#post goth

[kar1world]

Rooney Mara doesn’t style herself anywhere close to how she was styled when she played Lisbeth Salander in her personal life, but nobody has ever looked as cool than this ever since. I seriously have never seen anybody pull off a look even close to this, ever.

Unbelievably tough, unbelievably cool

[thedailydevoe]

𓃠 The Black Cat, London After Midnight (1991) 𓃠 

“The Black Cat” was released under London After Midnight’s first album Selected Scenes from the End of the World in 1991. The band consists of one permanent member, Sean Brennan, who writes and records all the music, and is accompanied by a rotating list of live performers. The album was preceded by a demo version which attracted much attention in the Hollywood indie scene. After the official version was released, the band performed live at various well-known underground clubs, such as Helter Skelter and Zombie Zoo, tending to sell out their performances.

The meaning behind the song “The Black Cat” is much debated, with some considering it a song about rape and others believing it to be a romantic metaphor utilizing shapeshifting imagery. A lot of the discourse revolves around the first verse:

Oh little girl Don't go away Just come to bed And there we'll stay

The use of the phrase “little girl” can be considered to be either a term of endearment or a predatory label. The phrase, as well as the scene of being in bed with the girl, is repeated at the very end of the song, though it is intertwined with shapeshifting imagery, with Brennan describing the two of them becoming a singular entity in body and mind. The meaning behind the black cat, who’s mentioned in the chorus of the song, is vague. It could be used as a way to show a ritual happening at the end of the song which allows the two characters to combine, as the animal is commonly used as a metaphor for the occult. It could also serve as a metaphor for the unknown, adding more mystery to the events describing in the song. Either way, the full meaning behind the lyrics remains an enigma.

Sources: “London after Midnight - the Black Cat Lyrics & Meanings.” SongMeanings. “London after Midnight: FAQ.” London after Midnight. “London after Midnight: History.” London after Midnight. “London after Midnight – the Black Cat.” Genius. “The Black Cat (9119).” Bandcamp.

[andthentheywilleatthestars]

Alex Reed is so goddamn good.

[possible-streetwear]

Kirlian Camera

[yesiscandyskiller]

“PUPPET”

Commissions open!.

[vankmode]

Ghosting Dazzlers

Photography: Aggelos Potamianos Styling: Martha Van K , Irma Vep (Margarita Papamanoli) Make up/Hair: Alexandra Rentzoy Model: @marysiajanaszek @dmodelagency

A story that observes the Victorian era through a gothic vision in creations that blend the 80′s aesthetics with the opulence of Hollywood’s golden age. It all begins with a dark/post-goth make-up mood that is framed by beautiful dresses in sequins and impressive embroideries, all combined with accessories and jewelry that present influences among disco, goth and jazz, in order to give a cinematic character to the theme. This gothic aesthetic is followed by the dark-wave, post-goth style of 80′s which is unexpectedly combined with a glam rock vision and the glam Hollywood attitude of the story. The outfits in this part obtain a colorful mood, combining in this way the disco influences with the dark wave character of the era, while keeping the glam. This story, can also be related with the age of prohibition which lasted until 1933, a decade that the story keeps its main influence and an era that is not truly irrelevant to what we are living these last months. 

[fother-mucker]

𝑶𝒏 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔...