Stuff
![I Eat the Stars](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/I_Eat_the_Stars_{width}x.jpg?v=1616954956)
I Eat the Stars
I just read this brave and beautiful poem by the Canadian astronomer and poet Rebecca Elson, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
![AMITAR SUMAN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Amitar_Suman_{width}x.jpg?v=1616954722)
AMITAR SUMAN
Nepali-born actress, Amitar Suman looks lovely in The Vampire’s Wife Floral Falconetti Dress.
![STOOD BACK IN AWE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Stood_Back_in_Awe_{width}x.jpg?v=1616367832)
STOOD BACK IN AWE
There is much to ballet that is connected to my childhood. I always wanted to be a ballerina and had all the desire but, sadly, none of the application
![FATE RATTLES AND THROWS ITS BONES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Fate_Rattles_{width}x.jpg?v=1616104923)
FATE RATTLES AND THROWS ITS BONES
Will, who runs one of my husband’s fan clubs sent me this Elton John video, made back in the nineties
![HURREM SULTAN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Hurrem_Sultan_{width}x.jpg?v=1615719898)
HURREM SULTAN
I received this beautiful letter from Siobhan about Hurrem Sultan. Thank you so much for your kind words, contributing to the Stuff Page
![A WONDERFUL QUOTE FROM AHARON APPELFELD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_WONDERFUL_QUOTE_FROM_AHARON_APPELFELD_{width}x.jpg?v=1610220127)
A WONDERFUL QUOTE FROM AHARON APPELFELD
Hi Susie, Just a wee one to send you this, below. I just finished reading Aharon Appelfeld’s wonderful little book of reflections
![ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/ARIANA_PAPADOPOULOS_{width}x.jpg?v=1615194627)
ARIANA PAPADEMETROPOULOS
Artist, Ariana Papademetropoulos wears The Vampire’s Wife Total Mayhem Dress among her wonderful paintings.
![ATOP ON THE TOPMOST TWIG](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Atop_on_the_top_most_twig_{width}x.jpg?v=1615194520)
ATOP ON THE TOPMOST TWIG
It’s Sunday morning and I’m reading the poems of Sappho, made ever mysterious by their fragmentary nature.
![NOT UNTIL THIS MORNING](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Not_until_this_Morning_{width}x.jpg?v=1614423005)
NOT UNTIL THIS MORNING
My husband received a letter on his Red Hand Files, from someone called Gaz from Kiama in Australia.
![LOVELY WOMAN IN A LOVELY DRESS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Kenya_Hunt_{width}x.jpg?v=1614860786)
LOVELY WOMAN IN A LOVELY DRESS
Beautiful Kenya Hunt wears The Vampire’s Wife Metallic Festival Dress.
![WHAT KIND OF WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/What_Kind_of_Woman_{width}x.jpg?v=1614513314)
WHAT KIND OF WOMAN?
What kind of woman wears The Vampire's Wife? I am interested in designing for any woman who has an interest in beauty.
![MARY ANN HILLIER](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Mary_Ann_Hillier_{width}x.jpg?v=1613985267)
MARY ANN HILLIER
Here is a lovely letter from someone called Allyson, sent to my husband’s wonderful Red Hand Files.
![SWEETHEART COME](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sweetheart_Come_{width}x.jpg?v=1613470996)
SWEETHEART COME
On February 7th of 1909, a 30-year-old mother of two by the name of Emma Hauck was admitted to the psychiatric hospital
![RENOIR IN THE MORNING](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Renoir_in_the_Morning_{width}x.jpg?v=1613470721)
RENOIR IN THE MORNING
Sitting in bed this Sunday morning and leafing through an old New Yorker article about Auguste Renoir’s nudes.
![ALL WILL BE WELL](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/All_will_be_Well_{width}x.jpg?v=1612778743)
ALL WILL BE WELL
Julian of Norwich (1342 -1416) was a mystic and theologian and author of the first book written in English by a woman.
![SOKO, ARE YOU A MAGICIAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Soko_Are_you_a_Magician_{width}x.jpg?v=1612778622)
SOKO, ARE YOU A MAGICIAN?
Soko, the ferociously talented French singer, actress and mother to gorgeous little Indigo wears The Vampire’s Wife.
![THE BEAUTY THAT THE WORLD CONTAINS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Beauty_that_the_World_Contains_{width}x.jpg?v=1611944303)
THE BEAUTY THAT THE WORLD CONTAINS
A message came to my husband today from our dear friend, Yoram. Nick suggested I post it.
![THE ‘MITUSIA’ T-SHIRT COLLECTION—A CAT EVERY FULL MOON!](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Mitusia_{width}x.jpg?v=1611914056)
THE ‘MITUSIA’ T-SHIRT COLLECTION—A CAT EVERY FULL MOON!
For years my husband and I have been enamoured by the work of the wonderful Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska.
