Outfit of the Day 1- Paranorman

Remember that outfit post I've been promising? Yeah, well here it is.

Traditionally, one takes pictures of oneself in the bathroom with the largest mirror. And we do it immediately after we get out of the shower.
I was going for casual but still Goth-ish with a little spooky thrown in. Now that I look at it, it seems a bit too BabyBat. It's probably the pants, but I can't give them up.

-Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat T-shirt, around 15$ from Hot Topic (My very first trip, which I remember fondly) 
-Lip Service Mens Junkie Bondage Jeans, around 80-90$ from Lip Service. (My first, and now that I think of it, only, pair of "Goth pants", bought 3 years and 5/6 pants sizes ago). They got to be too short and too big, so I cut them off.
-Demonia Fierce-130 Boots, 80-odd$ from Sinister Soles (I had problems with the soles coming loose, so they're in a boot press at a shoe repair shop now)
-Skull bracelet, 7$, black jelly bracelet, found, multiple hair ties

I went to see ParaNorman with a two twin friends. It was lovely. Eventually, my Heath-Ledger-in-10-Things-I-Hate-About-You Shower Hair dried and frizzed out. That was unhappy-time.
I almost never wear this shirt because it actually fits and I have problems with body image and I'm self-conscious beyond belief.

I'll set up some better, school related outfits when I find a suitably lighted, secluded bathroom in my school to take pictures in.

With cliched t-shirts and BabyBat Bondage Pants,

Goth Challenge- Day 7

I do have an idea for a post! But, until Halloween, that post will not be typed. Until then, I'll be doing memes and OOTDs when I have the energy to upload them.

Day 7 – Ten of your favourite goth bands.

I honestly don't like enough legit Goth music to do this properly. I like The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jack Off Jill, and Cinema Strange. Do they even count?
So I'm going to be doing this by genres of Goth-friendly music to make it seem like I've put thought into this. And just for giggles, I'll add in my favorite songs.

I WILL ATTEMPT- TradGoth and Associated

1. The Cure (the entire album Disintegration)
      -Disintegration, Closedown, Last Dance, The LoveCats, Friday I'm In Love

2. Siouxsie and the Banshees (I like pretty much all of it, but don't have much experience with them)
      -Happy House, Kiss Them For Me

3. Jack Off Jill
      -Witch Hunt, Strawberry Gashes

4. Cinema Strange
      -Intermezzo Bright Violet Euphoria, Greensward Grey

5. The Smiths
      -How Soon is Now, What She Said, The Headmaster Ritual

6. Sisters of Mercy
      -Lucretia My Reflection

7. A Flock of Seagulls
      -Wishing, Telecommunication, Space Age Love Song

8. Skeletal Family
      -Promised Land

9. Strawberry Switchblade
      -Jolene, Since Yesterday, Being Cold, Go Away

10. Asylum Party
     -The Desert

The Cabaret-Type Things

1. Emilie Autumn (I disapprove of her, but her music is gorge, she's extremely attractive, and I own her book)
     -A Cure?, Medicate with Tea, If I Burn, Swallow, Liar, Shallott, Rose Red, Rapunzel

2. The Dresden Dolls
     -Backstabber, Girl Anachronism, Mandy Goes to Med School, Me and the Minibar

3. Amanda Palmer
     -Strength Through Music, Oasis, Astronaut, Runs in the Family, Map of Tasmania

4. Evelyn Evelyn
     -Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn, Evelyn Evelyn, Sandy Fishnets, Elephant Elephant

5. Abney Park
     -Dear Ophelia, Building Steam, Sacrilege, The Emperor's Wives, Sleep Isabella

6. Hannah Fury
     -Away, Meathook, The Necklace of Marie Antoinette, Angels and Absinthe

7. Voltaire
     -Goodnight Demonslayer, Brains!, Zombie Prostitute, The Vampire Club, Ex-Lover's Lover

8. The Sucker Punch Soundtrack
     -Sweet Dreams, White Rabbit, Where is My Mind?, Asleep

9. Rasputina
     -Transylvanian Concubine, Dig Ophelia

10. Creature Feature


The Dreaded Adora BatBrat-esque Synthare Electro Based Goth That Everyone is Scared of

