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Art of Adornment ~ Victorian Gothic Jewelry & Accessories

The fine art of fashion: Valerian's one-of-a-kind and limited edition handcrafted accessories. Maker of elegant velvet, satin and lace chokers; sparkling Czech glass bead necklaces, bracelets, and pocket watch chains; antiqued sterling silver and Swarovski® crystal chandelier earrings; Victorian, Renaissance and Gothic style rhinestone pendants; classic cameo filigree brooch pins; fancy feathered top hats and mini top hats; découpage and silver embellished wood box handbags. Also costume supplies are available, including lace fans, gloves, and hosiery. Ship worldwide!

New! Art of Adornment merchandise (t-shirts, mousepads, mugs, magnets & more) is now available in my ZAZZLE GALLERY !

Feel free to subscribe to my MySpace blog (updated every 1-2 months) or my LiveJournal blog (updated weekly) to check out with my latest creations.

About The Artist:

I am much better known by the name 'Valerian' (or 'Elaine' in person), and have been selling my creations online since May 2001. You can also find me on DeviantArt , Tribe , FaceBook , and Friendster .

~ Valerian

Please do not hotlink my images. I promise I will substitute the image with something extremely embarrassing when I catch you. If you would like to re-post any of my images, please contact me for permission first.

My Interests

Victorian, Edwardian, and 1920's fashion; steel-boned corsets; la Belle Epoque; satin gloves; lace chokers; vertical striped stockings; cameos; "old school" Goth; cats; pointy granny boots; ancient Egyptian art; Swarovski crystal; antique silver; black velvet.

I'd like to meet:

Clients, models, artists, designers, fashion divas, performers... Bohemians! Especially other over 30 Gothy-type folks, with a passion for historically-inspired fashion. Comments containing images more than 400 pixels wide will be deleted.

Music:

Peter Murphy; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds; Wire; Voltaire; Siouxsie and the Banshees; Collide; Bauhaus; Peggy Lee; Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Movies:

Sweeney Todd; Plunkett and Macleane; Gangs of New York; Gone With The Wind; Chicago; Moulin Rouge; Cabaret; Dangerous Liasons; Harry Potter films; Shadow of the Vampire; The Ten Commandments

Television:

Tele...what?

Books:

The 1902 Sears-Roebuck catalogue; Harry Potter; Oscar Wilde.

Heroes:

Scarlett O'Hara; Severus Snape; Morticia Addams; Vicomte de Valmont; Louise Brooks; Mae West; Theda Bara; Bette Davis; Marlene Dietrich.

My Blog

Pink Ladies

New item updates in: Necklaces, Chokers A couple of great treats for you! I usually only make cameo chokers, but this week I have added a new cameo design into my necklace collection as well: This ...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:54:00 PST

Hair & Decor

New item updates in: Hair Decor, Other Finery Lots of new goodies this week!! First of all, Canadian artist Kitsune has totally outdone herself with some spectacular new one-of-a-kind hair stick desi...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:25:00 PST

Sale in Zazzle Gallery!

Zazzle.com has several discount promotions running this week, so you can get your Art of Adornment themed goodies (and more) super cheap! "Burlesque (AOA) Shirt" - Click image to view order page &nbs...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:07:00 PST

Steampunk Time

New item updates in: Hats, Earrings A new one-of-a-kind hat design made by artist Atratus: A unisex black formalwear quality 100% wool felt top hat (XL size, with interior sweatband and grosgrain t...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:43:00 PST

No Bones About it

New item updates in: Pins Make no mistake, this brooch be guaranteed to shiver yer timbers! Limited edition of 4 pins. A black & ivory skull cameo mounted in an ornate hand-antiqued silver fili...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:24:00 PST

About Time

New item update in: Earrings It's about time for an update (sorry it's been so long!), and -haha!- it's an update about time. I've just finished a limited edition series of asymmetrical earrings whic...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:00:00 PST

Zazzle Dazzle

Art of Adornment 2008 12-month wall calendars are now available through my Zazzle.com print shop! Gorgeous full-colour photos of Victorian Gothic elegance (featuring my handiwork, of course), sho...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:16:00 PST

Avast!

New item updates in: CameosAhoy! Well it be 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' so I'd best be gettin' to the booty.Pirate's Grave Skull Cameo Choker: It be a grey on black skull-and-crossbones cameo, mounted i...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:18:00 PST

Red Hot

New item updates in: Hats, Men's/Unisex, Other FineryYay for my new mannequin head. :PSorry it's been so long without an update (to say I have been under-the-weather since I finished these new pieces ...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:57:00 PST

Calendars, Shirts, Ties, Mousepads...

As some of you may already know, I'm a painter as well as a jewelry-hat-handbag maker. I have a few different venues where I sell posters and prints, but I thought I'd share this one with you because ...
Posted by Art of Adornment on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:22:00 PST