The world may never know how or why Popsugar's Chandler Plante first stumbled upon "Halara goth" TikTok — as she puts it, "the algorithm works in mysterious ways" — but regardless of how she got there, she's since uncovered some fascinating things. At the top of that list? The inter-goth debate around athleisure.
In August, creator Smokey DeLite posted a TikTok responding to criticism she and other "Halara goths" like herself had received for embracing "goth-letics." "I work a physical job where I'm lifting things constantly, pushing things around," she said in the post. "So every day I wear athletic, black clothes. And I'm sorry if that's not goth enough for you."
When she spoke with Popsugar about the ongoing debate, DeLite seemed to understand where the backlash was coming from. For one thing, Halara is a fast-fashion brand, which is antithetical to the goth ethos, she said. "Goth has always been a very DIY subculture; taking items and sewing different pieces of lace or trim or beads on it, or putting it back together with safety pins, distressing it, throwing it on the lawn," she told Popsugar. "I think what a lot of goths felt kind of attacked about is that they sell a lot of black basics stuff that you can just throw on." |
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