Show us what you look like!

[seoirse2002]

Me!! doing what I love doing...as usual

[MartinT]

Ok, here's me yesterday before I got rat arsed

I'm scared

[kininigin]

Boredom + Wig + Hat + Camera = Dodgy Picture!!

[Rare Bird]

Me at my Bro's Gothic Wedding... I'm second from the right in the frilly shirt.

Just a few things i can't get into my head regarding this Gothic Lark. Since they are usually called 'Goths' for short! & it's obvious they have zero to do with the Germanic tribe of the same name from way back in Roman times, so i count out the influence on that part.. The other term 'Gothic' is what i refer to as architectural Church designs circa approx 13th-16th century!!.. This where i then draw a blank, somewhat puzzled!

The only other thing is maybe Dracula, Frankenstein type fictional, this maybe so with the style of cloths these people seem to wear!

So what is the influence? is it just an image because they like this side of Sci-Fi or are they attracted to the subject of death, occult etc maybe? for what it's worth, my brother-in-law is one, (btw: the music he listerns to is so crap it's not worth mentioning so we'll not go to that dept).

Just intrested that's all.

I must admit im not impressed one bit about the long hair being part of the fashion, in the same way i wasnt impressed in heavy Rockers from the 80's having long hair

[Macca]

I think the reference is to 19th century 'Gothic' literature - Dracula, Frankenstein which was named after the architectural style.

These days it is important not to confuse the Goth kids with the Emo kids as these are, apparantly, two very different things. To make matters worse, 'Twilight' has commericalised and mainstreamed the whole thing so now it is difficult to tell the difference between the serious Goth/Emo and those who are just playing at it.

BTW I was a long haired eighties rocker

[Ali Tait]

Me too!

[Marco]

I've never had long hair in my life, as I've never thought that I'd suit it. When I was younger, if I let my hair grow a bit, it just used to curl up annoyingly at the back and sides, and I'd look like Shirley Temple - not a good image!

I think that long hair can look good on some guys, providing that it is thick, healthy, straight and scrupulously clean, preferably tied back in a neat ponytail. There's nothing worse than thin, lanky and greasy long hair, which was in evidence all too often with guys in the 60s and 70s!

However, IMO, you can only get away with long hair up until a certain age, before looking like a tit (as it starts getting scraggly and grey), rather like 50+ year old men walking around in bikers jackets (who don't own a motorbike)!

Marco.

[Rare Bird]

Youll not like me much im on my way to the Gandalf all grey look

[Marco]

Lol - but you've got pretty thick hair, and are still relatively young, so can get away with it for now...

No grey hair here yet, but it's slowly getting thinner! I just keep it super-short (cut every 3 weeks by a salon-trained female hairdresser I've known for years, who calls at home), and use a little bit of wax or gel.

Marco.

[Beechwoods]

I had shoulder length dreadlocks for a couple of years, believe it it or not. Sadly no pictures survive!