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Retroscope

I just wanna feel real love. Feel the home that I live in. Cause I got too much life running through

About Me

WWW.RETROSCOPEFASHIONS.COM
A store for EGL, Aristocrat and Victorian clothing
Retroscope Fashions brings you unique Elegant Gothic Lolita and Victorian style clothing for men and women. We also carry Art With Latex Jewelry, Mini Top Hats & Handmade Parasols.



Our first article/review from Morbid Outlook Magazine:

My Interests

My name is Laura, and I enjoy European travel, collecting movies, reading, going to art galleries and seeing interesting architechture. I love alternative fashion including gothic, 60's mod, Gothic Aristocrat Lolita, Visual Kei, Steampunk and European haute couture. My music interests are a bit eclectic and range from 60's mod/80's mod revival, 80's new wave, early punk, ska, gothic, industrial, madchester, britpop and English indie bands.
"I'd rather be no one with someone...than someone with no one"
~Stone Roses

I'd like to meet:

I am incredibly shy, but I would like to meet people who are artistic, intelligent and well-traveled (or would like to be!). I've always been the 'weird' one and I find I get along much better with people who stand just left of 'normal'. It's a bit odd since I live in Stepford Wife territory and everyone here is on the extreme side of 'normal'!
Some people I would love to meet:
Eddie Izzard, Rodney Bingenheimer, Liam & Noel Gallagher, Richard Branson, Elyse Sewell, Charlie Boorman, Anthony Bourdain, Siouxsie & Budgie and David Bowie...I finally met Phil Oakey and he was as sweet as I ever imagined :)

Music:

60's Mod:
Beatles
The Who
Small Faces
Kinks
Stones
Animals
Zombies
Monkees
Herman's Hermits
Yardbirds
The Creation
The Action
Pretty Things
Marianne Faithful - "As Tears Go By"
..
70's:
Bowie
T Rex
Sex Pistols
Blondie
Cheap Trick
Kiss
Undertones
Peter Gabriel
ELO
Deep Purple
Doors
ABBA
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
David Bowie- "Is There Life On Mars?"
..
80's:
Human League
Joy Division
Depeche Mode
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Echo & The Bunnymen
Ultravox
Pet Shop Boys
Duran Duran
Cure
The Jam
Mission UK
Soft Cell
Adam Ant
Erasure
Fun Boy Three
ABC
Bauhaus
Spandau
Cock Robin
Jellyfish
Eurythmics
New Order
Psychedelic Furs
Japan - "Life In Tokyo"
..
OMD
Simple Minds
Squeeze
Stranglers
Talk Talk
Tears For Fears
Visage
Specials
Madness
Selector
Bad Manners
English Beat
Joy Division

Sisters of Mercy
Clash
The Faint
Camouflage
The Church
Anything Box
The Chords
Secret Affair
Purple Hearts
Lambrettas
Human League - "Being Boiled"
..
Britpop, Madchester, British Indie:
Suede
Pulp
Oasis
Blur
Mansun
Inspiral Carpets
Stone Roses
Supergrass
Paul Weller
Elastica
Verve
PJ Harvey
Kasabian
Mike Flowers Pop
Broadcast
Black Box Recorder
Kula Shaker
Franz Ferdinand
Gene - "Where Are They Now?"
..
Lush
Dandy Warhols
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Charlatans
Darkness
Hives
The Shore
Kaiser Chiefs
Stereophonics
Travis
Clientele
Suede - "The Wild Ones"
..
Gothic/Industrial:
Project Pitchfork
London After Midnight
Mesh
And One
Skinny Puppy
Snog
Seabound
Death In June
Virgin Prunes
VAST
Apoptygma Berzerk
Beborn Beton
Virgin Prunes - "Pagan Love Song (live)"
..

And just because he is so awesome...
Mike Flowers Pop - "Wonderwall"
..