![GOODBYE SYLVAIN SYLVAIN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Goodbye_Silvian_Silvian_{width}x.jpg?v=1611514730)
GOODBYE SYLVAIN SYLVAIN
Here is a song from the founder, guitarist and style guru for the amazing New York Dolls who died last week.
![THE WONDER OF SIAN CLIFFORD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Wonder_of_Sian_Clifford_{width}x.jpg?v=1610735978)
THE WONDER OF SIAN CLIFFORD
The brilliant Sian. Clifford wins the BAFTA for her performance in the pathologically irreverent Fleabag.
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Nicole_Kidman_{width}x.jpg?v=1610968901)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
The great and glorious Nicole Kidman wears The Vampire’s Wife Silk Floral Mask .
![A BEAUTY SO RARE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_Beauty_So_Rare_{width}x.jpg?v=1610735827)
A BEAUTY SO RARE
I urge you all to listen to this most beautiful and haunting piece of music by the great and sadly, late composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.
![JENNA COLEMAN WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Jenna_Coleman_{width}x.jpg?v=1610219888)
JENNA COLEMAN WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
The brilliant Jenna Coleman who played Queen Victoria and now the murderer, Charles Sobhraj’s lover
![LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME AT ALL](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Life_Doesn_t_Frighten_me_at_All_{width}x.jpg?v=1610283514)
LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME AT ALL
I just stumbled upon this beautiful reading by that most luminous of poets, Maya Angelou.
![AMELIA EARHART AND JONI MITCHELL](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Joni_Mitchell_{width}x.jpg?v=1609701969)
AMELIA EARHART AND JONI MITCHELL
I’ve been listening to Joni Mitchell a lot over Christmas. I love this song, ‘Amelia’, a gorgeous thing about the great aviation pioneer and icon, Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and as its a Joni Mitchell song, a crash and burn kind of love. Such wonderful words, about such a wonderful woman. Love, Susie x Amelia I was driving across the burning desert When I spotted six jet planes Leaving six white vapour trails across the bleak terrain It was the hexagram of the heavens It was the strings of my guitar Amelia...
![A COLLISION OF GREATNESS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_Collision_of_Greatness_{width}x.jpg?v=1609701417)
A COLLISION OF GREATNESS
I’ve just been watching this extraordinary performance by Dionne Warwick of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song, ‘Alfie’
![MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Merry_Christmas_to_You_All_{width}x.jpg?v=1607900779)
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL
Thank you so much for hanging out on The Stuff Page and supporting The Vampire’s Wife.
![QUASIMODO’S DREAM](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/QUASIMODO_S_DREAM_{width}x.jpg?v=1607000838)
QUASIMODO’S DREAM
From the early 1980’s comes this amazing song from The Reels—those much-loved, eccentric Australian pioneers of electronica.
![AWAY, MELANCHOLY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Away_Melancholy_{width}x.jpg?v=1607276415)
AWAY, MELANCHOLY
I have been in London, working on The Vampire’s Wife display at Harrods. My husband has been writing.
![LET THIS DARKNESS BE A BELL TOWER](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Let_this_Darkness_be_a_Bell_Tower_{width}x.jpg?v=1606680588)
LET THIS DARKNESS BE A BELL TOWER
Here is a letter and a beautiful poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, from someone called Julie.
![PROTECTION BY MASSIVE ATTACK](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Protection_by_Massive_Attack_{width}x.jpg?v=1606680293)
PROTECTION BY MASSIVE ATTACK
This song, ‘Protection’ by Massive Attack is such a bold, powerful statement—so beautiful.
![SLEEP MY LITTLE MAN-CHILD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sleep_my_Little_Man_Child_{width}x.jpg?v=1606124968)
SLEEP MY LITTLE MAN-CHILD
I read a beautiful poem this morning from Bertrand N. O. Walker published in 1924 under his Wyandot name, Hen-toh.
![THIS FIRE OF AUTUMN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/johannes-plenio-RwHv7LgeC7s-unsplash_{width}x.jpg?v=1619690679)
THIS FIRE OF AUTUMN
Such a sweet and quietly despairing letter from Evy from Ghent that was sent to my husband’s endlessly generous Red Hand Files.
![FALLING FAINTLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Falling_Faintly_{width}x.jpg?v=1605459456)
FALLING FAINTLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
I adore the final paragraph of James Joyce’s beautiful short story The Dead, so loved in all of literature.
![THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE EARLY DRESS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Amina_Adan_{width}x.jpg?v=1605459190)
THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE EARLY DRESS
Beautiful Amina Adan wears The Vampire’s Wife Early Dress. Thank you Amina!
![NU METEEN! BY PUTTYLOLIAN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/NU_METEEN_BY_PUTTYLOLIAN_{width}x.jpg?v=1605459086)
NU METEEN! BY PUTTYLOLIAN
A lovely lady called Eva-Katrien Schröder sent me this amazing video by her son Julian.
![DO NOT DESPAIR OF LOVE, HAFEZ!](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Do_Not_Despair_of_Love_{width}x.jpg?v=1604908644)
DO NOT DESPAIR OF LOVE, HAFEZ!
