5. FISHNETS
Dress up your gams and every starving artist in town will hunt you down for your number. You can wear fishnets every season of the year (except perhaps spring and summer, depending where you live and how often you go outside). Smaller, more discreet holes look more elegant than gaping ones. (Some fishnets’ holes are so large that they defeat the purpose of wearing hosiery at all!) These are best worn with skirts obviously but get creative—you can pair them with tailored shorts if you like. Also, your fishnets DON’T have to be black. Grabbing some in red or purple, for example, is a great way to add color to your wardrobe. Unless of course you’re totally sold on the morbid zombie thing.
4. CORSET
Talk about cleavage inducers! Forget push-up bras and slip into one of these mega boob enhancers. There are two main types of corsets: overbust (which, not so surprisingly, go OVER the bust) and underbust (which, also as the name implies, cinch UNDER the bust). Make sure that the corset fits you VERY WELL
(consider the same factors that you do when you’re shopping for a bra) because if it’s too small, it will squash your chest and if it’s too big, it won’t do anything for your figure. If you’re not so comfortable exposing cleavage in public, layer your corset over a camisole, fitted tee, or any other top with plain, thin fabric that won’t take away from the main attraction.
3. CAMEO
If you don’t know what a cameo is, remember that Wikipedia exists for a reason. For those of you too lazy to look the word up anyway, I’m going to give you an annoyingly simplistic definition: a cameo in this context is a silhouetted profile of a female aristocrat from the Olden Days, often used to decorate jewelry. Your grandmother or great-grandmother or some elderly woman in your life probably owns one from the time she was a little girl so see if you can “borrow” one from her. If not, buy your own but don’t limit yourself to choker necklaces. Why? Because virtually every Goth girl in the world owns a choker necklace of some sort, many with cameos, and you want to stand out not blend in. If you wanted to blend in, you’d probably be wearing a preppy polo, pearls, and a flirty tennis skirt, anyway. Rings, earrings, bracelets, and broaches are other interesting options but tend to be harder to find.
2. DRAMATIC SKIRT
Think of something long with an interesting flourish, like a ruffled trim or lace-up sides. You’ll probably want a piece in a solid color that grazes the floor (but isn’t so long that you trip over it). Mini and knee-length skirts can be cute too but they often don’t deliver the same message of “I’m a romantic in anguish.” With shorter skirts, you’ll probably want to wear a more conservative top; with longer ones, you can get away with showing off a little bit more flesh upstairs.
1. VELVET JACKET
Okay, well velvet anything really. If you don’t feel like splurging on the real deal, then go for polyester textured like velvet. It feels and looks almost the same and costs a lot less. The reason why I mentioned a jacket in velvet was because it will be a solid investment that will keep you warm and flatter you. Find a good fit and look for girlish (and ghoulish!) details. Maybe you want a Victorian style collar, lace trim, or tiny skull buttons. Your choice. Just make sure it will match something else in your wardrobe. If you go TOO over-the-top, then it won’t.
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