#beach goth 2018

[illyrianbitch]

I know you've mentioned you like concerts, I'm curious who you've seen and your favs!

ahhh yes!! i love love concerts, this is gonna be kinda long tehe. ive been to music festivals and those account for a lot of the following, but im also a huge concert junkie w a lot of savings and friends who have ties:)

i went to the mtv europe music awards back in 2018, i saw nicki ninaj (met her briefly), little mix, P!ATD, rosalía, hailee steinfeld, halsey, bebe rexha, marshmello nd some others!!

within the past two years this is who ive seen in person:

dominic fike 2x (my favorite! barricade once!!), beach house, suki waterhouse, the backseat lovers (i met them!), tamino (met him!), noah kahan (barricade!), beach weather, two door cinema club, cage the elephant, young the giant, bakar, ekkstacy, peach pit (barricade!), dayglow (barricade and in a vid on his page!) , TV girl, faye webster, gus dapperton, cuco (barricade!), yellow days (barricade!), goth babe, surf curse, hippocampus, osees, yves tumor, yoke lore, lcd sound system, & 100 gecs

these are the concerts i already have lined up for this year!: glass animals, two feet, still woozy, gus dapperton

and saving tickets for: faye webster, clairo

:) ive been super super lucky and i just adore live music. popping an edible and being in a crowd will always hit different for me

[kamil-a]

I would love to hear about your lesbian sayerhale ocs btw/no pressure

i will draw special images of them for u later if i remember but text ramble as i get ready 4 work for nowwww....

anyway so the background to these ocs is that its a kind of college student by day magical girl by everywhere else setup where the mascot critters tells these girls that they have to fight a witch whos taken over this beach!!!! and the witch is like ummmmm im a beach witch i just live here im not the problem here theres someone else heres my card (bath bomb) call me if you believe me and we'll work together!

and one of them does take her up on it (yet unnamed if you can believe it! from what, i want to guess like circa 2018 or so??? current names possibly cherrybomb or cinnamonspice, no relation to existing ocs cherry or cinnamon. anyway this is hale2).

and as part of their working together this person becomes the witch's familiar, a long and complicated process in witch the which (:3) sews a magic thread through every movable point of her body, through which she can call on the witch's magic anytime without limit, but the witch can marionette her body also whenever she likes and limitlessly.

i am mostly thinking these days about the part of the story afterwards where the threat is no longer and they just use this to get nyaassttttyyyyyy.

the OTHER set in the same universe is a pair whos renamed themself disciple/master respectively. disciple is a normal woman with a history of always altering her appearence to match whoever shes dating and getting dumped for it- i actually drew a comic about her once a few years ago but i framed her in a negative light bc i was too afraid to tell the story in my heart 😔😔 ("shes based for doing this , and her current gf loves it"). anyway, one day on the beach crying about being dumped again she encounters a gigantic Deep Sea Fish Magician rising to shore whos never seen a human before, and duplicates HER look exactly, which i realize now implies theres some completely clueless goth girl not realizing theres a couple using her as a template forevermore. anyway they would see hale/sayer in a halebody and go OMG USSSSSSSSS.

[halodwolf]

pics from the concert last night <3 was so so so fun genuinely like the most fun ive had at a concert and ive seen starset 3 times. it was a wonderful experience and we were literally right up front there was like one person in front of us and that was it. ronan made eye contact with me and saluted me with a big smile while i had my hands up. it was incredible. if you can make it to a florida show fr go because there's always beach balls and it's so fucking fun and they don't do it anywhere else! dude has an incredible stage presence even with tech problems and the sound guys not fucking listening at all. i had the time of my life and i couldn't say enough about this show. i cried twice. it was so good. we scared the neighbors by fucking screaming and then cutting off like we all got murdered. there were so many cool gay goth people.

actually life changing experience and literally so much better than the 2018 show lol

[bother-blame]

Finally put together a bunch of screenshots of some of the houses I've built in ts4. These are all based on real floorplans, with some alterations to fit the game engine (L shaped stairs didn't exist when I built these & the scale is a bit off)

These were all built between 2018 and 2019, and tend to have the same color palette & furniture.

