Goth Sub-Styles That Didn’t Work for Me

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Throughout the years a fashion lover or alt person tries out lots of different styles. There are those I know that partake in several at once, swapping between them! This has never been something I could do. I like to have all of my wardrobe in rotation (I think this is part of why I dislike summer so much). That has never mixed with my love/hate relationship with some sub-sets of Goth. Call me what you will in my style, but these just aren’t one of them.

Cyber-Goth

Okay, so I know I have bagged on Cyber-Goth a little. But there was a point in my life when I wanted nothing more than to shave my eyebrows off and when I learned how to make synthetic dreads. I’m a total hypocrite, right? You’ll get used to it. The reason that I never got too deep into the style wasn’t because I suddenly stopped liking it and started hating it. It was because it was so freakin’ expensive. I have to congratulate any cybergoths reading this because you must be very dedicated!

Lolita

This isn’t exactly a sub-style of the Goth subculture. I’ll include it here anyway. Lolita is a style that I still love, but I don’t feel completely comfortable wearing. When I do wear it I spend most of my time jumping up and down in the mirror, watching my petticoat become a kick-ass balloon (I bet you never expected that sentence). Innocent and ‘younger’ styles have always looked best on me, but I just don’t have the confidence to wear it often.

Victorian Goth

I’m a lazy person and this is not a lazy style!

I have to commend any of you that follow these styles because I just couldn’t do it. Do you have any styles you just couldn’t muster? Why?