It’s a well-known fact that our views, hobbies and our lifestyle on the whole can influence the way we look and present ourselves. I know most people don’t approve of modern music-based subcultures and laugh at teenagers and grown-ups who have their own dress codes and don’t want to look banal. I think everybody should wear clothes in which he or she feels comfortable. Of course, eccentric costumes may be inappropriate at the office but in ordinary life (when shopping or hanging out with pals) it’s OK, I’m sure. I can also say that I personally vote against any uniforms in educational establishments of all kinds. Sometimes I see people in bizarre clothes (they certainly belong to musical subcultures) at our Uni. I rejoice at their creativity and boldness.

If somebody mocks at a young person in a bright and strange costume or grumbles at him or her, it means only one thing – the dissatisfied has a lot of complexes or can’t solve his or her personal problems. What can I say to such people? Mind your own business! Watch after your own children! Remember yourself in youth!

By the way, a lot of Goths make dark-looking clothes and costume jewelry at home with their own hands. Bought articles are expensive, it’s true.

P.S. It’s a pity that there are a lot of stupid stereotypes connected with musical subcultures nowadays. For example, “All Goths wear only black, sleep at cemeteries, drink blood of each other and extol the Satan”, “All Emos commit suicide sooner or later”, “Punks are all drunkards in dirty clothes, inadequate and uncontrollable” and so on.