Movies:

My favourite movies are:
A Clockwork Orange - Original Trailer
..
Labyrinth
Bedazzled(the ORIGINAL with Dudley Moore & Peter Cook)
Like Water For Chocolate
A Room With A View
Run Lola Run
The Quiet Man
If...
Velvet Goldmine
Dangerous Beauty
Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
Brazil
Breakfast At Tiffany's
Say Anything
Stalag 17
The Knack & How To Get It
Georgie Girl
Shallow Grave
Trainspotting
Bridget Jones Diary
To Sir With Love
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Harvey
Arsenic & Old Lace
Now Voyager
The Matrix
The Producers (The original is the funniest movie ever made)
Darby O'Gill & The Little People (Sean Connery has hair and sings!)
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Bonzai- Original Trailer
..
The Ghost Goes Gear (The music in this movie is priceless!)
Orgasmo
Spirit of '76
Barefoot In The Park
Barbarella
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
Amelie
Team America
Shaun Of The Dead
Lair Of The White Worm
Hedwig & The Angry Inch
The Hebrew Hammer
The Good Girl
The Science Of Sleep
The Illusionist
Lost In Translation
Ghost World
Mystery Men
24 Hour Party People
Mayor Of Sunset Strip
anything by Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch & Tim Burton
Velvet Goldmine- Mod or Rocker?
..
Your Life is Like
High Fidelity

Television:

The Young Ones
Carnivale
Twin Peaks
Dead Like Me
Spaced
Little Britain
Project Runway
Fawlty Towers
Graham Norton
Digging For The Truth

Books:


Count of Monte Cristo
Papillon
Brave New World
1984
Illusions
Bridge Across Forever
Martian Chronicles
Pride & Prejudice
What Dreams May Come
Prey
The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home
Intensity
Redwall Series
Harry Potter Series
Jane Eyre

Heroes:

John Lennon - A great songwriter, musician, comedian and social activist. We miss you John!
Walt Disney - For the imagination and inspiration he brought generations of people. I'm afraid he would be rolling in his grave these days if he were to see the sorry state of his company and the latest crappy animated features. Michael Eisner may you burn in Hell and take Hercules & Mulan with you.
Rodney Bingenheimer - A true pioneer dj at radio station KROQ in LA. He introduced me to a wide variety of bands and I'll always be in debt to him for my eclectic taste in music. I miss you Rodney!
Zolar X - "Timeless" Documentary Trailer
..
You are a Mod. Yeah baby.
What kind of Sixties Person are you?
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Which Trainspotting Character Are You?
You Belong in London

A bit old fashioned & a bit modern.
A bit traditional & a bit punk rock.
A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything.
No wonder you & London get along so well.
What City Do You Belong In?

My Blog

Gothic Beauty Article!

I am so excited because I have a phone interview for an article on our company with Gothic Beauty magazine. I am a bit scared only because I am terrible at talking on the phone (yes folks...I act...
Posted by Retroscope on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:50:00 PST

Our first Retroscope Fashions interview!

I am so thrilled because Morbid Outlook posted an article (with interview) about us on their magazine website at www.morbidoutlook.com . The pictures of our model Kassandra are just GORGEOUS...
Posted by Retroscope on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:23:00 PST

Siren

Siren by L Jones   Drifting among his fragmented dreams He finds that she is the tie that binds The missing piece of his disjointed puzzle A siren calling him back from the rocks Of his troubled...
Posted by Retroscope on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:01:00 PST

Bat's Day 2006 pics

Noah was finally able to post all the pictures from last year's event today at www.batsday.net. There must be at least 3000 pictures and I looked through a good portion of them to find our booth...
Posted by Retroscope on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:43:00 PST

"O Brave New World"

Ever wonder that while someone is holding you, he or she is looking over your shoulder for something better? I cannot live like this, but I DO believe that most people in the US think this way. They a...
Posted by Retroscope on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:47:00 PST

Las Vegas & True Colors

Jason and I went to Vegas over the weekend for a pre-birthday weekend. Originally we went to see the True Colors tour because the Dresden Dolls were performing and of course there were other good 80's...
Posted by Retroscope on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:18:00 PST

Convergence XIII

Convergence was so much fun! Portland was gorgeous and the people were super friendly. I don't think we've ever seen a city so clean. We drove all the way there from Orange County (the longest 17 hour...
Posted by Retroscope on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:49:00 PST

Has anyone else noticed this Hedwig ripoff???

Am I the only person who has noticed that the new Green Day song "When September Ends" sounds like a complete ripoff of "Wicked Little Town" (words and music by Stephen Trask) from Hedwig & The Angry ...
Posted by Retroscope on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:30:00 PST

Night and Day....you are the one

My favourite song of all time is "Night and Day" by Cole Porter. While I love just about every version of this song, the U2 version done for the Red, Hot and Blue album is my favourite. This was a tri...
Posted by Retroscope on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:20:00 PST

The Shallow End

"WHY are you alone???" I get this question all the time...it can be very cutting after a while. I am single because:- I am shy...- I have been seriously burned and don't trust easily- I don't look li...
Posted by Retroscope on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:15:00 PST