This has helped me SO much I really can’t stand the “goth shops” now such as dolls kill.... so expensive and horrible quality. So thank you for posting!
I was always a "goodwill goth" or "garage sale goth". I would always make accessories for my friends too. One week I made 7 tiny top hats...I probably shoulda charged, considering how broke I was. Lol.
You don't even know.. A lot of baby bats come up to me "omg where do you get your clothes? they are so beautiful! but my parents only give me __ amount of money to shop with, so i cant afford those things!" Oh sweety, no! You just go to thrift stores. You can find a piece here and a piece there.. And i guarantee you can customize and make stand out from all your friends!
Most of my thrifted stuff wasn't made for Goths - it's things that individually might have been worn as part of a mainstream outfit by perhaps a middle-aged lady with classic tastes (plenty of fitted black velvet jackets, for example, or black button-up blouses with lace and ruffles), but when worn with ripped-up fishnets and the right accessories, are transformed into Goth-ness. Half my wardrobe is vintage and second-hand Marks & Spencers (a brand in the UK that markets to upper-middle-class tastes), but it is how you assemble an outfit and how you layer things up, accessorise, customise. Tips: A lot of things look better with some quality lace trim (soft tulle lace, guipure lace, avoid scratchy plasticky raschel lace) and ugly lace can usually be swapped out with nice lace quite easily. Swap coloured buttons or brassy/gold buttons with silvery buttons. Cotton and natural materials dye more easily than synthetics, and dyeing things that are the right cut but the wrong colour often works. Look around autumn - it's usually autumn/fall time that thrift shops put out their velvet and their black, their jewel-tones.
DomesticatedGoth Thanks for the advice. I don't have an eye for accessorizing so I'm really bad at putting outfits together, especially because I prefer the more subtle romantic look. No one believes I'm goth because most of the time I don't look it but that's usually because I either don't have the clothes, I haven't fully developed my own sense of style with the clothes I do have (even after three or four years of identifying as goth), or I don't know how to put together good outfits.
Happy to help :) The quickest way to make an outfit more obviously 'Goth' is to use Gothic iconography - bats, skulls, ravens, skeletons, spiders, black roses, etc. Little charms with those sorts of designs can be picked up quite cheaply, just be careful for things where the silver plate rubs off on something copper based (clear nail-polish on the back can help with that) and can be made into things like chokers (one thin ribbon through the charm and looped over a thicker velvet ribbon and a touch of fabric glue - simple choker). Details like bell sleeves or sleeves that flare out towards the wrist, lace-up or 'corset' details, lace trim and ornate buttons can all contribute to a Romantic and Gothic look. Lace gloves are a staple of my wardrobe. Don't buy the cheap ones from China because they'll probably tear the first time you wear them. Claire's have some of varying quality - I suggest inspecting the lace carefully, and if it's coarse and plasticky (especially as that can get really annoying really quickly when worn on your hands. Scratchy!), or if its softer and more fabric like. Accessorise have often had really nice ones. Also, if you get some really wide lace, sew it into a tube, and cut a suitably sized button-hole type thumb hole, it's really easy to make your own fingerless lace gloves. Fishnet tights, layered ripped tights, patterned tights - all good for wearing under skirts and shorts. For practising putting together outfits, lay them out flat on a clear space (bed, floor), or on a dress-form (if you have one) or even hanging it up on two coat-hangers and some rope (one for shoulders, one for hips) and play around with them. Also, find people with a style that's close to your own, and analyse their OOTDs and fashion pics - you don't have to get the exact same item as they're wearing, but think about what the clothes are, what sort of cuts are they wearing, and how they layer etc.
what size? im size 11-15 pants and L-XXL tops. im tall so much of my stuff is pinned or sewn down in the waist, but i always make my handy work undo able!
i was an early 90's goth, Im 42 now... oh my god what happened.. from country/mountains outside sydney Australia & i used to travel 40mins on train to go to a shop called 'Used & Abused'. It was a 2nd hand store, not quite a thrift store but the very alternative owner scoured markets around sydney for any cool clothing for goths, punks & hardcore metalheads. i bought some great corsets there, leather gear, coats & yes i owned about 8 -10 slips & 1/2slips too. such beautiful clothes
As a 90's kid, I remember making my own dark blue lipstick in eighth grade. Eyeshadow and Vaseline...lol! I thought I looked awesome, but all the neighborhood kids said I looked like I had been kissing a smurf! I really love how you explained your ingenuity to create what you wanted out of what you had. I still to this day have that DIY spirit, though thankfully not for blue lipstick.;-)
That's awesome! We did have to get pretty creative. Eyeshadow and vaseline is pretty genius. I've done lipstick on the eyes but never the other way around! Kinda similar to how we did black lipstick. Eyeliner and chapstick! Thanks so much for watching
+Angela Benedict Oh really that's awesome!!*_* Well I'm pretty much going up there for a fresh start so I'll be living in a small town called Belfair it's an hour from Seattle and I'm moving in with some friends. I'm really excited!!^^
Kurisu Sakura That sounds like a pretty cool deal. An hour away from a nice city, surrounded by friends and it's not too far from Portland either which is also meant to be pretty rad :)
It's been really fun seeing the resurgence of 90s goth style. It's kind of weird seeing younger people dressed in the way I dressed back then (I was all about the slips) and it's great for shopping on the high street for a change. Although after 20 years my mum has finally given up on wondering if my style is 'just a phase'. This was a fun and nostalgic video, thank you.
Yes! I'm so happy you like it :) Everything is coming back now, you see it in the shops. I can only imagine what the high streets are like. I'd kill to get to a primark.
seeing your videos and you talk about 90's goth makes me so happy and nostalgic. the first goths I encountered were when I was but a very small child (not even 5) and I remember how sweet they were and how encouraging they were towards me. they were always so willing to show me their world and encourage my love for the dark and unusual. I envied them and always wanted to be like these magical people who enjoyed the things I did. now thanks to them and many other goths I have met through the years, I am the weird goth I am today and I love it. I look forward to more videos on 90's goth from you since it makes me so happy to watch and I am rather enjoying your playlists. have a lovely evening and thank you for being amazing.
Hello and how are you. I love you channel!!! Elder punk here. I was a very extreme punk back in the early 80's! Now most days I'm dressed as a normie, but mostly because of work. Best of times back in the day. Now my days off I do dress my punkish style, but that's just me. So funny to see some of these kids when they see this "old" lady dressed like that. I'm just me and always love to see when people of any age feel comfortable with their own style. By the way, I am almost 50 and will be that old lady at 80 dressed in my punkish style. You are very encouraging and I appreciate you very much!!! By the way, you are just gorgeous!!!
sjeanpalmer I just want to saay thank you for your comment and thank you for continuing to be yourself and still dress in your preferred style because that to me.is life goals. I love seeing older people dressing the same as they would when they were young and showing younger generations that it's important to do what makes you happy be fucked what everyone thinks! Life goals right there!
