Inside your head

Skulls: usually, they remind me too much of my brief, shameful dalliance with Hot Topic in middle school for me to wear myself. But in honor of Halloween being tomorrow, we’ve rounded up some jewelry and accessories that would not be found on any faux-goth eighth-graders.

And if you’re talking about skulls, you gotta start with the obvious: Ring, Alexander McQueen, $250.

For the menz: Muerte oxfords, Esquivel, $898.80.

Skull rings, Dior.

Diamond earrings, Jude Frances, $4,800.

Scarf, Topshop, £10.00

Skeletal… cuff? Man, we don’t even know, but it’s kind of fantastic, Delfina Delettrez Fendi.

Sugar skull coin purses, mexicansugarskull.com, 12 for $66.

DJ Skullhead ring from Japanese line Hysteric Glamour.

OK, that’s all for today, gotta finish my costume and get the keg! Yay!

Head Case

My boyfriend has a thing for skulls. Not in the “I’m emo and skulls totally represent my lacking sense of self” way, but more in the “anatomy is awesome” way. He’s really into science. We’ve got two skulls in hanging in shadow boxes in our apartment and have lately been considering some anatomical art for the living room.

My pal Paul shared this link to information about a way to get some interesting medical oddities (perfect for framing and showing off) being auctioned off at the PBA Galleries in San Francisco. The items are from the medical library of Gerard Sugarman and include medical books, tools, and paraphernalia that go as far back as the 15th Century. Pretty sweet, huh?

So maybe airfare to San Fran and dropping a few hundred bucks on stuff I could swipe from the Mütter is out of the question. But it’d be awfully cool to have this hanging over the sofa: