Goth Girl of the Year 2006

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2006 Goth Girl of the Year.

Miss Katonic

She was originally featured in November when we returned from our Halloween break.

Her Model Mayhem profile
Her Feature here on GGotW

Year in Review

Its been a quick first year with ten models featured since September 1. We thank everyone who has checked out the site and those who submitted. If you have submitted and still haven't heard from us, we are simply waiting for next year.

Here is a quick review of those models featured on Goth Girl of the Week in 2006.

Wednesday Mourning	Lady Atropos	Baby Black
Sindel Chaos	Cyanotica	Maitri
Vivica Love	Skary Kerry	Miss Katonic
	Brandyy Skye

So who was your favorite this year? We took votes until Jan 6/07, and counted them against our own votes already cast, and declared a winner as Goth Girl of the Year 2006.

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Feature: Brandyy Skye

	Chest	Waist	Hips	Height	Weight
Imperial	34B"	26"	35"	5"8'	130lb
Metric	86cm	66cm	89cm	173cm	59kg

GGotW: Is Brandyy Skye your real name or a stage name?
BS: Yes! Brandyy Skye is my first and middle name ;) I figured I would keep it simple and be myself.

GGotW: What part of the country do you live in?
BS: I reside in Raleigh, North Carolina.

GGotW: Has modeling been easy where you live or do you find you need to travel for gigs?
BS: Its been pretty easy so far. Not as easy as it would be if i were located in New York, Cali., Florida, etc. I've traveled to those states as well as DC, but not really because I needed to. It was more because I was offered the opportunity and wanted to go! BUT I'd like to think I have done well for a remote model also. I Model for many companies which include some latex designers-
The California based Nimues Latex and the UK based Dark Desires.

GGotW: What lead you to modeling?
BS: I felt it was something I could be good at, so I went for it! And of course.. FREE CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR!! *side note- not every model gets free stuff.. maybe 13% of us at best. Your more likely to receive a small discount*

GGotW: Was ALT modeling your first genre, or did you start in another field ?
BS: When I FIRST started modeling I was 7. It was for a company called Peaches 'n' Cream *awwwwe hehe*. I did that for a lil' over a year, then stopped. I picked back up on modeling when I was 11. I was crowned Queen of my Elementary school. My photo was published in the local news paper and the owners of A Touch of Elegance Boutique saw me and I was offered a mini contract to model for them. After that I didn't model again until I was 17, that's when I started doing Alternative modeling.

GGotW: Why are you now doing gothic modeling?
BS: I'm in the alternative modeling scene because I will never be 5'11 and 110 lbs. no matter how hard i wish for it! hehe so this is it for me..its fun and low stress and that is just fine with me!
Plus, I like sleeping in. I'M not a fan of waking up @ 5am yikes!

GGotW: Who's your favourite photographer to work with?
BS: As of now, I love working with Bloody Dead Boy Studios and Mani hicheri it's a tie between those two. So if there are any photogs out there that want to be one of my favs as well, contact me!

GGotW: What keeps you busy when you're not modeling?
BS: When I am not modeling I go to movies, my fav local goth club, I look for unique stuff on ebay, update my Fetish Factory wish list and watch my fav TV show, The girl's next door :P

GGotW: When you model are the clothes yours already, or are they bought / designed special for the shoot?
BS: Someone usually buys the outfits and footwear they want me to model for them or designers will work with me to design outfits they want me to model for their shop.

GGotW: What's your favourite outfit to date?
BS: That is too tough! I don't want to make any outfits jealous.. i love them all! I will say I really like UV and reflective clothing.

GGotW: What is the coolest thing you've ever shoot?
BS: One of the outfits, that I helped design, included a cute lil' latex military style hat- I don't think its the coolest thing, BUT it was definitely the cutest! /hopefully it will end up in this feature! What is the weirdest thing you've ever shoot? Nothing so far! I guess I will make that my next project :P

GGotW: What's up next for you? More shoots, shows, or some other project that you're working on in another field.
BS: There will always be more shoots and projects, if I can manage it! Hopefully something big.. I am keeping my fingers crossed :) Other than that I will be going back to school In the spring.. maybe fall :P I plan to get my degree in Animal care and management technology.

GGotW: When you started your website, was there a propose behind it other than exposure?
BS: I wanted to have a website for myself.. a document to hold good times and memories. Its always good to have a reminder of your accomplishments.

Brandyy Skye has modeled for:
Dark Desires
Seraphim latex designs
Nimueslatex.com
Carpe mammae
Crypt Magazine

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What is Goth

This is a question that has been asked since the inception of the Goth Culture. The best definition that I have ever come across was from a site run by Azhrarn, she stopped updating the site in 1998. I have re-published the article with permission below.

What is Goth?

Ignoring historical references to European barbarian tribes and, architectural, literal and art styles, Goth is a subculture. It started in the late 1970's both in Europe AND the United States OUTSIDE of the club/music scene. The culture was comprised of INDIVIDUALS with very little in common but their artistic drive, insatiable curiosity, extreme intellectualism, and the socially unacceptable need to be and express themselves. In a nutshell, Goth is very much like 70s Punk with a brain and good manners. (In other words, it shares the underlying feeling of disgust and seperation from normal everyday culture that the 70s Punks espoused, but expresses its alienation and disenchantment with modern society and it's values in a more intelligent and less destructive manner.) The label Goth itself is very much a discriptive reference to the literary genre and architectural style both of which characterize and evoke the mood and to a certain degree, mindset that is generally idealized by modern Goth as a cultural group.

How do I become Goth?I hate to break it to you, but Goth is not something you can just learn. Gothic people grew up that way. Most people do not have the genuine sense of wonder, creativity, talent, open-mindedness, and appreciation of the duality of existence, nor of themselves and their abilities that makes a person genuinely Goth. While some of these things can be learned over the course of years, most of it can only be emulated. To emulate something strongly implies that the action is neither original nor genuine. That is just not Goth.

How do I know if I'm Goth?This is a VASTLY more reasonable question. It's sort of odd and sad at the same time that a lot of actual Goths don't know that they are. This is unfortunately the work of massive media stereotyping and misinformation from ignorant but rather noisy wanna-bees. It seems that the bulk of available information on Goth comes from those two sources. Never mind that.
If most (10 or more) of the following statements are true, it is VERY likely that you are Goth. If the first statement is false, you aren't Goth. No, not even if all 16 of the rest are true. Of course, you would be readily accepted and most welcome amongst Goths for your strength of individuality and ability to appreciate the culture in general and themselves in particular.

You feel the need to spend a lot of time creating things (music, art, poetry, philosophies, stories and the like)

Your creative efforts are often described as dark, shocking, scary, morbid or strange

You like museums and cultural centers

You understand and even enjoy Shakespeare, Shelley, Browning or some other similar work without having to read the Cliffe Notes

You know the difference between nihilism and existentialism, even if you don't really live by either

You really, truly enjoy music of many kinds

You are a very sensual person (aware of color, texture, sound, taste and scent)

You don't understand why the people around you spend so much time watching TV

You don't feel comfortable looking just like everyone else you know

You do feel comfortable just being yourself, even if no one else around is anything like you

You wonder "why" a lot, and come up with some interesting answers

You wonder "how" a lot, and often figure it out on your own

You don't just reject something because you don't understand it

You base your opinions of people on who they are and what they do rather than what they look like

You are not afraid of the unknown

You are not afraid of the dark

You are afraid of mediocrity

Laura Lemay says that to be Goth I have to be angsty and wear a lot of black. Is this true? NO. Black and angst are not necessary to be Goth. True Goth defies stereotyping and does not adhere to dress codes. Too much angst or other negative emotion stifles a person's ability to learn, think, and create. Most actual Goths are psychologically pretty well-adjusted people. They just have a different set of cultural and social blueprints than your average person. Ms. Lemay knows a lot more about web authoring than she does about Goth, even if she refuses to practice good web design on her own personal site. But she DID get one thing right when she said,"Try not to take yourselves so seriously." Granted, that's a little out of context, but it's good advice just the same.

So, this brings up a whole new can of worms...the most common tidbits of juicy misinformation about Goth. In almost two decades of watching people's perceptions of Goth, I have found that never has there been so much inaccurate information as there is now. It's time to break out the hammer and start banging. Let's take a look at the most commonly distributed misinformation about Goth, shall we? 

