Yesterday was World Goth Day and I found myself reflecting on just how far we have come in the past few decades. I was thinking just how hard it used to be to find all the wonderful things that helped us look the way we wanted. I used to have to drive 45 mins to Huntington Beach to The Electric Chair to get my Manic Panic. If I was lucky I could find some buckle boots on the sale rack (happened twice for me!) My fishnets had to come from a sex shop, and I had to beg my big brother to drive me to Los Angeles to a men's workboot store to get my Docs. Years later a boyfriend had a friend bring me my beloved pointy toed thigh highs down from San Francisco because they were no where to be found in Hollywood at the time. Gawd, I loved those boots. Someplace I still have some of those sale rack buckle boots stuffed away, they always bring a smile to my face when I see them.
I love that today there are so many more options to express one's gothic creativity. The scene has grown and prospered into a continuing source of beauty. I can't help but smile when I see a group of young goths basking in their paleness. I am sure they often wonder why I am smirking at them, I'm just proud to see them and know the subculture still thrives.
SL gives us such vast opportunities to indulge in so many styles, but somehow I always wander back to my beloved goth. You can tell the designers that hold it close to their hearts like I do. They help us make our second lives so much more wonderfully dark. (And in the case of Dark Passions - so much pinker! - Just kidding B, but I do blame my love affair with Pastel Goth entirely on you ♥)
Lyrics taken from Oops, I did it again as inspired by The Postmodern Jukebox featuring Haley Reinhart.
See the video at the end of this post and you will understand.
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This dress! OMG! What can I say that you can't see here? It speaks of a bygone era where sexy was classy not slutty. Snatch up this beauty along with the pumps at the Dark Style Fair opening today.
I took a visit over to Clawtooth for this lovely hair as part of the blogger challenge set forth by Cajsa Lilllihook in support of Bubbles Clawtooth and his mother who has been stricken with ALS.
Read more about Bubbles and his mom's very touching story on Casja's blog:
Or take a peek at what Strawberry Singh has to say about it and see the links in her comments to enjoy the posts. When I get my three done I will link there!
