Millennium has some gorgeous knee-length velvet pinup dresses ($159.99)-the wine-coloured version would look especially hot with outrageously vampy makeup and glittered red devil horns ($2.99). If you want something that’s a little more pared down but just as sexy, perhaps a demonic Bettie Page would be to your liking. The robotic dragonfly necklace by Alchemy Gothic ($99.99), in particular, is a stunning piece to sport any time of the year. And if you really want to rock that postapocalyptic circus-ring mistress look, go for a leather bullwhip ($89), fishnets ($6.99), a pocket watch, and loads of mechanically inspired jewellery-think clock gears, lots of clock gears. A top hat is a steampunk must-have, and Millennium has a great selection of handmade wool classics ($119), which are so much more effective with goggles ($49.99) around the base. “Accessories, as I always say, make the whole picture.”įor example, you could start with a corset like the Burleska red-and-black satin number ($99.99), a tutu or some black pleather short-shorts, and some crazy-ass platforms like the Tuk black-and-red Mary Janes ($119.99).Īfter that, it’s all about the accoutrements. And according to Bonito, there’s so much to work with here that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a specific idea in mind. The pseudo-Victorian, sci-fi “retro-futuristic” subgenre is all the rage in the underground scenes these days. When it comes to creating a totally rock ’n’ roll costume from scratch, Bonito recommends taking cues from the steampunk movement. I love it when people go, ‘Oh, you’re a Halloween store.’ And then I’m like, ‘Come and see us in December and tell me that.’ ” “We’re not a Halloween pop-up shop,” says the immortal punk rocker during a tour of the store, which started out as a novelty shop in Edmonton 18 years ago before expanding into fashion and opening a Vancouver branch. want you to know that the vast selection of alternative clothing at Millennium isn’t a seasonal offering.
After all, if you’ve ever bumped into the perfectly accessorized frontman at a gig, you know that a) the man can talk a blue streak and b) he clearly loves to play dress up.īut first things first. The former lead singer of the Black Halos has no shortage of ideas-and furthermore, he’s more than willing to share them with anyone who’s within earshot. And who better to get you in the festive spirit than assistant manager Billy Bonito (aka Billy Hopeless)? Millennium (1109 Granville Street) has got you covered. Still haven’t found a costume? Don’t have time to sift through jam-packed thrift-store racks? Don’t have any desire to spray on a prepackaged sexy-nurse outfit? No worries.
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