New Lust & Gore Hardwear Skate Bearing Jewelry!

They are here! The new skate bearing necklaces are hot like fire. With stainless steel jump rings and clasps, they are a bit more streamlined than our previous skate bearing necklaces. I wouldn't necessarily call them refined . . . the chain is still hardcore, hardware. And the centerpiece is still a skate bearing, albeit a really nice one.

Our New Skate Bearing Necklaces

The old necklaces are on clearance. Just $10!

Skate Bearing Necklaces on Clearance

Skaters stop in and express your solidarity. We will also wholesale to skater owned businesses and roller derby leagues.

Jewelry CLEARANCE! Lust & Gore Hardwear Jewelry Sale!

Everything must go! All of our hardware jewelry is $10 (regularly $25). Visit our new Clearance! Department to take advantage of the slashed prices while supplies last. Quantities are limited.

Lust & Gore Hardwear Clearance! Department

The new and improved Lust & Gore Hardwear is on its way. Check our website frequently for new products.

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A New Division of Lust & Gore Hardwear?

It's been awhile. Lusty and I took a couple of weeks breather to rejuvenate our creative spirit, and holy tits did it work! So much so that we have an inquiry in to the Arizona Corporations Commission about starting a new division of Lust & Gore Hardwear. It is very different from our current product line with the exception that it is going to be something that makes (some) people feel good. It will be fun, funny, ar-tit-stic, with a slightly inappropriate (duh) twist. I will post more as we get closer to launch.

Did I ever tell you that we like boobs?

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Celebrity Recipients of Lust & Gore Custom Military Caps

Lust & Gore Hardwear custom military caps were included in the 2009 GRAMMY® Gift Bags. Ok. I now. You've heard it before. Well, here is something new. We now know who received those bags. Before we list out the names of the recipients, let us first jump the gun and tell you that one of the recipients, actor/director Penny Marshall, was spotted wearing our Nail Sash Cap at a Laker's game last week.



Can you believe it?

If you want to see the caps that we gifted the following celebrities, visit our website.

Lust & Gore Hardwear Custom Military Caps

Now, here is the list:

Males:
Al Green
Allen Toussaint
Anthony Hamilton
B.B. King
Barry Manilow
Blink 182 - Mark Hoppus
Blink 182 - Tom DeLonge
Blink 182 - Travis Barker
Brad Paisley/Kimberly Williams Paisley
Buddy Guy
Charlie Haden
Chris Brown
Clive Davis
Coldplay - Chris Martin
Coldplay - Guy Berryman
Coldplay - Jonny Buckland
Coldplay - Will Champion
Craig Ferguson
D12 (aka Dirty Dozen) - Bizarre
D12 (aka Dirty Dozen) - Eminem
D12 (aka Dirty Dozen) - Kon Artis
D12 (aka Dirty Dozen) - Kuniva
D12 (aka Dirty Dozen) - Swift
Dave Grol
Duke Fakir
Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock)
Evan Handler
Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood
George Clinton
Greenday - Billie Joe Armstrong
Greenday - Mike Dirnt
Greenday - Tre Cool
Greg Grunberg
Herbie Hancock
Jack Black
Jamie Foxx
Jason Mraz
Jay Mohr
Jay-Z (Shawn Corey Carter)
Joe Silva
Joey Fatone
John Mayer
Jonas Brothers - Joe Jonas
Jonas Brothers - Kevin Jonas
Jonas Brothers - Nick Jonas
Josh Groban
Justin Guarini
Justin Timberlake/Jessica Biel
Kanye West
Keith Urban
Kenney Chesney
Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie)
Kings of Leon - Caleb Followill
Kings of Leon - Jared Followill
Kings of Leon - Matthew Followil
Kings of Leon - Nathan Followill
Lil' Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.)
LL Cool J
Marilyn Manson
Morgan Freeman
Neil Diamond
Ne-yo (Shaffer Chimere Smith)
Paul McCartney
Plain White T's - Tom Higgenson
Radiohead - Phil Selway
Radiohead - Thom Yorke
Robert Plant
Rod Stewart
Samuel L. Jackson
Sean “Diddy” Combs
Simon Baker
Smokey Robinson
Stevie Wonder
Sugarland - Kristian Bush
T-Bone (Joseph Henry Burnett)
Terrence Blanchard
The Time - Jellybean Johnson
The Time - Jerome Benton
The Time - Jesse Johnson
The Time - Jimmy Jam
The Time - Monty Moir
The Time - Morris Day
The Time - Terry Lewis
TI (Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.)
T-Pain
U2 - Adam Clayton
U2 - Bono
U2 - Larry Mullen, Jr.
U2 - The Edge
Wayne Brady
Will.i.am

