Red & Black Week: Dinner Date!

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This outfit was just a quick change after work to go for Persian food with the husband. As I was preparing this post I realized that it is a 100% Mall Outfit! Aside from the shoes, everything on my person came from the mall.

I know you are thinking, “Boy, for someone who’s far too old to be a Mall Goth, she sure does spend a lot of time at the mall!”  It's partly because there isn't much to do in our small town, and my husband and I both love shopping.

Goth has been around for three decades now, and in that time it’s only natural that certain elements would successfully infiltrate the mainstream. It’s a look that many people find attractive to some degree, even if they are not part of the culture. Not to mention, the evening wear market has long been dominated by the black, lacy and sparkly; items that we dark ones can surely put to use!  I know that while the mainstream may adopt some elements that Goths made famous, those things will always look better on us than on them.  I use those trends as opportunities to make my life simpler by grabbing up what is readily available and relatively inexpensive.

As an added bonus, shopping at familiar stores seems to give the normies in my life a feeling that I am more approachable. They realize that they can relate to me when they learn that I shop at many of the same places they do, such as Macy’s, Dillards, and New York & Company.

I’m rambling on now, but with a point. And that is, don't shun readily available shopping resources just because they aren't Goth enough. YOU are Goth enough, so take advantage of what is available (and often less expensive), and make it uniquely you.

Besides, where do you think the pioneers of our genre back in the early 80s got their clothing? There was no Lip Service or Demonia back then… Something to think about :)

So, give me the truth now: what store dominates your wardrobe?


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