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Yearly Archives: 2011
Goth Life Beyond Club-Land
Hello Snarklings! The Lady of the Manners is, once again, very amused by how the world works at times. She had been pondering a particular popular misconception about Goth life, and idly contemplating writing a post about it. And then, surprise surprise, a letter asking about that exact misconception arrived in the Gothic Charm School mailbox! Continue reading
Posted in Being Mannerly, Being Social, Clubbing & Concerts
Tagged being a hermit, cliches, clubs, lifestyle
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The Nocturnal House: Anno Dracula
Welcome back to The Nocturnal House, Snarklings! Thank you to everyone who read the first post, commented, or linked to it. Continue reading
Of Dealing With Vague and Repressive Dress Codes
Hello Snarklings! This time around at Gothic Charm School, the Lady of the Manners is going to address a subject she’s talked about before, but one that is a never-ending concern: school dress codes.
The Lady of the Manners often thanks her lucky (dark) stars that the trend for all-encompassing, yet vague, school dress codes hadn’t taken root during her scholastic career. (The Lady of the Manners also thanks her lucky dark stars that things like Facebook, Twitter, and LiveJournal were not around during her semi-over-emotional teens and early twenties, but that’s a different post entirely.) The Lady of the Manners understands, to a degree, what school boards are trying to achieve with the dress codes; if students all have a similar appearance, then in theory there might be fewer disruptions and bullying because of a student’s clothing. (The Lady of the Manners has been told there are studies showing that school uniforms, not vague dress codes, have indeed helped cut down on bullying.) However, the Lady of the Manners also knows that it doesn’t matter if there is a dress code, the students will still find things to harass and haze each other about, and feels that the time spent drafting school dress codes would be better spent on finding strategies to deal with bullying. Maybe someday these things will happen. Say, when we live in a perfect world, or when the Lady of the Manners finally achieves her girlhood dream of becoming the gothy vampire queen of the universe. Continue reading
Posted in Being Fashionable, Growing Pains
Tagged dress codes, growing pains, school, talking to people
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The Nocturnal House: Dracula
Welcome to The Nocturnal House, Snarklings! It seemed like the best thing to call the new section of Gothic Charm School wherein the Lady of the Manners talks informally about books, because over the years, the Lady of the Manners has stayed up far, far too late into the night, reading vampire books.
Yes, vampire books.You see, I read a lot of vampire books. Well, lots of books in general, but a vast amount of my personal library are about the fanged children of the night. Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, General, Nocturnal House
Tagged book reviews, dracula, nocturnal house, vampires
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Of Book Recommendations, Depression, And What Is In Your Purse.
Hello Snarklings! This installment of Gothic Charm School is another mixed selection of things, with book recommendations, helpful information from other readers, a question about depression, and some musings on what essentials should be in one’s handbag or backpack? Continue reading
Review: Heavy Red Clothing
Heavy Red, Snarklings! You do know of what the Lady of the Manners speaks, don’t you? Heavy Red, purveyors of all sorts of enticing darkware for elegantly spooky and fetchingly tattered gothlings of all genders. Continue reading
Posted in Being Fashionable, review: clothing, Reviews
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An Assortment Of Questions And Answers
Hello Snarklings! It dawned on the Lady of the Manners that maybe she should try to quickly write a post while also carefully creating the post about the Vampire Masquerade Ball and the reviews of Heavy Red and Spin Doctor. So! A mixed assortment of questions from readers, with (the Lady of the Manners hopes!) helpful answers. Continue reading
Posted in Being Fashionable, Events, General, Growing Pains, Stuff & Oddments
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Of Goths And Prom
Hello Snarklings! Gracious, the Gothic Charm School mailbox has been jam-packed with questions asking for gothy outfit suggestions for Prom. For the non-US Snarklings, Prom is a formal school dance, and dressing up in fancy clothes is a big part of it. (Sometimes making poor choices and Drama-with-a-capital-D are also part of Prom, but the Lady of the Manners isn’t going to be talking about those aspects of it, and instead will fervently hope that all of the Prom-attending Gothic Charm School readers are able to avoid those sorts of problems.) Continue reading
Posted in Being Fashionable, General, Growing Pains, Holidays & Special Occasions
Tagged Prom
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Of Letters From Other Countries.
Yes, Snarklings: the Lady of the Manners is trying to get back into the habit of this updating regularly lark. So! This time at Gothic Charm School, letters from readers who live in very different parts of the world! Continue reading
Posted in Being Mannerly, Growing Pains, Serious Matters
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Of Being “Too Young” To Be A Goth
The Gothic Charm School mailbox gets a large-ish amount of mail from younger Goths, all of whom are struggling with concerns about somehow not being a “real” Goth. While the Lady of the Manners does understand these worries, she wishes she could hold some sort of enormous, spooky tea party so she could reassure all of you that yes, you are Goths, and to encourage all of you to explore your interests without fear of being bullied or mocked. Continue reading
Posted in Growing Pains
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