Goth Wear, Then and Now

There seems to be a bit of buzz about "alternative shoeware" on the blogosphere these days. First, Rumi buys herself an awesome pair of demonia boots, then Lucrecia seems to be eyeing a pair of creepers, then Shay from The Ongoing Project tells us a little bit about the days such footwear was indeed pretty alternative.

As for me, at first I thought: let the subcultures have something left to themselves damn it! But I do admit that I think they're kind of cool. And I like seeing Rumi's boots paired with something else besides PVC trenches or PVC skirts.

I really wonder how goth went from the sleek glory days of Bauhaus to the more Halloween-like looks we see today. Bring back the suits please!


images from listen.to/bauhaus

On a more random note, did anyone know that it was Peter Murphy of Bauhaus sitting in the chair getting blown away by Maxell audio tapes? Just another wtf moment I had wile perusing google images today.