Ten Gothic Stereotypes We All Love To Repeat

All Goths must wear black. Color is not Goth.

Goth is a subculture based on a musical style.

All Goths listen to the same music.

All Goths are fixated on death.

All Goths drink a lot/do drugs.

Goth came from the hippie movement.

Goths don't laugh except to mock others.

Goths all have tattoos and piercings.

Goths always wear a lot of makeup.

Goth and Freak are interchangeable terms for the same culture.

I know that a lot of so-called "Goth" people accept these things to be facts. I see it on the Web and I see it on what passes for a scene. I also know that this list of statements and quite a few others like them are just so much bullshit. So what is the truth? Here, let's go back through that list and correct things, eh? You might be surprised, or you might be another Olde Schooler, in which case, you'll be greatly amused.

All Goths must wear black. Color is not Goth.
I can see where this one might have some heavy support, since the scene is filled with cookie-cutter, black clad people who generally avoid the few daring individuals who might wear white, or gods forbid *gasp!* include color in their wardrobe. This lack of individualism strongly suggests to someone who doesn't really understand Goth that we have a uniform look or worse, that we are conformists. What people fail to grasp is that most people on the Goth scene are either skin-Goths (poseurs), demi-Goths (people who might make fine Goths if they could just get over what other people thought of them) or second and third generation Goths who just honestly never had any contact with other Goths who knew what the movement is all about. This is one of the things that created the paradox of a culture that was based on individualism and creativity but just the same had a rigid conformist dress code. Truth is, Goth is rabidly individualistic and we wear whatever we damn well please. Color is not an exception. You just don't recognize us when you see us outside of the stereotype.Goth is a subculture based on a musical style.
I can also see how a lot of people might get this impression. A lot of otherwise decent sources of information on Goth and its more recent history offer this myth up to us as fact. It may even very well be part of the truth for some Gothic orgins in some parts of the world, but it is predated by the emergence of Goth as culture rather than Goth as musical genre in America (at the very least). The media (read record labels and associated musical rags) started this, and I find it disgusting that so many people feel the need to perpetuate this myth that the musical genre started Goth as opposed to Goth starting the genre. Many sources including the Usenet's alt.gothic group even go so far as to say that the actual cultural origins of Goth were a later fable added after the supposedly music-based trend happened. This is absolutely false. Before there was a so-called Goth sound, we had dropped the title of New Romantics and firmly settled on calling ourselves Gothic. The culture pre-dates the musical genre by a good two years. I should know. I was there. Honest.All Goths listen to the same music.
Yah. Sure we do. Actually that's not highly likely. Even the skin-Goths have a semi-diverse musical taste. This is one of those ridiculous stereotypes that is glued onto every single culture that exists. It is true of none of them, and is just as untrue for Goths. I won't waste any more breath on this one.All Goths are fixated on death.
Okay people. Repeat after me: Goth is not about death. Good. Now go to your local institution of higher learning and enroll in art history and English lit classes. Learn about symbolism and metaphor. Maybe take a few philosophy classes. This stereotype is usually caused by being uneducated or ignorant. Goths are by and large more fixated on the concept of beauty as an abstract, creative endeavors (both their own and those of historical origins) and simply trying to get ahead in a society that doesn't share their individual aesthetics, values and principals. If you have a decent fine arts education, an ounce of perceptiveness and know the difference between a real Goth and a skin-Goth, you know that Goth, while often dark and eerie, is NOT obsessed with death. Regular American culture is.All Goths drink a lot/do drugs.
I realize that this is a pretty deeply ingrained idea about Gothic culture, but it's wrong. Goths are not all completely cleancut, sqeaky-clean sober types, but we aren't all into drugs. Granted, most young people go through an experimental stage with sex and drugs, and the bulk of Goth is made up of young people, but let's face it, Goths don't do any more drugs than your average person. Drugs aren't a requirement in being Goth, even if there are a lot of irresponsible people out on the scene who are hellbent on telling you otherwise. We have a word for those types. Maybe you've heard it...Junkie. Just remember Goth does not equal Junkie.Goth came from the hippie movement.