Here is a lovely message from Kaley, with a poem about the capricious nature of things.
![WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/What_a_Wonderful_World_{width}x.jpg?v=1604664375)
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
I adore this extraordinary footage of the great Louis Armstrong singing his late period hit ‘What a Wonderful World’
![Vinegar Valentine](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Vinegar_Valentine_{width}x.jpg?v=1604308710)
Vinegar Valentine
“In the Victorian Era, people sent anonymous 'Vinegar Valentines' postcards to their enemies.
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_Masked_Woman5_{width}x.jpg?v=1604308548)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
Wearing The Vampire’s Wife Gold Lace Mask is our very own house model, the impossibly beautiful Katinka.
![GREEK EUPHORIA](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Greek_Euphoria_{width}x.jpg?v=1603703161)
GREEK EUPHORIA
Just reprinting this beautiful letter from Stathis from Athens that was sent to my husband’s Red Hand Files.
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_Masked_Woman4_{width}x.jpg?v=1603702861)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
Here I am sitting in the naughty corner at the wonderful Irma’s Kitchen in Lewes.
![‘DRESS OF THE DECADE HITS THE HIGH STREET’ – BRITISH VOGUE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Dress_of_the_Decade_{width}x.jpg?v=1603702761)
‘DRESS OF THE DECADE HITS THE HIGH STREET’ – BRITISH VOGUE
“Congratulations, babe. ‘Dress of the Decade’! Sold out!”That’s my husband.
![AND NOT YOUR YELLOW HAIR](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/And_Not_your_Yellow_Hair_{width}x.jpg?v=1603050380)
AND NOT YOUR YELLOW HAIR
I love this wry, arch little poem by the great William Butler Yeats. I was reminded of it as I watched...
![SUSIE ON THE SILHOUETTE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Susie_for_Vogue_{width}x.jpg?v=1603050171)
SUSIE ON THE SILHOUETTE
Since the start of your label, most of your dresses, whether short or long, are based on a very specific, victorian-looking silhouette...
![GIFT FROM ARGENTINA](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Gift_from_Argentina_{width}x.jpg?v=1602490428)
GIFT FROM ARGENTINA
My husband asked me to post this beautiful song sent to his Red Hand Files by Ceci from Argentina.
![LOVE OPENED A MORTAL WOUND](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Love_opened_a_mortal_wound_{width}x.jpg?v=1602490237)
LOVE OPENED A MORTAL WOUND
Here is a lovely poem thrown into the world by Poem-a-day from the Seventeenth Century Mexican nun and poet...
![A TOWN CALLED LEWES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_Town_Called_Lewes_{width}x.jpg?v=1601888945)
A TOWN CALLED LEWES
The Vampire’s Wife has officially moved their offices and showrooms to historic Lewes—the strangest town in England.
![Who is that Masked Woman?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_Masked_Woman3_{width}x.jpg?v=1601888800)
Who is that Masked Woman?
Beautiful Kate Moss is caught wearing The Vampire’s Wife mask, last week. We adore you, Kate!
![‘WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW’ IS TWENTY-FIVE!](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/WHERE_THE_WILD_ROSES_GROW_IS_TWENTY-FIVE_{width}x.jpg?v=1601888649)
‘WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW’ IS TWENTY-FIVE!
It was twenty-five years ago, last week, that my husband recorded ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’ with our friend...
![SURELY THERE’S A TEAHOUSE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Surely_there_s_a_Tea_House_{width}x.jpg?v=1601284738)
SURELY THERE’S A TEAHOUSE
I just wanted to post this lovely letter to Nick that was sent to The Red Hand Files by Aleesha from Brisbane, Australia.
![ON, ON INTO THE DARK](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/On_on_into_the_Dark_{width}x.jpg?v=1601284358)
ON, ON INTO THE DARK
A sweet poem of awakening and transitory love arrived this week from the occasionally awesome poem-a-day website.
![THE INCANDESCENCE OF CHILDREN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/THE_INCANDESCENCE_OF_CHILDREN_{width}x.jpg?v=1590961261)
THE INCANDESCENCE OF CHILDREN
My darling mother sent this early Susie Cave work to me yesterday by email! I’m not sure why I am showing it to you.
![WHO IS THE MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_{width}x.jpg?v=1600534931)
WHO IS THE MASKED WOMAN?
Our beautiful Sam Snow, here at the Vampire’s Wife, wears the Silk Mask. We adore you, Sam.
![Night Without End](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Night_Without_End_{width}x.jpg?v=1600534607)
Night Without End
Night without end. I cannot sleep.The full moon blazes overheadFar off in the night I hear someone call
![THE DOOM AND GLORY OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Doom_and_Glory_of_Knowing_Who_you_Are_{width}x.jpg?v=1599771086)
THE DOOM AND GLORY OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE
Spending Sunday morning in bed with Maria Popova’s superlative website Brain Pickings—an epic act of generosity.
