Wearing all-black clothes might be fine in New York or Paris, but in a Texas summer? We asked the tough questions.
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Trench coats instead of tanks. Corsets over crop tops. Sweat-smeared white makeup and black eyeliner into a swirl. It looked like hell — and every goth there would’ve taken that as a compliment. Verne’s arms are peppered with sleek tattoos, always on display at her job as a tattoo artist. Her hair is jet black, fit for dark-inspired modeling she does on the side. She knows her look and sticks to it. But she knows Texas, too, so she’s learned to adapt
Sevit was founded by keyboardist Cameron Brand, who’s been creating goth projects in Dallas for decades. Lilith LaVey took a little longer to get comfortable with the attention. She’s a recurring character in the DFW goth nightlife, where she goes by “Kinkerbelle.” She goes out in bikinis, fishnets and corsets, taking time to acclimate to the attention.
“For the past few months and for the next few months after, it’s gonna be a lot of bikinis, thin, breathable corsets, fishnets and lacy mesh stuff,” LaVey says. “It’s too hot to have to be wearing, like, actual clothes.” “I have to put that aside in the space,” Laszlo says. “Even if we don’t see eye-to-eye, there is this commonality between us. I just want to have a safe, welcoming space in the alternative community.”“I accept that Texas is a red state and probably always will be, but the backbone of alternative subcultures has always been political,” she says. “People coming into these spaces and not realizing that is ridiculous.
When something goes against the grain in America, there are only two outcomes: criticism or commercialization. Goths had been criticized enough, but when the negative sentiment reached its peak, a business opportunity emerged. “Real goths don’t call themselves goth,” says Krystal Garcia, who moderates multiple DFW goth Facebook groups and helps to promote local goth bands. “Ninety percent of my closet is black, yes, but to me that just looks better on anybody.”
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