Shopping for Gothicly Inclined Clothing? Where to Go?

Hello Everyone!

Its me May again and I'm ready to post this weeks topic late as usual. Sorry about that! Its just lately I have been applying to all the stores nearby my house because well I need a new job. We all need money to buy all of that super cute clothing. and accessories It doesn't pay itself, and surely money does not grow on trees. That is unless your parents have great paying jobs and you get a pretty good amount of weekly allowance. If then that is your case, you are so lucky! Unlike the rest of us have to get jobs to actually buy the things we want. But then there are always the sad cases where parents do have the money to buy their kids clothing, but refuse to because they think being Goth is a really bad thing. And thus do not want their kids to dress Goth. I will write a post about this issue as well.

This week's topic is going to be about where to shop for Gothicly inclined clothing. I honestly go to so many different stores! So I buy my clothing from many diverse places. But the place that takes 50% of where my clothing comes from are thrift stores. Why thrift stores? Because the clothing there is so affordable and you can guarantee you will find a lovely piece to add to your wardrobe to spoof up that closet of yours. But of course thrift stores are very inexpensive because it is a secondhand clothing store and therefore its clothing and items are used. But you can still find clothing in mint condition and it is very affordable. I usually go to a thrift store that's like 15 minutes away walking with my mom and were always shopping for clothing. But a little piece of advice not all thrift stores have the same prices. some can be quite expensive. Because I go to two different ones. The one that I usually go to is the one with the more green friendly prices. And the  other one I go to once in a while has their prices a little more up, but it is still pretty affordable. Because one time I went to the Buffalo Exchange thrift store, and I could not believe their prices! It was really overpriced. I was like "Seriously?! For used clothing you charge this much!" Although I will mention it had a lot of nice clothing, so I guess there one of the better thrift stores. Although there are other thrift stores like Plato's Closet and Goodwill, which I might add I have never went to those because they are really far away from where I live by. So I have no idea how much they charge. I just checked on Google maps to see where those stores are at, turns out that all of the Goodwills in Houston (since I live in Houston) all ten of them are on the West Houston area and there are no Goodwills on the East Houston are where I live at. Technically Southeast Houston but still, I am pretty disappointed that all of them are on the West area and not a single one on the East side. Total bummer! And as for Plato's Closet there isn't a single one in Houston! There is one by the Pasadena area but that isn't Houston anymore so that does not count.

As for the rest of the little stores that I go to I usually go to small shopping centers because they have good prices and for a piece of new clothing you can't beat that! A tip is that you and a few friends should just drive around town shopping together and see what small shopping centers you will encounter along the way. And trust me go to all of the stores. You never know what you will find in each of the stores. And personally I just love going to every single store, but that's just me. Going to the malls are good too, if you know which are the stores that don't sell overpriced clothing. But it is nice to splurge once in a while and treat yourself to something neat from the mall. But don't do it too much because you will be broke in a few shopping stops. And you want to buy as much as you want without emptying your wallet right away. Some mall stores that I personally like are Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, and Express.

Another way of shopping is internet shopping. Ebay is a really great choice because you don't pay shipping in some items, or if you do it might not be much either. Amazon is pretty good, but you still have to pay shipping even though it might say free shipping, because they get the stuff from companies/warehouse (that sort of thing). And for Ebay I like shopping from storekeepers from Asia, New York, and Los Angeles because they have they have the best prices ever! And most of the time the shipping is free, which is a big plus for me! Like two weeks ago I bought two pairs of spiderweb fishnet pantyhose for like $2.30 and the shipping was like $1.00. so in total that was like $5.00 of pantyhose, and normally at the store just one pair would cost $6 plus tax.

So now that I mentioned where I usually go shopping at now I'm going to share of what are the type of things that I usually look for in clothing when I go shopping. If any of you watch Goth Youtuber Kazlovesbats's (one of my favourite Youtubers by the way) video about shopping for Gothicly inclined clothing (Don't remember the exact name of the video) she also mentions going to thrift stores are like the best thing as well. And she also mentions what types of fabric you should look for while shopping at any type of store. The fabrics that she talks about are transparent/see through flowy fabrics, mesh, fishnet, a lot of Victorian like blouses that have many ruffles on them, and a lot of lace as well. She also mentioned velvet, but personally I do not like velvet, but for any of you all who does, keep an eye out if you like that too! Also look for skirts as well, or if you like pants instead then look for that too! Personally I am a skirt girl, I never wear pants. And when I do I feel so weird! Well I wear them on the house, but that's just on the house. But while I am outside out and about town I am always wearing skirts 100%.
So I pretty much look for the same things that she does, because it is true and she is right on the types of fabrics to look for while shopping.

Here is the link to Kazlovesbats's video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3k1oTi5XyA
Of course the video is Kazlovesbats (Allison Eckfeldt) So this video is hers and I am just linking this video so you can watch it and see what she has to say on the subject.

I'm going to post a few pictures. Enjoy! :)




Me wearing black lipstick ^-^
Taken on April 18, 2013

Aristocratic Lolita Girl
Me wearing Elegant Gothic Lolita 
Taken on April 23, 2013














So I hope you all found this week's post satisfying and worth reading. And what do you all do when you are shopping for new Gothicly inclined clothing? Do you do it a different way? If so comment down below and tell me all about it!

See you soon,
May

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What Are My Goth Influences?

