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A little sentimental rant

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Apok-a-lyptikon
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:50 am


Any of you ever been to www.gothika.nl ?
I have. I had been shopping on it for over a year and I remember when they had an excellent selection of extremely unique cyber clothes more fitted to the darker side of cyber.
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Clothing much like what's in these pictures.

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The owner and model of the site died. They sent an email out to everyone on thier mailing list, also stating that they'd continue to run the site the way she would run it, updating every one with the latest, darkest cyber fashions including pvc, faux fur, reflective, and rubber clothing.
They also had a small, but adequate section for gothic clothing. The clothing was a little pricey, but they were also shipping from the Netherlands. They were reliable with shipping and customer service, until she died.
Instead of respecting her memory and their word to keep it her site, they changed it. It's now more gothic oriented, sells a very small selection of rubber clothing, and only sell two cyber items that are skirts. They took off many of the shoes and boots and the decor items, and this was before economy started to become a problem.
The point of my story is that cyber clothing sites are dying. Clothes, fashion and the trends of the scene are becoming less unique and far more generic. There are many sites I've seen and visted in my years of catering to this small scene only to see online businesses fall and never rise again, including the big name designers of the scene. Business owners are becoming less reliable and are losing customers because of the economy. They eventually are shut down, or unfortunately to many of us, some designers move thier site on another server, which also limits customer access.
How can we keep our scene, our own little niche in society from being wiped out?
PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 12:49 pm


Sadly that's what happens when a small cottage industry-ish business goes under and someone decides to run it as more of a corporation. Instead of it remaining dedicated to the craft, it becomes to focused on the money, lowering standards.

Driadon
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CaptainRedBeard
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 5:15 pm


Me must prevent it through sheer might and determination, and crush all who oppose beneath our UV reactive combat boots!

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PostPosted: Mon May 25, 2009 7:52 pm


Thats what I aim to do at some point!!! When I get my business in clothing and such fully up and running!!!
It just makes me sad.

Apok-a-lyptikon
Captain


CaptainRedBeard
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 4:01 pm


*stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp*
PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:40 pm


and STOMP some more!!! lol

Apok-a-lyptikon
Captain

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D0N Y0uR 4RM0UR (Cyberpunk Fashion and Tutorials)

 
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