Oh wow. This takes me back. I remember thrifting my clothes or finding lacy black things in regular stores. My grandma gave me one of her old velvet jackets and I practically lived in it during higher school. The local costume shop got a lot of my money too. I bought lace gloves, tights, and fans. Most of my jewelry came from my mom or grandma. There was this gorgeous silver medallion (that I lost unfortunately) and a silver knotted choker that I loved. Finding makeup sucked. For a while i wore brown lipstick or a purple wet n wild lipstick cause they were the darkest I could find. My friends and I did many a post Halloween shopping spree. We'd stock up on fishnets and make up for the year.
I'm so jealous of your experiences, I've never even seen a goth my age in the city i live in so it's impossible to make like-minded friends. that factor also makes it harder for my parents to accept my style and the music i like ...ugh
I love how you´ve kept your goth style to this very day! I get it´s a bit more low key today, but your beautiful hair and makeup just pull the look together soo good!!
Wow. We were around at the same time probably in the same clubs and stores. Binge-watching your channel. So crazy! Loving this. I used to buy all my club clothing at Joyce Leslie (for The Bank!)
My best thrift tip for anyone in the comments reading this is to TRY EVERYTHING ON. If a piece looks even vaguely interesting to you, try it. This sounds weird but a lot of pieces look completely different on than they do when they're hanging up. My favorite dress rn is one I was originally just gonna cut up and make into a DIY, on the hanger it practically just looked like a big boxy piece of fabric. But the moment I got home and tried it on to see what I wanted to change.. I was completely shocked because it looked great all on its own. I'm probably gonna be wearing it till it's unusable.
Also, trying things on is important because if you don't you might end up with something that looks great on the hanger but ends up not fitting you at all, and then you're stuck having to resell it or donate it back to another store.
I love hearing about this thrift shop culture. I feel like a lot of people these days miss out the oppurtunities of DIY. I love to shop for second hand clothes and find unique pieces. Thanks for your video :)
+brittney Taylor I'm so happy you found this helpful! There are a lot of great resources online that we didn't have. There was very little goth related on the internet-- I think there was 1 online shop back in maybe 98' and that was 'The Black Rose' which was a shop in England.
Just discovered your amazing videos! I'm only a few years younger than you, and I was into Goth in the 90s, though I can't say I was actually goth or not? I'm from a very very small town in Washington state and had unfortunately limited exposure to it in those days. I dressed goth as much as I could for what I had though. lol And it's stayed with me though ever since. The music, the fashion, all of it. Now I live on eastern side of WA and I finally found a small scene here. Anyways, It is SO awesome to hear what it was like for you and see those outfits. You're the kind of person I would have idolized back then! :D
Oh my gosh dog collars and DIY jewelry!! Those days ❤️ I still DIY my clothes even though it's easier to find stuff along the lines of my taste. I will thrift and make due with hand me downs forever 😆
I've still got my vintage slip that I found in a thrift store in the mid-90s and tie dyed black and purple. Watching your videos is like a huge walk down memory lane
+Christin Cano Thank you so much and welcome! These stories are so important. Even if they seem a bit menial such as where to buy a dress, they're important parts of our history and part of a much bigger picture. I'm so happy that you picked that up. I'll be doing a video demonstrating this whole process of thrifting and editing your wares. I hope you like it. Thank you so much for the kind words and subscribing!
Haha my first corsett was also from Ebay and I was also 20 when I bought it. It is a leather corsett and this year I will wear it finally again to Mera Luna :)
hey my friends and i are wearing those slip and rosary bead outfits now- so much cuter and more original than the "goth in a bag" outfits where everyone looks the same as everyone else!!!
Gosh, I wish I could sit with you over a cup of tea or coffee and chat about the good old days as a 90's Goth teenager.:) Many of the things that you mentioned is like taking a walk down memory lane. The struggle was real, but it was a magical time. I think many 80's and 90's Goth teens really pushed the limits of their imagination in terms of clothing and jewelry, as there were not many shops to source from..you just had to get creative. I remember being regularly in thrift stores hunting for black coats.. that was my obsession...preferably vintage and velvet. :))Growing up in Cape Town, there used to be the most amazing art and crafts flea markets in the city center. There were also a few independent Goth clothing stalls, and I recall once saving up money to buy a velvet dress that I'd been pining over. The designers at the time only made one of a kind pieces which were reasonably priced however, if you didn't purchase that skirt or dress the same day and it sold..well too bad. Luckily the owner with whom I spoke was kind enough to put it aside for me after my very "heartbreaking" story. :)
I am honestly smiling from ear two ear right now. We most certainly were the Macgyvers of our generation, innovative and fierce! :p With little to no money the only tool available to us and free of charge was the imagination. I think 80's and 90's Goths worked hard on creating their own unique looks, but most importantly they did it to go out and have a good time. People back then dressed up, showed off their crafty attires and complimented one another without the fear of some kind of elitist backlash. Personally I think that there was more a sense of community among the Goths of the 90's, at least in my city. We loved our differences and we supported each other. You once described the decade as "a magical time" in a previous video. I really wish i could go back if only for a little while. I would choose 1996 front row at the The Awakening gig Cape Town. One of the most memorable nights of my life. sigh :)
Jane Winter I love The Awakening! Are you from Cape Town? Second hand shops, scissors, needle, thread and fabric dye! We really did support and compliment one another. It's almost like high school now were you're ostracized for not having the right brand of shoes or something. That goes against the acceptance and ingenuity our foundation was built on. 1996 was a good year-- I think I'd join you!
Great video. Goth fashion was completely different in the 1990s than it is now. I remember a lot of those thrift shops when I used to go down to The VIllage and Union Square back in the day. You could find some awesome clothes there for next to nothing!
Angela Benedict I had no idea things got that crazy at thrift stores down there. Back when I was a teenager in the 1980s and early 90's great looking vintage clothes could be had for $15 or less. New York Gentrification & Hipsters suck the fun out of everything!
***** It got really bad. I spent $60 on a dress in Goodwill on 8th I believe in 2007. It's hipsters and the ever rising cost of rent. Trash and Vaudeville got pushed out after being there over 30 years because of rising rent costs.
Since I crochet, I can make my own goth accessories and tops. :) I crocheted my own choker once. Love it, but it kept coming untied. If you crochet, you can save so much money on goth accessories! And you can make better quality ones than the ones you find in those goth clothing stores.
hahaha omg..the memories..thrift stores yeah..always hunting for long black leather coats, and yess... the dog collars..lol, i alway wore old nightgowns and underwear from my mum...i also went shopping in shops for transvestites to that time the only ones that had a bit of pvc clothing and more kinky stuff.. i love your videos they kinda bring me back into my teenage days
Me too. I have so few photos of my "baby bat" days because I didn't have a camera and my parents didn't take very many pictures of me when I was a kid. I think I have a few from the mall with my friends and a couple of tiny ones from those cameras that printed out stickers! Hah!