![WE LOVE GRETA BELLAMACINA](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/We_love_Greta_Bellamacina_{width}x.jpg?v=1599770823)
WE LOVE GRETA BELLAMACINA
We love the fiendishly talented Greta Bellamacina here at The Vampire’s Wife.
JULY, 10 3:42 P.M
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
![RAE ARMANTROUT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Rae_Armantrout_{width}x.jpg?v=1599770659)
RAE ARMANTROUT
My husband asked me to put up this poem by the great Rae Armantrout from her new collection of poems.
![IN PRAISE OF ELSE von FREYTAG-LORINGHOVEN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/IN_PRAISE_OF_ELSE_von_FREYTAG-LORINGHOVEN_{width}x.jpg?v=1599469934)
IN PRAISE OF ELSE von FREYTAG-LORINGHOVEN
Last night, I was reading about the amazing Dada artist, poet and living artwork, Else von Freytag-Loringhoven.
![CRISTIN MILIOTI WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/CRISTIN_MILIOTI_WEARS_THE_VAMPIRE_S_WIFE_{width}x.jpg?v=1599469734)
CRISTIN MILIOTI WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
Cristin Milioti, award-winning actress, writer, producer and singer wears The Vampire’s Wife.
![WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. NO. 19](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/WARNING._LISTEN_AT_OWN_RISK._NO._19_{width}x.jpg?v=1599469498)
WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. NO. 19
“Hey, babe.” That’s my husband. “Check this out. It is a song by the most famous Lebanese singer of them all, Fairouz.
![TOOTS THIELEMANS AND MIDNIGHT COWBOY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/TOOTS_THIELEMANS_{width}x.jpg?v=1598546952)
TOOTS THIELEMANS AND MIDNIGHT COWBOY
This lovely message came through from Roseanna from Colorado. Yes, I love this footage from the great Toots Thielemans.
![GEMS OF LOVE ALONG THE WAY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Gems_of_Love_Along_the_Way_{width}x.jpg?v=1598546436)
GEMS OF LOVE ALONG THE WAY
I love this little book on a Sunday—Thoughts of Idle Hours—published in 1915.
![KATE TEMPEST—PEOPLE’S FACES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Kate_Tempest_{width}x.jpg?v=1598255877)
KATE TEMPEST—PEOPLE’S FACES
I love this call for. universal and inclusive compassion from the ferociously talented Kate Tempest
![FREDERICO GARCIA LORCA – THE WIND WATCHES WATCHES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Lorca_{width}x.jpg?v=1598255530)
FREDERICO GARCIA LORCA – THE WIND WATCHES WATCHES
Last week was the anniversary of the death of the great Spanish poet Frederico García Lorca.
![LET ME UNFOLD YOU](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Let_Me_Unfold_You_{width}x.jpg?v=1590960592)
LET ME UNFOLD YOU
After hearing the beautiful Cocteau Twins song on The Stuff Page a couple of weeks ago...
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_masked_woman2_{width}x.jpg?v=1597332679)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
The wild and wonderful Floria Sigismondi, filmmaker and photographer, who directed the glorious Gucci Bloom film...
![THE BRILLIANT HERA LINDSAY BIRD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Hera_Lindsay_{width}x.jpg?v=1597332441)
THE BRILLIANT HERA LINDSAY BIRD
Spent the weekend giggling and gasping my way through the delightfully atrocious high-voltage poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird.
![GOD’S VOICE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Gods_Voice_{width}x.jpg?v=1597044033)
GOD’S VOICE
Someone called Konstanzia sent this to my husband’s wonderful Red Hand Files and he asked me if I would put it up on The Stuff Page.
![THE WANT OF YOU BY ANGELINA GRIMKÉ](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Want_of_You_{width}x.jpg?v=1597043813)
THE WANT OF YOU BY ANGELINA GRIMKÉ
A beautiful little poem of grief by Angelina Weld Grimké. I love the delicate hint or memory of nature filling the void.
![FLORIA SIGISMONDI WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Floria_{width}x.jpg?v=1596203172)
FLORIA SIGISMONDI WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
The amazing Floria Sigismondi, (who wrote and directed the wonderful biopic The Runaways...
![Who is that Masked Woman?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_masked_woman_3_{width}x.jpg?v=1596203035)
Who is that Masked Woman?
The wonderful Devon Ross—a woman we’ve been seeing a lot lately wears The Vampire’s Wife Pink Gingham Mask.
![THE VAMPIRE CAT T SHIRT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Vampire_Cat_T_Shirt_{width}x.jpg?v=1596202444)
THE VAMPIRE CAT T SHIRT
The Vampire’s Wife launch a new t shirt today. The gorgeous VAMPIRE CAT T SHIRT is based on a drawing by one of my favourite illustrators.
![HOPE – A POEM AND A PAINTING](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Hope_A_Poem_and_a_Painting_{width}x.jpg?v=1595427012)
HOPE – A POEM AND A PAINTING
Hope by Alice Dunbar-Nelson. Wild seas of tossing, writhing waves, A wreck half-sinking in the tortuous gloom.