Females:
Adele
Allison Krauss
Carrie Underwood
Duffy (Aimee Ann Duffy)
Emily Proctor
Estelle (Estelle Fanta Swaray)
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jillian Barberie Reynolds
Judith Light
Kate Beckinsale
Kathy Griffin
Katy Perry
Kelly Clarkson
Kimberly Caldwell
Leann Rimes
Leona Lewis
M.I.A. (Mathangi Arulpragasam)
Miley Cyrus
Natalie Cole
Paris Hilton
Paula Abdul
Penny Marshall
Queen Latifah
Rihanna
Shannon Kolar (Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List)
Sheryl Crow
Sugarland - Jennifer Nettles
Taylor Dayne
Taylor Swift
Tia Carrere
Whitney Houston
Zooey Deschanel

Lust & Gore Hardwear in the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Award Gift Bags

The night is over, but the press about the lavish gifts given to the Presenters and Performers is just starting. Whether you are into pop media or not, chances are you have heard about these GRAMMY® Gift Bags. After the big night, the focus shifts from the awards themselves to the rewards of being a celebrity. Get set. As the coverage of the "swag bags" and talent lounges starts, so does your chance to live vicariously. And, if you don't want to live vicariously, stop by www.lustandgorehardwear.com and pick up the same Lust & Gore swag your favorite Presenter or Performer got dibs on at the GRAMMY festivities. Not made of money? No worries. Our military caps will set you back a mere $50 - $60.

We will keep the blog updated with the press we receive as a result of our inclusion in the GRAMMY Gift Bags. In the meantime, here is our press release about this distinctive privilege.

Lust & Gore Hardwear GRAMMY® Gift Bag Press Release

Renegade Roller Derby, Winter X Games, and Live Music Bring Back the Lust & Gore

Just when things felt all weirdly stagnant and normal, a good week serves as a refreshing kick in the bits to throw us out of complacency. A kick-ass roller derby massacre, a dose of no-holds-barred extreme athleticism and fearlessness, and some great live music remind us that our Lust & Gore Hardwear journey is about feeling good. Our hardware-heavy cowboy hats, military caps, and jewelry are supposed to make the person wearing them feel like a badass, rock-'n'-roll-lifestyle-living superstar. That is how we feel most of the time, so Lust & Gore Hardwear was started as an attempt to share that wealth. Unfortunately, of late, the monotony of real-life worries has snatched some of our motivation. Thanks to the events of a busy last week, the fire is re-kindled.

Real life can suck our nuts (and bolts).

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Girl an Girl Action and Other Lust & Gore Fire-Starters

It's been nearly seven months since Lusty and I started Lust & Gore Hardwear (www.lustandgorehardwear.com). We thought it was about time to shed some light on what makes Lusty Crush and Aurora Gory Alice tick. Or, more specifically, what makes our tickers beat faster, and our blood run hotter. Said simpler, here's what makes Lust & Gore hot . . .

1) Roller derby! Speed, aggression, and sweaty girls squeezing through tight packs and rolling on top of one another to deliver a beatdown all in the name of healthy competition. Exercise and camaraderie were never this fun in high school.

2) Music. Trip Hop and downtempo are overtly sexy, but a little Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears can flip our switches if the stars are all aligned in beer bottle shaped constellations.

3) Wine and cheese. We can't drink beer all the time and still maintain these killer physiques. It is a fine line between va va voom and boom bada boom. Besides, wine and cheese feel rich and luxurious. Someday, our life will be overflowing with riches, so we may as well train for them now.

4) Denial. An almost-sex scene is way hotter than the deed done. Enjoy the chase. Feel the burn.

5) The right clothes. Putting on the clothes that look and feel like you feel at that moment is a slice of perfection. From the image the clothes put out, to the way the clothes fit and feel when you are getting your groove on, the right threads are the cherry on top of a deliciously sweet and sticky sundae. And, we are firm believers that, sometimes, the right clothes may be no clothes at all.

What It Means To Be Rollergirl Owned and Operated

We wouldn't make it if we wouldn't wear it.

We don't write run-of-the-mill press releases or business blogs.

We don't look like the models from big-business fashion, and we don't hire people who look like those models for our photo shoots.

We don't have a lot of money, so we price our stuff for people like us.

We have business meetings at happy hour and in the bathtub.

We have razor-sharp tongues ready to offer cutting sarcasm if you can handle it.

We don't hold our tongues if someone treats us or others like shit.

We get our aggression out regularly so we always offer pleasant and compassionate customer service.

Your experience with us will never be cookie-cutter.

If you roll, we roll with you. Derby-owned Baby!

No X's and O's, just Slugs & Kisses.

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Psst . . . Lust & Gore Hardwear Makes Accessories for Men and Women

For those who might be thinking that, because Lust & Gore Hardwear is run by women, that we make products only for women, you are mistaken. Lust & Gore designs for men and women. We have women's tank tops and men's tees. All hats are unisex. Jewelry is available in long and short lengths. Hardware is non-discriminating.

We have worked hard to create product lines that are heavy metal and hardcore whether you are a man or woman. Please don't undo our work by assuming that women create just for women . . . and, even worse, by printing that assumption.

Seriously, Slugs & Kisses.

Lust & Gore Hardwear Designs Custom Military Cap for Hails & Horns Magazine

Lusty and I have been working our fingers to the bones making military caps! When I say we have put our blood, sweat, and tears into this business, mostly I mean blood. But, it has been worth it. Although we are new, we have already cranked out some really sweet designs. When Hails & Horns Magazine approached us to do a hat for them to be included in their mid-spring issue, we threw them the horns in a resounding "Hell yeah!"



This design turned out so amazingly hardcore that we knew we had to make a piece of the action available to our customers. As a result, a derivative of this design, called the Nail Spine Military Cap, is now available on the Lust & Gore Hardwear Website.

Raise your horns and get your head in some heavy metal, literally. Lust & Gore Hardwear -- Hats for Heores and Villains

Lust & Gore Hardwear Customized Military Caps to Be Featured in 2009 GRAMMY® Gift Bags

The contract is signed and the press releases are drafted. Lust & Gore Hardwear has been invited by Distinctive Assets to ccontribute to the Official Presenter and Performer Gift Bags for the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards. For those who haven't seen the media frenzy in previous years, Distinctive Assets is the company who has made GRAMMY Gift Bags the coveted items they are today. This is a big deal. Lusty and I were struggling to get our gear on a celebrity or two, and along comes Distinctive Assets handing us the opportunity to put our hats on the heads of 150 of this year's biggest celebrities. Needless to say, we scraped up the resources and accepted the invitation. Now we are frantically, but carefully, making hats and folding boxes. Paper cuts and puncture wounds never felt so right.

The following military cap designs will represent the bulk of the hats in the Gift Bags (in case you want to wear what your favorite GRAMMY Presenter or Performer may be wearing):







Visit our website to see all of our military caps: Lust & Gore Hardwear Customized Military Caps


The 2009 GRAMMYs air on February 8th, 8PMET/PT on CBS.

Lust & Gore In Grammy Gift Bags? Could Be . . .

I shit you not, I got a call from Distinctive Assets today. They are famous for their to-die-for award show gift bags. So, the scoop is that they just read our press release, Lust & Gore Online Press Release, and thought our stuff might appeal to some of the presenters and performers at the Grammy Awards in February. Artsy, edgy, and full of attitude. Lusty and I knew that all along. It's actually the point of of Lust & Gore Hardwear -- making people feel like superstars and superheroes (or, in some cases, super-villains). Now, it seems that there is a real chance that other people (some already superstars) might get to experience the Lust & Gore attitude first-hand. Lucky devils.

We'll keep you posted . . .

