Gibbous

[ 30 December 2007 ]

I thought I would introduce you to a little clothing house called Gibbous.

About Gibbous

They say,

“modern culture has lost all scent of a soul. mass production & the disposability of fashion & style have ripped away the purity of clothing. sweatshop labor infuses garments with the stench of slavery. we are fighting against this epidemic with needles & thread. we believe clothes can have souls. we believe clothes should really be worn. lovingly mended, kept a lifetime & passed down. they can be dear as an old friend or childhood home.”

Some of their precious things are sold in stores — namely, Twill in Portland & Ruby 2 & Swankety Swank in San Francisco… but it’s easiest to buy online. At the moment they are selling cozy arm-warmers & bonnets — perfect for wriggling into this winter.

Gibbous are selling more than just clothing & accoutrements. They are peddling whimsy & a way of life. Their clothing is infused with the scent of freedom, their photographs are indulgent & fantastical. Everything about Gibbous is delicate & intangible.

I love their aesthetic, I love the messiness & unreality of it. Here are some of their pictures. Feast with your eyes!

Gibbous

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Gibbous

Gibbous

Now, go & powder your hair, tear your stockings, & lie in a field somewhere!


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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  1. Here comes Pippi Longstocking…

    Now Pippi is probably the last ‘person’ I thought anyone would earnestly imitate in fashion. It works, though!

    <3 eydimork · Dec 30, 11:54 PM · #

  2. to do more hair powdering, stocking-tearing and field-lying is now on my list of 2008 resolutions.
    brilliant.

    <3 nico · Dec 31, 12:08 AM · #

  3. just stunning, I too now love everything there about. Those pictures are so beautiful, and knowing that each piece has been made with such love and creativity just blows your mind. Thanks for sharing Gala!

    <3 Jess · Dec 31, 12:20 AM · #

  4. just stunning, I too now love everything theyre about. Those pictures are so beautiful, and knowing that each piece has been made with such love and creativity just blows your mind. Thanks for sharing Gala!

    <3 Jess · Dec 31, 12:21 AM · #

  5. it reminds me of helena bonham carter. i love her.

    <3 sarah · Dec 31, 12:41 AM · #

  6. Oh wow! I love their style.

    <3 Miri · Dec 31, 12:43 AM · #

  7. it’s really pretty!! it makes you wanna lie on the grass all day looking pretty and simple, at the same time complex!

    <3 Cruella · Dec 31, 01:00 AM · #

  8. Those pictures are amazing!

    <3 jeni · Dec 31, 01:02 AM · #

  9. Wowwwww! Those clothes are amazing! They deserve more ‘wow’ing. WOW! Wow! Wow!

    <3 Lauren · Dec 31, 01:16 AM · #

  10. you know, this really made me happy.

    <3 Cruella · Dec 31, 01:54 AM · #

  11. I’m in love. * goes off to lie in a field *

    <3 stacy without the e · Dec 31, 03:57 AM · #

  12. Thank you so much for sharing this! I can’t wait until there are dresses for sale on the site. I’d love to wear a dress of theirs to prom or something the like :D
    http://www.oriannastudios.com/store_wearable.php has a similar style, a lot more colorful and painterly, but I prefer Gibbous oh so much more.

    <3 Sasha Parker · Dec 31, 04:03 AM · #

  13. I saw this a few weeks ago, and I’ve been thinking about those beautiful clothes regularly since! Oh, if only…

    <3 Lady Julianne Eternity · Dec 31, 04:30 AM · #

  14. aaiiieee!

    <3 sophie~ · Dec 31, 05:05 AM · #

  15. this is so lovely! thanks gala!

    <3 Stella Mayfair · Dec 31, 06:23 AM · #

  16. Lovely..

    <3 Sylvia · Dec 31, 07:32 AM · #

  17. Beautiful photos! Now if only my hair would grow so I could style it like the blonde’s! I love it!

    <3 Cedar · Dec 31, 07:48 AM · #

  18. I just linked to them as well! That photoshoot really caught my eye, I love how the redhead looks like a vintage ragdoll Pippi Longstocking girl. Their creations are so interesting, I love them.

    <3 anja · Dec 31, 10:36 AM · #

  19. If I had hair that behaved I would style it like the blonde. The redhead looks so cute, I want to become a redhead _.

    <3 Julie · Dec 31, 11:06 AM · #

  20. You found Gibbous!! :D I discovered them a month or so ago, and have been revisiting the site over and over again. ;) lol. The galleries have been the source of much artistic recharging (looking at pretty photographs/clothes always has this effect on m!)... I’ve frittered away many hours just staring. hehe! The aesthetic is so beautiful too… a bit timeworn, storybookish, and like a 1930s hobo. :) Love it. Makes me want to save up all my torn tights and fray the edges of a skirt, traipse about in a deserted alleyway and generally act very bohemian! :D

    <3 Casey · Dec 31, 12:38 PM · #

  21. I’ve always meant to do a post on Gibbous too! I love how beautifully deconstructed and romantic the clothes are.

    <3 heather · Dec 31, 05:32 PM · #

  22. Oh my gosh those are beautiful! This is really similar to my design drawings. I love the whole vintage, complex, layered, romantic look. It just looks stunning. I loke loads of other things on their site too. Beautiful <33 Thanks for posting this!!

    *Skips of to vintage stores and to search for a nice field*

    I have just the hair to pull it off too hehe! I have extensions and I’ve dyed my hair from black to white blonde and it’s just really thick and huge. I tooke your advice and use talc to style it so I just have this mass of huge white fluffy hair down to my elbows!! =D I could totally curl it and still have that fluffy matt messy look mixing with the old fashioned style.

    Oh I’m in love with this stuff! I will stop my ramble now. Thanks again!!

    <3 Ami · Dec 31, 05:42 PM · #

  23. Oh my! I love that store! Sadly,too expensive for my college budget at the moment, but I love just to browse thier site for inspiration.

    <3 Mandy · Dec 31, 07:19 PM · #

  24. Unfortunately all my local fields are covered in snow! Once it melts I’ll give it a try.

    I really, really love their armwarmers. :)

    <3 emilyyy · Dec 31, 08:00 PM · #

  25. lovely!
    kinda like an all cleaned up with water Burning Man look.
    Nice find Gala!

    <3 Lynne · Dec 31, 08:06 PM · #

  26. Wish they sold more on line or in London,really lovely stuff.

    Happy Happy New years Gala _

    <3 Joleeeeen · Dec 31, 11:17 PM · #

  27. Heeee, doesn’t their news section have such a distinct Patrick Wolf poetic ring?

    <3 weily · Jan 1, 09:13 AM · #

  28. I love that quote you give from the website about how things sold in normal stores that come from sweatshops have the “stench of slavery”. One of my goals for the new year is to buy handmade or make my own clothes. That quote also touches on something I think that lacks from so many things, clothes and music included, and that is soul and personality. Anyway gorgeous pics

    lots of love
    rach

    <3 staar · Jan 2, 04:05 PM · #

  29. i found gibbous a couple months ago and love them madly. i’m so happy to see you’ve found them and their loveliness, too.

    <3 natali · Jan 4, 08:46 AM · #

  30. This is gorgeous and inspirational. I’d like to try making some clothes like that.

    <3 Alice · Jan 6, 03:48 AM · #

  31. They’re selling clothes online now! Wish I had that kind of money…sigh

    <3 Lady Julianne le Fay · Jan 6, 07:41 AM · #
 

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