The things you find on the Internet

[cupcake_goth]

Over on Ye Olde Tumblr, I've been finding a lot of deathrock-y fashion photos. Which, of course, fills me with nostalgia and the mad urge to incorporate Olde Skool deathrock & batcave elements into my Cupcake Gothic Victorian wardrobe.

An example: hey ElderGoths! Remember when we used to all wear layers and layers of artfully shredded tights? http://gothiccharmschool.tumblr.com/post/1075695307/ill-have-you-know-it-takes-a-lot-of-work-to-get

Which got me thinking about the intersection of Olde Skool and new media, and about how the "edgier" side of the mainstream fashion industry has recently been all aflutter over deconstructed looks^*. This led to some googling, and hey, look what I found:

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/shredded-tights

Yes, a tutorial on how to artfully shred hosiery. I'll admit it, I read it, went "D'aaaaaaaw!", and then giggled. All right, and I spent part of last night attacking a pair of black stockings with some nail scissors, but I was going to be doing that ANYWAY.

It really does look like there's some sort of batcave revival going on, which just tickles me no end. Some Tumblr blogs of what I'm seeing:

http://gothfashion.tumblr.com/
http://welldressedfortheapocalypse.tumblr.com/
http://deathwaves.tumblr.com



^* If you listen closely, you can hear the Stroppy One and the Infamous BlueJay grinding their teeth. They both hate deconstructed fashion with a burning intensity. I think it can be done very well, especially for photo shoots, but that usually in real life, it looks less like a fashion statement and more like someone doesn't take very good care of themselves or their clothes.

Comments

[karen-dp.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed checking out those links! I guess I was a post batcave proto goth back in 1985. I was really into Bauhaus, Fad Gadget and Love and Rockets back then and have recently gotten into Rozz Williams (the California scene never reached us in Montreal, I guess...). There is a healthy Deathrock community here in Toronto as my bass player is one. A couple of years ago he rescued an old Bauhaus shirt that I bought in 1991 and still wears it, although I expect it will turn to dust at any moment-deconstruction in action! I thought I had a goth band, but people are telling me it's deathrock band...I guess I can live with that!