This is more media stereotyping. It is also completely false. Goth has nothing to do with the hippie movement. There are no similarities either. Alt.culture has a really interesting but completely inaccurate write-up on Goth that mentions this, and people are entirely too fond of repeating this rancid little tidbit of misinformation. I'd like to say STOP IT right now. Just cut it out. Goth came from neither Hippie nor Punk. If it came from anything at all, it was a new outlook on Beat.Goths don't laugh except to mock others.
This is just too pretentious. I've been a Goth for two decades and I spend a lot of time laughing at a lot of things that have nothing to do with the misfortunes or lack of taste of others. I am not the exception. Most Goths have a well-developed sense of humor that is really quite healthy. Certainly we don't all laugh at the same things or make the same kinds of jokes, but that is a given, isn't it? It seems that a huge number of people that claim to be Goth also claim that we don't share in the common human arena of emotion, but common sense alone should tell you that this is, like so many other things, a posturing load of unmitigated bull. Yes, I know that there are flocks of people who claim to be Goth that will demonstrate personally and in the most uncomfortable fashion that we are nasty, sociopathic bastards who live to laugh at your misfortunes and will excuse their unacceptible behavior by claiming that it's the Goth way of acting. I'm sure you've seen them in IRC and Usenet and that they seem to be the unpleasant majority, but if you take a few minutes to think, it may become apparent that at least online there are entirely too many people claiming to be something other than they are and that people in general (online and off) are frightfully nasty towards one another if they feel that they can get away with it. Sure, we Goths have a different view of things socially, but then again, so do the Japanese, and no one accuses them of not ever laughing non-maliciously. Do they?Goths all have tattoos and piercings.
More stereotyping. Tattoos and piercings have become very trendy these days. Stereotypical Goth has also become very trendy. So you are going to see a lot of skin-Goths running around with a lot of very obvious tattoos and piercings. You will also see a lot of Ravers, Rednecks, Indie Kids and other people who have nothing to do with Goth running around with tattoos and piercings a-go-go. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that one. Just remember, Goths are individuals. We will do what we think looks right on us, and if having no ink or metal imbedded in our skin feels right, we will do with or without and still be indisputably Goth.Goths always wear a lot of weird or scary makeup.
No, not at all. This, again, goes back to the central idea that Goths are individuals and all exercise their own judgment on how they feel like looking. Sure, makeup is pretty cool, and its application can be a fun pre-outing ritual, but again, it is far from necessary.Goth and Freak are interchangeable terms for the same culture.
This is ridiculous. It is almost as silly as saying that grunge kids and rednecks are the same cultural group. Sure, there may be some similarities in the stereotypical outward appearance to the grossly unobservant or the painfully ignorant, but it is still radically untrue. Anyone who would ever mistake one for the other after observing for a few minutes is either blind, high, or completely unaware of the actual social and ideological dynamics of both groups. I am thinking that if we are going to continue to live in a society that needs to categorize, stereotype and label, that perhaps we should more carefully analyze the people and things we are labeling before we slap a name on them. Don't just call someone something because they look a certain way. Visual stereotyping is a terribly inaccurate method for classifying people in real practice these days. Most often you will be wrong, and vastly poorer for it.*Hefts the sledgehammer and grins*
So, hopefully some of this has made some sort of impact on some of you. Maybe you might even be a little more interested in Goth as a culture and individual Goths as people with something more meaningful and valuable to contribute to both society in general and yourself in particular than bad attitude, poor taste and drugs. Who knows, you might even realize that *you* are Goth. Or that the black-wearing scary kids who have been giving you a hard time because you can't recite every album produced by Christian Death before Valor took over aren't anything but trendies, bullies or jocks.

Or maybe not. Maybe you ARE one of those T B or Js, trying to impress your loser friends by pretending to be something exotic that you don't understand. In that case, you are probably gearing up to flame my uppity self. Go right ahead, but be warned: I am not easily embarrassed, frightened, or hurt. And I give as good as I get. So take your best shot and pray that I decide to ignore you.
Either way, I've said what I needed to say. It's time to hop off of the soapbox and pray I land feet-first again. This rant is over. Stay beautiful, stay graceful, and stay you.