![WHO IS THIS MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_this_masked_woman_{width}x.png?v=1595426695)
WHO IS THIS MASKED WOMAN?
The astonishing Eve Hewson wears The Vampire’s Wife Yellow Daisy Mask. Check out the wonderful series, The Luminaries.
![LEAN YEAR - COME AND SEE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Lean_Year_{width}x.jpg?v=1595426243)
LEAN YEAR - COME AND SEE
Vero from ‘somewhere in the world’ recommended this gorgeous song by Virginian duo, Lean Year.
![TOM RUSH SINGS BILOXI](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Tom_Rush_{width}x.jpg?v=1595235716)
TOM RUSH SINGS BILOXI
A friend sent me this song—such a great country lyric and gorgeous arrangement. Tom Rush singing Biloxi. Just had to pass it on.
![EVE HEWSON WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Eve_Hewson_{width}x.jpg?v=1595235493)
EVE HEWSON WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
The wonderful Eve Hewson goes as Bjork in The Vampire’s Wife Silver Metallic Falconetti Dress.
![My Sweet Lord](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/My_Sweet_Lord_{width}x.jpg?v=1595235250)
My Sweet Lord
I love this piece of writing on Nina Simone from my husband’s Red Hand Files, last week.
![THE LAMENT OF THE NYMPH](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Lament_of_the_Nymph_{width}x.jpg?v=1594631243)
THE LAMENT OF THE NYMPH
Clara sent this beautiful letter to The Vampire’s Wife. Claudio Monteverdi’s song is so very beautiful.
![WHOEVER HAS LOVE ALSO HAS PAIN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Whoever_has_Love_{width}x.jpg?v=1594630992)
WHOEVER HAS LOVE ALSO HAS PAIN
A dear friend sent me this gorgeous song, La Llorona, and these words. Do you know Llorona? It is such a mournful lament.
![ASTONISHING THE GODS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Astonishing_the_Gods_{width}x.jpg?v=1594025230)
ASTONISHING THE GODS
My husband read me this beautiful passage from a book called ‘Astonishing the Gods’ by the Nigerian writer, Ben Okri.
![COME, COME, WHOEVER YOU ARE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Rumi_{width}x.jpg?v=1594025075)
COME, COME, WHOEVER YOU ARE
I love this little poem by Rumi, the 13th Century Persian poet and mystic—full of forgiveness and longing and inclusion.
![KATE MOSS WEARS THE TOTAL MAYHEM DRESS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Kate_Moss_{width}x.jpg?v=1593428151)
KATE MOSS WEARS THE TOTAL MAYHEM DRESS
“Hey, babe, Kate Moss just told French Vogue that I’m the most glamorous women she knows!”.
![BEAUTIFUL CATE WEARS THE TOTAL MAYHEM DRESS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Cate_Blanchett_{width}x.jpg?v=1593522667)
BEAUTIFUL CATE WEARS THE TOTAL MAYHEM DRESS
The magnificent Cate Blanchett wears The Vampire’s Wife Total Mayhem Dress for the cover of Vogue.
![O TO BE A RAINBOW](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/O_to_Be_a_Rainbow_{width}x.jpg?v=1593426602)
O TO BE A RAINBOW
There is so much joy in this beautiful, buoyant new song from our dear friend, Soko. Thank you for bringing a smile to our faces.
![THE FRIDA KAHLO LOVES STUFF T SHIRT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/stuff_t-shirt-frill_seeker-the_vampires_wife-6_{width}x.jpg?v=1593424262)
THE FRIDA KAHLO LOVES STUFF T SHIRT
The Stuff Page has been a project that The Vampire’s Wife started nearly four years ago.
![VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Valerie_and_Her_Week_of_Wonders_{width}x.jpg?v=1592764939)
VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
Just watched this extraordinary film—Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders. Inspired by fairy tales...
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_masked_woman_2_{width}x.jpg?v=1592764775)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
My dear friend Bella Freud wears The Vampire’s Wife Heidi Mask. Bella, who taught me everything I needed to know about how to make fashion.
![VALERIE REMEMBERED](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Boney_M_{width}x.jpg?v=1592764567)
VALERIE REMEMBERED
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a camping trip to the South of France, in the summer holidays.
![HIGHASAKITE – TOUGH BEAUTY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Highasakite_{width}x.jpg?v=1592214564)
HIGHASAKITE – TOUGH BEAUTY
I just stumbled across this wonderful song by the Norwegian band Highasakite.
![WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Who_is_that_masked_woman_{width}x.jpg?v=1592214194)
WHO IS THAT MASKED WOMAN?
The brilliant Elisabeth Moss wears the The Vampire’s Wife Yellow Daisy Mask in Interview Magazine.
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GELAREH POUR – INTO MY ARMS
Vicki from Melbourne, Australia, sent my husband this truly lovely version of his song ‘Into My Arms’
![WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Masked_Man_{width}x.jpg?v=1591606920)
WHO WAS THAT MASKED MAN?
