A photo from the Lookbook days. For the life of me I couldn't understand why this was one of my more popular ones (98 hypes). The image quality is terrible and I'm not wearing any of the "it" brands. |
A year later I got a job and got a DSLR (not a very good one but still), so the quality of the photos got better. I had to always shoot in manual, because my refurbished DSLR didn't support ANY automatic functionality.
Until I broke my camera of course. The moment that happened, I realized my OOTD style blogging days were basically over, since you need a good camera (and good lighting, which I most definitely do not have). I kind of gave up for a few months, until I discovered blog challenges! My first post was 5 wardrobe staples every goth needs and that was when I realized that I actually like talking about this dark fashion stuff more than taking a bunch of OOTDs.
The 5 things...still true today, IMO |
Questions about me and the blog:
Do you have an alternative job or work in the fashion industry?
No, I work in mainstream book publishing at one of the big five.
There are a lot of spelling mistakes and punctuation errors...
I'm off the clock.
Why don't you write about personal stuff?
The blog is escapist fun for me. I have a stressful job and I freelance on the side, and any problems most people have are 10x worse in NYC. I'd rather spend one day a week looking at pretty clothes than talking about myself. I do this to get away from myself!
Are you a goth?
The alternative subculture I once identified with (the rivetheads) is long gone, but even back then, it was easier to just say you were a goth than to explain the difference. In fact, there was a rivalry between the two groups--that probably never actually existed. If you think a goth is someone who listens to the 5 mainstream goth bands on repeat for 20+ years, then no, I'm most certainly not goth. If you think a goth is someone who wears all black and pentagrams and shit, then yeah. But only posers care about labels...you're not a poser, are you?
Are you spiritual/wicca/pagan?
No, though I do tarot for fun.
So if you're not a goth and not pagan, why write weekly posts on goth fashion?
Dark fashion. I enjoy wearing it and enjoy seeing it on others.
How do you manage to write weekly posts?
I sometimes fall behind when I've got a heavy freelance load, but I usually write several of them at once and schedule them for Thursdays.
Why Thursday?
I feel like other bloggers post early on in the week, and there's a lull in posts mid-to-late week.
I'm a marketing manager and I'm in charge of social media outreach. I've got a great idea for your blog. Can you write about [something not related to dark fashion] and link to our site?
My favorite was the financial services outreach. I mean, what does that have to do with dark fashion? My readers are here for gothy-type looks and would not be interested in men's tuxes or event planning or what-have-you. If you've got something related to dark fashion, sure, I'd be happy to cover it if I can think of a creative, original post for it that doesn't make me sound like a shill.
What do you like to blog about?
Trend forecasting would probably be my favorite, which includes all the pantone posts. Trends are probably my second favorite. I also like writing styling posts...like how to wear stuff to the office or whatever.
Lastly, thank you for hanging around these 6 years and reading and commenting on my posts! It means a lot to me to be part of such a badass-looking community. What posts do you like reading about? Which ones are you indifferent to?
Blog challenges sound like a fun way to keep things going. I might have to look into those.
ReplyDeleteHere's to another successful 6 years, and more!
Thanks! I miss challenges! Wish someone would start then up again
Delete6 years,wow^^ I enjoy all your posts because they're so different from what I usually read, but not too...how to put this...? Not too goth, if that makes sense...
ReplyDeleteOOTD blogging so easy, I enjoyed shooting outfit shots too, but you always have that one reader who leaves salty comments like 'Why is it only outfit posts/blog challenges/cosplay/whatever you're posing these days...:')
What? I'm lucky no one leaves comments like that. Well, that is because I have the best readers!
DeleteHAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!! I love you insights into current goth/alternative brands, very good social commentary ;)
ReplyDeleteI've been having a ball going through new collections by goth brands. I'm probably going to expand on those.
DeleteWow! Six years! Congratulations! I think I started blogging a year or two after you although I didn't discover your blog until fairly recently.
ReplyDeleteYeah the early days were just Lookbook people. Much more active now, for sure!
DeleteI LOVE the Pantone and trend forecasting and styling posts! Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Will do!
DeleteCongratulations on your blogaversary :3
ReplyDeletehttps://thelunarhour.wordpress.com/
Congrats! Your blog is my favorite one! I love the sarcastic way you write in and I love the styling posts, and to see your outfits always inspires me to spice up my own outfits a bit. I also love your tone of criticism, so thanks for having this blog for such a long time!
ReplyDeleteI feel like the Blogger community, especially the "goth" community here is slowly dying, and I am happy your blog isn't.
Aw! Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, there's a bunch of bloggers who vanished. There's got to be an easier way to find people to follow...
Delete玩美女人影音秀-同城聊天室
ReplyDelete9158虛擬視訊-能看啪啪福利的直播app下載
live173視訊-韓國美女主播視訊聊天室
show live影音視訊網-ut視訊聊天室福利視頻
showlive影音視訊聊天網-聊天室福利在線視頻
台灣辣妹視訊聊天室-一對多聊天室福利
成人視訊-午夜激情直播間
性愛視訊-午夜視頻聊天軟件
85街-裸體美女視頻(無內褲)
live173影音Live秀-免費視訊</a