Ditto! First wave goth was much more DIY. And I think, more fun... Like homemade black lippy, homemade hair colourants, and adapting and reworking thrift shop hauls... And lots of true vintage...
Normal stores will surprise you! I found a beautiful bralette top and a corset looking top at Rainbow in store! I also found beautiful velvet platforms at forever 21! Also, Goodwill is amazing. I found demonia heels, and a pair of zombie heels. Patience is key.
My first leather dog collar was also a literal dog collar! It was oxblood red with studs and I loved it :P Even as an early '00s Goth, so much of my clothes from charity shops (our equivalent of thrift shops), and I'd go for all the "granny" clothes in black, and then dye them black if they were cotton but not black, or just get the black things, and sew lace onto it all. I was a broke teenager at the time, and thrift/secondhand stuff is a godsend to all broke Goths - so much of it is much prettier than made-for-Goth stuff, too! That dress you found is GORGEOUS! So ephemeral and floaty, a bit fey. My first corset was something a bit like those Fredericks of Hollywood ones... I can't remember where I got it! I think my partner's mother currently has it in her sewing to-do pile to have all the plastic boning replaced with steel and the whole thing reinforced. If you still have your FoH corsets, you could possibly 'upgrade' them like that, depending on their construction. My first proper corset was for my 21st birthday, and I think it was £75 - probably about $100 at the exchange rate at the time. It was really very plain, but I loved it. You looked really awesome in that burgundy corset. Nice head-piece, too :)
Pet stores are a hidden goldmine for accessories! I agree-- Charity shops really bring out your creative side and the best part is that no one will show up wearing the same thing! Those Fredericks corsets are long gone. Bent boning, baaaad shape. That's cool that you're having them reinforced! Thanks for the compliment on the corset and headpiece. I was happy about that combo too :)
I finally found someone else wearing something from a charity shop that was the same as me - we'd both bought vintage Marks & Spencer's (a very 'classic' retailer, upper-middle-class sort of thing) floor-length layered lace skirts... but that's in having moved from Scotland to England and lived in four or five cities! Other than that, I very rarely find anyone wearing the same clothes as me that I've bought second-hand or from charity shops - but when it comes to made-for-Goth stuff, there's five people in my very tiny local Goth scene who always wear the same Punk Rave jacket with all the straps, and all the Goth girls have the same KillStar leggings, and I know three other people who have the same H&R London jackets as me.
+Lyla Kattz No worries! I'm happy you liked it! We use to use slip separates too, the slip camisoles and slip skirts. They looked especially cool when you dye the white ones interesting colors and mix and match. I don't know why I forgot to mention that :/
The corset and the dress are so beautiful omg! Would you wear your slips these days? I wanna see what they look like :) Growing up I couldn't afford name brand goth clothes so these work-arounds you're describing sound very familiar. I didn't really have an allowance so I'd starve at school and keep my lunch money and spend it all on cd's, cheap corsets and odd swap meet finds. It sounds like a bummer but there is something magical about finding that strange piece no one would think about buying or wearing and then rocking it (usually lingerie as you know). I sort of wish I could go back to those days.
+Ultrajet Thank you! The lingerie section was always the prime destination for Goth-wear lol. I know what you mean about that feeling-- Of making the ultimate find and protecting it with your life because of how hard it was to get. It would be nice to go back
In 95 , my local thrift i found these beautiful leather skull low heel boots . I wore those out . I would with thrift store high ruffles white blouse ( victorian style) and shiny vinyl shorts with fishnets . I love outfit . 😁
Me in the 90's to a T. I had black slips i found in local opshop (thrift store in Australia) that i had held up with safety pins! Looked great with fishnets and mary-janes! I miss those days!
Frederick's of Hollywood 🖤 I had those corsets too. I remember 1 of my major purchases when I was maybe 19 was a satin and vinyl steal boned corset from religious sex and I had spent about $300 on it because I wanted it so bad. Another major buy at 17 was spending over $100 on leather buckeled gripfast leather doc Martens boots from Trash and Vaudeville which I still have till this day because that was how well they were made. I also had a bondage belt and a bullet belt. I used to also frequent the clothing store "Funhouse." I still remember the mannequin they gothed out the makeup on with dramatic black liner and purple lipstick.
You can see both those corsets in some old pictures of mine. In one I am wearing a Fredricks of hollywood corset with a lip service vinyl underbust corset over it. I am still surprised we never hung out together both being born and raised in NYC. I am I think about 3 years younger than you so that could be why. I am sure you will recognize some of the people and clubs I am in, in some of those old pictures if you actually check them out. I used to have so many more/better picutes but most were dumped from websites deleting them. m.imgur.com/a/BPW8o
Hah! I feel such a kinship right now! I own both of those Frederick's of Hollywood corsets. They were my first corsets as well. The straps on mine are so stretched out it's kinda sad. I have the strapless one in purple. I love your stories and your style. You really had to hunt and dig and think on your feet as a young gothling in the 90's. Over here on the west coast we have Marshalls and Ross.....cheap and black were the prerequisites. I miss my old mall store RAVE....they always had the best crushed velvet dresses. Ok.... I'll stop. You got me all excited. 😉
The Alley, which has served the Chicago Punk and Goth subcultures since the '70s, closed this year. All the good stores are closing or moving to online-only, despite there being a renaissance of Goth style.
Sadly, the business went under. Typical Chicago construction, stretched on FOREVER (like 2 years+ at this point) and killed their ability to get a decent amount of traffic.
tyjifeku That really sucks. New York is the same. We always say that NY is in a constant state of disrepair. When will it be done? It's always under construction. We lost a lot of great places due to corporate greed. It's so much cheaper to just move shops online but that takes away the whole experience. Making plans a week in advance to go into the city and hit all the shops. I hope they come to their senses :/
Me too... I have enough trouble with my hair anyway.. over processed, etc.. so I had it cut and am letting my natural colour grow out.. I bought some hair falls to put in when I go out, which instantly adds impact and volume.. who needs real hair? lol
Wyldwych's Ramblings Hair falls are great! They've come out with so many more great colors and it cuts down on time getting ready. I use to have an online business in the early 2000's making and selling them.