“Can I use the picture I took of you in the black silk Vampire’s Wife mask for a Stuff Post?” That’s me talking to my husband.
![WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. No. 18](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Billie_Holiday_{width}x.jpg?v=1591606591)
WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. No. 18
My husband’s playing the piano. He’s been doing that a lot lately. I’m sitting and listening. He stops and says—
![A LIFESAVER AND HER SUNSHINE SISTER](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Daisy_Lowe_{width}x.jpg?v=1590143995)
A LIFESAVER AND HER SUNSHINE SISTER
This picture came in this week of my friend, Daisy Lowe, lying in a field with her ‘sunshine sister’ both dressed in The Vampire’s Wife.
![SOMEDAY WE’LL LINGER IN THE SUN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/SOMEDAY_WE_LL_LINGER_IN_THE_SUN_{width}x.jpg?v=1590143487)
SOMEDAY WE’LL LINGER IN THE SUN
My dear friend Polly Borland sent me this clip of American folksinger and violinist Gaelynn Lea, performing her song, ‘Someday We’ll Linger in the Sun’
![THE LARGESSE OF SPRING](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/THE_LARGESSE_OF_SPRING_{width}x.jpg?v=1589739407)
THE LARGESSE OF SPRING
“A person called Dzara B. sent me this poem by Charles Reznikoff to The Red Hand Files. It’s powerful and speaks a strong message...”
![IN PRAISE OF ALEKSANDRA WALISZEWSKA](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/IN_PRAISE_OF_ALEKSANDRA_WALISZEWSKA_{width}x.jpg?v=1589739008)
IN PRAISE OF ALEKSANDRA WALISZEWSKA
Again and again, I return to the visionary art of Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska.
![THE RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_RESILIENCE_of_Children_{width}x.jpg?v=1589185754)
THE RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN
A friend sent me this remarkable picture of a bronze statue that remained in tact after a massive battle in Russia.
![SONGS FOR A SOLITUDE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Songs_of_Solitude_{width}x.jpg?v=1589185433)
SONGS FOR A SOLITUDE
Susie, I’ve discovered lots of wonderful things through the Stuff Posts. Could you make us a playlist...
![WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. No.17](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Cocteau_Twins_{width}x.jpg?v=1588582950)
WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. No.17
“Hey, it’s been a while since we’ve done a Song of Devastation.” That’s my husband. “I know,” I say.
![AT THE TIME OF THE FLOOD](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/At_the_Time_of_The_Flood_{width}x.jpg?v=1588582579)
AT THE TIME OF THE FLOOD
A lady called Linda from Geelong in Australia sent a very long, detailed and beautiful letter to me, part of which said...
![SUBVERSIVE FEMININITY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Subversive_Femininity_{width}x.jpg?v=1587980039)
SUBVERSIVE FEMININITY
A letter was sent into The Vampire’s Wife from someone called Lisa from Dorset. She called the dresses ‘shockingly feminine’!
![MAYA RUDOLPH DOES HER THING](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Maya_Rudolph_{width}x.jpg?v=1587979662)
MAYA RUDOLPH DOES HER THING
The actor and comedian Maya Rudolph hosted the Grammy Salute to Prince last week, all dressed in The Vampire’s Wife.
![Even the Trees](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Even_the_Trees_{width}x.jpg?v=1587979444)
Even the Trees
Alex from Cleveland, USA sent this wonderful poem to my husband’s Red Hand Files. The poem is by the Lebanese poet, Hayan Charara.
![MOONBATHE WITH THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Moonbathe_{width}x.jpg?v=1587989237)
MOONBATHE WITH THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
The Vampire’s Wife is dropping a limited edition knitwear capsule collection on our website tomorrow.
![CAMILLE PAGLIA STOOPS TO CONQUER](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Camille_Paglia_{width}x.jpg?v=1586158277)
CAMILLE PAGLIA STOOPS TO CONQUER
Just sitting here with my husband reading Camille Paglia’s wonderful Break, Blow, Burn—close readings of her favourite poems.
![THE SUSIE LOVES STUFF T SHIRT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/stuff_t-shirt-frill_seeker-the_vampires_wife-1_{width}x.jpg?v=1587459728)
THE SUSIE LOVES STUFF T SHIRT
The Stuff Page has been a project that The Vampire’s Wife started nearly four years ago. We are now coming up to our four hundredth post!
![MAC MILLER SINGS CIRCLES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Mac_Miller_{width}x.jpg?v=1586805453)
MAC MILLER SINGS CIRCLES
Here is a sweet song from American rapper, musician and record producer, Mac Miller, that sort of creeps up on you.
![Bowie and Cher Blow our Minds!](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Bowie_and_Cher_{width}x.jpg?v=1586805230)
Bowie and Cher Blow our Minds!
This really is one of the most beautiful, playful and charged duets I have ever seen—David Bowie and Cher singing, “Can You Hear Me?”
