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Common Questions About Our Dress
Code...
Do
many people at the party dress up?
Only the interesting,
self-confident, sexually-satisfied ones, which is to say,
most of them.
Will you really fine
me $50 at the door if I don’t show up dressed
all in black?
Yes.
I’m going to display for the
world how clever I am by showing up dressed all in red. I bet
I’ll be the first one who’s ever done that, right?
If
it's worth an extra $50 to prove how "clever" you
are, be our guest. Enjoy the scorn and derision; we'll certainly
enjoy the
extra cash. And it's been done…yawn.
Does everything I wear have to
be completely black? Will I get fined if something I’m
wearing has, for example, silver buttons?
Completely black is best, of course, but
predominantly black is okay too. For example:
A black harness with contrast stitching, a black vampire
dress with dark purple buttons, and black platform boots
with gold zippers would all be perfectly acceptable.
A lavender pantsuit — for so many reasons — would not.
I want to wear something
outrageous, but I’m shy.
Wear a black mask.
I’d love to come really
decked out, but I’m cheap / unemployed.
You have three choices:
a) Spend the money and get what you really want, rent
and food be damned;
b) Spend the money but get something you can wear again,
either wholly or in part; or
c) Wear less. A jar of black poster paint will run you about $3.
I can’t think of anything
to wear. Help!
Check out the column on the right for ideas on both inspiration
and where to shop.
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Inspiration & Shopping Suggestions…
Check out past costume prize winners in our Gallery.
Kambriel hand-sews
extravagant ruffles and capes from her studio
in Salem. Yes, that Salem.
If rubber’s more your thing, try Melissa
Coffey; The
Baroness and DeMask both have shops in Manhattan.
For tons of costume, make-up, and goth options visit 4th Ave,
south of E12th St., for both Gothic Renaissance
and the adjoining Halloween
Adventure.
Also check your local fetish shops and thrift stores for more ideas. And
remember — if you're truly hopeless, you can always ask
Ethel.
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