Tragic Beautiful: What I got!

Dress & jacket: H&R London, purse: Sourpuss, handbag: Too fast, makeup: Sugarpill, watch: Iron Fist

You know how they say that what you love loves you? Well, this is definitely true with my relationship with fashion. In the last year I won 2 contests from goth shops. The Tragic Beautiful is really a major prize since I got 5 of their items, all of which I love! I pinned them on my Pinterest board with the theme My perfect dark Christmas (you can view the board here https://www.pinterest.com/ladyxnancy/my-perfect-dark-christmas/).

I really wanted to make it special and extra dark and different and my own, and it shows. I wanted to avoid the typical Christmas and goth colour combinations like red and black, so I stuck with my fave combination - black, white and purple. Plus I have to add I love Xmas and winter and snow (I had to add a pic of Marilyn Manson in the snow as well, I think it's magical) so I really enjoyed making this board. And I really love the Tragic Beautiful shop, I look at their stuff every day on Facebook! And I really won the stuff! Btw, you can see that my perfect dark Xmas tree was decorated in the same manner and the same colours, with Jack Skellington and polka dots and bows and skulls :) Also I plan on keeping this tree around for most of the year, don't think it's weird :D

What I got:

-this gorgeous "horrorbilly" dress by H&R (Hearts & Roses) London

-the "Black Parade" military steampunk jacket (I have always wanted one, and I can never get enough of military stuff, I think it's the most elegant thing in the world)

-the elegant classic purple Sourpuss purse with the bow

-the gorgeous skull handbag by Too Fast

-the purple Sugarpill eye shadow, Cold chemistry collection by Amelia Arsenic, who is my absolute fashion icon since earliest goth days!

The point is:

1. All of this stuff is absolutely awesome and my style and I got everything that I had hoped for!

2. I never believed in a million years this could happen to me, since I never considered myself an especially lucky person to win such a prize! And it arrived from Australia, which is half way around the world, so it's kind of a miracle! I just didn't consider myself one of "those people" that get stuff based on luck. Everything I got I had to work for and I was used to it. So I wasn't born lucky, I just set my mind right to attract beautiful things, which can only happen out of pure love for something, in this case, fashion.(This would be the educational-motivational component of my blog :)

So the message for this year would be: do what you love, out of love, and good luck will follow. I definitely started the year off right, with optimism and the belief that miracles do happen to everyone! I wish you all the best, and of course, once again a big Thank you to the people of Tragic Beautiful! <3

http://www.tragicbeautiful.com/

Great taste, beautiful place, and you're fashionably late!

Hair: Claire's, necklace: Tally Weijl, coat: New Yorker, handbag: Queen of Darkness, shoes: Demonia, shades: Ray-Ban

Every alt-girl has her pin-up moments, and I'm no exception. So I bought this black pencil skirt and Claire's victory rolls and I had to try them out immediately, and let's face it, you're no pin-up without the right hair, it's not just about the red lips and cat eyeliner. I'm a big fan of retro hair, but not all the time, since I don't like not being able to comb my hair every day and my hair is already damaged and dry enough from all the bleaching, dying and hairspray. For special occasions though, this would be my fave look. Also, I wouldn't be myself without the glam animal print coat and some bling!

Alternative shops in Vienna

I used to live in Vienna back in the 2011 so it's kind of home away from home for me. I was really really excited to go back there after 3 years and see what's new in the shops I used to love. In Belgrade we don't have that many alternative shops so we have to travel abroad to get those kinds of stuff, since online shopping's not really an option.
Anyway, a lot of things have changed. I was really disappointed to see the last gothic shop, that's been there for years, Nexus, is closed. They might re-open on a new location, but it's not for sure.
In 2011 there were 3 major gothic shops in Vienna, and now there aren't any. I guess world economy has really hit its low.
The rest of the alternative shops that are left have fewer things left, and, consequently, more expensive. Some of them are turned into half tattoo-salons. The only good news is the new EMP store, which is really big with all sorts of stuff.
So here we go.

My first stop is always Asiam restaurant which has really cheap running sushi (all you can eat).

Krugerstraße 6 | 1010 Wien 

My next stop was the EMP store.  It's basically a metal merchandise shop specialized in Heavy Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Rock & Alternative and Streetwear. There are also all kinds of handbags, shoes, creepers and jewelry which you can see on their website (not all of it can be found in the actual store though). It's safe to say it's the best alt-shop in Vienna at the moment.

www.emp.at

Next I visited the Iron Fist pop-up store in Generali center (www.sektion8.at) , which had really few really expensive stuff mostly from previous collections.

Then I went to the really famous King Pin, which is of course more on the retro pin-up / rockabilly side. They used to have all sorts of alternative shoes, purses and accessories, but now I kind of found it half-empty. Still one of the more interesting shops in Vienna though. 

www.kingpin.co.at/

Last but not least is the Rattlesnake, which is also a (smaller) rock-metal-punk band merch and fashion shop with accessories, makeup, hair dye etc, now turned into a half tattoo-salon, but still you can find a lot of great stuff. They also host meet&greets with famous bands that come to Austria.

www.rattlesnake.co.at

Kirchengasse 3

Some more pics (sorry about the low quality, I took them with my phone :). Enjoy!

Krugerstraße 

Kirchengasse - Mariahilfer Kirche 

Art & Style shop
www.artandstyle.at/de/

Veiled beanie

                                                                                             "What's up, doge!"

Beanie: Bershka, shirt: H&M, skirt: New Yorker, studded coat: Tally Weijl, purse: Accessorize 

Here's another "standard" street style "nu-goth" outfit. The veiled beanie gives it that everyday glam sporty goth look that you can wear on the streets and not be considered *too* weird. Anyway I've always experimented with all sorts of veils, fascinators and head accessories so I really like it. The shirt is from the H&M Halloween collection, but if you;re anything like me - Halloween is all year!

Happy New Year

Dress: New Yorker, coat: Zara, jewelry: Claire's

Alright, not quite New Year but this is actually the outfit I wore for the New Year's Eve party. I like it since it kind of reminds me of punk-rock royalty Gwen Stefani. Plaid is a timeless classic and although I don't usually wear red, it is considered good luck to wear it on the NYE. Also feng shui recommends to wear a lot of gold and jewelry to bring prosperity and abundance! I wish you all that in 2015 and may all your wishes come true!