![PABLO NERUDA SPEAKS INTO OUR TIME](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Pablo_Neruda_{width}x.jpg?v=1586424543)
PABLO NERUDA SPEAKS INTO OUR TIME
There really is little more to add to this poem but simply to share it—a beautiful sentiment from the great Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda.
![LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/LE_MYSTERE_DES_VOIX_BULGARES_{width}x.jpg?v=1586158040)
LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES
A person called Heidi from Madison, USA suggested I listen to Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares and their weird, eerie harmonies have been weaving around the house all day.
![A BOY WITH A SNAIL IN HIS HEART](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_BOY_WITH_A_SNAIL_IN_HIS_HEART_669a35d2-fa46-4062-a252-3274864d25e2_{width}x.jpg?v=1584970105)
A BOY WITH A SNAIL IN HIS HEART
“Babe, suddenly, without warning, Poem-a-day throws up this extraordinary poem! Do you want to post it on the Stuff Page—it’s wild.” That’s my husband.
![LETTER FROM ABBY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_Letter_from_Abby_{width}x.jpg?v=1585424777)
LETTER FROM ABBY
“Hey, babe, there is a letter here from someone called Abby from Manchester. She wants to ask you a question”. That’s my husband.
![LEONARD BRINGS IN THE LIGHT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Leonard_Brings_in_the_Light_{width}x.jpg?v=1584969993)
LEONARD BRINGS IN THE LIGHT
My husband sent me this message from his wonderful Red Hand Files. It comes from Kaley in Manchester.
![DEEP NIGHT BY RUAN CHI](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Deep_Night_{width}x.jpg?v=1584008568)
DEEP NIGHT BY RUAN CHI
Classical Chinese poetry, written over the course of three thousand years has the capacity to speak to our very hearts.
![I THANK GOD FOR THIS MOST AMAZING DAY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/E_E_Cummings_{width}x.jpg?v=1584008365)
I THANK GOD FOR THIS MOST AMAZING DAY
Sitting here, looking out my rainy window, over the sea that rages and crashes everywhere, the wind howling and knocking the trees all about...
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WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK. No 16
“Hey, babe, Emma from Maryland, USA wrote a beautiful letter. Do you want me to read it to you?” That’s my husband...
![COME MY DARLING – ASMAHAN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Come_My_Darling_{width}x.jpg?v=1583415299)
COME MY DARLING – ASMAHAN
This is a sweet message for Lori from Toronto, who wrote into my husband’s Red Hand Files, recommending this incredibly beautiful song...
![BLACK LIPS – DARK COUNTRY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Dark_Lips_{width}x.jpg?v=1583414102)
BLACK LIPS – DARK COUNTRY
This strange hypnotic number, ‘Get It On Time’ by Black Lips, sung by the extraordinary Los Angeles-based actress and musician, Zumi Rosow...
![JODIE COMER WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Jodie_Comer_{width}x.jpg?v=1583413834)
JODIE COMER WEARS THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE
The brilliant and beautiful Jodie Comer wears The Vampire’s Wife Floral Gypsy Tea Dress while filming Series 3 of the wonderful Killing Eve
![CILLA AND MARC – LIFE’S A GAS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Cilla_and_Mark_{width}x.jpg?v=1582803253)
CILLA AND MARC – LIFE’S A GAS
Rachel from Sydney, Australia brought this beautiful duet to my attention through my husband’s Red Hand Files. It is a gorgeous thing—an instant cure for the doldrums.
![ANNA PAVLOVA AND THE DYING SWAN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Anna_Pavlova_and_The_Dying_Swan_{width}x.jpg?v=1582802651)
ANNA PAVLOVA AND THE DYING SWAN
Allyson from Kimberton, USA, sent this letter to my husband’s glorious Red Hand Files, commenting on the name of the new collection Frill Seeker.
![LASHANA LYNCH BLOSSOMS!](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/LASHANA_LYNCH_BLOSSOMS_{width}x.jpg?v=1582802332)
LASHANA LYNCH BLOSSOMS!
Wonderful Lashana Lynch, styled by the brilliant Karla Welch wears The Vampire’s Wife Green Floral Blossom Dress and we love her for it!
![GWENDOLYN BROOKS - WE REAL COOL](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/GWENDOLYN_BROOKS_-_WE_REAL_COOL_{width}x.jpg?v=1582534607)
GWENDOLYN BROOKS - WE REAL COOL
My husband asked me to put this poem by Gwendolyn Brooks up on The Stuff Page.
![THE COLD STARS SHONE IN MOCKERY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/THE_COLD_STARS_SHONE_IN_MOCKERY_{width}x.jpg?v=1582534121)
THE COLD STARS SHONE IN MOCKERY
Flipping through Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein while sitting in the breakfast room of the Shelley Hotel in Lewes
![THE FRILL SEEKER COLLECTION](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/FRILL_SEEKER_{width}x.jpg?v=1582288574)
THE FRILL SEEKER COLLECTION
The new collection is here! The Vampire’s Wife continue to play with the idea of femininity with the Frill Seeker Collection.
