Teen Gothic

Hey y’all! This is my first post on this subreddit, and I thought I would share an album I’m enjoying for modern music Monday.

I love love love being goth but I genuinely don't understand why. I love the music, the art, the fashion, the makeup, and the hair more than any other style I've explored. I guess I just never thought I'd love a certain style this much. I feel so at home being a part of the style, maybe because the beliefs/attitudes of goths resonate with me so much? The way that music, fashion, makeup, literature, and values/beliefs are intertwined in so fascinating to me.

Is it the dark style? The music, art, or literature? The fashion and makeup and hair? What about goth draws you into the subculture? What does being goth mean to you, and how do you express it? How does the fashion and music illustrate the core values of the subculture?

Sorry to sound like an English teacher, but I really want to discuss this and have no goth friends or know any long-term goths haha

Want to chat about something which doesn't need it's own thread? Do it here!

Feel free to discuss music, fashion, events, DIY projects, etc. and anything relating to goth as long as it's in line with the subreddit rules.

Being the bright spark I am I decided to alphabetically sort my 7" vinyl records. I started this around 3:30pm. For reference sake the Soothing Sunday post usually posts around 4:30pm for me. I just finished sorting them and it is nearly 9:30pm.

So I am late with this week's thread, my fingers feel smooth from all the dust/old records and I am thirsty as hell.

A few fun facts I learned along the way.

• I have more 7" records for bands with the words "black" or "die" in their band names than expected.
• Out of all I have more Sisters of Mercy 7"s than anything else. Second place is Toto Coelo.
• My collection of "novelty" and parody singles is becoming quite large and there is still so much more to get.
• I need to buy so many 7" plastic sleeves and some new paper ones too

And I still have my 12" records and CDs to go. I have decided the CDs can be skipped.

You may now complain about how late today's post is.

Hi! I’m planning to dress up as Peter Murphy for halloween (my friend is going as Daniel ash) I’m a girl but I thought of combing my hair back (it’s short and black) but I don’t know what to wear, does anyone have ideas that are typical for Peter Murphy? Thanks!