Hallelujah! I'm so glad you posted this so I have something as a basis for my new style... I am definitely going to go to the thrift store and start searching~ ^___^
Angela, did you ever wear any Winklepickers? Seems like the only goth item a person must really save up for to get. Thinking about getting them but they are really expensive. Anyways, thanks for the tips, very helpful , much love from Israel
I'm in highschool now... and yea I go to thrift stores for alot of my goth clothes ...you could find lots of cool antique things there that sometimes don't sell in stores anymore .❤❤p.s~love ya
Believe it or not nowadays I have found tons and most of my Goth wardrobe I have is from mainstream stores like Jcpenny, F21 wet seal even Tjmax. If you look hard enough with some good creativity you can come up with great looks on the cheap. Even Walmart has some trippy lace skull leggings I found. I have some stories on jack pot finds... I love her videos always entertaining and informative.
I went to a shop called Merry Go Round and a gothic shop in a trendy little suburb where all the punks and Goths hung out. The vintage store was too pricey. Still is. Renaissance fairs, you can sometimes find pieces not too pricey. Found a cool cloak for 55 while others ran for over 200. Have to look the entire racks over. Cheaper seems to be hidden. The 700 dollar stuff was up front of course.
Omg! you're totally bringing me back! I used to love religious sex! I remember doing the dog collars as well. I must have seen you back in the day at the Bank or Batcave.
well u certainly do not age :) I was a 90s goth or ppl called me a "witch". lol. I still love it and is why I love Lorde so much. I think she reminds me of that time. it's quite easy to find 90s brands in my area thrift stores, but I notice 2nd hand stores shopping there to mark up high in their stores. thankfully, gothic is black, so easy to put together and looks the best with certain key pieces. oh the early 90s will never die ★♡☆♥★
+RetroKitty777 I really like Lorde as well. She marches to the beat of her own drum and she doesn't discriminate, she'll pretty much hang with anyone but stays her weird and wonderful self. Where do you live? Are the thrift stores like Goodwill or private church thrift stores?
+Angela Benedict we have goodwill, church thrifts, 2nd hand, vintage clothing shops (not many), & random "thrift" shops for different cancers & illnesses. im 30 min northeast of Cincinnati. our goth thrifts and 2nd hand are gone :(
In the 80s, in the tri-state area, it was normal to make the best of what one could find. Places like Religious Sex with their *really* high end goth stuff didn't exist yet, so that envy that you mentioned didn't exist back then, but great vintage stuff, cool club wear (easy to find, even in regular malls) and of course old fashioned 80s alternative clothing (low cost) like at the Unique Clothing Warehouse totally were around. Naturally, more people were artists and creative back then, so what people call DIY now was common, though often much better than what we see as DIY these days, lol. Of course, those same people (myself included) were still around in the 90s when the scene got huge. What a great sight to see everyone in their finery back then. The 90s really did look the best, overall!
I miss IANS on St. Marks so much!!! Such a cute and perfect store. They even did piercings and they were super nice there. Trash n Vaudeville moved locations now to a smaller store..St Mark's has completely changed now it stinks!
I bought some clothing items from a lady who had a website called Crimson Empress in the early 2000’s. I still have them in hopes of the day that I can wear them again. Gained a bit too much weight to wear them right now. That’s okay though, I still love looking at them! Lol
You seem like such a cool and easygoing person that would make such an awesome mentor to hang out with. I'm sorry it sounds creepy, but I wish I had a friend like you in the area. There's a nonexistent goth community here
90s goth fashion is literally one of the best fashions ever.
This has helped me SO much I really can’t stand the “goth shops” now such as dolls kill.... so expensive and horrible quality. So thank you for posting!
I was always a "goodwill goth" or "garage sale goth". I would always make accessories for my friends too. One week I made 7 tiny top hats...I probably shoulda charged, considering how broke I was. Lol.
You don't even know.. A lot of baby bats come up to me "omg where do you get your clothes? they are so beautiful! but my parents only give me __ amount of money to shop with, so i cant afford those things!" Oh sweety, no! You just go to thrift stores. You can find a piece here and a piece there.. And i guarantee you can customize and make stand out from all your friends!
Exactly! And thrift shopping often means you look a lot more unique than people who get all their clothes 'off the rack' new.
Here there are no cool clothes in the thrift stores :/ All the clothes are incredibly boring because this is a smallish area with no differing tastes
Most of my thrifted stuff wasn't made for Goths - it's things that individually might have been worn as part of a mainstream outfit by perhaps a middle-aged lady with classic tastes (plenty of fitted black velvet jackets, for example, or black button-up blouses with lace and ruffles), but when worn with ripped-up fishnets and the right accessories, are transformed into Goth-ness. Half my wardrobe is vintage and second-hand Marks & Spencers (a brand in the UK that markets to upper-middle-class tastes), but it is how you assemble an outfit and how you layer things up, accessorise, customise.
Tips:
A lot of things look better with some quality lace trim (soft tulle lace, guipure lace, avoid scratchy plasticky raschel lace) and ugly lace can usually be swapped out with nice lace quite easily.
Swap coloured buttons or brassy/gold buttons with silvery buttons.
Cotton and natural materials dye more easily than synthetics, and dyeing things that are the right cut but the wrong colour often works.
Look around autumn - it's usually autumn/fall time that thrift shops put out their velvet and their black, their jewel-tones.
DomesticatedGoth Thanks for the advice. I don't have an eye for accessorizing so I'm really bad at putting outfits together, especially because I prefer the more subtle romantic look. No one believes I'm goth because most of the time I don't look it but that's usually because I either don't have the clothes, I haven't fully developed my own sense of style with the clothes I do have (even after three or four years of identifying as goth), or I don't know how to put together good outfits.
Happy to help :)
The quickest way to make an outfit more obviously 'Goth' is to use Gothic iconography - bats, skulls, ravens, skeletons, spiders, black roses, etc. Little charms with those sorts of designs can be picked up quite cheaply, just be careful for things where the silver plate rubs off on something copper based (clear nail-polish on the back can help with that) and can be made into things like chokers (one thin ribbon through the charm and looped over a thicker velvet ribbon and a touch of fabric glue - simple choker).
Details like bell sleeves or sleeves that flare out towards the wrist, lace-up or 'corset' details, lace trim and ornate buttons can all contribute to a Romantic and Gothic look.
Lace gloves are a staple of my wardrobe. Don't buy the cheap ones from China because they'll probably tear the first time you wear them. Claire's have some of varying quality - I suggest inspecting the lace carefully, and if it's coarse and plasticky (especially as that can get really annoying really quickly when worn on your hands. Scratchy!), or if its softer and more fabric like. Accessorise have often had really nice ones. Also, if you get some really wide lace, sew it into a tube, and cut a suitably sized button-hole type thumb hole, it's really easy to make your own fingerless lace gloves.
Fishnet tights, layered ripped tights, patterned tights - all good for wearing under skirts and shorts.
