From the office to the club

From the office to the club by goth-proxy featuring black bags

As a fan of alternative subculture, you will find yourself still going to goth bars, going to punk shows, going to meet ups and "fancy" fun dinners with your alternative buddies outside your working hours. And so you should! But first you go home to change, because there's no way you'd go out in a blazer and your one good pair of black tights that have no holes. 

But what do you do when you work far from home, your outing is right after work or going home to change simply isn't an option?

Never fear, options are available.
Read more after the break. 

Take Advantage of the Trends

 

Alternative subcultures revel in avoiding mainstream culture and fashion right? But what about when the mainstream borrows for the counter-culture fashion statements?
While some might despise the trends, I say indulge and take advantage of them! I personally love when the "dark alt look" becomes fashionable. It means the styles I love are easily accessible and I can often find them for more affordable prices; instead of having to order online or seek out a specialty shop, I can march into my local department stores, seek out the sales rack and find something I'll enjoy wearing.

View my full list after the break:

Various DIYs

 

Hello Darklings,

I thought I'd share some of myDIY creations from the last couple of months.

1. A small  Pleather hand bag, with lace trim and an old belt as the strap. The pattern is my own creation.
2. A leather collar. I made this out of some leather scrap I had lying about, and some salvaged hardware from a pair of pants the I had to get rid of.
    
3. A leather collar of a different kind. I made this out of leather scraps as well and used small studs I bought online. A piece of ribbon as the clasp. 

Let me know if you'd like a tutorial!

Cheers,
Twiggy Pop

DIY Studded Collar

A Quick DIY Collar I made a while ago.

Hello Darklings,

Here's a quick DIY project I did a while ago. Studded collars can be oh so expensive sometimes. I decided to make one myself. I used studs I bought online (you can find them at quite reasonable prices, and some pleather I had left over from an earlier project. The hardware , clasp and such were salvaged from an old pair of pants I got rid of a while back.