shortstuff Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Are there any other nerds who are interested in a alternate fashion? I would love to meet some people who are even if they aren't interested in the same one as myself.I personal ham into lolita fashion, although I don't wear it as much as I would like, due to living in a small community.Here's a photo of me in lolitaCatching them all from my iPad using tapatalk 2 Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 When I mean alternate fashion, I mean things like goth, punk, stream punk, and pretty much anything that isn't main stream Catching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
Überleben Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Steampunk. Steampunk is my drug of choice. If I can prance around all day in corsets, goggles and boots I'm a happy camper. It's not good stuff for hiking though! 2 Quote “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.†~ Jean-Paul Sartre Back on form next challenge Link to comment
Ahyar Dreamspark Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I don't think I have a specific style, but if it's black and looks epic (and functional!) then chances are I'll want to wear it XD Also, large boots FTW. I'll post pics of the ones I have (and the ones I want) later when I'm not at work. Long coats? Yes plz. And large pieces of jewelry. Quote Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Steampunk. Steampunk is my drug of choice. If I can prance around all day in corsets, goggles and boots I'm a happy camper. It's not good stuff for hiking though!Have you been into steampunk for long? I don't think I have a specific style, but if it's black and looks epic (and functional!) then chances are I'll want to wear it XDAlso, large boots FTW. I'll post pics of the ones I have (and the ones I want) later when I'm not at work.Long coats? Yes plz. And large pieces of jewelry.That is still cool though, I can't wait to see your large boots collection!Catching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
Überleben Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 About 3 or 4 years. Before that I was heavy into victorian gothic. Quote “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.†~ Jean-Paul Sartre Back on form next challenge Link to comment
I-Jo Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I'm a little closet gothling- I work in a big office under 'important people"- so my goth is really more in accessories rather than my main style which makes me sad- but it is what it is !!! I do like some very steampunky stuff (seeing new pictures from Clockwork Coutoure on my FB thread is making me very happy) Also as a bellydancer I have shiny and weird tastes Quote Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 About 3 or 4 years. Before that I was heavy into victorian gothic.Yea? That's so coolI'm a little closet gothling- I work in a big office under 'important people"- so my goth is really more in accessories rather than my main style which makes me sad- but it is what it is !!!I do like some very steampunky stuff (seeing new pictures from Clockwork Coutoure on my FB thread is making me very happy)Also as a bellydancer I have shiny and weird tastes I know the feeling, expect I work in a hardware store with a uniform, so I can't even wear accessories, even if I could, I would be too worried about damaging them somehow to wear them or that would get in the wayCatching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
MalleusMaleficarum Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 I'm very intensely interested in what I consider the "good version" of gothic fashion. That basically boils down to what actually looks good on a person and what isn't just plain silly in normal daily life. Too much of it ends up looking like this: Very rarely is the goth look skillfully pulled off so it looks natural and graceful instead of forced and obnoxious. To me the best of gothic clothing/fashion is to first learn to dress well, period, and then to refine it in a direction until everything is "goth like," and what you're left with is a complete picture that screams "vampires and tombstones" while being objectively classy and appropriate. So far Davey Havok is one of a very short list of people who regularly pulls this off, so he's my standing example. At least before the days when he got a rockabilly haircut, stubble and a tan, he was always very tastefully dressed within a very specific theme. No rubber trenchcoats, no Hot Topic crap, just having awesome goth hair and wearing almost exclusively black with purple/gray/red here and there as accents. Quote [ Babby's Ferst Challenge ]Veganism killed my gainzChasing 15 rep 2xBW deadlift Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 I'm very intensely interested in what I consider the "good version" of gothic fashion.That basically boils down to what actually looks good on a person and what isn't just plain silly in normal daily life.Too much of it ends up looking like this:Very rarely is the goth look skillfully pulled off so it looks natural and graceful instead of forced and obnoxious. To me the best of gothic clothing/fashion is to first learn to dress well, period, and then to refine it in a direction until everything is "goth like," and what you're left with is a complete picture that screams "vampires and tombstones" while being objectively classy and appropriate.So far Davey Havok is one of a very short list of people who regularly pulls this off, so he's my standing example. At least before the days when he got a rockabilly haircut, stubble and a tan, he was always very tastefully dressed within a very specific theme.No rubber trenchcoats, no Hot Topic crap, just having awesome goth hair and wearing almost exclusively black with purple/gray/red here and there as accents.I have never heard of Davey Havok, I shall wonder off to google to look up what "good version" of goth looks likeCatching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