For practising putting together outfits, lay them out flat on a clear space (bed, floor), or on a dress-form (if you have one) or even hanging it up on two coat-hangers and some rope (one for shoulders, one for hips) and play around with them. Also, find people with a style that's close to your own, and analyse their OOTDs and fashion pics - you don't have to get the exact same item as they're wearing, but think about what the clothes are, what sort of cuts are they wearing, and how they layer etc.
*me hunts down all Goths my size and befriends all*
Radically Dark lol same
Hard to do in the almost boonies now and older. I'm the lone wolf I guess.
what size? im size 11-15 pants and L-XXL tops. im tall so much of my stuff is pinned or sewn down in the waist, but i always make my handy work undo able!
Lol. I know, right?
I had a feeling someone would say this!
Would never work for me, but I hope you find your group ;)
show us more pics of you as a 90s goth!! your gorgeous!!
i was an early 90's goth, Im 42 now... oh my god what happened.. from country/mountains outside sydney Australia & i used to travel 40mins on train to go to a shop called 'Used & Abused'. It was a 2nd hand store, not quite a thrift store but the very alternative owner scoured markets around sydney for any cool clothing for goths, punks & hardcore metalheads. i bought some great corsets there, leather gear, coats & yes i owned about 8 -10 slips & 1/2slips too. such beautiful clothes
dog collars are still my fave chokers but now they're very different! Sparkly, pink etc.
As a 90's kid, I remember making my own dark blue lipstick in eighth grade. Eyeshadow and Vaseline...lol! I thought I looked awesome, but all the neighborhood kids said I looked like I had been kissing a smurf! I really love how you explained your ingenuity to create what you wanted out of what you had. I still to this day have that DIY spirit, though thankfully not for blue lipstick.;-)
That's awesome! We did have to get pretty creative. Eyeshadow and vaseline is pretty genius. I've done lipstick on the eyes but never the other way around! Kinda similar to how we did black lipstick. Eyeliner and chapstick! Thanks so much for watching
I swear I wish I could hang out with you! You are one of the coolest RUclipsrs EVER!!!^^
+Kurisu Sakura Whoa, massive compliment-- Thank you
You're welcome!^^ I'm from Louisiana but moving to Washington in August!!
Kurisu Sakura I hear there's a lot going on in Washington. I have a few friends from High School that moved to Seattle and say it's pretty epic.
+Angela Benedict Oh really that's awesome!!*_* Well I'm pretty much going up there for a fresh start so I'll be living in a small town called Belfair it's an hour from Seattle and I'm moving in with some friends. I'm really excited!!^^
Kurisu Sakura That sounds like a pretty cool deal. An hour away from a nice city, surrounded by friends and it's not too far from Portland either which is also meant to be pretty rad :)
It's been really fun seeing the resurgence of 90s goth style. It's kind of weird seeing younger people dressed in the way I dressed back then (I was all about the slips) and it's great for shopping on the high street for a change.
Although after 20 years my mum has finally given up on wondering if my style is 'just a phase'.
This was a fun and nostalgic video, thank you.
Yes! I'm so happy you like it :) Everything is coming back now, you see it in the shops. I can only imagine what the high streets are like. I'd kill to get to a primark.
seeing your videos and you talk about 90's goth makes me so happy and nostalgic. the first goths I encountered were when I was but a very small child (not even 5) and I remember how sweet they were and how encouraging they were towards me. they were always so willing to show me their world and encourage my love for the dark and unusual. I envied them and always wanted to be like these magical people who enjoyed the things I did. now thanks to them and many other goths I have met through the years, I am the weird goth I am today and I love it. I look forward to more videos on 90's goth from you since it makes me so happy to watch and I am rather enjoying your playlists. have a lovely evening and thank you for being amazing.
Zombie Cheshire I was older when goth became popular. Like about 20ish.
layering slips was my go to look. ah the memories! the 90s were so great.
That's something that definitely needs to make a comeback!
Hello and how are you. I love you channel!!! Elder punk here. I was a very extreme punk back in the early 80's! Now most days I'm dressed as a normie, but mostly because of work. Best of times back in the day. Now my days off I do dress my punkish style, but that's just me. So funny to see some of these kids when they see this "old" lady dressed like that. I'm just me and always love to see when people of any age feel comfortable with their own style. By the way, I am almost 50 and will be that old lady at 80 dressed in my punkish style. You are very encouraging and I appreciate you very much!!! By the way, you are just gorgeous!!!
sjeanpalmer I just want to saay thank you for your comment and thank you for continuing to be yourself and still dress in your preferred style because that to me.is life goals. I love seeing older people dressing the same as they would when they were young and showing younger generations that it's important to do what makes you happy be fucked what everyone thinks!
Life goals right there!
ugh I would DIE for that dress!!
That burgundy corset is SO 90’s holy crap I would kill for it
Oh wow. This takes me back. I remember thrifting my clothes or finding lacy black things in regular stores. My grandma gave me one of her old velvet jackets and I practically lived in it during higher school. The local costume shop got a lot of my money too. I bought lace gloves, tights, and fans. Most of my jewelry came from my mom or grandma. There was this gorgeous silver medallion (that I lost unfortunately) and a silver knotted choker that I loved. Finding makeup sucked. For a while i wore brown lipstick or a purple wet n wild lipstick cause they were the darkest I could find. My friends and I did many a post Halloween shopping spree. We'd stock up on fishnets and make up for the year.
When you said 'see cute' you reminded me so much of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Why am i so nostalgic for an era in which i didnt even exist 😅❤️
It's not uncommon! If it happened once it can happen again 🖤
I'm so jealous of your experiences, I've never even seen a goth my age in the city i live in so it's impossible to make like-minded friends. that factor also makes it harder for my parents to accept my style and the music i like ...ugh
Purrrrr 90's goth nostalgia! 🤘
I love how you´ve kept your goth style to this very day! I get it´s a bit more low key today, but your beautiful hair and makeup just pull the look together soo good!!
Wow. We were around at the same time probably in the same clubs and stores. Binge-watching your channel. So crazy! Loving this. I used to buy all my club clothing at Joyce Leslie (for The Bank!)
Joyce Leslie was the best! They would randomly have some stuff that belonged in Goth shops. Fishnet, pvc, mesh. I loved that store.
My best thrift tip for anyone in the comments reading this is to TRY EVERYTHING ON. If a piece looks even vaguely interesting to you, try it. This sounds weird but a lot of pieces look completely different on than they do when they're hanging up. My favorite dress rn is one I was originally just gonna cut up and make into a DIY, on the hanger it practically just looked like a big boxy piece of fabric. But the moment I got home and tried it on to see what I wanted to change.. I was completely shocked because it looked great all on its own. I'm probably gonna be wearing it till it's unusable.