90% of the windows/paint/flooring/furniture/decor i used in these builds were made by peacemaker here on tumblr.

screenshots are under the cut (this is a VERY LONG post)

HOUSE #1 -- 2 bed / 1 bath

I built this when i was playing a NSB challenge for fun. This was for the first generation, but I took out most of the mint/green colors at some point before I saved it. this was before L shaped stairs, so I ended up using the normal stairs and adding a tiny laundry room where the L stair would've been.

also, i hate how the sims 4 handles lofts. i always have to add a little fence sims can walk over, bc it refuses to recognize it otherwise.

HOUSE #2 -- 4 bed / 3 full baths + 2 half baths

a lot of beach houses on the east coast of the US are built like this, apparently? google says it's to protect against flooding. this floorplan had been built in real life when i started trying to recreate it, so i was able to reference a photo of the kitchen/living area when decorating my own version. i think i used the real build's exterior paint color as well. you can also see that when i don't know how to decorate i tend to revert to using soft teals or neutrals. also, you can see i forgot to put the washing machine & dryer in the laundry room.

HOUSE #3 -- 3 bed / 2 full baths + 1 half bath

This was meant to hopefully fit in with the other houses in one of willow creek's neighborhoods (the one the goths live in). the plan actually called for built ins. the plan also showed placements for ceiling fans, which is why they're on the porches & in the living room/main bedroom. Once again, soft teals & neutrals.

HOUSE #4 -- 5 bed / 7 full baths & 2 half baths

this is probably the largest house i've ever tried to recreate. i've shown exterior screenshots of it before. the original plan called for L stairs, but this was built before those were a thing, so I had to mess with it a bit. The plan did also call for the sunken living room, but ts4 does not like that at all, so the lighting in that space is a bit wonky. the plan indicated that there was a basement (or a possibility for a basement), so I made a hallway & threw some stuff down there.

i went a bit out of my comfort zone for two of the bedrooms, but you can see it's still mostly neutrals sdjfkhsdf

also here's some bonus in progress screenshots i found:

i think at this point it was just a giant shell with the rooms divided off; you can see the rooms on the right side of the overhead view don't exist yet, because they didn't exist in the original floorplan. they were supposed to be an extra high ceiling, but that's not possible in the engine, so they became more rooms.

[vlogbrothershistory]

May 29 in Vlogbrothers History

2007: Brotherhood 2.0: May 29: The Goth Scene and Evil Ladies

2012: Nerds at the Beach: A REUNION VIDEO!

2015: 15 of My Favorite Feelings

2018: How to Cook Eight Peas

2020: Get Paid

[flameswallower]

Fourth and final!!! HONORABLE MENTIONS

Thank you for sticking with this super long post lol. I promise it's really over now! I hope you have found some new stuff you're excited to check out.

Anyway, last I will mention a few books (and one podcast) that didn't quite make it to "favorite fiction of the year" status, but that deserve a shout out anyway.

Girl Parts, by May Leitz (2023) was a book I edited, and it was a joy to edit. I was proud to help this Lynchian lesbian splatterpunk nightmare look its best! Already known for her work as a musician and youtube movie critic, I think Leitz is going to go places as a horror writer.

Green Fuse Burning, by Tiffany Morris (2023) is a deeply felt, beautifully drawn novella about an Indigenous Canadian artist undergoing a transformative supernatural experience as she struggles with grief, depression, and alienation, and attempts to reconnect with her ancestors' culture and language.

The Merry Dredgers, by Jeremy C. Shipp (2023) isn't exactly bizarro, it's not really horror, it's not quite fantasy or magical realism...call it Hot Topic whimsy, I suppose? Like, if you went to high school with one of those girls who was halfway between mall goth and neo-hippie, you know, she was bisexual and into creepy carnivalesque aesthetics and sea shanties and paganism and maybe had some bubblegum pink striped armwarmers, this is exactly the kind of book she would have loved. Shipp is currently suffering from Long Covid and has unpaid medical bills, so if this sounds at all interesting to you, I strongly suggest buying the book to help them out.

Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle (2023) was way better than I expected a horror novel by the novelty object-sexual/dinosaur/Bigfoot kindle erotica guy to be. Not always bringing the greatest prose or the deepest take on its subject matter, but super fun with impeccable pacing and a very well-drawn queer autistic protagonist. Cinematic in a good way. Would pair extremely well with my own 2023 novella The False Sister, which was a total accident. I guess it's just the zeitgeist!

Tentacle, by Rita Indiana (trans. Achy Obejas, 2018) is a short, brutal, psychedelic punk rock punch in the gut, succinct and overflowing with acerbic, grimy, violent, slur-slinging, absurd, pathetic, sympathetic, horrible, well-drawn characters. Deals with gender and sexuality in a way that feels simultaneously very modern and like a throwback to the New Wave of sci-fi in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Definitely give this a read if the above sounds like your kind of thing, especially if you are also interested in queer and trans literature from the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean, or the global south.

The Magnus Archives (2016-2021) was a supernatural horror audio drama podcast that, if forced to use a hacky elevator pitch style description, I would describe as "M.R. James meets The X-Files." Like the latter, it combines lovable investigator characters who have a touch of will they/won't they romantic intrigue, an overarching plot that becomes rather silly and convoluted, and episodic "monster of the week" one-off case file stories. There are some great recurring villains and antiheroes (personal faves: Trevor & Julia, Agnes, either Distortion incarnation), and while not every one-off story in its 200 episodes is very good (it would be a miracle if that were the case), the best ones knock it out of the park. I binge-listened to the lion's share while smoking weed and doing psychedelics on a rocky beach in the summer, watching the sea, over the course of about two weeks, and I would strongly recommend that experience.

Briar's Favorite First Time Reads of 2023!

I read sixty or so books (start to finish) for the first time this year, which is pretty average for me. I liked most of them pretty well, since if I dislike a book I usually won't finish it. But there were some stand outs, which I'm going to list here.

First up: NOVELS!

Pseudotooth, by Verity Holloway (2017) is the first portal fantasy coming of age novel I've read in a long, long time that I found genuinely charming. It has a very dark Gothic edge to it, with shades of Gormenghast and Edward Gorey making for a uniquely unsettling and bleak fantasy world. The novel also deals frankly and seriously with themes of ableism, eugenics, medical abuse, xenophobia, socio-economic class, rape/sexual abuse, and the psychic fallout of rape/sexual abuse. But it's got a lot of whimsical absurdist humor to it, too, and a deep humanist compassion for its characters. The three young adults at the center of the story are all quite likeable, and though they are involved in a kind of love triangle, I found the particulars of it refreshingly queer, strange, and not the primary focus of the story.

The Marigold, by Andrew F. Sullivan (2023) is a pitch-dark, stone cold bummer that is also frequently hilarious and emotionally moving in tender ways that took me by surprise. In this dystopian satire, a bunch of down-and-out relatable characters and one horrible rich guy struggle to survive as near-future Toronto is engulfed by "the Wet"-- a sapient mold-based hive mind accidentally created by the depravity and greed of big business. The residents of the titular condominium/apartment complex feature in short vignettes that demonstrate the despair and alienation people suffer under late stage capitalism, and the way the Wet calls to these people, lures them in, hunts them.

The Open Curtain, by Brian Evenson (2006) is a harrowing nightmare about madness, violence, possession, Mormonism, and the destabilization of one's known reality (well, see also "madness"). It's a type of story that could easily feel shlocky and exploitative of people with certain mental disorders, or just predictable (there are some plot twists you'll guess very quickly if you've ever like...read books or seen movies before...), but Evenson's unornamented yet masterful prose, his meticulous attention to detail, and his non-condescending empathy for both victims of violence and people struggling with delusions, violent impulses, etc. make it rise above those potential problems. At least in my opinion! This one's very disturbing, will definitely leave you feeling like shit.