Azhrarn 

Azhrarn, 1998 © Feel free to distribute, mirror, or otherwise reproduce this either in part or in its entirety. I ask nothing but credit for its making. That I will insist on. Strenuously

Feature: Miss Katonic

Goth Girl of the Year

	Chest	Waist	Hips	Height	Weight
Imperial	34"	24"	36"	5"8'	124lb
Metric	86cm	61cm	91cm	173cm	56kg

GGotW: How long have you modeled for?
MK: Since I was about 16

GGotW: What got you started?
MK: Working with the Baroness in her latex promos


GGotW: What can you get down to in a corset?
MK: About 18 inches.. maybe less now that i've lost weight

GGotW: What is the origin of the name Miss Katonic?
MK: Miskatonic University, as appears in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft

GGotW: Normally we don't ask about your occupation, but what you list on your MySpace account seems very interesting, could you tell us more about what you do as a Druid?
MK: Oh, haha... this is kind of a geeky reference. I put that down because I love playing D&D and thought it would be funny to those who would recognize it :)


GGotW: What is it about corsetry that you enjoy?
MK: The classic beauty and elegance. I also love how it accentuates the female form

GGotW: You enjoy disturbing others with your performance art. What is the most disturbing performance you've ever been in, in your oppinion?
MK: Well, the most disturbing one is yet to come.. Stay tunes for Miss Katonic as Kali, the Death Goddess of India..

GGotW: Have you ever had an audience member tell you how disturbed a show made them feel?
MK: Well I have had the praise my performance as very moving, which is just as wonderful

GGotW: Is any of your art available to see online?
MK: Well you can see me as Salome in the abstract fetish short film produced and directed by Storm on You Tube or my myspace page. I am also in several websites and music videos

GGotW: What kind of art do you do?
MK: I enjoy sculpting, writing novels and painting. I am looking into finding someplace that teaches glassblowing

GGotW: What do you enjoy about making art?
MK: The creative process is always a liberating feeling. It allows you to release pent up emotion

GGotW: What influences your art?
MK: Solely... my vivid nightmares.

More of Miss Katonic can be found:
Model Mayhem
Myspace.com/miss_katonic

Credits: Events/performances: Black and Blue Ball XIII- Veritee Hill Fashions Black and Blue Ball XII- Veritee Hill Fashions Cirque Du Maquillage Salvation II/Ritual Filth SMack! October 2005 Demask performance SMack! 10 yr anniversary- Fierce Couture, Betty La Bomba Taboo:A Night of Tattoo Subculture Gamorrah Le Freak Fetish Festival Black and Blue Ball 12 (and 13 to come) NYC Maskara 2005 NYC

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Feature: Skary Kerry

	Chest	Wiast	Hips	Height
Imperial	38"	29"	40"	5"7'
Metric	97cm	74cm	101cm	170cm

GGotW: What is the origin of your stage name?
SK: Skary Kerry..haha, I know, it is wicked cheesy but I love humor. I have worked in the tattoo industry now for 7 years. One of our piercers named me Skary because I usually speak my mind and (so they say) am intimidating when angered..hahaha.. But i adore horror movies, hell I grew up to them, so that had a bit to do with it I suppose.

GGotW: What part of the country do you live in?
SK: The deep and dirty south of the United States. New Orleans is my home.

GGotW: Has modeling been easy where you live or do you find you need to travel for gigs?
SK: When work permits, I usually don't have to travel. People find me plus I am really particuaular who I work with. I have been really blessed with just finding people who want to work with me close by

GGotW: What lead you to modeling?
SK: I love the art of dressing up and Halloween was and is my favorite holiday..haha, I love it so much that now it is apart of my identity..I am always wearing some kind of vintage piece, crazy boots and insane hair.

GGotW: Was the gothic modeling your first genre, or did you start in another field and move into Goth?
SK: Well, when I was 18 I was modeling for Sears and doing Promotion jobs for Pantene , etc..I could not stand all the rules, regulations, and just all the crap that comes with mainstream modeling. I quit modeling for a couple of years and around 22 I started modeling what I wanted and with my rules.

