Shopping for Gothicly Inclined Clothing? Where to Go?

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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!

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May

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My Favourite Female Music Artists! :)

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Its me May again. Finally I am back on track! This weeks topic is a very fun topic, its about my music tastes. I wanted to share with all of you on what type of music that I listen to. But its going to be about my favourite female artists. Its pretty much basically about the fun music that I listen to. I don't think its that Goth oriented, but it is still pretty sweet music. Some of my favourite artists that I pretty much never get bored of. You know those artists that you can listen to over and over again and never get bored of. Well at least to me! :) In this post I am going to mention four artists. I might make a second part to this, so stay tuned! I think I might do this for like every genre of music that I listen to. It sounds challenging and also very fun as well. The artists that I am going to mention in my post are in no particular order because they are all my top favourites.



Emilie Autumn

Emilie Autumn
Oh how much I love classical music, so of course Emilie is in this list. Emilie plays her violin beautifully in all of her songs. I also really love how she has this Victorian aesthetic in her shows and music. Its very inspiring to see all of her different styles. My favorite album is Opheliac. The reason why this is my favorite album of hers, its because I feel it so much more personal and you can relate to the lyrics of her music. Whenever I listen to Emilie's music its like I get transported to this Victorian world where everything has gone wrong, and not how the Victorian era is thought of grand and luxurious. I think that's because of The Asylum's doing. Because well it is true the Victorian era is not as beautiful as we think. Well if you are a man of course it is going to be wonderful for you, but if you are a woman, not so much. Another thing that I love about Emilie's music is that she mixes Classical Music with Industrial, that's another huge plus! As for Emilie's style it is amazing! I love how she looks like a bedraggled Victorian doll. Words that Gothic Charm School's author Jillian Venters used to describe Emilie's style. 

 

Kanon Wakeshima
Another artist that plays a Classical Instrument! Kanon plays the cello and makes Visual Kei music. Since her music is in Visual Kei Lolita movement in Japan. She was actually the first Japanese singer that I had ever heard and it was amazing! That was so way back in my sophomore year in high school. It was when her Still Doll song had come out in the Vampire Knight anime. I really love Kanon's Victorian Lolita style, and did I forget to mention she has the looks of a doll! What I love about Kanon's music its that it has the feel of a pleasant Victorian Lolita singing dark songs. Something that the average person would not expect if they would see a Lolita girl. And the way that she sounds while singing and playing the cello is like a beautiful melody playing. As for Kanon's two albums also sound very different. Her first one sounded very dark whereas the second had a light sound to it. I still love both of them. Both are amazing albums in their own way.



Ayria
Ayria's music consists of Industrial. I really love Ayria's twist in her Industrial because it has a sort of dark pop twist in it. And her music is very upbeat, but the lyrics are very dark. I also love that her music is so personal and that you can relate so many of her songs. I love that her music is very danceable and that you can dance them at any type of club. Since it is Electronica music. As for Ayria's style I love it! Its so bold and really perky. A perfect example of Perky Goth. I actually love all of Ayria's three albums they all have their own thing going on. Each is a must listen to. I have have been waiting to hear her fourth one called Plastic Makes Perfect. Since I am still waiting to hear it on iTunes. You know so I can hear a preview. I wonder if her site has a small preview before you buy. I have to check that out.




Kerli
The last artist that I am going to mention is Kerli. I really love Kerli's music as well. Her two albums sound so different from one another. I actually have not her Utopia album yet. But I can't wait to hear it! As for her Love is Dead album I liked it a lot. To me it had an alternative-ish sound to it. As for her singles Army of Love and Zero Gravity were really great! I loved that those songs had a Synthpop feel to it, and best of all they were really upbeat and very danceable as well. As for Kerli's style is very cute and light but with a spice of dark added to it. I really love the whole Bubble Goth term that she coined to describe her style. In her video Tea Party she has this Gothic Lolita style that I love very much. And in her Zero Gravity video she has a Cyber Goth look mixed with her own Bubble Goth look.

So there it is, those are my top four Female Artists that I love and look up to a whole bunch. If you haven't heard their music make sure you give them a listen because their music is wonderful. I truly recommend their music. If you are looking to hear new music listen to these artists and you will not be disappointed. They are all completely different from each other so maybe you might not like all of them. But its worth a listen to. I'm so sorry that I couldn't add a caption in all of the pictures. My computer sucks and it doesn't show the add caption menu thing. Or BlogSpot just hates my computer and will not let me add captions to the images :/ I probably will make a second edition to this because there are more female artists that I love! So what are your top picks on  female artists? Share and comment below! I would love to hear from all of you! Follow if you like what I post, I will try to post every single week a fun topic. :)