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#**Sunglasses (much like The Sisters of Mercy), top hats, capes, cravats, riding crops or lunchbox purses. Piercings and colorful contact lenses and fake fangs are also popular.<ref>Goodlad, L and Bibby, M (2007), ''Goth: Undead Subculture'', Introduction, p.3 ISBN 978-0822339212</ref> | #**Sunglasses (much like The Sisters of Mercy), top hats, capes, cravats, riding crops or lunchbox purses. Piercings and colorful contact lenses and fake fangs are also popular.<ref>Goodlad, L and Bibby, M (2007), ''Goth: Undead Subculture'', Introduction, p.3 ISBN 978-0822339212</ref> | ||
#**Silver jewellery such as silver skulls, human skeletons and bats or religious imagery like crosses made into chunky rings, brooches and necklaces.<ref>Roberts, C, Livingstone, H and Baxter-Wright, E, (2014), ''Goth: The Design, Art and Fashion of a Dark Subculture'', Fashion, p.181 ISBN 978-1780978864</ref> | #**Silver jewellery such as silver skulls, human skeletons and bats or religious imagery like crosses made into chunky rings, brooches and necklaces.<ref>Roberts, C, Livingstone, H and Baxter-Wright, E, (2014), ''Goth: The Design, Art and Fashion of a Dark Subculture'', Fashion, p.181 ISBN 978-1780978864</ref> | ||
| − | #**Nail polish. Black, purple and red were incredibly popular colours with goths.<ref>Goodlad, L and Bibby, M (2007), ''Goth: Undead Subculture'', Introduction, p.3 ISBN 978-0822339212</ref><ref>Harriman, A and Bontje, M, (2014), ''Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace'', Painted bird, p.66 ISBN 978-1783203529</ref | + | #**Nail polish. Black, purple and red were incredibly popular colours with goths.<ref>Goodlad, L and Bibby, M (2007), ''Goth: Undead Subculture'', Introduction, p.3 ISBN 978-0822339212</ref><ref>Harriman, A and Bontje, M, (2014), ''Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace'', Painted bird, p.66 ISBN 978-1783203529</ref> |
# Go thrifting and prepare some DIY. In the original scene, goths did not have complete stores to shop at. They had their creativity and what they found in local thrift stores to work with, meaning there was no "set" goth style (although it ended up looking similar in the end). As punk is DIY, that means goth is too, and will always be a big part of it. Start experimenting with clothes yourself, and make sure they are cheap enough so that if you mess up, you aren't too bothered about it. There are several goth DIY tutorials on YouTube and on blogs to follow if you have no ideas. Meanwhile, some simple tips include: | # Go thrifting and prepare some DIY. In the original scene, goths did not have complete stores to shop at. They had their creativity and what they found in local thrift stores to work with, meaning there was no "set" goth style (although it ended up looking similar in the end). As punk is DIY, that means goth is too, and will always be a big part of it. Start experimenting with clothes yourself, and make sure they are cheap enough so that if you mess up, you aren't too bothered about it. There are several goth DIY tutorials on YouTube and on blogs to follow if you have no ideas. Meanwhile, some simple tips include: | ||
#*Buy or paint patches of your favourite band/anything from Etsy.com and eBay and sew them onto your jacket/garment of clothing. | #*Buy or paint patches of your favourite band/anything from Etsy.com and eBay and sew them onto your jacket/garment of clothing. | ||
