2nd Month!

Greetings!

Here is my 2^nd month post for my baby bat months. I hope it is interesting and perchance a tad helpful.

I’m glad to say that I’ve improved even more since last post, including my crusade to get my parents (not to mention sister) to accept me as a Goth. I think, and well, hope, that I’ve moved on from baby bat to Academic Goth.

Mom still gets annoyed with me sometimes, but that doesn’t matter. I’ve always been a pushover really and haven’t stood up for what I believe in; rather I listened to whatever other people said to make them like me, and to be ‘obedient’ and polite.

But when I found Goth, it helped me to see that I didn’t have to follow strict fashion rules, throwing things out when they got ripped or buying designer clothes. It’s also helped me to get into sewing and altering clothes, which are fun and a nice side along to knitting. Besides it was always awful trying to mix and match colours, black goes with everything!

Plus, since I’ve always loved the Medieval and Victorian fashion styles, I can finally wear them with pride, not feeling that I’m a weirdo.

-To sum that up, I feel more ‘myself’ every day. I hope to ‘come out of the Goth closet’ soon.

What’s happened this month?

-I’ve managed to get a bodice/corset, fishnet gloves and stripy arm warmers, and a couple of maxi lace skirts, with those I can now dress Aristocrat/Neo Victorian, instead of plain old casual Goth wherever I go.

-I’ve crafted a couple of Victorian style necklaces and have sewed a pair of socks into mini no fingered gloves. (Also a bit of altering, aka making puff sleeves, and adding additions on to skirts.)

- I got a lovely copy of Dracula to read last week.

-I’ve gotten over the ‘hideous makeup’ stage involving too much cat eyeliner, now I wear a simple touch of eye shadow and mascara… (I’d like to do more but mom absolutely forbids heavy makeup, and besides, when a young Gothling it is much better to start out slowly.)

-I’m listening to even more Gothy music, lots and lots of The Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Bauhaus, and even The Damned. :D

And for future goals:

1: I’m getting my first pair of white and black striped tights next week, and some red hair extensions.

2: After that I am getting a lace parasol, a spider web patterned umbrella, and the Vampire Chronicles book series, considering how much I liked the first movie.

3: I also intend to visit our local cemetery sometime soon, (Although that will be hard because my family don’t like going places like that…)

4: I really need to get a hold of a medieval folklore and religions/practices encyclopaedia. Any recommendations?

5: Although my mom dislikes the ‘Deathrock/Trad’ look, (Which I am very fond of) I am going to go ahead anyways.

She said no spikes…. (sad) but I’ll go for studs and see if I can work up to spiky things.

Anyhow…

Tonight I’m having another tiny celebration, aka lots of candles and other cliché things like incense and blood coloured cordial. And maybe the full cliché of ‘wine’, candlelight and a good vampire novel?

Thanks for reading this post of mine, please comment if you have any advice, fashion or otherwise…or if I need education in not being a mallgoth!

PS: Tonight’s movies will be: Gypsy 83 (Although sadly it’s impossible to watch the whole thing online) and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I’ll probably watch an episode or two of the Addams family as well.