Night of the living metal ootd!

Well this is an outfit from Saturday really. My lovely rabbit (aka my boyfriend) had a show and a venue called The High Note. The name of the show was Night of The Living Metal and you could get a cheaper cover charge if you dressed up like a zombie. Well I lacked the time and makeup to be a zombie but ah well. I also recently acquired a skeleton hand hair clip and I love it to pieces!

I caved in and shredded my polka dot tights.

New Boots!

Top: A half shirt accented with safety pins layered over a basic tank
Skirt: On sale at JC Penny (it is sort of a pencil/bodycon skirt)
Tights: Wal-Mart I think
Boots: Shoe Dept. On sale for 30 bucks! I think they are Demonia knock offs
Necklaces: choker from Listia (originally from Hot Topic) and the inverted cross necklace is from Listia as well (Hand Made OOAK)
Sunglasses: stolen from the boyfriend

I love this hair clip so much!

 











                                                                                                               

If you love metal be sure to check out the band Devour By Infection on Facebook! And always support your local music scene!

Why I am goth and how I came to be goth

It has been a while since my last post. I finally signed up for classes for the Fall semester. I have about 12 more years of education to go through. I am going to be a forensic pathologist so basically I have to get a medical degree along with my degree in Forensics. And along with several others I am ready for this dreadful weather to end!

Ever since I remember I loved Halloween and vampires. I remember when I was six seeing a goth man with white contacts at a gas station and was fascinated by him. I always enjoyed the darker things since I can remember. But until sixth grade I had my hair in a high ponytail and wore..*gulp* pink dresses. My hair was still blonde at this time. I was an outcast then for being the weird and smart girl. Two girls during that time dressed in all black and listened to heavy metal. (They were transfer students.) I was inspired and I had just discovered Marilyn Manson and The Cure. I started wearing this ridiculous long and baggy black sweater along with my hair hanging in my face. I also had a pair of stompy boots I loved. The girls of course were angered and claimed I was just a copy cat. *snort* The most recent time I have seen them..they were all decked out in Abercrombie and Fitch.  During this time my self esteem was very low. I wore baggy black clothing to hide myself in. I admit I was not very educated about the history of goth culture.

I went through a time not so long ago when I wore denim and light colored shirts due to deciding If I was really into goth culture and the clothing associated with it or if I just went through a phase.I started feeling uncomfortable in light colors. I had made myself get in a rut because I thought in my beginning stages of goth I had to wear all black all the time. Not true! But I have always loved the aesthetic of gothic clothing and anything that goes with the subculture. I came to realize that I feel very comfortable with dressing the way I do. I cannot really explain why I like creepy things and such. But I know that ever since I was a child I thought different and liked different things than everyone else. I am goth because, well this is me. I would not feel myself dressing any other way.

Strangely enough Marilyn Manson was an inspiration for me. I know he is not goth but he does have the aesthetic occasionally. His music taught me to not be afraid to be myself. Not to be ashamed to be unique. Not to be ashamed or feel weird to dress different than everyone else. I was bullied a lot and his music really helped me not focus on the psychological pain associated with bullying.

So I am goth because, I just am! I am an individual and I love dressing the way I do. I discovered goth through music,television, and different people who were goth. (This is just to sum things up)

So do you have a musical inspiration?

Sugar Skull makeup! I was bored.

The Encyclopedia Gothica book review!

So If you did not know I work at a store called Books A Million. I recently ordered a book called The Encyclopedia Gothica. This book has a handy dandy family tree of Goth bands and Gothic places to visit before all around the world.

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Bats bridge in Austin, Texas? This is on my bucket list. The way the book is sorted is of course an A to Z encyclopedia. From Absinthe to Zombies, I really enjoy this book. If you are not too knowledgeable of classic Goth bands or certain aspects of the culture I really recommend this book because of its format. I bought it just because. And of course it has little snarky comments here and there. It says the Perky Goth is "prone to bouncing.", and this is definitely relevant to me. I bounce...deal with it!

Horrid lighting!

The book itself is beautiful but not as big as I imagined it to be. The cover looks aged and the pages look distressed. Better than what I expected!

Also I have recently fallen in love with grey eyeshadow. I took pictures after a random day of Lost Boys inspiration. I also teased my hair and did a faux side shave look. So do you have a favorite gothy book?

Oh and I love wearing only one ear ring. Viva la 80's!

Fashion Inspirations and Beetle Juice pants!

Hello all! I hope your Independence Day is going well and safe! I just wanted to share my current fashion inspirations and links that I love. Oh and I have beetle juice pants now! I purchased them at a store called Rue 21 for around thirty US bucks. Not too shabby. The chains were stolen from my boyfriend and the belt is ancient. It's from Hot Topic I think.

I recently paired these with a cropped shirt held together with safety pins and layered over a basic black tank. I love them so much because they are comfy as well!

Okay so here are my current fashion inspirations.

1.The Lost Boys
I love this movie. I love the sound track also. The leather jackets,the layers of distressed fabric,and the layers of jewelry. Oh and that wicked 1980's one ear ring thing.

2.Al Jourgensen
He is the singer of the industrial band Ministry. He has some rad sun glasses and wicked piercings. He has a vampire god/post apocalyptic/rivet head look. 

3.Nancy from The Craft.
Even though she ends up going completely bat shit insane I love her clothing. This movie is also one of my favorites. There is a scene where she has some killer pointy toed buckle boots.

4. Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless
I only really like one song by the band, The Pretty Reckless. But her makeup is beautiful and I love how she layers. Her blonde hair is my natural hair color as well. She inspired me to grow out my hair. Which is frustrating because all I do is wear it in a messy bun because I have no idea what else to do with it.  

So I have gotten rid of a lot of clothing I never wear. My wardrobe is changing and I am slowly creating a new look for myself. I now only own two pairs of denim jeans. (Which will be dyed black.) And I have two pencil skirts I am in love with. I am trying to wear skirts and dresses more. (Slowly getting used to skirts, etc.) I have found some very cool things from thrift stores and "normal" clothing stores. So have you ever had to reinvent your style?