Thanks For the Ass! Cowboy Hat Anyone?

In the world of online marketing, the keyboard can be your friend or foe. With that instrument I am a brawlarina (shout out, AZRD!) far more than a ballerina. My peckers have good length and girth, and all 4 of them that I actually use type with both speed and power, but not always assuracy. Most of the time they serve me well. Sometimes, though, they miss or overflow. So, when we drop you a flyer on MySpace, or post on your Wall on Facebook, just know that whether Aurora's fat fingers typed "Thanks for the add!" or "Thanks for the ass!" she meant it with the utmost respect and professional courtesy.

You see, at Lust & Gore Hardwear there are a few things we love. Cowboy hats, military caps, and jewelry, of course. But, we also love roller derby, rollergirls, music, music lovers, tattoos, motorcycles, bikers, extreme sports, metal, dogs, sarcasm, and booties.

Well, honestly, we think boobies are nice too . . .

Come visit. Get to know us better.

Lust & Gore Hardwear

Thanks for the Mammaries

I would love a boob job for Christmas, but I suspect that I won't be getting it. Money is running low, almost as low as my boobs.

Perhaps this will be the dialog I can look forward to:

"Thanks for the sweater vest. I love how it doesn't cover my tattoo sleeve. Nevertheless, it is itchy and scratchy against my nipples so I shall put it in the crock put you bought me last year and cook it on low until I have burned it to nothing more than a bad memory."

Don't let this dialog be your Christmas mammary. Gift some Lust & Gore, the gift that says "Fuck you" before they can.

Hey, you wouldn't even be buying them Lust & Gore if they wouldn't say it . . .

Stalkings and Missile Toe

Tired of the same old Christmas ho-hum? How about gifting a little Lust & Gore? Nothing represents the spirit of the season like a Twisted Link Choker . . .



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Hey, fashion is pain. Like wearing tight clothes, it is a little uncomfortable to look like 2 pounds of baloney in a 1 pound sack, but it is so worth it.

So give the gift that says "What the fuck are you looking at?" this Christmas. I know I will.

Shotgun Style Interview Reveals Secret of the Orient

For your enjoyment and theirs, Lusty and Aurora sat down (But wait, that's not even the fun part!) and interviewed each other. Because of Aurora's substantial ADD and Lusty's excitement to get to happy hour, the interview is done shotgun style - -questions fired, answers scattered, splattered, and, sometimes, disgusting.

Aurora to Lusty: Would you rather have a hook for a hand or a peg leg?

Lusty: Hook. I can't fit my skate on a peg and I can rip a girl's face off with a hook.

Lusty to Aurora: You were in the Air Force. Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?

Aurora: No. I have shot a machine gun straight up into the air with one arm while yelling "Freedom!" though.

Aurora to Lusty: Is my butt broken?

Lusty: Yes. There's a huge crack in it. Maybe your name should be Count Crackula instead of Aurora Gory Alice.

Lusty to Aurora: Do you think my sweat smells like menstruation?

Aurora: No. Your breath does.

Aurora to Lusty: Alright. On to Lust & Gore now. What is your favorite Lust & Gore product?

Lusty: Our newest design usually tends to be my favorite because we just get better and better at designing. Right now, though, my favorite is the black straw cowboy hat with the nails through the hat band, and nails pierced through the brim. It makes me feel a combination of heavy metal and hoedown.

Lusty to Aurora: What Lust & Gore product or products are you most excited about?

Aurora: I love to skate. I have roller derby to thank for the "fuck it" attitude that led to the creation of this business. So, my favorite designs are those that pay homage to skating, namely the skate bearing jewelry and the customized military cap with the handpainted rollergirls.

Aurora to Lusty: What is it like to work with me?

Lusty: If it weren't for all the drinking, I am not sure I could do it. Thank goodness for the drinking. Plus, I think you're kinda hot. And tall.

Lusty to Aurora: What made you decide to make fashion accessories out of hardware?

Aurora: On the way from Albany to Phoenix, we decided to buy cowboy hats. Everything we came across in our search for the perfect cowboy hat was either lame or low key. We are neither of those things. I had always thought about making jewelry from hardware for myself because I love the weight of the metal. It feels powerful and hardcore. So, we translated that idea to cowboy hats, and later military caps. We customized them with hardware to make unique hats that were hardcore without trying. They don't feel contrived. They are just badass.

