Normal is Boring
My friend, Lady Euphoria, who blogs at Thoughts from an eclectic goth mind, sent a kind email this morning to let us know about a fuss caused by our Gothic Christening Gown. It seems the mommy blogger over at MomLogic found our little dress slightly upsetting. At least that was the tone I gleaned from her post. Never sure if the way I’m reading something is the way I should [emotions and intent often disappear online], I had a few friends check in. Most of them agreed that the review wasn’t favorable, but one pointed out that we were categorized under ‘weird & fun’. I suspect we fell specifically under ‘weird’, but there is a chance she was enjoying the creativity in the design and intended the ‘& fun’. Maybe?
Click the link, see what you think…
I did consider that this wasn’t an entirely mocking blog post, but the ‘funnies’ she included are the standard points made by anyone who has a real problem with us and the way we raise our kids. The question of what will we do when the girls rebel and want to wear pink… while I’m not a fan of pink, I don’t think it’s the symbol of my worst fears concerning my children – unlike what many of them seem to believe about the color black.
I absolutely LOVE this design. I love making it, packing it, shipping it; I love knowing babies will be wearing it. Heck, I even liked dressing up the non-creepy little doll and doing the photoshoot in the park. I’m quite proud of it and the matching bonnet and have decided to enjoy this unintended promotion.
Thanks MomLogic!
EDIT: I should note that I don’t judge people who choose normal to be bad or inadequate; normal simply isn’t what I choose for my family 🙂
Thoughts from an eclectic goth mind
Tags: christening gown, Lady Euphoria, MomLogic
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9:58 pm on March 10th, 2010
I personally love the little dress and even if I do love pink – I also love black and don’t think the color of the clothes our children wear (or us for that matter) have even the slightest hint at the person underneath. If that were true – I’d simply be a plain dull pair of jeans and a sweatshirt! You are awesome!!
10:56 pm on March 10th, 2010
It is gorgeous. I don’t do black because of how I look in it, but it sure is classy on people who look good in it.
I remember in the 70’s in NY two sisters who designed children’s clothes. They were considered very avant guarde for the inclusion of black for children.
Your attitude is great and yes I hope you enjoy lots of publicity. I’ll stop by there and see if I can put in my 2 cents.
10:00 am on March 11th, 2010
Belynda, I think the difference is that I like pink as an accent. My girls do too. It feels overwhelming to me as a main color and I’m sure that’s how a lot of people feel about black. It’s all about perspective. And you are certainly not a dull pair of jeans and a sweatshirt 🙂
JB, Thank you so much. We’ve had criticisms before and I try to hold my head high through all of them. At the same time I worry that I’m pulling reaction from one forward to the other and trust my friends to keep an eye on me. Thank you, also, for your two cents.
10:01 am on March 11th, 2010
I think the dress is beautiful. Would I dress my child in it (assuming I had a child)? Nope, but that is because I don’t dress in the goth clothing myself. It just isn’t my style.
Would I look down on someone who brought their child to church in this to have them christened? Not at all, I would think it was kinda cool.
That being said… I have to be honest and admit that the baby doll wearing it? It is kinda creepy lol
10:08 am on March 11th, 2010
Haha 🙂 Okay. I will admit to being creeped out by dolls in general, but I don’t find this doll any creepier than the rest. I made the dress as a special order for a customer in the UK and I didn’t have a baby to put it on for photos, so I grabbed Ravynn’s little ‘Edgar’ for the shoot. I don’t believe it was used for an actual christening, but only for family photos.
10:08 am on March 11th, 2010
I love the dress…and I did read the comments on the MomLogic site. I too feel that we need to step outside of the box er, commercialism. Although, I LOVED the comments that others left for her. They keep adding up 1 for MomLogic, 12 for BatsMeow 🙂 Go Sheila!
3:51 pm on March 11th, 2010
We all dress our child in our own version of what we think is cute/cool and reflects more of the parents personality until the child wants to give it a go on their own. I consider my style to be laid back, earthy with a little funk. My 8 year old experiments with her “look” often. She’s done “Tokyo Street style” “bag lady chic” and “panda wear.” Now, I don’t know what any of these mean, but she thinks their cool. Your gown is gorgeous and goth. Love it.
8:28 pm on March 11th, 2010
Black, white–who cares? For his recent baptism, my littlest guy wore a combination of both colors. No one even noticed. Of course, this might have had something to do with their concerns that he was going to accidentally burn down the church. (Hint to clergy everywhere: three-year-old + oil + burning candle = potential for disaster. Avoid.)
9:24 am on March 15th, 2010
I am not goth, but rather a little multiple personality disorder when it comes to clothes. I have my studded items and my preppy plaid and it all depends on my mood. I feel like I need to include that disclaimer before people read my comment and shun/dismiss me because I am not a true goth chick. That being said, I think the gown is adoreable. Loved it, actually. But, to be honest… the photos on the doll in the cemetary are a wee bit creepy. It’s not the clothes, its the setting mixed with the dead looking doll. From a merchandising standpoint, the design would be taken more seriously in a less “Halloween” cheesy photo shoot. Now, let the hating of my opinio begin!!!
9:52 am on March 15th, 2010
Domestic Goddess, I don’t hate. Look, I even approved your comment 😉 Really, though, I understand your point about the photographs. The one chosen for the other blog, I’m sure, was chosen because of the cemetery background. The one used here in this blog was taken in the little park at the center of town. As for the doll, I used what I had. It’s the best looking doll, IMO, in the house and since I don’t have a baby… well, the doll had to do.
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