In a different country

Yes I like the darkness and the goth culture but right now I'm so happy that I'm in my sunny home country (Greece) for a few days.

I haven't realized it untill I moved to Sweden that I (well "we" I guess) need the sun. It's vitamin D, our body needs it. 

Today was my first day in Athens since New Years and I had a few things to take care. I had to go to the bank etc, so I wanted to be somewhat well dressed.

Of course in black. Always in black. So the outfit of the day was the following:

My dr.Martens, my black pair of jeans, my cool black with red stars belt, my black shirt (3/4 sleeves length) and in general it was a grown-up, casual, toned down goth outfit.

Here is my belt and my jeans (yes I'm using the same picture from my previous post :) )

And these are my Martens boots

And on top I was wearing my beautiful Mango black trench coat. It was one of the few days that I looked nice, a nice young lady :P

Now I'm in the family house, chilling in the sofa watching TV. It's a slow day today but I have many days ahead of me. I'm hoping for a nice goth clubbing night. I'll definatelly post some pictures if that happens.

I wish I weren't that tired and I could write more but it's time for me to go to bed.

Stay goth everyone!

When and how I wear my favourite Gothic style t-shirts

I have a bunch of goth t-shirts that I often wear when I'm not in a meeting with my customers.

Even though people in Sweden are very open minded and they tend to judge you for our skills and not for your appearance, still I prefer to dress more "professionally" when I meet with them, simply because I like it.

(Yes it's black and it involves a nice black shirt and some subtle goth accessories but I'll write another post about that)

Now, when it comes to t-shirts, I chose to wear them as often as possible because they are comfy and because it shows who I am.

Being a freelancer means that I'm flexible with my schedule, but I do keep it between normal business hours since my customers are working at these hours. However, I'm also flexible when it comes to where I work.

I work from home mostly but I often take my laptop and go to the local coffee shop. There is no dress code in coffee shops. Casual or smart dressed, anything goes. And I choose often casual because I want to be comfy when I'm messing with codes or numbers :)

But enough of that.

I want to share with you my fav T-shirts and tops and some simple styling tips (for girls this time).
It's not anything fancy at this time but I'll come back with more stuff ;)

The first is my Rammstein T-shirt which was a present from my amazing boyfriend. (The floor is extremely clean so don't worry about it). I usually wear it with my black jeans and this cool belt.
Easy casual daily goth/ebm/alternative style, don't you agree?

The following is my Emily strange T-shirt. It says Wizard of Odd and I usually wear it with this palestinian scarf along with the same belt as above and my jeans or black skirt.

This is my Gothic Beauty magazine t-shirt. It was a gift from a friend and it has a special place in my heart :). Unfortunately I took a selfie with my camera and even though I adore my Nexus 5, it's front camera is crappy. 

And me wearing it (the selfie I mentioned above)

In conclusion, when I want to stay goth but in a casual, simple style, I use my accessories to express my style.

For instance, today I'm wearing a simple black T-shirt, my black jeans and this cool belt with red stars.

I leave you with my simple tips for today and I'll back soon with more :)

Stay goth. 

X.

I used to love the industrial clothing style...

...but now that I am older I tend to go back to more classic, old school gothic style, if I can use that expression.

Hehe, I sound like a boring old person. But it's not like that.

I love watching people in fancy industrial and cyber clothes. As long as they make nice combination and are capable to "wear" it, if you know what I mean.

I love this shirt but this is - in my opinion - cool to wear in goth clubs or a concert:

LIP SERVICE FALLOUT RIB RACER HALTER TOP

Ok, truth be told, sometimes I still do it. I like my big demonia boots, my arm warmers with chains and my accessories and everything.

Oh and I am a sucker for skirts like this:

Skirt (see more goth skirts)

But sometimes I feel a bit "old" to keep dressing like this. Unless I go to an industrial band concert. Well, you might argue, "Well, duh, that's where you are supposed to dress like that". I know, I and couldn't agree more.

