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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:35 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:44 pm
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Dead Ed Freedom Fire Veruniel I got ticked off at Hot Topic in 2003. That's when the two in my city both stopped carrying the things that had drawn me in in the first place — velvet dresses, long skirts, corsets. Frankly, I've seen nothing in there in the last three years that fits my personal definition of 'goth' (though I'm aware that there are others which are equally valid). I have nothing against the store — they sell what makes money, and more power to them — but there's nothing in it that I'm interested in buying. I agree, I wish they'd sell more classic romantigoth clothes. But I got a really nice corset for Christmas that came from Hot Topic, it's beautiful! They still have corsets, just maybe not as many as they used to. Nowadays I think Hot topic is catering more to the punkish goth crowd than the classic goths. A punkish goth is a classic goth. But they really aren't trying to "cater", so much as "Milk every penny they can"
True, I suppose that's what happens when a store is owned by the freakin' Gap. Well, even though they do try to keep up with trends, I usually manage to find good stuff that fits my taste in clothing.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:49 pm
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GilAskan Takkun8989 Hot Topic caters to whatever the most popular type of deviant style is at the time, so poseurs can go there and buy whatever and look like a real deviant. They can't sell unpopular deviant clothing because if they did they couldn't make any money. Sad, but true. Well, just look at the store's name. Hot Topic. Not "Underground High-Fashion" or "Rebellious Gear". They're a MAINSTREAM store selling POPULAR music and POPULAR, MAINSTREAM fashion.
Thing about the name Hot Topic, I don't think it has to do with trends, I think it's supposed to have something to do with statements that stir up heat and controversy. Think "heated debate" or "hot-button topic" more than Paris Hilton's catch-phrase "that's hot." I mean, they do sell mainstream fashion, but it's alternative mainstream. Think of it this way: Hot Topic is to punk clothing as Green Day is to punk music, or Hot Topic is to goth clothing as MCR is to goth music. It may not be what true hardcore/underground punks/goths call "real" punk/goth, but that doesn't make it bad.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:06 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:13 pm
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Freedom Fire GilAskan Takkun8989 Hot Topic caters to whatever the most popular type of deviant style is at the time, so poseurs can go there and buy whatever and look like a real deviant. They can't sell unpopular deviant clothing because if they did they couldn't make any money. Sad, but true. Well, just look at the store's name. Hot Topic. Not "Underground High-Fashion" or "Rebellious Gear". They're a MAINSTREAM store selling POPULAR music and POPULAR, MAINSTREAM fashion. Thing about the name Hot Topic, I don't think it has to do with trends, I think it's supposed to have something to do with statements that stir up heat and controversy. Think "heated debate" or "hot-button topic" more than Paris Hilton's catch-phrase "that's hot." I mean, they do sell mainstream fashion, but it's alternative mainstream. Think of it this way: Hot Topic is to punk clothing as Green Day is to punk music, or Hot Topic is to goth clothing as MCR is to goth music. It may not be what true hardcore/underground punks/goths call "real" punk/goth, but that doesn't make it bad.
I'm not saying it's bad, I'm simply saying that it's selling mainstream fashions and popular music. That's not a bad thing, I just feel the need to stress that what they're selling isn't all that rebellious because of the hordes of mallcore who worship the store like it invented punk.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:28 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:24 am
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:07 pm
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