GGotW: Why are you now doing gothic modeling?
SK: Well, I guess I have been caterogorized at Gothic. I adore the music, fashion, and culture of the spooky lifestyle. I just express myself and have fun.I am an artist and modeling can be another outlet of artistic expression.

GGotW: Who's your favourite photographer to work with?
SK: Oh dear, all of my photographers are great. I adore SufinBird who has helped me get 2 Gothic Beauty covers. Vanessa Hamlton of DoppelGanger Photgraphy, Greg Heine Photography from New Orleans and E-Ray Photography.

GGotW: What keeps you busy when you're not modeling?
SK: HAHA..working at EXO-GRAPHICS Tattoo and Body Piercing Studio in Destin, FL. and painting, sculpture, READING (which is an obession of mine)and buying vintage clothing.

GGotW: When you model are the clothes yours already, or are they bought / designed special for the shoot?
SK: A little combination of both, I do alot of vintage and I have designers that I work with, whom I adore!

GGotW: What's your favourite outfit to date?
SK: hmm..I have a few. A few pieces from Kambriel that I bought a couple of years back; a beautiful skirt and cape. They are both made out of a spiderweb type of material and they are just both beautiful. I also have a Lenore type dress that Crimson Empress made me that I love!

GGotW: What is the coolest thing you've ever shoot?
SK: hmmmmm..We did some pictures for our performance group Penetraila. Some of those pictures are just awsome..We used some of my art and a smoke machine and the images are just so intense..ohh, and they were done by Greg Heine:)

GGotW: What is the weirdest thing you've ever shoot?
SK: haha, I was a Computer Bride..I had computer parts, body paint, and tulle..DoppelGanger Photography shot it and we always have so much fun.

GGotW: What's up next for you?
SK: I am always working on one thing or another. I have the pleasure of knowing the owner of a company called WickedJesterClothing.com and we are going to get together sometime this month to shoot for his Tattoo Magazine/Savage Tattoo ad. The ad should be out in a couple of months. Just recently I shot with SufinBird from NYC and I had designers send me some of their work for me to shoot in. So keep a look out for that set of photographs. I am finally getting spookyooky.com up and running, the long awaited website. I have a full schedule in October of going to New Orleans for shooting, tattoo conventions, and of course, Halloween. Hopefully, within the next couple of months, Penetralia, (visceral-gore oriented performance group) will be back up and doing performances in New Orleans and the surrounding areas.

GGotW: When you started your website, was there are propose behind it other than exposure?
SK: Not really. I just wanted to get my work out there for people to see and network. Now, I have my artwork on it, my husband's tattoo work and modeling portfolio and other Skary related things.

GGotW: What else would you like to tell us?
SK: Always laugh..and never take yourself too seriously. I live by these words..you can go check out more of me at MySpace until spookyooky.com gets up and running which will be soon..(replacing and updating websites is so much fun) Thanks so much to my fans and the people who love and support the scene..Without you, none of this would be possible. I would also like to thank Donna Ricci from Wicked Talent for all the love she give me and wickedtalent.com, she is one awesome lady!

Credits include:
Savage Tattoo
Tattoo Magazine
International Tattoo Magazine
Gothic Beauty issue 9-Cover
Gothic Beauty issue 8-fashion review
Gothic Beauty issue 14-Radolly.net article
Gothic Beauty issue 18-cover
P.M. Magazine
Circus Magazine
Revolver Magazine
Swag Magazine
2005/2006 Marquis Fetish Directory
Echo Immortalis June 2006
Chronicles UK 2006

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Feature: Vivica Love

	Chest	Wiast	Hips	Height
Imperial	44"	46"	55"	5"2'
Metric	112cm	117cm	140cm	157cm

GGotW: Is your name your real name or a stage name? If a stage name what lead you to it?
VL: It's a stage name. Funny enough, I got my first name from a Jack off Jill song. And my last name from the lead singer of Hole. And I picked these 2 bands because Jack off Jill and Jessicka have always been big parts of my life. And I my not agree with everything Courtney has done, but I admire her spirit.

GGotW: Where do you hail from?
VL: I live in Pittsburgh PA

GGotW: Has modeling been easy where you live or do you find you need to travel for gigs?
VL: I mostly just do my own thing. Or if I modeling for other projects I have my photographer do my photos and send them where they need to go.

