Teacups & Couture A Fashion Blog by Roxanna Bina

Designer Sacha Laurin takes fermented milk, green tea and SCOBY (Symbiotic Colonies of Bacterial and Yeast) to create original dresses for her fashion line, Kombucha Couture. She uses different techniques to create different textures such as, leather, canvas or silk from the bacterial concoction. This totally sounds like something out …

Check out these MAGNIFICENT pieces from Boston designer Lori Sun Artistry!  So medieval, so goth , so GORGEOUS!! The medieval gloves are really stunning, as are the skeleton breast plates…You must check out Lori’s instagram for more works of art that have been featured in Cosmopolitan and Vogue magazines, as …

Remember that story of an Old Maid living in a Shoe? Well, how about not just a shoe, but maybe a pair of pears, a seashell, a pumpkin… a bunch of grapes?! These drawings each depict a cozy mozy place to live, whatever or wherever  it maybe….reminds me of that …

Check out these AMAZING works of art from artist Gabriel Dishaw!  Dishaw takes old Louis Vuitton bags and repurposes them into the galactic icons of Star Wars! Vader Vuitton? CHECK! Each piece is a one of a kind and sells for between $3,000-$7,000 each. The juxtaposition of luxury and pop …

  Check out these awesome photos of everyday objects with an unexpected twist! Artist Randy Lewis creates these clever images with the help of Photoshop for a stunning take on food, animals and other things. My fave has to be the Cauliflower Sheep…. it’s so cute and ….. YUMMY! Bhaaaaaaaaaa! …

While most of us throw the wrapping paper into the fireplace after we open the gifts, Olivia Mears of Avant-Geek has been taking leftover Christmas wrappings and making ballgown dresses out of them. Christmas wrappings aren’t the only things she creates… she has a whole portfolio of cool creations ranging from …

  Japanese artist Mari Shimizu  takes enchanting classic dolls and creates vignettes inside their cavities for a beautifully haunting creation fit for a deep, dark depressed goth. In other words, I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. These perfect dolls have a living, tiny world inside of them that probably represent some kind …

The Italian horror film director, Dario Argento, was a major influence on Gucci’s latest collection. These photos almost look like they belong on a covert 1970’s hippie sect pamphlet. So inviting, but a little off. I dunno, I’d probably join. Anywho, I’m loving the baggy, logo-ed, knee high boots and …

Chanel Métiers d’Art is one of the most sought after fashion events of the year with the most luxurious and rare fabrics to the hours upon hours of hand-sewing clocked in to create this beautiful collection, This year’s theme was the nautical paired with Karl Lagerfeld’s hometown of Hamburg, Germany. …

Check out these provocative teacups….These will surely make your next afternoon tea party a lively one! Retailing for about $60 a tea set,  Miss Havisham’s Curiosities carries every insult imaginable for every type of guest. “I love the juxtaposition of high brow and low. Here are these delicate and prissy cups …