Cyber Goth Monday!

In celebration of Cyber Monday here is a list of some cool cyber goth fashion sites:

http://shop.cyberdog.net

http://cryoflesh.com

http://www.futurstate.com

http://www.vinyldolls.net

http://store.vampirefreaks.com

Cyberlox and Dreadfalls

I've been wanting to post about these awesome kinds of hair extensions called cyberlox and dreadfalls. They're a voluminous, colorful and (above all) fun way to enhance your hair without dyeing it (although lots of people dye their hair and wear extensions). Below are 3 of my favorite cyberlox/dreadfall designers:



Sarah Giaconi of I Kick Shins - Website - Facebook - Etsy



Jessica Gore of Candy Toxin Hair Designs - Facebook - Deviantart 1 Deviantart 2



Mel of Doctored Locks - Website - Youtube - Twitter

*These girls have some other links to their work - I just provided 3 for each*

Cyber Goth

My previous post got me thinking of my Halloween costume. I'm putting together a cyber goth outfit - somewhat similar to the image above - ironically the same color combination! I started getting into the cyber goth fashion about a year ago: my friends and I were putting together a web series reflecting various experiences we (mostly they) had while working at the campus newspaper. One of my friends wanted me to play a goth character, who was actually in homage to another friend who actually was goth. So as not to misrepresent or offend, I started researching the goth culture. I read about everything from goth history to music to fashion and philosophy (I'm still looking for more stuff to read!). I stumbled across the cyber goth fashion through blackwaterfall.com which talks about different goth subgroups, or 'stereotypes' as described by the author. If you're not familiar with the cyber goth culture, I'd explain it as goth + sci fi + bright colors + electronic music. It's a lot of fun to learn about - wikipedia is a good place to start to get a background if you're interested.

(the photo is by saturniaacherontia / Ulia on deviantart.com)