Aurora to Lusty: Is there anything you want the reader to know about Lust & Gore Hardwear?

Lusty: Lust & Gore stuff makes you feel good. This old world can suck you dry sometimes. You deserve to feel good so we are designing interesting products to make you the superstar of wherever you are.

Lusty to Aurora: What about you? Anything you want the readers to know?

Aurora: If you're wearing Lust & Gore and people aren't staring, it's because they are scared.

Aurora to Lusty: What is the secret of the orient?

Lusty: Why, Pearl Cream, of course.

Our Website Is Live! LustandGoreHardwear.com Is Open For Business!

We are open for business!

Lust & Gore Hardwear's Website

Please stop by. Look around, buy stuff, contact us. Have fun! Tell people!

Slugs & Kisses,

Lusty and Aurora

You Just Look So Cool That I Had To Ask - - Are You a Rock Star?

We all want to make a living doing something we love. Good marketing is a way to, at the very least, let us chase the dream a little bit longer. When you dress differently, confidently, people tend to care more about what you and who you are. They become interested in you. They ask questions. You get to tell someone about your band, your bike, your skate shop, your roller derby team. That is street marketing at its most basic level. It is promotion of the best kind - self-promotion. No one can speak more passionately about your passions than you. So drum up the interest. Dress the part.

Lust & Gore Original Design - Black Toyo/Nail Sash/Nails

Double Tier Sash Machine Screw Bracelet

Visit :

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and

Lust & Gore Hardwear MySpace Page

For customized cowboy hats, military caps, and original jewelry designs that don't just hint at who you are, they scream.

It's Like We're Famous Or Somethin'

We got real professional flyers done this week. Thanks to T-Wrexx for modeling and Adrian for making the flyers look HOT!

Please feel free to post these, send these, or print and distribute these. It's not so much even "feel free". What I mean to say is "Please post these, email these, print these, and in any other way, distribute these." Please?

Gratuitous begging has ended.

Lusty learned Photoshop Elements. Check out her flyer.



(If you right-click or control-click and open the image in a new window, you can actually see the whole thing.)

You know, if you want to show this to your friends and family, it is okay with us . . .

Miniature Highway Patrolman, Meet Larger-Than-Life Aurora Gory Alice

So, I got pulled over on the way home from the bout on Friday night. It was about 11:00 PM and there were 5 of us in the car. I had just asked if anyone had seen a speed limit sign. No one had. Still, I came speeding up on the asses of 2 Highway Patrol cars. I passed one. Always a bold move, but, hey, why the fuck not? Anyhoo, he immediately pulled in behind me and flipped his lights on. Oops.

So I see him get out of his car and I debate my first words to him. I am thinking about saying "I know, you pulled me over to invite me to the Highway Patrolman's ball," praying that he will respond with "Highway Patrolman don't have balls." As we had all been drinking, I decide that maybe I will just hold my tongue and answer his questions.

He approaches with an attitude. Something about the speed limit being 45 because it was a construction zone, me passing 2 Highway Patrolman, and the car smelling like alcohol. I told him that I had had a couple of beers and the next words, as expected, were "Would you step out of the car?" I was not nervous about the sobriety test as I was not intoxicated, but I was feeling inconvenienced. So I throw the car door open and take the walk to the rear of the car to chat.

His tone was definitely different during the conversation outside. He asked questions in a normal tone of voice. The follow the pen test was brief, and he let me go with a abbreviated schpiel about impaired driving. I think back on it now, as I stood there dressed in my metal clad boots with the 3" sole (making me 6"2), knee socks, a short skirt with crossbones, and my uniform tank top which says "Obey Your Master" across the front and wonder if that had anything to do with the way it all went down. I wonder what he must of thought when I stood there next to him looking like a super hero. I wonder if that takes away from the powerful, dominating feeling he must be used to when people clamor for words and get nervous by his presence. I would guess Aurora Gory Alice may have stolen a little of his thunder that night.

If so, I am sarong and sari. Not.