Painting myself in white makeup makes my make-up a little more flexible in my opinion; this is because it hides my features. I did decide on Malice Mizer for make-up because I feel that I relate most to their dark romantic themes. However, in my American-goth scene I just like "old-school" goth to everyone else, because of the white make-up and big hair. Some people mistake me as Asian in my VK style, even if they don't know what VK is. I do attempt a combination of VK and American-goth to make myself a little more unique. I'm emulating a genre, but I'm not trying to be Asian or trying to look EXACTLY like a certain band. And I don't want to look Cosplay, unless it's on purpose. And I do state that I dress VK, but I will not say that I am VK. I do know the difference between looking like a genre and actually being part of it. I do enjoy some j-rock, but I'll never claim to be a j-rocker. And I don't mind that I look behind in the times, I'm actually very 80's retro, bangle bracelets and all!
I started dressing with VK themes because, for one, I am androgynous, and secondly I was in need of a boldly creative change that didn't require rainbow hair dye and cutting off the length of my hair. I actually have very long hair that is kept tied back. I'd spent 12 years with the "vamp-goth" look, so my hair was kept down & straight, and my eyes painted in the smokey cat eye style. I looked elegant and beautiful, but it got boring. I don't care about looking "beautiful" anymore, I only care about looking creative. Even if that means erasing my sexual orientation. I am living art. I do like that most VK works on a more natural look while looking stylish and beautiful. It's a very fresh look.
As for Oshair kei, I'm sure most Americans wouldn't go for that style because it looks "candy kid", raver. The bold colors ARE possible, but unless you are raver you want to just stay away from them. I wouldn't mind dressing that way from time to time, it looks like fun.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cakes
What I'd say is this: firstly, whatever you're told, please for the love of all things lovely don't do the 'corpsepaint' look. Bands like Malice Mizer and X Japan (correct me if I'm wrong) were the sort of bands that made the look prevalent during the 80s and 90s, but it's dropped somewhat out of fashion. It just doesn't look good. Hardly anyone suits in black or white, or for that matter those neons oshare kei bands wear; you need very strong clear colouring to do it well, and most Caucasians don't have this.
|