Skulls, Halloween, dark stuff...

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

[faroukfarouk]

My wife and I went to a historical presentation on weddings some years ago. It seems that the idea of a white wedding is only a relatively recent practice.

This is why I find the idea of aesthetic inspiration from Victorian Gothic - "dark" or not - a quite reasonable one.

 

[Wandering Cat Lady]

From an aesthetic point of view, I actually find a lot of the clothing and designs to be very beautiful and creative...separating it from any moral issue that I have with the "dark side", aesthetically I like a fair amount of it. Not the ghosts or skulls as much but some of it is pretty cool.

 

[brinny]

interesting perspective farouk.....i always thought that white wedding dresses represented purity and Light as in the Bride of Christ.......and that black represents death and mourning....

 

[Wandering Cat Lady]

Sometimes I like complete silence and segregation from everything...a closet, dark corner, something like that...because there, even though I feel exposed because of very little sensual stimulation, I can hear God the best...there, there are no distractions, only what my mind makes up...so as long as I can tame my mind, I'm good

 

[brinny]

 

[faroukfarouk]

From an aesthetic point of view, I actually find a lot of the clothing and designs to be very beautiful and creative...separating it from any moral issue that I have with the "dark side", aesthetically I like a fair amount of it. Not the ghosts or skulls as much but some of it is pretty cool.

You must be quite sensitive to the aesthetic of Gothic Victoriana then.

(Not sure what the difference is between Gothic Victoriana and Victorian Gothic...)

 

[brinny]

 

[faroukfarouk]

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Seems like after decades of stereotypes, a lot of bridalware is being inspired by black designs probably rooted in Victoriana.

 

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

[faroukfarouk]

Sometimes I like complete silence and segregation from everything...a closet, dark corner, something like that...because there, even though I feel exposed because of very little sensual stimulation, I can hear God the best...there, there are no distractions, only what my mind makes up...so as long as I can tame my mind, I'm good

"Be still, and know that I am God."

(Psalm 46.10)

My wife and I have this verse displayed in our home.

Blessings.

 

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

[brinny]

 

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[Rebecca Sue]

I am not really up for debate, but have to say I think Brinny is making a valid point. Where do we draw the line, what is "too dark". I believe it can be a slippery slope for many. Just sayin...Nothing wrong with the color black, etc., but the last few pages of images are quite disturbing ( to me at least).