Hummingbird Salamander, by Jeff VanderMeer (2021) is very emotionally moving and a suspenseful, well-plotted eco-noir page turner! Also a bummer, but leaves one feeling awe and hope and determination as well as mourning the devastating loss of life that climate change has wrought. The protagonist is great, a truly unusual and unlikely detective. I loved her voice-- like any good noir hero, she can throw off a legitimately funny sarcastic quip with the best of them, but she's also prone to astute social observations and flights of breathtaking lyricism.

How to Get Over the End Of the World, by Hal Schrieve (2023) is a TRAGICALLY under-promoted and underrated punk rock magical realist YA masterpiece about trans high schoolers, and their dysfunctional adult mentors, putting on a rock opera to save their community center. This one, unlike most of what I read, is NOT EVEN KIND OF A BUMMER. It's delightful and hilarious from start to finish, though it's definitely not saccharine-sweet or afraid of conflict. In fact, it deals quite bluntly and refreshingly with topics ranging from the relationship one character has with his violent, abusive father, to sexual relationships between teenagers, to the ever-looming awareness of climate change. Every major character is trans! Every single one!! This is kind of a spoiler, but, like, not really lol

Sudden Glory, by Hal Johnson (2023) just goes to show that guys named Hal can really write comic novels. This book has perhaps the highest joke-to-paragraph ratio of anything I’ve ever read, and also probably the most varied types of joke: a person whose sense of humor runs to preposterous situation comedy, slapstick, and lowbrow sexual humor will find a lot to like here, and so will someone whose sense of humor runs to moderately esoteric literary/historical references, social satire, five-layer wordplay, and Wildean bon mots. Since it’s set in the New York City of 2003, there’s even room for a few 9/11 jokes, which could not have appeared without controversy in a book actually published in 2003. This slightly "politically incorrect" edge comes off as good-natured and in keeping with Johnson's commitment to absurdism-- there's never a "laughing at" vibe, more one of "laughing with" human folly, futility, pretensions, etc. At base, this is a story about a person who feels he can't tell the truth or be himself for fear of social rejection, and all the trouble that gets him into.

Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (2020) is fucking gorgeous, probably one of my favorite books of all time now, this hole was made for me, etc. I can't reasonably expect that most others will have as intense a response to it as I did-- I felt it perfectly conveyed some very important and difficult to articulate things about, like, my personal experience of consciousness, and my experience as a person with certain types of neurological/cognitive/developmental disability navigating the world, through a kind of fabulist prism. But it got great reviews, so, you know, give it a shot! I think it's better not to know anything about it going in, but let me just say, if you're into weird, massive labyrinthine buildings, this hole might also have been made for you.

Devil House, by John Darnielle (2022) is exactly the novel you'd expect "the Mountain Goats guy" to write, in all the best possible ways. It's a story that elevates the inner lives of neurodivergent outsider teens to the mythic heights they deserve. It's a story that brutally critiques the true crime industry. It's a story about the problems of defining people exclusively by their victimhood, or exclusively by the worst thing they ever did. It's a story about the importance of having a little space to oneself, a shelter from the demands and threats of an often cruel world, and the lengths to which a person will go to defend such a shelter if it's broached. Also, there's a long, nauseating section about how it's actually really difficult and gross to chop up a human corpse for disposal.

[mon0-tonia-blog]

Pictures from The Growlers Beach Goth show 🖤 Portland, OR 9.6.18

I was in the 2nd row almost got kicked in the face by crowdsurfers but totally worth it.

[kimkimberhelen]

The Growlers’ Beach Goth 2018 Lineup

[juliancasablancasfrenchkiss]

The Voidz @ Beach Goth 2018

[festfashions]

These queens were just slaying the scene at Lollapalooza this weekend. 

Lollapalooza, 2018

Steal this Look:

Crimson Dress Code Plaid Skirt: Current Mood, $45

Wicked Mesh Long Sleeve Tee: Widow, $22

Glitter Skeleton Finger Pasties: Neva Nude, $10

Book of Spells Purse: Dolls Kill, $40

[ohsopointlessemo]

I dug myself a grave at the beach today

[vlogbrothershistory]

May 29 in Vlogbrothers History

2007: Brotherhood 2.0: May 29: The Goth Scene and Evil Ladies

2012: Nerds at the Beach: A REUNION VIDEO!