MalleusMaleficarum Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 He's the singer for AFI. Look him up during the Sing the Sorrow or December Underground years and he's a pretty good example. Quote [ Babby's Ferst Challenge ]Veganism killed my gainzChasing 15 rep 2xBW deadlift Link to comment
I-Jo Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh i love him. It definition takes some work to remove yourself from the rebellious teenage power mesh and eyeliner goth. I found some nice looks... Accessories make a huge difference to. They make a big statement without going over board. 2 Quote Link to comment
Raev Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'm an oldschool rivet head and tend to still sport rivet head fashion, when not at work. Of course, seeing that as a side job I am a Goth/Industrial music DJ in Detroit it's no wonder that I tend to look the part fairly often. 1 Quote level 4 Gnoll warrior STR 6|DEX 5|STA 4|CON 5|WIS 5|CHA 2 Building a better Raev, part 1. Goal: working set of 350# squat, 235# bench, 370# deadlift, 15% or lower BF% Fix slight pelvic tilt, reinforce lower back to help disc issue Link to comment
Thrillho Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I married a lovely goth girl that was known throughout town as "That Crazy Cape Lady". Even by my parents, before I introduced her to them. I was just a nerd, jeans and a plain-color t-shirt, and 15 years later I still am, and the pressures of parenting life have also made her dress substantially more normal, but she finds a lot of subtle little ways to goth it up. And when she gets her occasional night out, it's makeup and corset time! 3 Quote The cancer was aggressive, but the chemotherapy was aggressive, as well. There was aggression on both sides. Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 He's the singer for AFI. Look him up during the Sing the Sorrow or December Underground years and he's a pretty good example.I looked him up on google images, he certainly looks like a good version of goth or at lest he does to a non gothCatching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
shortstuff Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I married a lovely goth girl that was known throughout town as "That Crazy Cape Lady". Even by my parents, before I introduced her to them. I was just a nerd, jeans and a plain-color t-shirt, and 15 years later I still am, and the pressures of parenting life have also made her dress substantially more normal, but she finds a lot of subtle little ways to goth it up.And when she gets her occasional night out, it's makeup and corset time! It's great she can still find ways to make her outfits a bit more goth, that's something I want to do with lolita, I want to add lolita elements to my non lolita outfits but I still only have a very small wardrobe, so I can't do much without going full lolitaCatching them all from my iPad using tapatalk Quote STR – 24.45, DEX – 13.50, STA – 23.50, CON – 21.40, WIS – 27.65, CHA – 4.50When the sun comes up, you better start running - Thomas FriedmenEpic Quest - Current Challenge - Twitter - Goodreads - Fitbit - blog Link to comment
cobaltflash Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 My look would definitely have to be punk its more versatile than goth is and i feel i can be alot more outdoorsy in punk gear than in goth. Quote Level 5 Idiot Assassin STR: 22 DEX: 11 STA: 14 CON: 10 WIS: 0 CHA: 14 Link to comment
maegs Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'm very intensely interested in what I consider the "good version" of gothic fashion. That basically boils down to what actually looks good on a person and what isn't just plain silly in normal daily life.[...]Very rarely is the goth look skillfully pulled off so it looks natural and graceful instead of forced and obnoxious. To me the best of gothic clothing/fashion is to first learn to dress well, period, and then to refine it in a direction until everything is "goth like," and what you're left with is a complete picture that screams "vampires and tombstones" while being objectively classy and appropriate. You might like these blogs then: Sea of Ghosts (she also designs/makes jewelry, pretty much all of which I want)The Animal OrchestraThey're not necessarily super goth, but have a bit of that feel while looking classy/well-dressed/put-together. 1 Quote Current Challenge Goodreads|Instagram|Ravelry Link to comment
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