Fashion: Oh, my goth?

Goth fashion is so '87. At the Saloon's Goth Prom, some of the best looks were closer to the steampunk trend.

August 17, 2012 at 9:11PM
Clockwise from top - Angela Oja, Bradley Steven Hunt, Heather Luca, Katrin Snider
Clockwise from top - Angela Oja, Bradley Steven Hunt, Heather Luca, Katrin Snider (Margaret Andrews/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Angela Oja

21, child care What are you wearing? Everything is thrifted, sans the Doc Martens.

Describe your style: Strange, Dumpster new-wave hybrid.

What type of goth are you? Death rocker, mostly. But I still love banjos!

Where are the best places to find goth culture? Lurking around where you least expect it!

Bradley Steven Hunt

29, corporate wage slave What are you wearing? Doc Marten steel-toed boots, pants from Savers, a Scala top hat and a hand-soldered monocle.

What type of goth are you? The best.

Where are the best places to find goth culture? In the '90s.

Heather Luca

27, seamstress, clothing designer What are you wearing? A Scoundrelle's Keep (my brand) corset, blouse and waterfall walking skirt; shoes by Jump!

Describe your style: Steampunk.

What type of goth are you? Not sure I would use the goth label. More alt-subculture.

Where are the best places to find goth culture? The Saloon, online and Ground Zero.

Katrin Snider

24, gypsy What are you wearing? Kenzie shoes, a bustle made of bags and the rest is all hastily modified thrift-store finds.

Describe your style: Boho burlesque pirate.

What type of goth are you? The fashionable nonjerky kind.

Where are the best places to find goth culture? In my heart.

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Ellen Dahl