2015: 15 of My Favorite Feelings

2018: How to Cook Eight Peas

2020: Get Paid

[dealgemeneverwarring]

De Algemene Verwarring - 29 March 2021

The forty-sixth episode of De Algemene Verwarring was broadcast on Monday March 29, 2021, and you can listen to it by clicking on the Mixcloud widget below. And if that does not work, here’s the direct link to the Mixcloud page:

https://www.mixcloud.com/MedialabKortrijk/de-algemene-verwarring-46-29-maart-2021/

Pictured below is the Austrian goth/industrial duo of Angie Mörth and Martina Aichhorn, together they are Astaron. I already played a track of that reissue of their untitled full length a few weeks ago, and since then the album has been  growing on me. It’s an intriguing ride, the whole album. There’s elements of goth and industrial but also folk and pure ethereal pop music. It’s a haunting album, and I’m really glad I picked it up at local record store Records & Things. Speaking of which, nowadays we have to make an appointment to go shop for records, can you believe it? I mean, there’s less that I love more than go into a shop and dig into the crates for a few hours, but no, now you get half an hour and then you’re supposed to piss off. I know it’s all for a good cause and all, but please get me that vaccine and let me go to record shops and gigs like we used to back in the days, ok? Thanks. 

Anyway, I also recently bought this pre A Frames band Bend Sinister LP so gladly took the occasion to kick off this show with some A Frames and The intelligence, there’s old punk and new punk from Art Attacks and Mystic Inane, I also played two tracks that are high on my want list but way too expensive to buy and there’s some droney electronics at the end of the show by Galya Bisengalieva, Phil Julian and Zaimph. And beneath the photo you can find the playlist for the show. Enjoy!

Playlist:

A-Frames: Crutches (7” “Crutches” on Royal Records, 2003, also on the “333” compilation)

Bend Sinister: Better now (LP “Tape2” on Homeless Records, 2018)

The Intelligence: Pony People (LP “Fake Surfers” on In The Red Recordings, 2009)

Kitchen’s Floor: Regrets (7” “Regrets” on R.I.P. Society, 2013)

Cheater Slicks: Mystery Ship (LP “Don’t Like You” on In The Red Recordings, 1995)

Art Attacks: Neutron Bomb (LP “Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society - Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! - Vol. 2: Underground Punk And Post-Punk In The UK 1977-81” on Soul Jazz Records, 2014, originally released on a 7” “I Am A Dalek” in 1978 by Albatross records)

Mystic Inane: Peckerwood Nero (7” “Natural Beauty” on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos & Cleta Patra Records, 2020)

Carambolage: Tu doch nicht so (LP “Carambolage” on David Volksmund Produktion, 1980)

Buba & The Shop Assistants: Something To Do (7” “Something To Do” on Villa21 Records, 1984)

Typical Girls: Las Palmas (7” “Typical Girls EP” on Happiest Place Records, 2021 repress, originally released in 2020)

Bathouse: Song For Rawkers (LP “Bathouse” on Happiest Place Records, 2020)

Swervedriver: Rave Down (CD “Raise” on Creation Records, 1990)

Astaron: In An Absence (LP “Astaron”, reissue on Sealed Records, 2020, originally released in 1988 on Ton Um Ton Records)

Cabaret Voltaire: Kneel To The Boss (LP “The Voice Of America” on Rough Trade Records, 1980)

Facit: Orphan Island (LP “Beach Music” on Discreet Music, 2021)

Galya Bisengalieva: Barsa-Kelmes (LP “Aralkum” on One Little Independant Records, 2020)

Phil Julian: ost3 (digital self-release “Obstacle” on bandcamp, 2020)

Zaimph: Between Two Whiles (digital release “Control Risks” on Zaimph bandcamp, originally released on cassette on Yew Records, 2012)

[miramodhvadia]

Neon

Neon colors percolated in 2018 in accessories and streetwear, and they are set to explode in 2019 as luxury players like Prabal Gurung, Brandon Maxwell and Off-White give the intense hues red carpet approval. The colors—mostly neon yellow and green—play up the nostalgic feeling of other ’90s items like mini backpacks, cropped jean jackets and bike shorts, while adding an instant cool factor to contemporary sportswear. The throwback color scheme also lends itself well to the growing category of Instagram-worthy travel wear. Expect to see fast fashion retailers go wild for neon this spring/summer.