But recently I have been founding more appealing to me, to wear a cool fancy shirt, with a skull, or a steampunk pattern, a pair of black jeans, my black belt with red stars and my doc martens or my bikers boots.

And always "accompanied with" my black eyeliner and red lipstick makeup.

I guess I'm struggling inside to find a balance between my gothic - ok I will use the word alternative - self and my work self. But I refuse to get rid of my black awesomeness!

Gothic lifestyle of a 30something working girl

So, let me tell you my little story.

I’m 33 years old, and I’m still a goth.

I’m not a teenager that just things it's cool, or going through a rebellious phase.

There is nothing wrong with the teenagers that thing it is cool, because goth, ebm, industrial music it IS cool, and the younger you discover it the better.

However, many when they reach their late 20s are not listening to the music anymore and are enhancing their wardrobe with more colours. Still, nothing wrong with that.

But me, I’m getting “darker” actually as years go by. Actually I used to wear more colour when I was younger, but now there is nothing but black clothes in my closet.

Ok, ok, I have a white and dark red shirt for when I have to go to a meeting. Not that I can’t wear black on black, but sometimes I feel a bit “Covenant”, if you know what I mean.

So, in this personal note, I just want to point out, that even though I'm an adult into my early 30s, I still haven't given up my goth attitude (well more EBM actually). And I get so excited when I go to goth concerts and festivals and see many people like me that are in my age.

I go to work – I work with web development and SEO – and yes sometimes I get to dress up a bit more “professional” when I have meetings with clients, but it's always a “dark” influenced outfit and many of my accessories (earrings, bracelets) have to do with the Goth style.


Of course, I don’t wear heavy makeup or don’t put on fishnet tights; neither do I wear my big EBM boots. But I do wear some simpler Gothic dresses that are cute and flattering.

I’m going to make a simple Polyvore set, gothic style yet safe for work, just to give you a few suggestions.

(Polyvore is so cool!! )

I'm rather new there and I haven't found any real goth brands yet, but I'll do my best with any black clothes I find.

Simple Working black Goth outfit by morgy23 featuring a black bag

More styles to come. Stay tuned

Gothic fashion for the fall

So, September is just around the corner and I have a hard time in finding with what my wardrobe should consist of, for this fall.

So far I have decided on a new pair of dr. Martens. Yum.

But I could use a couple of shirts from http://www.gothicfashion.se/ and maybe a new skirt, not too mini, just for everyday outfits.

Girls and boys, I will say it once more. If we are good at what we do (and well ok, we don't work in a bank) we can wear whatever we want. Stay goth/ebm/industrial..or whatever you want to call it. I know sometimes we need to dress up a bit more "properly" when there are meetings coming up, but still, wear that button up shirt, but use a cool backle or your favourite clubbing ring. It will look so cool with that suit ;)

Oops, got to go back to work.
Cheers
/X

Tips for everyday goth - cybergoth - ebm outfits

Well, let's face it, just wearing black clothes, a simple pair of plack training pants, and a blank black t-shirt, will not make you goth.

It might sound silly to some, as in "appearence doesn't matter" but well, actually it does.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that if you don't dress gothic or ebm, you are not a worth-noticing person.

However, if you like that kind of music and you like the oufits, that means that you like to stand out and you like to be different.

And that's perfect.

So let me share a few simple tips.

When I go to work, I can't really wear mini skirts and fishnets, however I put on my black mini skirt (ok, not very mini, it's work after all) that has a few details, like a couple of laces in the front, nothing fancy.
And since I can't wear a fishnet tight, i choose to put on my opaque leggings.

Pick a plain black shirt (you know, the ones with the buttons) and have cool T-shirt on top (yep, you got it, time to pick one from our goth-ebm collection) and that's it.

Put on your boots, ok not that high heeled PVC boots, u know the other ones, the flat ones for everyday, or your allstar shoes or whatever and... there you have it!

Enjoy your casual day!