Sunday Outfits

I just thought I'd share what Sam and I look like on a typical Sunday, going to Church.

Purple skull and spider web top: Spencer's
Black lace chocker: DIY gift
Skull and bone cross: this is my favorite cross necklace and has given me ample opportunity for debate amongst church folk. It was a gift from my sister, Emily.

Lace skirt: Goodwill
Iron Fist heels: shown here before, came from HT


Sam looked very handsome in Church today as well, usually he shows me up quite magnificently.

Top hat: ebay
glasses: ebay
Shirt: Walmart Halloween special
Tie: ebay

Black pants: Walmart
Boots: these are Demonia, but I can't remember where he got them.

Yay! Christian Goths in their natural habitat.

Skirt for Sale

A couple of weeks ago I posted about a new skirt I bought from ebay. Well, I just got it in yesterday and it don't fit; since I would have to pay the return shipping and the seller is only willing to give me a part of what I paid for it in return, I've decided to sell it myself.

Would any of you lovely darlings like this skirt?

The original post can be found here.

The seller labeled the piece as fitting a U.S. size 8 - 14. I am somewhere between a 6 and 8 and the skirt was too small, so maybe a 2 - 4 would be a better fit. It has an elastic waist, and is somewhat sheer, but a pair of tights or bloomers would easily fix this. It is very lightweight and would be perfect for wear in hot weather.

If you are possessed of a small waist, or know someone who is, and are interested in the skirt, please shoot me an email (which is linked in my blogger profile) so we can discuss payment and shipping.

Please note that my size estimation is in U.S. sizes.

Goth Color Blocking

I don't know how many of you keep up with the mainstream and their fashion fads; I don't normally myself save for what I see people wearing on the street, but there is one that a fashion-forward friend of mine wrote an article about in our college newspaper when I was its Editor-in-Chief (this has been a couple of semesters ago) that I rather liked and wanted to try.

It's called color blocking, and basically uses contrasting colors paired together to make a statement. There is an article explaining it more thoroughly here. The overall effect is striking, if not slightly daunting, so I thought there had to be a way of Gothing it up.

So voila, here it is: Goth Color Blocking!

 




































Ok, so it's still mostly black, but I've managed to splash in some purple, green, pink, and yellow.

This top I got from Walmart last Halloween, the skeleton bat necklace is from Spencer's.

Skirt is from Hot Topic, it's Tripp.

Tights are from Walmart, last Halloween as well. Shoes are Iron Fist, from HT I think. No one does high heels like Iron Fist!

And for no apparent reason, the term Goth Color Blocking made me think of this video, enjoy!

I've been distracted

New book with which I have been amusing myself:

I actually can't wait for my Fall classes to start at the college so I can have something productive to do, meanwhile I've been reading a lot.

But....I am "Normal"!

Have you every had that person who, when you try to explain Goth to them, asks the curious question, "But what do you do?"

Ummm, people things?

Ok, I get it (somewhat), we dress differently than other people do. We're spooky and different, so maybe it is natural to think that we spend our free time in graveyards communing with the dead, or building coffin-shaped beds in which to sleep, or cooking in large cauldrons instead of on a stove. The reality is that, no, we just go to the grocery store and get ice cream and then go home and watch TV.

While it would be more exciting to led some sort of extraordinary life when one decides to be a Goth, we really are regular people just like you, we just do a lot of shopping around Halloween.

My lovely husband and I, being all "normal."

I got a new car!

 Well, new used car. It's a 2005 Ford Focus, isn't it cute?

Cute Kids vs. Creepy Adults

Source  (Yes it's Marilyn Manson, what of it?)

Ok, say you're walking down the street, in all your Gothy glory, when a random child exclaims over your appearance and stares avidly at you. Cute, right? Now picture an adult staring avidly at you in the same way. Kind of makes your skin crawl, doesn't it?

Case in point; my Sam and I were in Walmart getting some groceries when this little girl stares tapping her brother franticly on the shoulder and staring at us with this awe-stuck look on her face. I though this was indescribably cute. On the other hand, when the mom noticed what the kids were looking at, she goes "oh my God" and....stares. Quite a different stare than the kids.

Why is it that when kids do this, it's cute, but when adults do it, it's just plain creepy.

I think it has something to do with our perception of what is going on in either the kid or the adult's mind. Usually, kids are more open to the strange and unusual than adults are, so we see their reaction as being innocently curious (I say usually, because I have had a couple of instances where the kid spat more venom than I thought was possible for their age, so I know it is possible that not all kids are like that). However, most adults are not as forgiving of weirdness, so their stares have more of a negative connotation. I'm not saying this is true of all adults, just the ones who stare in a creepy way. 

What do you guys think? Have you run into this phenomenon, and what are your thoughts on it?