Don't Be Scared, But You're About to Fall in Love With The Vampire's Wife

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You know that overwhelming feeling you get when you see something so pretty it physically consumes your entire being? That's exactly how I felt when I first laid eyes on a dress from The Vampire's Wife. Although I wasn't able to try on or touch the dress at the time (since I was looking at it on my computer), the garment made me feel something. The dress silhouette itself wasn't necessarily ground-breaking, but the print, material, and drama of it were. How could you not stop to fawn over a two-tone ice blue and pale pink midi dress adorned with peppy ruffled hems and a glitz that could make a crying baby smile? It's simple—you can't.

In a desperate hunt to discover more about this brand, I stalked its website and researched as much as I could about the designers and the intention behind the brand so charmingly called "The Vampire's Wife." Considering everything put out by the label looks exactly like something a real (whatever that means) vampire's wife would actually wear, this task hit a level of immediacy I'm a little embarrassed to admit. Intrigued yet?

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(Image credit: Getty Images; PICTURED: Susie Cave, co-founder of The Vampire's Wife, attending the Dover Street Market open house wearing The Vampire's Wife. )

The brand informed us that "The Vampire's Wife is a womenswear brand founded by Susie Cave and business partner Alex Adamson. Titled after an abandoned book project by Susie's husband Nick Cave, rather than seasonal collections, the brand works in timely drops of new colors, fabrics, and styles that speak to the brand's subversive femininity. The pieces are timeless, luxurious, and look to highlight and accentuate the female silhouette. Centered around dresses, the brand has recently expanded into handbags and limited-edition T-shirts. American Vogue describes it as 'beguiling and romantic,' and the dresses are highly coveted by luminaries from the art, film, fashion, and music worlds, with Florence Welch, Cate Blanchett, Kate Moss, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Chloë Sevigny, Chloë Grace Moretz, Salma Hayek, Keira Knightley, and Kylie Minogue, among others, often wearing Cave's designs."

It's stories and pieces like these that make fashion feel alive again, and I can't wait for you to shop the brand for yourself. Below enjoy the experience that is shopping The Vampire's Wife and see a few gems from the label's lookbook imagery as well.

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The elevated way to do Gothic dressing.

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Susie and Nick Cave sitting front row at the Gucci F/W 18 show in Milan.

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Sugar and spice and everything nice. 

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Welcome to the dark side of the moon.

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Susie and Florence Welch attending the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds x The Vampire's Wife x Matchesfashion.com party in London. 

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The next party I attend, I want to wear a choker and statement earrings. 

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Is this not the most dreamy outfit? 

Next up, shop 98 summer items under $100 sitting in the shopping carts of some of NYC's coolest gals.

Editorial Director

Lauren Eggertsen is currently the editorial director of Who What Wear and has worked at the company for over eight years, where she started as an associate editor and has since worked her way up. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the fashion editorial space, starting her career with internships at Marc Jacobs, Marie Claire, and The Zoe Report, where she was later hired as their editorial assistant. Lauren has worked in the Los Angeles and New York Who What Wear offices but currently calls L.A. home. It is here where she leads and manages Who What Wear's fashion team and oversees all day-to-day editorial content and large tentpole moments. This includes all of the runway, trend, and shopping-driven content that ultimately helps to build a strong brand reputation within the industry. Lauren's role also includes helping to set the fashion direction for all original photo shoots and often styles many of the celebrity cover shoots, including big names like Kaia Gerber, Normani, and Kristen Stewart.

She has also attended multiple fashion weeks, including New York, London, Milan, and Paris, where her personal style has been featured on sites such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Elle. She prides herself on discovering and supporting small brands and on her knack for a good vintage shopping find. When she isn't working, she enjoys researching and dining at reputable restaurants around both her neighborhood and the globe.