Tie-dye

DIY’ers are in luck. Tie-dye, that youth-driven trend that remerges every 20 years or so, is spiraling back into fashion in 2019 but with a designer touch. A symbol of slacker style, disenchanted youth and activism, the trend sums up the independent spirit of Gen Z and millennial consumers. And with designers like Louis Vuitton and MSGM offering the psychedelic print, we expect tie-dye to further fuel the market’s obsession for highbrow versions of street, surf, skate (and every other recreational activity in between) style.

Mini backpacks

The mini backpack—the accessory made famous by Cher Horowitz and her squad in the ’90s teen film Clueless—proves good things come in small packages. Consider the mini backpack as the offspring of two major accessories trends from 2018: the backpack and the fanny pack. Both bags filled the gap in demand for more traditional fashion styles like totes and satchels. Plus, functional as it is fashionable, mini backpacks offer brands a petite canvas to play with other ’90s trends like neon colors, logos and leopard print.

Lingerie as daywear

Silky camisole tops, spaghetti strap slips and baby doll dresses were de rigueur of teen girl idols of the ’90s. The “Lolita” look was worn by everyone from Drew Barrymore and Courtney Love, to most of the Spice Girls. However, the lingerie-inspired trend is updated for 2019 through a more mature lens. The silhouettes remain the same, but designers are ditching cutesy frills and ditzy prints in favor of sophisticated transparent layering and silk for daytime.

Track suits

With athleisure being a bona fide fashion category, it’s not surprising that ’90s-style track suits are the next sport-inspired trend to infiltrate street style. The suits—be it the classic three stripes, color blocked windbreakers or logo emblazoned sets—were the de facto comfort uniform in the ’90s for teens, boybands, suburban moms and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And the design hasn’t changed much over the years. Comfort remains a top priority, as well as oversized silhouettes, unisex design and statement color. Expect to see designers elevate the leisure look for night with satins and silks.

Goth

The styling of ’90s goth rocker Marilyn Manson is tame compared to today’s standards of shock fashion, but back then the verdict was still out on black latex, ripped hosiery and cross-dressing. In 2019, however, goth fashion returns in the form of dominatrix-like black leather jackets, black lace and combat boots with platform soles. The trend is already trickling into denim through superfluous hardware and chains. And expect to see vintage concert and band tees featuring the likes of Manson, Korn and Nine Inch Nails gain popularity (and value) in 2019.

Platform shoes

The platform shoe belongs to several decades and subcultures. However, the iteration from the ’90s, a black chunky sole black boot, oxford or Mary Jane (often with a curved heel) is the one to keep an eye on in 2019. The shoe is part of the goth uniform and a coquettish accoutrement for the lingerie as outerwear trend. And after several seasons of sensible block heels and comfortable flats, Junior’s and women’s fashion shoes are eager for a lift.

Leopard print

Leopard print still has bite. The animal print left its mark on ’90s fashion through trends like goth, furry coats and even zoot suits, which regrettably swung into style toward the end of the decade. And despite being a top-selling trend in 2018, leopard print secures its place in 2019 as both a neutral and fashion statement redone in untraditional colors like neon yellow and red.

Polo shirts

The polo shirt is an antidote to this year’s flurry of brash trends. In 2019, the polo can swing one of two ways: as a fitted basic with a tongue-in-cheek nod to classic, preppy Ralph Lauren, or as an oversized, logo-adorned shirt that harkens back to urban fashion in the ’90s. And there’s a polo for everyone, from the classic pique, to trendier updates like a knit mesh and chiffon.

Flare jeans

Flare jeans, which were basically reincarnated bell bottoms from the ’70s, were a staple with young Hollywood in the ’90s. And it’s the same group that is bringing the trend back to life in 2019, but with fewer bells and whistles. Look for clean washes, minimal distressing and a higher rise to give the jeans a modern look.