Also, trying things on is important because if you don't you might end up with something that looks great on the hanger but ends up not fitting you at all, and then you're stuck having to resell it or donate it back to another store.
I love hearing about this thrift shop culture. I feel like a lot of people these days miss out the oppurtunities of DIY. I love to shop for second hand clothes and find unique pieces.
Thanks for your video :)
I just stumbled upon your channel, and I swear it's as if I'm hearing myself talk when I listen to you! Thumbs up!
I love videos like these! I'm a goth in high school with little income and these are a godsent
+brittney Taylor I'm so happy you found this helpful! There are a lot of great resources online that we didn't have. There was very little goth related on the internet-- I think there was 1 online shop back in maybe 98' and that was 'The Black Rose' which was a shop in England.
Just discovered your amazing videos! I'm only a few years younger than you, and I was into Goth in the 90s, though I can't say I was actually goth or not? I'm from a very very small town in Washington state and had unfortunately limited exposure to it in those days. I dressed goth as much as I could for what I had though. lol And it's stayed with me though ever since. The music, the fashion, all of it. Now I live on eastern side of WA and I finally found a small scene here.
Anyways, It is SO awesome to hear what it was like for you and see those outfits. You're the kind of person I would have idolized back then! :D
Hello from Vancouver, WA! Thanks for keeping Goth alive!!
I JUST discovered your channel 20 minutes ago and IM IN LOVE. You're gorgeous!!
Oh my gosh dog collars and DIY jewelry!! Those days ❤️ I still DIY my clothes even though it's easier to find stuff along the lines of my taste. I will thrift and make due with hand me downs forever 😆
YES thrift store slips!!!!! Layering those was the best!
+darkling_nikki Yes! A fellow slip layerer-- did you dye the white ones?
the way you look and feel about it all is so real!! this is goth
Thank you so much
You looked so cool in the corset!!!! Oh my god! 😍
+Suny Garcia Thank you
I really like the idea with the slips, and the rosaries. next time i go to a thrift store, ill keep an eye out for some good ones!!
I've still got my vintage slip that I found in a thrift store in the mid-90s and tie dyed black and purple. Watching your videos is like a huge walk down memory lane
New Subscriber. Love how you naturally captivated me through your story & it actually felt genuine, informative & unscripted like most youtubers.
+Christin Cano Thank you so much and welcome! These stories are so important. Even if they seem a bit menial such as where to buy a dress, they're important parts of our history and part of a much bigger picture. I'm so happy that you picked that up. I'll be doing a video demonstrating this whole process of thrifting and editing your wares. I hope you like it. Thank you so much for the kind words and subscribing!
Haha my first corsett was also from Ebay and I was also 20 when I bought it. It is a leather corsett and this year I will wear it finally again to Mera Luna :)
That thrifted dress is so beautiful.
Great video!! love 90's goth style woohooo :D I am always searching for items on ebay.
Thanks so much! Try Poshmark as well, I've found a fantastic array there.
hey my friends and i are wearing those slip and rosary bead outfits now- so much cuter and more original than the "goth in a bag" outfits where everyone looks the same as everyone else!!!
I had both corsets, and they were stolen. Bought them in '97 and '98...lol Great video.
wow these are such great tips for someone on a budget. thanks for imparting your wisdom
That dress is so sumptuous,no wonder you are keeping it.Some things are to heartwrenching to let get rid of.
Gosh, I wish I could sit with you over a cup of tea or coffee and chat about the good old days as a 90's Goth teenager.:) Many of the things that you mentioned is like taking a walk down memory lane. The struggle was real, but it was a magical time. I think many 80's and 90's Goth teens really pushed the limits of their imagination in terms of clothing and jewelry, as there were not many shops to source from..you just had to get creative. I remember being regularly in thrift stores hunting for black coats.. that was my obsession...preferably vintage and velvet. :))Growing up in Cape Town, there used to be the most amazing art and crafts flea markets in the city center. There were also a few independent Goth clothing stalls, and I recall once saving up money to buy a velvet dress that I'd been pining over. The designers at the time only made one of a kind pieces which were reasonably priced however, if you didn't purchase that skirt or dress the same day and it sold..well too bad. Luckily the owner with whom I spoke was kind enough to put it aside for me after my very "heartbreaking" story. :)
+Jane Winter I love a good reminisce with a fellow goth
I am honestly smiling from ear two ear right now. We most certainly were the Macgyvers of our generation, innovative and fierce! :p With little to no money the only tool available to us and free of charge was the imagination. I think 80's and 90's Goths worked hard on creating their own unique looks, but most importantly they did it to go out and have a good time. People back then dressed up, showed off their crafty attires and complimented one another without the fear of some kind of elitist backlash. Personally I think that there was more a sense of community among the Goths of the 90's, at least in my city. We loved our differences and we supported each other. You once described the decade as "a magical time" in a previous video. I really wish i could go back if only for a little while. I would choose 1996 front row at the The Awakening gig Cape Town. One of the most memorable nights of my life. sigh :)
Jane Winter I love The Awakening! Are you from Cape Town? Second hand shops, scissors, needle, thread and fabric dye! We really did support and compliment one another. It's almost like high school now were you're ostracized for not having the right brand of shoes or something. That goes against the acceptance and ingenuity our foundation was built on. 1996 was a good year-- I think I'd join you!
Great video. Goth fashion was completely different in the 1990s than it is now. I remember a lot of those thrift shops when I used to go down to The VIllage and Union Square back in the day. You could find some awesome clothes there for next to nothing!
+Shawn James Ahh, back when things were reasonably priced. Now-- Thrift stores will charge you $50 for an old dress just because it's old.
Angela Benedict I had no idea things got that crazy at thrift stores down there. Back when I was a teenager in the 1980s and early 90's great looking vintage clothes could be had for $15 or less. New York Gentrification & Hipsters suck the fun out of everything!
***** It got really bad. I spent $60 on a dress in Goodwill on 8th I believe in 2007. It's hipsters and the ever rising cost of rent. Trash and Vaudeville got pushed out after being there over 30 years because of rising rent costs.
Since I crochet, I can make my own goth accessories and tops. :) I crocheted my own choker once. Love it, but it kept coming untied. If you crochet, you can save so much money on goth accessories! And you can make better quality ones than the ones you find in those goth clothing stores.
You know, the dress you showed you could wear on Halloween / Dia de los Muertos ... would be a beautiful Catrina costume !!!
sigh...this takes me back. Thank you for the video.
No worries, I'm glad you like it!
hahaha omg..the memories..thrift stores yeah..always hunting for long black leather coats, and yess... the dog collars..lol, i alway wore old nightgowns and underwear from my mum...i also went shopping in shops for transvestites to that time the only ones that had a bit of pvc clothing and more kinky stuff..
i love your videos they kinda bring me back into my teenage days
I'm happy to bring you nostalgia
PLEASE do more of these!! like diy solutions for broke ass gothdolls !!! xxxx
Sure!
