Elder Goth Central

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I still don’t get why Bro types think it is an insult to yell “HEY, ELVIRA” at me from car windows. Don’t they know that I would kill to look this good?

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Pictures from the goth scene in Angola (Source)

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Wardrobe and stretchiness.

This upcoming move has given me the nudge I needed to really get to work on redoing my wardrobe.

As an aging Goth, while my heart yearns for the fanciest of frills and tight lacing and leather and whatnot, reality is I don’t really have the means for that. Okay hold up.

Let me say something about Goth and other subcultures that irritates the shit out of me. The insistence that you cannot be a…

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Gloria Swanson (1950)

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Reminder: Gothic Film 101: Sunset Boulevard is happening tonight at 7pm. We’ll be having a brief introduction to the film, watching it, and discussing the gothic elements afterward. Free to the public - Scarecrow Video is located at 5030 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle - Wa. 98105

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My mother told me once that getting old was a blessing and a curse - on the one hand, she doesn’t have to worry about men trying to coax her into cars, on the other she is now invisible. Older women, no longer considered useful by society as baby-makers nor sexual objects, are ignored. We felt it was important to question the obsession with youth, and photograph two amazing older women, Lina and Pam.

Emma, our director, has her own reasons for the project. Having started the brand at 28, she’s now 41, and looking at how age has affected her own sexuality and it’s connection with her brand. Read more about her thoughts here. 

Here’s the absolutely wonderful Lina from Ugly Models modelling the Bettie Page Lingerie Lace set! Hair/makeup by Sandra Silva Make Up & Hair

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GORG!

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Carmen Dell’Orefice at Thierry Mugler Haute Couture S/S 1997

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Helleborus Winter Jewel // Onyx Oddyssey

Helleborus X Hybridus Winter Thrillers // Grape Galaxy

Chocolate Cosmos

Black Calla Lily

Asiatic Lily

Black Velvet Petunia

Karma Choc Dahlia 

Just a few flowers I’d put in the “goth section” of my dream garden, alongside gargoyles. I’d probably throw in some Persian shield for foliage, maybe some other dark coleus. 

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Gothic Film 101 - this Thursday

 This Thursday (April 20th, 2017) Scarecrow Video and Eldergoth Central present Gothic Film 101: The Haunting.

Join us at 7pm Thursday night for a screening and discussion of this masterwork of horror and its place in the gothic genre. The class will be led by Scarecrow’s Rhias Hall and is free to the public.

Scarecrow Video is located at 5030 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, Wa. 98015 

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I really hate the phrase ‘dress your age’, because it insinuates that once you reach a certain age, generally over the age of 22 to 24, you’re supposed to ‘hang up’ your fishnets and your sequins and dress ‘modest’.

When in reality, there is no dress code for your age.

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Elder Goths: When Growing Up Doesn't Mean Abandoning Your Favorite Youth Culture | Broadly

"We are the first and second generations to age into goth, and we have to stand up and say that there is room for older women in this subculture."

Myself and a bunch of other Eldergoth women were interviewed for this article!

(Photo by the magnificent @kambriel )

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Eldergoth problem

People figure out your real hair color from your kids’.

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transphobes are not welcome here!

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Free Gothic Film Class Thursday the 16th.

This Thursday at 7PM I will be teaching a Gothic Film 101 class at Scarecrow Video in Seattle.

We’ll be talking about what qualifies a film as Gothic.

Then we will be watching Jane Eyre (1947), and having a post film discussion.

It is free for anyone who wants to show up.

Scarecrow Video is located at 5030 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, Wa. 98105

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What's the eldergoth scene like?

Tired, a lot of the time. We’re lured out of our tired, hermit-like ways for big fancy events, or for reunion tours of favorite bands. A lot of us want to go out to club nights more often, but work schedules / family life / chronic illnesses / budgets make it difficult. 

But given a chance, we will flock together in dark clusters, talking about bands we’ve seen, books we’ve read, clubs that no longer exist, and makeup and fashion tips we’ve figured out as we’ve gotten older.

I hope I speak for the rest of the eldergoths when I say that we also love watching the newer members of the subculture learn about things. Seeing folks newly-giddy with enthusiasm helps rekindle our own dark joy. 

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I once found someone who had only seen the Addams Family movies from the 90s, having no idea that there was a show. That there was a cartoon (two!). That there were comic strips. That there was so much more.

I felt the air in my lungs grow a bit softer and my bones grow a bit stronger as I started shoving book recommendations and Netflix and everything else and oh cara mia I am feeling that moonglow yet again.

Everything you desperately love has a history behind it. Or inspirations behind it that it is built upon (or, most likely, both). The joy of growing older is pulling these threads together, and when possible, sending them along.

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Seattle Elder Goth Meetup!

Wednesday February 22nd. Northstar Cafe - 8580 Greenwood Ave N. (its a big, green building that used to be a Chinese restaurant) 8 P.M.

This is an informal, hang out and get to know each other event - you don't have to dress up unless you want to.

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Eldergoths at the Women’s March!

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I feel this video was more successful than the companion video, 40 Years of Women’s Goth Style. This one felt less costume-y, and more authentic.

Also, I predictably covet the shirt, coat, and cape from the 90s vampire look. My cliches, I embrace them.

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I would like one of each, please.