1. Kraftwerk
     -Showroom Dummies

2. Assemblage 23
     -Damaged, Madman's Dream

3. And One
     -Military Fashion Show, Fehlschlag, Love You to the End, Murder Murder

4. Helalyn Flowers
     -Sitting on the Moon, Unreal, Hybrid Moments, A Sweet and Deep Bomb in my Heart

5. The Birthday Massacre (I had to put it somewhere)
     - Goodnight, Lover's End, Weekend, Red Stars, In the Dark

6. Kerli
     -Army of Love, Walking On Air, Tea Party, Strange Boy

7. Elegant Machinery
     -Process, Move

8. Hurts
     -Sunday

9. Berlin Express
     -Die Russen Kommen, The 4:08 to Paris

10. Indochine
     -L'aventurier

Just to add on a bit that don't really fit in,

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu- Fashion Monster, Tsukema Tsukeru
Versailles Philharmonic Quartet- Zombie, Aristocrat's Symphony, Antique in the Future
Tommy Heavenly6- Black Paper Moon, Lollipop Candy Bad Girl
Magenta- Eccentricity
Kanon Wakeshima- Celsimia, Still Doll, Suna no Oshiro
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- Bad Reputation, I Hate Myself for Loving You
Babymetal- Doki Doki Morning, Kibaobuakiba
Apocalyptica- Master of Puppets, Enter Sandman

I also really like non-Goth music that's might resonate

Paramore- Misguided Ghosts, Careful, Brick by Boring Brick
Labyrinth Ear- Amber, Lithium, Snow WHite
Clams Casino- Swervin, I'm God, Illest Alive
Purity Ring- Belispeak, Lofticries, Obedear
The Pretty Reckless- Make Me Wanna Die, Under Water
Regina Spektor- Samson, All the Rowboats, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Eet, Small Town Moon
The Title- Ever So Slightly
Unicorn Kid- Buttons, Wee Monsters
Avril Lavigne- Alice, I Can Do Better, The Best Damn Thing, Anything But Ordinary
Skrillex- Cinema, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Hey Sexy Lady

I think I might have lost the point of this post long, looooong ago

With Tight-Ass Pants and Monster Boots,

It's Been Almost a Month

and I haven't posted anything. Life is catching up with me. I have theatre rehearsals, school, homework, and brownie-eating.
What should I do?
Should I recommend things?
Like brands, websites, books, movies, music, artists?

I honestly have a post waiting. A real one.
Buuuuut, today, good things have happened.
Liiiiike

That's right.
Steampunk Hamlet.













I play Reynaldo. I only have 13 total lines and they're all in act 2 scene 1, but I DO HAVE LINES. AND AN ENTIRE SCENE DEVOTED TO ME. And if I know my theatre department, they'll add some funny ones.

But still
STEAMPUNK
HAMLET

I've seen the inspo pictures for the designers (I'm an actor AND a costumer, so this is for me). One is one of the members of Abney Park, which I find amusing. There's also an Industrial Schwarze Szene guy and some form of Steam Loli. So, I'll be designing (maybe) and crafting (maybe) clothing and deff acting.
HAPPINESS

With buckled platforms and vintage brown material because Hamlet,

Goth Challenge Day 4

LET US HAVE A MOMENT OF GLORIOUS APPLAUSE FOR AMY
YOU ALL FOLLOW HER I KNOW YOU DO

Day 4 – Name a stereotype or cliche you can relate to.

Ah. Let's see.
I really freak out about Halloween. I have three pairs of Halloween socks that I wear with Creepers. SPEAKING OF CREEPERS- How am I supposed to wear them without knobbly socks? I don't like it when my socks show unless they're supposed to, like stripey socks and such.

Back on track, I also like stompy boots. I really realllly like stompy boots. Is that a cliche? Kid with lank black hair, poor makeup skills, metal-studded bracelets, Evanescence tee, Tripp phat pants, and killer boots?

Well. My hair is black now, but I tease it most days. It couldn't be lank if it wanted.
I don't wear makeup anymore, because I look enough like a girl and it irks me.
I do have one studded bracelet, but they're tiny bronze-y sphere and not silver pyramid studs.
I don't own any band t shirts. This is a problem.
The only Tripp I own is a peacoat.
...I only have two pairs of killer platforms.

I don't really have anything else, so I'll share some pretty people on tumblr

Jupiter Crash and Corridors of Gender are both fabulicious, beautiful Deathrock girls. Their hair, makeup, and clothes are fabulous.

Girls and Boys of the Darkside post picture of - you guessed it - girls and boys of the dark side.

Cats, Bats, and Witches' Hats, thin cigarette , tahlulala , Toxic Tears , Psychara, Freak Out Already!, NEOGROTESK, Kaz Eckfeldt, Brokkenwings, Ozora Nazo, Unnoticed by Time, sleepless thoughts, She's Happy Because of Prozac, The Black Lace Dandy, Noel Winters, Stiff Kittens, Marko Androgynous, Sense of Decay, gothnrollx, thereal MURDEROTIC, khymeira &, and Gothic Charm School: pretty things all post selfies. And they're all beautiful.

With super skinny jeans and Trashville-518s (actually, my outfit for tomorrow!)