Black and white

If you were a pre-teen or teenage girl in the ’90s, you’ll likely remember the black and white dress that both Brenda Walsh and gasp Kelly Taylor wore to the spring dance on 90210. The “who wore it better” moment is ingrained in ’90s fashion history and exemplifies one of the more refined ways ’90s kids wore black and white together. From Vans’ checkerboard prints to the wide leg striped pants sold by ’90s-era retailers like Delia’s and Contempo Casuals, the color combo served several unforgettable sartorial moments that are being recreated in 2019 by fast fashion retailers like Zara and Asos.

Versace style

The decadent world of Versace is a playground for fearless fashionistas in 2019. In recent seasons, the Italian fashion house has revisited archival pieces from its iconic ’90s collections, inspiring ladies and gents to embrace their inner Donatella or Gianni. It’s a simple formula to follow: vivid colors, opulent prints, gold and sex appeal. Expect to find this trend in women’s dress, men’s shirting and swimwear, where the flavor of South Beach is always in style.

Bike shorts

The bike short has come a long way. The second-skin short was an outrageous style in the ’90s, yet it has somehow found itself on the cusp of being acceptable fashion in 2019. Social media is likely to thank, or blame, for its comeback. With celebrities like Gigi and Bella Hadid adopting the trend in its early stages, consumers have become acclimated with swiping and liking the sporty garb. And with styles as colorful and shiny as ever, the bike short is may be the single ’90s trend that has come back less refined as its predecessor.

Embellished denim

Depending on which end of the decade you want to examine, embellished denim in the ’90s skewed either chintzy with homemade embroideries and fabric paint, or glitzy with rhinestones and crystals glued to seams, pockets, shoulders and collars. In 2019, denim brands borrow a little from both worlds, offering jeans with subtle splashes of sparkle and details that feel handmade and personal. The goal, however, remains the same: to stand out in a sea of blue.

Flannel

Marc Jacobs sealed grunge’s fate when he announced in November that he would reissue his iconic Spring ’93 collection for Perry Ellis. Grunge was back, bringing along with it a new spotlight on baby doll dresses, beanies, combat boots and the hallmark of all grunge looks—flannel. Expect to see oversized plaid flannel shirts serve as a protective layer during festival season and carry into the fall season for both men and women.

Bodycon

When Herve Leger designed the bandage dress in 1989, he created the template for form-fitting dresses that designers to this day still follow. Fortunately for Leger, the birth of the dress coincided with the rise of the supermodel, who would become natural muses for the figure-hugging silhouette during the decade. In 2019, the Kardashians and retailers like Fashion Nova are putting bodycon dresses back on the radar, updating the shapely silhouette with liquid-like fabrics, shimmering metallics and intense colors.

https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/19-fashion-trends-90s-cool-again-133798/

[kimkimberhelen]

The Growlers - Beach Goth 2018 “Feelin’ Good" Promo

The Growlers Beach Goth 2018 Sunday, August 5, 2018 Los Angeles State Historic Park On Sale Now Tickets: TheGrowlers.com

Directed by Mason Poole

The Growlers Beach Goth Tour 2018

8.5 Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles, CA

9.6 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR 9.7 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 9.8 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 9.9 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC

9.18 Higher Ground, Burlington, VT 9.19 Royale, Boston, MA 9.20 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA 9.21 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY 9.22 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY 9.23 9:30 Club, Washington, DC

9.26 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC 9.27 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA 9.28 The Basement East, Nashville, TN 9.29 House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA 9.30 The Mohawk, Austin, TX 10.1 The Mohawk, Austin, TX

10.4 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL 10.5 Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI 10.6 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

11.6 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL 11.8 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK 11.9 Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France 11.10 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, Germany

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Shopping Can Make You Famous

Every Sunday afternoon, shoppers descend on Bella McFadden’s Depop page for the chance to be dressed like ’90s cult film characters, “sk8r girls” and “Y2K mall goths.” Ms. McFadden, who is 23 and lives in Los Angeles, is something of a “Depop mogul”: Sales of her thrift-store finds have taken off on the popular e-commerce app, where she has more than 500,000 followers who admire her early-aughts aesthetics. They long to be styled by her. They know her as Internet Girl.

