by Errant

Created on: May 04, 2008

Mentality to fashion sense: Goth is a style that some people adhere to. Yes. Adhere to. Standard issue black trench coat and Jhonen Vasquez inspired clothing patterns. Clown make-up, silver jewelry, piercings and clove cigarettes are the standard issue tradition of Goths everywhere.

Why is it such a universal standard? For it is easy to identify. To visually identify and brand by what a person is wearing. This is not a new concept. It's been something people of every race and belief have been doing since the age of civilization. If a person is judged by his rags and his stink against the person wearing a business suit and perfume, then why should a Goth be exempt from this process?

The fact is that they are not. Goth judge other Goths. "Too much make-up makes her face porous." "She's too fat for that corset." "I liked that band before you all did. Ergo I'm better." That is the culture of which Goths subscribe to. I liken this situation to that of a female with augmented mammary glands who wears a tight white t-shirt in the rain only to claim, "Why does everyone stare at me?" It's no longer a question of what is right more than it is a question of, "Are you stupid?"

For Goths it's not about standing out. It's about blending in with the outcasts. Here is a generic take on the thought process of what a Goth wears.

Dark clothes to show their affinity for the night. Night which is a dark romantic ideal for people who would look great under the pale moon light, suffering their pain in solitude; but want an audience to witness their pain. Silver jewelry is chosen over gold because it's akin to the moon and because Anton Lavey muttered something about gold being the element of Christian faith and Smurf coins everywhere. Knee high combat boots as to show how tough the person is which doubles as being dark; plus metal fastenings that counts as silver! Peacock colorings of the hair as to strut around all the better with aforementioned boots. I'm still at a loss for the make-up though. Isn't make-up used for people who are worried about what they look like to other people?

Why should Goth's be judged by what they wear? That is because Goth's dress the way they do to be seen. So judge them for the attention starved children that they are. Unlike us writers. We're better than that.

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