That is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen
This is so fantastic - thank you for sharing
This video brings back memories.
+Vampireleniore Thank you :) I wish I had more photos!
Me too. I have so few photos of my "baby bat" days because I didn't have a camera and my parents didn't take very many pictures of me when I was a kid. I think I have a few from the mall with my friends and a couple of tiny ones from those cameras that printed out stickers! Hah!
Ditto! First wave goth was much more DIY. And I think, more fun... Like homemade black lippy, homemade hair colourants, and adapting and reworking thrift shop hauls... And lots of true vintage...
Normal stores will surprise you! I found a beautiful bralette top and a corset looking top at Rainbow in store! I also found beautiful velvet platforms at forever 21! Also, Goodwill is amazing. I found demonia heels, and a pair of zombie heels. Patience is key.
My first leather dog collar was also a literal dog collar! It was oxblood red with studs and I loved it :P Even as an early '00s Goth, so much of my clothes from charity shops (our equivalent of thrift shops), and I'd go for all the "granny" clothes in black, and then dye them black if they were cotton but not black, or just get the black things, and sew lace onto it all. I was a broke teenager at the time, and thrift/secondhand stuff is a godsend to all broke Goths - so much of it is much prettier than made-for-Goth stuff, too!
That dress you found is GORGEOUS! So ephemeral and floaty, a bit fey.
My first corset was something a bit like those Fredericks of Hollywood ones... I can't remember where I got it! I think my partner's mother currently has it in her sewing to-do pile to have all the plastic boning replaced with steel and the whole thing reinforced. If you still have your FoH corsets, you could possibly 'upgrade' them like that, depending on their construction. My first proper corset was for my 21st birthday, and I think it was £75 - probably about $100 at the exchange rate at the time. It was really very plain, but I loved it.
You looked really awesome in that burgundy corset. Nice head-piece, too :)
Pet stores are a hidden goldmine for accessories! I agree-- Charity shops really bring out your creative side and the best part is that no one will show up wearing the same thing!
Those Fredericks corsets are long gone. Bent boning, baaaad shape. That's cool that you're having them reinforced! Thanks for the compliment on the corset and headpiece. I was happy about that combo too :)
I finally found someone else wearing something from a charity shop that was the same as me - we'd both bought vintage Marks & Spencer's (a very 'classic' retailer, upper-middle-class sort of thing) floor-length layered lace skirts... but that's in having moved from Scotland to England and lived in four or five cities! Other than that, I very rarely find anyone wearing the same clothes as me that I've bought second-hand or from charity shops - but when it comes to made-for-Goth stuff, there's five people in my very tiny local Goth scene who always wear the same Punk Rave jacket with all the straps, and all the Goth girls have the same KillStar leggings, and I know three other people who have the same H&R London jackets as me.
dog collars! yes! we'd also score velvet and burgundy corduroy suit jackets.
continue your chanel! its amazing,its the only chanell that i can imagine how was to be a gothic in the 90's in USA
Thank you so much for sharing. Listening to your stories is such a delight, and definitely will try out the slip tip~
+Lyla Kattz No worries! I'm happy you liked it! We use to use slip separates too, the slip camisoles and slip skirts. They looked especially cool when you dye the white ones interesting colors and mix and match. I don't know why I forgot to mention that :/
Thank you again~
So many good tips! I wouldn't have thought of using slips like that, but I'm definitely keeping an eye out next time I go thrifting.
They're so useful. Even the separates like the tops and skirts.
oh my that dress is just fabuous
I remember going to some "goth" parties, clubs and stuff in my combat boots and Jimi Hendrix tye dye, those were some fun times
Ah, the good ole days
The corset and the dress are so beautiful omg! Would you wear your slips these days? I wanna see what they look like :)
Growing up I couldn't afford name brand goth clothes so these work-arounds you're describing sound very familiar. I didn't really have an allowance so I'd starve at school and keep my lunch money and spend it all on cd's, cheap corsets and odd swap meet finds. It sounds like a bummer but there is something magical about finding that strange piece no one would think about buying or wearing and then rocking it (usually lingerie as you know). I sort of wish I could go back to those days.
+Ultrajet Thank you! The lingerie section was always the prime destination for Goth-wear lol. I know what you mean about that feeling-- Of making the ultimate find and protecting it with your life because of how hard it was to get. It would be nice to go back
In 95 , my local thrift i found these beautiful leather skull low heel boots . I wore those out . I would with thrift store high ruffles white blouse ( victorian style) and shiny vinyl shorts with fishnets . I love outfit . 😁
Me in the 90's to a T. I had black slips i found in local opshop (thrift store in Australia) that i had held up with safety pins! Looked great with fishnets and mary-janes! I miss those days!
Yes! I'm so happy to hear that this was a universal thing! Slips were the perfect goth dress. This needs to make a comeback.
Frederick's of Hollywood 🖤 I had those corsets too. I remember 1 of my major purchases when I was maybe 19 was a satin and vinyl steal boned corset from religious sex and I had spent about $300 on it because I wanted it so bad. Another major buy at 17 was spending over $100 on leather buckeled gripfast leather doc Martens boots from Trash and Vaudeville which I still have till this day because that was how well they were made. I also had a bondage belt and a bullet belt.
I used to also frequent the clothing store "Funhouse." I still remember the mannequin they gothed out the makeup on with dramatic black liner and purple lipstick.
You can see both those corsets in some old pictures of mine. In one I am wearing a Fredricks of hollywood corset with a lip service vinyl underbust corset over it.
I am still surprised we never hung out together both being born and raised in NYC. I am I think about 3 years younger than you so that could be why.
I am sure you will recognize some of the people and clubs I am in, in some of those old pictures if you actually check them out. I used to have so many more/better picutes but most were dumped from websites deleting them.
m.imgur.com/a/BPW8o
I still have the Black and white leather corset you sold BITD before you left for England. lol!!
Hah! I feel such a kinship right now! I own both of those Frederick's of Hollywood corsets. They were my first corsets as well. The straps on mine are so stretched out it's kinda sad. I have the strapless one in purple. I love your stories and your style. You really had to hunt and dig and think on your feet as a young gothling in the 90's. Over here on the west coast we have Marshalls and Ross.....cheap and black were the prerequisites. I miss my old mall store RAVE....they always had the best crushed velvet dresses. Ok.... I'll stop. You got me all excited. 😉
I just found your channel and so far I love it.
Thank you!
Most welcome!
The Alley, which has served the Chicago Punk and Goth subcultures since the '70s, closed this year. All the good stores are closing or moving to online-only, despite there being a renaissance of Goth style.