For $150 plus shipping, Ms. McFadden’s fans can name a visual theme or inspiration, send over their body measurements and astrological sign, and receive two to three outfits customized to their specifications, with matching accessories. The looks — pulled from a mix of thrifted items, dead stock and Ms. McFadden’s own designs — range from bubbly (a baby tee that reads “All this and brains too” paired with a Hello Kitty purse) to gothic (a black vinyl mini dress and a bat-adorned pendant). And the chance to be outfitted by Internet Girl is competitive. Only 20 lucky buyers can get the customized clothing kits (called “Styled by iGirl” bundles) each week.

Ms. McFadden, who has been selling on Depop for three years now, introduced this business model in early 2018, when she was still operating out of the house she was renting in Canada. “Because I was living in Winnipeg at the time, I wasn’t really getting any opportunity to do styling work,” she said. “I found when I was styling the products at home that I was pulling together all these iconic outfits. I was just like, ‘Damn, I should be selling this.’”

Founded in 2011, the social shopping app Depop has cultivated a following of millennial and Gen Z consumers and sellers. Individuals can set up shop by simply uploading photos of their wares, along with product descriptions and prices. It’s a lot like Instagram, insofar as users can follow each other, “like” pieces and find trending items on a discovery page. This year TechCrunch reported that Depop had raised $62 million in funding and that 90 percent of its active users are younger than 26.

Some well-known users, like the actress Maisie Williams, the YouTuber Emma Chamberlain and the photographer Alice Gao, built their considerable online followings independent of the app. Other sellers are using Depop to propel their internet fame. Ms. McFadden is among the top 20 most followed users on Depop, according to a company spokesperson, and the app’s No. 1 seller worldwide in terms of gross merchandise volume, or dollar sales.

Depop focuses on “curation by individuals that they can build a community with — some of them well known, some of them celebrities doing business on Depop, and some of them just individuals that have a flare, a flavor, a taste that builds a following,” said Stephen Laughlin, the vice president and general manager of global consumer industry at IBM, which published a report on Gen Z shopping habits last year. “You’re opting into someone’s style.”

And for Ms. McFadden, style is akin to brand. She’s built a following on Instagram  by modeling her thrifted wares and original iGirl brand merchandise. On YouTube, which she joined a year ago, she vlogs and documents the styling process behind the boxes. Her influence on the video platform has spawned its own cottage industry, with fans and critics alike uploading iGirl bundle unboxing videos in which they review their purchases.

Gabe Gieser, an 18-year-old YouTuber, saved up for a bundle after stumbling upon Ms. McFadden’s styling videos a year ago. “She’s created this persona for herself that is just very cohesive,” they said. “Everyone kind of wants a little bit of what she has.”

Mx. Gieser has purchased two bundles: the first primarily to wear and the second to unbox on YouTube (before wearing). “Basically, what I spent on the bundle I made up in ad revenue,” they said of their initial unboxing video. “It was a great way to grow my channel because the people who’re interested in iGirl bundles were interested in the content I was posting otherwise about Depop, fashion and sustainability.”

Simonette Boekel, 20, purchased a bundle inspired by the style of influencer Devon Lee Carlson. She hesitated at the expense of shipping to Australia but said: “I thought that at least if I wasn’t 100 percent happy, I could put it on YouTube.” Her unboxing video remains the highest-viewed post on her channel.

Though many of the iGirl bundle requests are guided by pop cultural references — popular themes include the movies “10 Things I Hate About You,” “The Craft” and “Clueless” — Ms. McFadden said the outfits aren’t intended to be costumes. Instead, they are meant to give her followers a chance to try out styles they may have missed when they originally peaked in popularity (sometimes before they were born). She added that some of the punk and goth-influenced bundles provide her fans with an accessible entry point into a subculture, and that she enjoys seeing her customers post about their new looks on Instagram and YouTube.

“My fans are super die-hard and amazing,” Ms. McFadden said. “It’s like this little iGirl cult that I’ve created.”

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