Actually I'll never forgive Punk Rave and Killstar and fast fashion brands for tricking people into thinking that being goth or punk or emo is expensive. Babygirl the only goth brand names you need to know are Rit, Good Will, Etsy, and Studs and Spikes, we used to shove safety pins through our ears and then they started selling earrings that look like safety pins for 15.99. We used to dye thrifted wedding dresses black and they started selling gothic gowns for 300 bucks. We used to put studs on boots we found in the back of the good will and they started making Demonias. DIY or die wasn't perfect it can be exclusionary to disabled people but whatever the fuck we've got going on right now is so much worse. It's not any more inclusive to the disabled and it is exclusionary to the people who made punk, to the people who made goth, to the people who made emo. If you've got the funds and you don't want to do diy pay someone else to do it for you but please let it be a small artist or a friend not some guy in a suit who's made it his business to gentrify punk. You can turn flats into platforms with flipflops, hotglue and gumption don't let anyone tell you different.
I agree 100% with this person. Alternative fashion is to EXPRESS yourself, not to get what everyone has.
For me, you have to have fun and use your imagination. I made a bunch of things by myself, painted thrifted items. Thrift stores are amazing, I got one pink tie, originally sold for 25$ for like, 50 cents if I transfer currencies correctly.
Of course I understand why I should buy boots, I can't make them, but anyone can paint a shirt and try to sew something. Of course, it wouldn't be the best piece you ever had if it's your first time, but experimenting is fun!
Anyone can make kandis, anyone can put some holes on their shirts, and anyone can put random safety pins on random aah places.
I love trying new things, but alternative fashion is for expressing yourself, not to buy everything, it's expensive and in my opinion, the whole idea goes straight into the trash can!
No hate to people who buy everything, I just can't understand why, haha.
Have fun making cool stuff for yourself, fellow alts ahahahahahha!
