Red & Black Week: Post-Event Wrap-Up

All I can say is, Wow.  I'm blown away by the amount of participation and publicity this event garnered.  I had hoped maybe eight people would be excited about the idea and maybe five would actually join in...  :-D  Instead, we had a grand total of 28 wonderful and creative participants, contributing 87 posts!!!  The Goth Blogger community is a GREAT group to be a part of.  I would like to offer a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the week, and especially those who helped spread the word and make this event what I consider a smashing success.

Here's a list of all of the participants, in the order that they first linked up their Red & Black posts.

1. VictorianKitty of Sophistique Noire
2. Amy of The Ultimate Goth Guide
3. Loupie of Loupie's Blog
4. Saskia of Graveyard Picnic
5. Deb of Gothic By Design 
6. Pandora and Orilla of Wicked Babes
7. Corin of A Darker Kind of Fashion
8. Tenebris in Lux of Neverending Playlist of a Psycho
9. Leanne of Music4pumpkins
10. Siouxsie of Siouxsie Law
11. Jamie of Geeky Goth Girl
12. Sada of Dressology HQ 
13. Audronasha the Countess of Gothically Yours
14. Mark of Wheels are Everything 
15. Kelli of GlumPlum 
16. Trystan of This is Corp Goth
17. Captain Morgan of Mental Pirate
18. Sal Kaye of Still Dark at Heart
19. DuskRose of The Midnight Ballroom
20. Amy Wilson of Working
21. Zellain of The Morbid Fashion
22. Sabayon of Ruffles Not Diets
23. Caveat Calcei of Law and Shoes
24. Rachel of Rachel's Cupcake Chronicles
25. Kitty Lovett of Bloggery of a Gothcat
26. Sarah of The Walrus Room 
27. Julianne of This Second's Obsession
28. Robin of Victorian Android

View all of the Red & Black Week posts and link-ups!

Amy of The Ultimate Goth Guide made a *brilliant* suggestion. She suggested we make this an annual event. So, the first full week in June each year will officially be Sophistique Noir's Red & Black Week!

It will be exciting to see how the long-term bloggers evolve their takes on the theme from year to year, and even how we influence each other. Also, those who expressed a wish that they owned more red items this year can keep their eyes open for the perfect pieces, and build their red wardrobes up a bit in preparation for next year if they want.

In the meantime, I have some ideas for monthly one-day themed events. Starting in July, I will reveal the theme a week or so in advance, then do my post on it (with a Mr. Linky sign-up form) on the first day of the month. You can link up a post of your own from that day or any previous post you have done, as long as it meets the criteria for that month's theme. We'll have lots of variety; sometimes a color scheme, sometimes a specific style, sometimes a specific article of clothing, etc. I'll try to make some of the themes not too fashion-specific, so you can still be creative with the topics of your posts. Also, I'll be taking suggestions on theme ideas, and if I use your idea I will credit you on the post for that month.

Back to regularly scheduled outfit posts tomorrow!  :)