Thursday, August 1, 2013

Psy trance clothing

I'm still looking for that perfect trance hoodie.

No big uv-reactive designs, small designs or trimmings are ok, soft cotton, deep pockets, hood, not too short, not too long, dark color, but not black - grey, or dark brown and black/grey, and not too expensive. The only company that ever came close to the perfect hoodie wasn't even a trance company, it was an LA based brand that I saw at the LIB -  2013 A.D. Perfect hoodies, awesome colors, BUT! There were over 400 US each and had their huge logo on the back. One thing I hate is big logos, and I don't care if they're not big corporation brands.

Anyways, I'm still in search. If you see one - guide me in the right direction :)

Below however is a list of online shops which sell psytrance, tribal and steam punk wear that I came across in my quest. Some I have shopped with, some just window shopped (he-he, here's the new meaning for the "window shopping").

Symbolika
Psytrance, psychedelic art

http://www.symbolika.com/

High quality prints, soft cotton. Shopped with them online and shopped at Boom. Great graphics and cotton quality.





Elfin Works
Tribal, festival

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ElfinWorks
http://elfinworks.blogspot.com/

Hand-made, custom jewelry, beautiful stones. I have not bought with them, just have been admiring the craftsmanship. I really love this piece.



Flower of life
Psytrance

http://www.floweroflifebypleiadian.com

I don't know anything about this company, found it through a similar blog online, but the story looks interesting. They ship from Bali for 30-35 US.


High Clothing
Psytrance

http://www.high-clothing.com/

Have not shopped with them, found them online. Designs are more on the rave/space style with a lot of cording, uv-reflecting fabrics, harder fabrics. Not necessarily currently my style, but definitely worth checking out.





Luna design
Tribal, forest, psytrance
luna-design.com

Bought a few fleece and cotton items through them. Designs are elfish and forrest fairies. It turned out that I'm not big on fleece, especially after dancing. I have to wear something cotton long sleeve before putting on a fleece jacket.

Their cotton is soft yet its little too thin and stretchy to my taste. My perfect cotton is on the thicker side that gives in and absorbs moisture.

Designs are really beautiful indeed. They ships from Australia.




Five and Diamond
Steam punk, festival, Burning Man
http://www.fiveanddiamond.com/

I really love this shop. It is an online boutique for various steam punk clothing, leather accessories, sick head pieces, high end designer stuff. Good quality items, great customer service. A lot of items are usually on sale so I check back frequently or you can sign up for their list. They carry Steam Trunk (see below) pieces as well.





Fairy Floss
Steam punk, festival, Burning Man

http://fairyflossbyronbay.com/

Found this shop online. The style is really nice. Never bought anything through them though.



2013 A.D.
Steam punk, festival, street wear, Burning man

http://www.ad2013.com/


Beautiful jacket, soft multi-layered cotton, perfect fit. When you try it on it's snug like brand new gloves, but once you start wearing it, its supposedly conforms to your body's shape. Mmm. I would actually pay out 425 that they're asking for it - in a different color, not for the logo...


Phoenix Rising
Steam punk, festival, Burning man

http://phoenixrisingartists.com/

Excellent quality, a little pricey, but unique beautiful pieces. We bought a men's vest and a pair of pants two years ago at LIB. I think they're gonna last him forever and ever as the cotton canvas is rather thick and looks very durable. They carry both men's and women's collections




Steam trunk
Steam punk, festival, street wear

http://www.steamtrunk.com/

Great quality clothing, CA based company, shopped with them at LIB. The prices at the festivals are usually much better rather than online, especially on the last day.





Psylo
Psytrance, festival, goth, streetwear

http://www.psylofashion.com/

Shopped with them at Boom in 2012, they had the best music sound from the main stage, as they were positioned right in between 2 main speakers. Great clothes, a little on the darker side, interchangeable between festival gear and regular wear.






Ajuna

Bhoomi
Psytrance, festival, street wear

A UK based company. Bought a dress from one of the vendors at a festival 4 years ago. Thick non-stretch cotton, perfect fit, nice design. I still wear it and enjoy it every time.




I'll be adding more designers and websites into this list. There are a lot of great designers at Etsy and purely psytrance, UV-reactive designers. This is fun!







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