New Gothic

I love Gothic in that Tim Burton kind

of way.

Give me 'Edward Scissorhands' and I am

transported into his fantastic

world of dark winding staircases,

pointy steeples and grey cloudy skies.

And don't get me started on the fashion

in his films.

Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp

always look amazingly rich in

black on black on black.

The Cure is another Gothic love of mine.

Robert Smith's voice is always hauntingly

beautiful and standalone quirky at the

same time, and 'Boys Don't Cry' and

'Love Song' have to be two of my

favourite tracks of the 80's.

Japanese youth culture have long

embraced the Gothic aesthetic, combining it

with Lolitaesque dollhouse imagery to

create what must be one of the most

original looks of our time.

Black lipstick should not be tried at

home. However eyeliner and teased hair,

Docs. with black and white striped socks

and haunted houses on jagged cliff-faces;

deliciously dark and romantic, will always

have a place in my heart.