Hello everyone!
Its me May again and I am writing this weeks weekly post. I decided to write about this topic because I thought it would be a fun topic to write about. Plus, I think it would be a great post so you can all know more about me as well. I don't think the introduction post was that informative. As for this weeks post will be about what are my Goth influences. Every single Goth is different. We all like different things. Just like "regular" people have different tastes and opinions about things. Were all humans, and we are all different people. Just like none of us look the same, we all have different features that makes us who we are.
Now, getting on with today's topic I actually have quite a few Goth influences from the Gothic subculture. In this post I am going to talk about my fashion inclined influences. Il'll write about my music inclined ones in another post. Please note that I am writing on these influences fashion wise and not music wise or subculture wise. Getting back on track, let's get started with the list now.
First up on my main fashion influence is Gothic Lolita. Why Gothic Lolita? Because its very cute and very girly, like me. And also probably the fact I look good in this clothing too, probably due to my Asian ancestry. It is the main style component in my clothing. Gothic Lolita clothing consists of detailed black dresses with a lot of lace and a whole bunch of ruffles. It has a type of a doll-like dress to it. Kind of like the dresses that you see that porcelain dolls wear, but with a dark twist added to it. Acessories consist of roses, lace gloves, lace chokers, top hats, chunky bracelets, silver jewelry, and chunky platform lace up boots. It also has a sort of Victorian styled influence to it as well.




Gothic Lolita

Gothic Lolita 

Another big influence to me is the Gothic Victorian/Victorian Goth. This fashion is beautiful in fashion, furniture, and architecture wise. I find this look beautiful and inspiring. The way this style looks just screams glamour to me. The thought of how people wore clothing like this on a daily basis is just amazing. Kind of makes me think "Why can't we dress like this to this day?" And I am meaning not just me, but everyone in the world. If you ask me, the Victorian era was the era with the best fashion. I mean have you taken a look today's outrageous fashion? The Victorian fashion's components consist of embroided laced corsets, long skirts, bustle skirts, petticoats to give those skirts an extra oomph. This style is now looked as a vintage look for anything classy and this style also has a romanticism look in it as well. The acessories consist of lace gloves either short or long, top hats, bonnets, vintage jewelry, pearls (I think pearls are somehow romantic inclined), lace up boots, small heeled shoes (I never see anyone wearing huge heels with this look), pretty much a look that consists of vintage glamour from back in the 19th century.

Victorian Goth

I think these two are the influences that I have on my fashion style. Since I dress in lace all the time. I don't really have any other style of dress. I do add other elements to my style. But for the most part these two styles are my main ones. What about you? What are your styles of dress? Goth or not? Share your style, I would love to know as well!


See you soon,
May

Black Friday Haul!

Hello Everyone!

Its me May again. This quick post is mostly for the fact that I went to the mall yesterday and got some goodies and wanted to share them with you all. So you can see the stuff I got at good bargains! I am super happy I got this stuff, some I had been wanting for a while and now I finally have!
Ok, first up is this satin like black blouse I got at Burlingtons. Which I got at $15, I know that isn't exactly a bargain but its much better than paying $25 for one like this at other stores. Which I did see one for $22 in another store in the same mall, it just didnt have that cute black lace detailing on the back.

 It has a black lace detailing in the back.

I am going to remove the annoying belt that came with it. Its not really my thing. I asked my mom if she wanted the belt and she did. At least the belt isn't going to waste.
This is another blouse that I also got at Burlingtons. Its a nice deep burgundy color that is quite lovely in my opinion. This one was at $13.

I really love the collar this blouse has, it kind of gives it that vampy vibe to it. As for the belt I did like this one, since it is much thinner and its made out of that PVC looking material. It will go very nice with the Doc. Marten look alike boots I have.
The last item I got at Burlingtons were these super cute hair pins. These were $3

The next store I went to was Claire's. And they had a whole clearance section. Most of the clearance was on jewelry and Justin Bieber stuff. But, I bought two lovely necklaces from here. This first one has black chain, and black and blue stone for decoration. It is stunning, this one is the one necklace that I had been eyeing a while back and now I finally have it! Yay me!

As you can see what that originally costed. And the bargain I paid for this little gem was $2. The second necklace I also got from Claire's was also $2.

This one just looks so exquisite and was a definite eye catcher for me. This one is perfect for special events like Sweet 16's, Quinceaneras, and weddings. Since I do go out often to events such as those. I also loved this one because when one wears a nice black dress this jewelry piece goes lovely. Now that I mention it, this necklace has this sort of princess-y feel to it, which I adore. The last store I purchased stuff from was a store called Rainbow and in this store I pretty much stocked up on tights. I literally bought 3 packs of this regular fishnet pantyhose pattern.

These were 3 for $10. I literally cried when I saw this price! I usually have to buy them for like $5 to
$10 each at other stores. The next pair of tights are thin vertical stripes.

These are small vertical stripes, which are so lovely! Sorry the lighting is kind of bad in here, but I hope you can still see it. I had been wanting these types for a long time and finally there mine! The next ones are of thicker and bigger stripes.

I also really loved these too. Its good to have variety of stripes. I have also been wanting some of these for ages! And now I have these as well! The last pair of tights I bought were horizontal stripes. These are pretty thick and are also of solid/sheer coverage.

Now that I finished showing you all the tights I got. This was the last thing I bought at Rainbow, the same store I purchased my tights. Its this really cute wallet. It has hearts and star prints, and it has a shiny silvery glittery surface. And its not that type of wallets where the glitter falls off. I also loved that it has double zipper sides. This was for $6

On closer inspection.

I hope you liked the stuff I showed you. Because I am in love with my new stuff! I can't wait to wear those new tights to school! And not to mention those blouses too!
See you soon,
May