Wednesday, 26 September 2012  Turn it up, don't tone it down
"I hate to bother you about this, and actually I almost feel
silly but in all my reading about goth in articles and blogs
online I've forgotten how to be over the top when it comes to
goth..... I mean it seems there are always blog posts about how
a goth should tone down their look, but never how to make their
look more extravagant... and of course in our everyday world
toning down one's wardrobe makes a bit of sense, but I'm tired
of toning it down...." - Miss Grave  I almost envy you for
having forgotten how to turn your Gothy dial up to thirteen - I
have times when I feel I never really started (says she, writing
in tracksuit bottoms, band tee, no eyebrows and scraggy ponytail
- I was just at a fitness class)! It's true that for some people
it can be easy to slip into a rut, and getting out of it again
requires inspiration, motivation, creativity and time.  Nobody
does all-spooky all-the-time like Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Inspiration and mo