cupcake_goth | A brief mention of GCS in the news (oooh!) and SFDs

A reader let me know that the Philadelphia Inquirer did a nice article on Goth parents, and quoted Gothic Charm School:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/image/20070916_Lil_Goths.html

Shallow Fashion Details! Ahh, autumn. I've been waiting for weather like this since about, oh, June.

Black leather flat granny boots, laced with black-on-black striped ribbons.

Black & pink vertically-striped stockings.

Black knee-length ruffly skirt, worn over a pink knee-length petticoat.

Black batwing hem high-collared frock coat that closes with 12 large pink taffeta-covered buttons.

Pink faux-fur collar tied around the collar of the frock coat, and pinned with a silver filigree skull brooch.

Fingerless knit armwarmer/glove things, trimmed with black and white lace so they look like frilly cuffs.

Hair pulled back into a high ponytail and secured with lace-festooned hairties.

Black antique goggles (on pink velvet ribbon, with tiny pink velvet bows) worn on top of my head.

The usual makeup: YSL Touch Elcat, translucent powder, MAC "pink opal" pigment as eyeshadow, black liquid liner, DiorShow mascara, and Chanel "Vamp" lipstick.

The usual rings, and small dangly sparkly skull earrings.

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Date: 2007-10-01 06:26 pm (UTC)

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amy37.livejournal.com

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Well, yay Philly!

Date: 2007-10-01 06:36 pm (UTC)

sistawendy.livejournal.com

Goth parents: accidental warriors against neurosis. In this era of helicopter parents and fundies run amok, we need them.

Date: 2007-10-01 06:41 pm (UTC)

mahariel.livejournal.com

Asked to comment on growing up with goth parents, Kentukki gestured toward the shadow box on the wall. "Once you have a stuffed bat on the wall and a jar of brains in the cabinet, anything goes," she said with a shrug. She slung a canvas messenger bag over her shoulder and headed out to return her library books.

that made me smile and get sniffly all at the same time

-Victoria

Date: 2007-10-01 07:27 pm (UTC)

mearagrrl.livejournal.com

Goth parents are fine. Parents who name their daughter "Kentukki"??? NOT so fine.

Date: 2007-10-01 09:12 pm (UTC)

torreybird.livejournal.com

It's beautiful to read about parents who set boundaries that are appropriate to their child... in *whatever* subculture. Hallelujah, she rebelled. Hallelujah, she's not too invested in her parent's lives. Hallelujah, they're concerned parents living their own lives too.

And yay that GCS gets more press!!!