Teen Gothic

In recent years, I can't help but notice how samey people tend to look in regards to clothes, hair and makeup style. When you look back at goths over the years you can get a sense of that person based on their style because it feels uniquely them, like they took the time to craft that look. Things change a lot when you get to the mid-late 2010s.

With the rise of social media and influencer culture, brands can just pay people to shill out for their clothes and make it seem desirable; all the while their clothes is made with the cheapest labor possible and with only money at the forefront of their minds. Thus creating a perceived high price of entry for baby bats getting into the scene.

I don't blame the people, but I do think brands have been wielding the net and social media like a weapon against our individuality.