That's awful! We gotta bring it back into the tangible world.
Sadly, the business went under. Typical Chicago construction, stretched on FOREVER (like 2 years+ at this point) and killed their ability to get a decent amount of traffic.
tyjifeku That really sucks. New York is the same. We always say that NY is in a constant state of disrepair. When will it be done? It's always under construction. We lost a lot of great places due to corporate greed. It's so much cheaper to just move shops online but that takes away the whole experience. Making plans a week in advance to go into the city and hit all the shops. I hope they come to their senses :/
Ahh... memories.. :-) Love the head dress in the last photo... dreadlocks without the commitment!! :-)
+Wyldwych's Ramblings Thank you! It's the best way! I fear that kind of hair commitment.
Me too... I have enough trouble with my hair anyway.. over processed, etc.. so I had it cut and am letting my natural colour grow out.. I bought some hair falls to put in when I go out, which instantly adds impact and volume.. who needs real hair? lol
Wyldwych's Ramblings Hair falls are great! They've come out with so many more great colors and it cuts down on time getting ready. I use to have an online business in the early 2000's making and selling them.
How lovely... Yes, there's multitonal hair now, so many colours, etc... soo many choices!! lol..
Hallelujah! I'm so glad you posted this so I have something as a basis for my new style... I am definitely going to go to the thrift store and start searching~ ^___^
Angela, did you ever wear any Winklepickers? Seems like the only goth item a person must really save up for to get. Thinking about getting them but they are really expensive.
Anyways, thanks for the tips, very helpful , much love from Israel
Facts
We had to be creative. And you never stole or copied someone's style. You put a lot of hard work into it.
Are you stalking?
Just discovered and subscribed to your channel love you and your content. :-)
I'm in highschool now... and yea I go to thrift stores for alot of my goth clothes ...you could find lots of cool antique things there that sometimes don't sell in stores anymore .❤❤p.s~love ya
Love you too
I agree ❤❤❤
I got my toungue pierced at Ian's when I was in HS. I wish a lot of those stores still existed. nice =)
As a NYC native trash and vaudeville was my haven. They moved to 9th Street across the street from a vegan restaurant named "lady bird"
Believe it or not nowadays I have found tons and most of my Goth wardrobe I have is from mainstream stores like Jcpenny, F21 wet seal even Tjmax. If you look hard enough with some good creativity you can come up with great looks on the cheap. Even Walmart has some trippy lace skull leggings I found. I have some stories on jack pot finds... I love her videos always entertaining and informative.
My '90s Goth club look was simple: Engineer boots, black biker jacket, blue or black jeans, and black T-shirts by my favorite bands.
Angela Benedict Accidentally turned myself into a mini version of you. I have a high ponytail, black leggings, and a vintage 'The Cure' shirt
I went to a shop called Merry Go Round and a gothic shop in a trendy little suburb where all the punks and Goths hung out. The vintage store was too pricey. Still is. Renaissance fairs, you can sometimes find pieces not too pricey. Found a cool cloak for 55 while others ran for over 200. Have to look the entire racks over. Cheaper seems to be hidden. The 700 dollar stuff was up front of course.
I admire you so much
That dress is amazing!
Omg! you're totally bringing me back! I used to love religious sex! I remember doing the dog collars as well. I must have seen you back in the day at the Bank or Batcave.
That store was so epic! I'm sure we've run into eachother. Remember Coney Island High?
well u certainly do not age :) I was a 90s goth or ppl called me a "witch". lol. I still love it and is why I love Lorde so much. I think she reminds me of that time. it's quite easy to find 90s brands in my area thrift stores, but I notice 2nd hand stores shopping there to mark up high in their stores. thankfully, gothic is black, so easy to put together and looks the best with certain key pieces. oh the early 90s will never die ★♡☆♥★
+RetroKitty777 I really like Lorde as well. She marches to the beat of her own drum and she doesn't discriminate, she'll pretty much hang with anyone but stays her weird and wonderful self. Where do you live? Are the thrift stores like Goodwill or private church thrift stores?
+Angela Benedict we have goodwill, church thrifts, 2nd hand, vintage clothing shops (not many), & random "thrift" shops for different cancers & illnesses. im 30 min northeast of Cincinnati. our goth thrifts and 2nd hand are gone :(
Oh that dress is gorgeous! Just wear it once for us!
trash is still around and still pretty fucking awesome
the first corset you showed is called the renaissance corset
the second one is called the dream corset.
I worked for Fredericks for 10 years
LOL, that's awesome! They were my introduction into corsets
you are so elegant! idk your face fashion make up just make think about elegant things
+Debora Todd Thank you so much! That's such a sweet compliment
3:38 omg! Like the girl in MCR’s Helena music video 😭
Nifty video and nice stories, Angela :)
+Jason Ledyard Thanks! It was tough looking good on a high schoolers min wage job.
In the 80s, in the tri-state area, it was normal to make the best of what one could find. Places like Religious Sex with their *really* high end goth stuff didn't exist yet, so that envy that you mentioned didn't exist back then, but great vintage stuff, cool club wear (easy to find, even in regular malls) and of course old fashioned 80s alternative clothing (low cost) like at the Unique Clothing Warehouse totally were around. Naturally, more people were artists and creative back then, so what people call DIY now was common, though often much better than what we see as DIY these days, lol. Of course, those same people (myself included) were still around in the 90s when the scene got huge. What a great sight to see everyone in their finery back then. The 90s really did look the best, overall!
I miss IANS on St. Marks so much!!! Such a cute and perfect store. They even did piercings and they were super nice there. Trash n Vaudeville moved locations now to a smaller store..St Mark's has completely changed now it stinks!
man that sucks. does the new location have 2 floors?
I literally do these things without even knowing that this is how goths used to do it 😂
Wow Frederick's Catalog lol you are Old School , Peace Love and funny Colors..
I bought some clothing items from a lady who had a website called Crimson Empress in the early 2000’s. I still have them in hopes of the day that I can wear them again. Gained a bit too much weight to wear them right now. That’s okay though, I still love looking at them! Lol
Yes Coney Island High! I used to go a party there on Saturday nights I think it was Glam 2000 maybe? Miss Guy used to DJ there. I spent my 21st there!
That's awesome! That place was so much fun. I was so bummed when they closed down.
I'm sure we used to talk on Livejournal back in t'day!
Hah! I had both of those cheapo corsets when I was a teen!
They're the starter kits for many, I believe!
You're so intelligent and wise omg
You seem like such a cool and easygoing person that would make such an awesome mentor to hang out with. I'm sorry it sounds creepy, but I wish I had a friend like you in the area. There's a nonexistent goth community here
That's very sweet of you to say! I'm really sorry to hear that. Where do you live?
Hershey, Pennsylvania. Or rather a small town next to it