http://www.steffmetal.com the alternative blogazine of heavy metal fashion, lifestyle and kvlture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/bad-love-leather/ http://www.steffmetal.com/bad-love-leather/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:20:14 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4835 Time for a bit of metal fashion inspiration, courtesy of the motorcycle riding, metal-listening, leather artisan behind Bad Love Leather. Travis Poole specializes in leather goods made from exotic animals. He studied under one of California’s top leather craftsmen and has been creating his handmade wallets, cuffs, handbags and belts for more than ten years. [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/bad-love-leather/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/ http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:20 +0000 steff http://www.steffmetal.com/?p=4588 While I was metalling it up at Wacken 2011, Total Skull clothing contacted me, wondering if I’d be keen to be a spokes-blogger for the label. Are you freaken kidding me? Hands down, that was the best week of my life. If you’ve never heard of Total Skull, it’s the clothing and accessories line of [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/sheri-moon-zombie-total-skull-clothing-shoot/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-sponsor-hell-razor/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-sponsor-hell-razor/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 08:08:47 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3751 Occasionally, you’ll notice a little brightly-colored ad or two pop up in my right sidebar. These ads come from creative people and companies who support the blog and the metalhead community, so I’m perfectly happy giving them a bit of a shout out, especially when they happen to be as rad as Jennifer of Hell [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-sponsor-hell-razor/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/metalhead-wear-metal-festivals/ http://www.steffmetal.com/metalhead-wear-metal-festivals/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:36:53 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3725 Hey Steff I feel like a poser asking this, but I’m stuck. I am heading to Indio CA for the Big 4 with my man. I have never been to a daytime, hotass weather, outdoor metal show before and have no idea what to wear to be able to not die from th 90+ heat, [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/metalhead-wear-metal-festivals/feed/ 6 http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-lip-service-webzine/ http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-lip-service-webzine/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:13:15 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3563 If you’ve never heard of Lip Service before … . The LA-based clothing label is one of the industry leaders in alternative clothing. I’ve been wearing Lip Service for years – it’s one of the few international labels imported into New Zealand and, although I find some of their pieces a little too bedecked with [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/steff-metal-lip-service-webzine/feed/ 0 http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-mens-fashion-totally-suck/ http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-mens-fashion-totally-suck/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:30:12 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3398 A couple of months ago, a reader wrote to ask me for advice on choosing gothic clothing for men. Now, owing to the fact that often men don’t give a flying fuck what they wear, there’s not so much interest in men’s fashion anywhere, and the same is true in the gothic/metalhead scene. Now, with [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/gothic-mens-fashion-totally-suck/feed/ 12 http://www.steffmetal.com/christmas-gift-ideas-gothic-ladies/ http://www.steffmetal.com/christmas-gift-ideas-gothic-ladies/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:03:41 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3080 Christmas is creeping up on us, like the trailer for “The Human Centipede”, which still haunts my dreams. If you’ve got a certain gothic girl, alternative lady or heavy metal missus to shop for, and no idea what to get, I’ve got a few ideas. Also, anyone reading this blog who feels inclined to get [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/christmas-gift-ideas-gothic-ladies/feed/ 1 http://www.steffmetal.com/harem-royal-screwpulous-jewelry/ http://www.steffmetal.com/harem-royal-screwpulous-jewelry/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:58:25 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=3062 Welcome to our newest blog sponsor: Harem Royal – taxidermy jewelry for those with gothic sensibilities and Victorian flair. Deadly gorgeous Glam Goth, Avant Garde Victorian Steampunk and Vampire Black Forest Taxidermy Jewelry. Roman, the beauty from Belgrade behind Harem Royal, describes her collection as “Screwpulous”. “Beauty is a weapon, right?” Says Roman. “You can`t have [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/harem-royal-screwpulous-jewelry/feed/ 4 http://www.steffmetal.com/halloween-costumes-metalheads/ http://www.steffmetal.com/halloween-costumes-metalheads/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:20:25 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=2984 I’m off to a Halloween party this weekend, as I’m sure most of you are, too. It seems strange to me, being that Halloween is essentially a harvest festival, to celebrate it at the beginning of summer, but mostly it’s an excuse to dress up in costume and have a BBQ. If you’re in need [...]

]]> http://www.steffmetal.com/halloween-costumes-metalheads/feed/ 6 http://www.steffmetal.com/daily-outfit-posts/ http://www.steffmetal.com/daily-outfit-posts/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:51:51 +0000 steff http://steffmetal.com/?p=2507 Like any good metal blogger, I scout around the metal blogosphere and read the latest news, views and interviews. Recently, it came to light that one of the more popular metal blog Illogical Contraption had discovered the strange and interesting world of hipster “metal” style blogging, through Pentagram singer Bobby Liebling’s wife Hal. Hal’s blog [...]

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