Goth Challenge Day 3

I'm sorry this is a day late. I had to do yard work yesterday and my internet went crazy for a bit. But, today is day four three of the Goth Challenge...When did you come out the Goth closet? (If you didn't then simply discuss the topic)

I didn't have a Goth coming-out per se. I kind of gradually slipped into it and hoped they would guess. I still refrain from calling myself a Goth, because down where I live, it means to be the stereotypical MallGoth, with Halloween makeup and long coats. Just like my last photo from my last post!
It started with...well, I talked about that last post.

Let me rant a little on the ignorance of the people in my area. I brought (stupidly) my copies of What is Goth? and Make it Black by Voltaire to school. Mostly to show off. I showed it to people and I assumed I wouldn't have to say it out loud, considering I was wear eyeliner and combat boots and carrying around a book that said 'What is Goth?' on it. Sadly, they didn't get it. At all.
I had a girl who sat beside on the bast last year who would give me the side-eye and say "Don't go Gothic".

So there. I'm watching Avatar the Last Airbender, so I can't be bothered to write any more.
With ripped fishnets and Siouxsie Sioux eyeliner,

Goth Challenge Day On - Two!

Due to blogger's block, I'll be doing Juliet's Lace's Goth Challenge! As soon as school starts back (10 days, kiddies...) I'll be doing sort-of-regular outfit posts.
I've sort of done day 1, so I'll skip ahead a day.

Share photos and experiences from your Baby Bat days.

 Oh dear.
Now, mind you all I've dropped 6-7 pants sizes since then, and insults are intolerable.

Let us share the very first BabyBat picture I have of myself.

The first photo not taken from the front

I don't particularly know how to start this. This was my first "dress-extravagantly-and-fix-your-hair" event. It was a friend's (who was a scene girl and therefore=k001) birthday and her sister took this picture. Before you are all suitably horrified, let me describe my outfit.
If I remember correctly, I was wearing awful dark blue bootcut jeans, black low-top Converse with black/white checkered laces, a fluffy tail, not one but TWO  Nightmare Before Christmas shirts layered together, a clip on tie, and snow-leopard clip-on ears. My hair was straightened and my eyes were kohled. Can you see the eye shadow? Nooo, because I didn't know how to use makeup and didn't use primer. To this day, I still won't wear makeup. I thought I was the height of Goth couture.
I don't remember what music I was listening to. I think I was vaguely interested in Kidneythieves and Velvet Acid Christ. Amazon recommended me to them after I rated all of Avril Lavigne's albums. She was the Goth idol of course.
This was sixth grade.

 

The first selfie

This was soon after my 12th birthday (also sixth grade). For that birthday, I had my first trip to Hot Topic. I was wearing my Hot Topic top hat, Hot Topic peacoat, Lip Service bondage pants, and combat boots. It seems like it could be a relatively good outfit now, 6 pants sizes down and at the opposite end of the upper-body sizes.
The eyeshadow was a bit better, but it had just been applied shortly before. I also smeared it across another boy's eyelid after he showed disloyalty.
I do still have the coat, hat, and pants (now cut-offs). The amazing army-issue combat boots sadly did not grow as my feet did and had to be thrown away.
As tribute to my MallGothyness, I was heading to a mall.  As part of a scholastic team. I bought a hat.

The height of my BabyBat-ism

There are no words to accurately describe my shame for this pictured weekend.
It was Voltaire's first live performance in my state and he was my favorite Gawff musician. There was a velvet cloak that went with this outfit. Let's just list everything I was wearing. The top hat (Hot Topic), vest (thrift store), dress shirt (sleeves cut off with a fork moments before because of *insert state here* heat; thrift store), shorts (thrift store), socks (internet), combat boots (storage unit sale), gloves (Spencer's Gifts), armwarmers (bought hours before at convention Voiltaire was performing at) necklace and bracelet (Rue21),  and white extensions (from the con as well). I'm sorry I typed so long. The makeup was, ironically enough, Halloween store black lipstick and too much eyeliner.
Anyway, Voltaire asked for volunteers to sing "When You're Evil" onstage with him. According to my step-sister (who has been cleverly edited out), a huge group of people pointed at me. I didn't know the lyrics, but no one noticed and I can't look at the pictures without wincing.

I knew you were all wondering when a picture like this would appear

This is the epitome of MallGoth. Long coat, Green Day t-shirt (incidentally, I don't and have never really liked them), Lip Service pants, Demonia Trashville 518 boots, striped arwarmer, mesh armwarmer, and spiked wristband. I am ashamed of this first photoshoot. I am not one of those Goths that looks fondly upon their BabyBat days. Not only because of the terrible outfits but my weight problem as well. Thank God that was fixed about three moths later. This was seventh grade winter break. Notice, the "corpse paint". I am very, very sorry.

There you are. My treacherous fashion journey into Goth.

With a pit of shame and newly dyed-black-and-trimmed hair