utility belt. A ‘fabric’ becoming more and more widely accepted as eco-friendly, and by far the most sustainable as it only gets more supple and formed to your body with age. The meat industry isn’t dying out anytime soon, and our leather is simply making use of a byproduct. While caravaning across dusty plains, trippin’ around a summertime festival, or merely going for coffee – the purse and backpack can prove bulky, they can throw out your back, and just plain become a nuisance. The utility belt solves all your carrying needs in a stylish, and comfortable way.
#5 – Underbust corset. Not much need be said. Comfortable to wear, keeps your back straight when sitting for long periods of time, and all will agree: bloody sexy.
We’re excited to continue this series on your top five favorite fashion accessories of 2009 so email us with your words and pictures at the email address below the Follow Along links.
