Goth and punk fashions…

Are done extremely wrong in a lot of cases these days.

Not being goth nor punk, you probably won’t take me credibly.

Pinks and I watched some “How to Dress” whatever videos on youtube.  What the fuck are some of these people thinking?  “You don’t want to look like a clown.”  I hate to tell them this, BUT IN A LOT OF CASES THEY DO!

The videos came from two different sets of girls from Cali.  One group had an obsession with lace.  The other group had an obsession with safety pins.

I know that in both sub cultures, lace and safety pins have their place.  However, that is not the entirety of the sub cultures.

Goth is dramatic.  Its dark colors; dark reds, blues purples, different shades of grays, etc.  It lives up to its name.  Dark, and sometimes morbid.  There’s satins, silks, velvets, polyesters, ruffles, straps.  It all depends on what type you’re going for, Victorian or Romantic etc.  Its its own mentality and lifestyle.

Punk has its own dramatics.  Its angry.  Its forceful.  Its a lot of DIY.  Its very characteristic.  Safety pins help in a lot of ways, BUT IT IS NOT THE ENTIRE GOD DAMN THING!  You’ve got flannels,  denim, leathers, torn tights, slashed shirts, slashed jeans.  Its not about tightness or looseness as long as it looks good.  If you want to look like a cheap hooker that’s been on her knees one too many times, go for it.  If you want to look like Wal-Mart’s Easter aisle raped your hair, GO FOR IT.

New punk is not like the old punk.  Sadly the old punk has died out.  Not many “punk” brats now know what CBGB’s is.  Most of them don’t even know who The Ramones are.  Most don’t even know where half their emblems come from.  I’ve seen punk kids wear Misfits stuff and not know where the skull came from.  I do. Its based off the poster for The Crimson Ghost.

I hate these brats that are like “So leik I am this! AND THIS! OMG!” and go way over the top.

Note: PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! IF YOU ARE GOING TO WEAR SOMETHING, KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IT IS AND MEANS!  The Kanji for “peace” is not punk.  A Geisha is more than just an interesting design.  Pull your head out of your fat ass and pay attention.  Just because you dress one way doesn’t mean you are what you say.