![THE MELANCHOLY WONDER OF SHARMILLA ROY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Melancholy_Wonder_{width}x.jpg?v=1581688728)
THE MELANCHOLY WONDER OF SHARMILLA ROY
If you like Umm Kulthum, you maybe also appreciate Sharmilla Roy especially 'Ontoro momo' Her voice is so extraordinary, moving, melancholy and extremely joyful at the same time.
![SINCE YOU WENT AWAY – SHU CH’I-SIANG](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Since_You_Went_Away_{width}x.jpg?v=1581688277)
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY – SHU CH’I-SIANG
The aching, erotic stillness of these ancient Chinese poems completely overpowers me, as they find their way into The Vampire’s Wife designs.
![ST VINCENT BLOWS US AWAY](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/St_Vincent_Blows_Us_Away_{width}x.jpg?v=1581687920)
ST VINCENT BLOWS US AWAY
The brilliant and beautiful Annie Clark aka Saint Vincent wears The Vampire’s Wife Mini Mayhem Dress to the Independent Spirit Awards in LA last week.
![GERMAINE GREER BY DIANE ARBUS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/GERMAINE_GREER_BY_DIANE_ARBUS_{width}x.jpg?v=1581414933)
GERMAINE GREER BY DIANE ARBUS
I was flipping through a book on the photography of Diane Arbus and found that she had photographed the feminist provocateur Germaine Greer.
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WARNING. LISTEN AT OWN RISK No. 15
Known as ‘The Voice of Egypt’ Umm Kulthum rings around the house this morning, cranked up loud, her raw emotion and incredible vocal range ever splendid.
![“LET THERE BE LIBERTY, GOD SAID, AND LO!”](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Let_There_be_Liberty_{width}x.jpg?v=1581209004)
“LET THERE BE LIBERTY, GOD SAID, AND LO!”
Divine Liberty Ross wore The Vampire’s Wife Black Velvet Lace Night Sparrow Dress to the Tom Ford show in Los Angeles last week.
![TO GEORGE SAND: A DESIRE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/TO_GEORGE_SAND_{width}x.jpg?v=1580943129)
TO GEORGE SAND: A DESIRE
The most poplar writer of her day, I must admit I have never read George Sand, but I still I adore her!
![CLAUDIA CARDINALE AND BRIGITTE BARDOT](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/CLAUDIA_CARDINALE_AND_BRIGITTE_BARDOT_{width}x.jpg?v=1580942619)
CLAUDIA CARDINALE AND BRIGITTE BARDOT
Just watched the great 1971 spaghetti western Les Pétroleuses, with Claudia Cardinale and Brigitte Bardot, yet again. Erotic, subversive, complex
![DO YOU BELIEVE IN VAMPIRES?](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Vampire_Story_2_{width}x.jpg?v=1580086739)
DO YOU BELIEVE IN VAMPIRES?
My husband is sitting at the kitchen table reading the questions on his Red Hand Files. I’m almost out the door, heading to the brand new Vampire’s Wife offices
![DOVIMA AND THE ELEPHANTS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Dovima_and_the_Elephants_{width}x.jpg?v=1580086294)
DOVIMA AND THE ELEPHANTS
Dovima and the Elephants by Richard Avedon—this challenging, discomforting photograph intrigued me as a young girl
![A POEM FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_POEM_FROM_SAINT_AUGUSTINE_{width}x.jpg?v=1579522078)
A POEM FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE
Someone called Lindsay sent this lovely message to my husband’s Red Hand Files. I love that people out there are participating on the Stuff Page.
![THE DIVINE GILLIAN ANDERSON](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/The_Divine_Gillian_Anderson_{width}x.jpg?v=1579521729)
THE DIVINE GILLIAN ANDERSON
Gillian Anderson wore the American Chevron Dress from The Vampire’s Wife Pussy Bow Collection whilst attending the premiere of Sex Education last week in London.
![A PIECE OF STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/A_PIECE_OF_STEPHANE_MALLARME_{width}x.jpg?v=1578911961)
A PIECE OF STÉPHANE MALLARMÉ
It is so easy to fall into despair, ‘hide within our wounds’, spiral into a darkness of our own misfortune—but, in doing so, we lose our ability to feel...
![FOR THE ANIMALS](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/For_the_Animals_{width}x.jpg?v=1578911611)
FOR THE ANIMALS
As my friend, Palma, wrote, “We're watching the earth change before our eyes. The truth is, it wasn't always a habitable globe for creatures like us
![SOPHIA DE MELLO BREYNER ANDRESEN](http://thevampireswife.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sophia_De_Mello_{width}x.jpg?v=1578393960)
SOPHIA DE MELLO BREYNER ANDRESEN
Someone called Yara sent this to my husband’s Red Hand Files. It’s such an incredibly sweet letter and the poem is lovely. I’ve never seen it before. I love it that people send things in.