GGotW: What lead you to modeling?
VL: A good friend helped talk me into it, and I found it really gave me a self esteem boost.

GGotW: Was the gothic modeling your first genre, or did you start in another field and move into Goth?
VL: I guess so, I've always just been me and I've always had a taste for goth/fetish/pin up modeling.

GGotW: Why are you now doing gothic modeling?
VL: I'm still just being me, just doing what I do, what I like. Which just happens to be goth style stuff.

GGotW: Who's your favorite photographer to work with?
VL: I have my own photographer and he does a wonderful job, but I wouldn't mind working with other people in the future.

GGotW: What keeps you busy when you're not modeling?
VL: I enjoy art for all forms, computers, shopping, comic books, cartoons, hanging out with friends, movies. I'm pretty much just a geeky girl with a goth exterior.

GGotW: When you model are the clothes yours already, or are they bought / designed special for the shoot?
VL: A little of both. Sometimes I just wear what I have, sometimes I buy things for a shoot and sometimes my good friend at Dreadful Dollys designs something for me.

GGotW: What's your favourite outfit to date?
VL: One I haven't worn yet. I'm saving it for something special. Everyone will see pretty soon!

GGotW: What is the coolest thing you've ever shoot?
VL: My beauty fiend set, that was really cool do to. Complete with pagent banner and dead roses.

GGotW: Have you ever been ask to do something in a shoot and weren't sure you wanted to?
VL: Most of the requests I get are from fans. If it's something I don't think I'd be comfortable doing I just decline. If it's something that I don't have an outfit for but am will to do I tell them if they supply the clothing I will do it.

GGotW: What's up next for you? More shoots, shows, or some other project that you're working on in another field.
VL: More shoots. I'm working more on my own site Vivica Love Dot com then I have. I did a lot of modeling for other sites, but I decided to just work mostly on my own. And work a little more on Toxic Cherry a new project I'm a part of. I really liked the idea behind and decided that it's something I can really get into. I'm so working on a site for the ladies with some good looking dark guys, Incubiinc.com I hope to have the open in the next few weeks.

GGotW: When you started your website, was there a propose behind it other than exposure?
VL: It was more or less an experiment, would this actually work? Would I make it as a model? Would this help my self esteem. And it has, it's taken me a few years to get to the point I'm at but I'm slowing moving up the modeling food chain.

GGotW: What else would you like to tell us?
VL: I'd like to thanks my friends at dreadfuldollys for provding me with clothes and hair falls for most of my shoots. I don't know what I would do without you guys! And I'd like to tell all the girls that are thinking about modeling but are scared because of their body type, not to worry about it. The world is made up of all kinds of people that enjoy all kinds of things. Don't let your body type stop you. While you might not be the perfect size for yourself, you might be the perfect size for someone else. Never be afraid to try and never look back!

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Feature: Maitri

	Chest	Wiast	Hips	Height	Weight
Imperial	36"	30"	38"	5"8'	145 lbs
Metric	91cm	76cm	97cm	173cm	66 Kg

GGotW: Is Maitri your real name or a stage name?
Maitri: Maitri is a nickname I've had. It is a Gypsy name meaning everlasting friendship or everlasting love.

GGotW: What part of the country do you live in?
Maitri: I presently live in Ohio.


GGotW: Has modeling been easy in Ohio or do you find you need to travel for gigs?
Maitri: I find it fairly easy in my area to find gigs, but I still do alot of traveling, mostly all over the state of Ohio and NorthEastern United States.


GGotW: Was gothic modeling your first genre, or did you start in another field?
Maitri: You can say I started in Goth, but I model whatever I want reguardless.

GGotW: Why are you now doing gothic modeling?
Maitri: Its just who I am and what I'm into.

GGotW: How often do you find yourself doing a shoot?
Maitri: Depends really, usually I do them Bi-weekly to monthly.

GGotW: Do you shoot in your own clothes?
Maitri: Alot of the clothes I already own, some clothes are given to me after a shoot.

GGotW: What's your favourite outfit to date?
Maitri: Were I am tied to a bench in a graveyard.

GGotW: What is the coolest thing you've ever shoot?
Maitri: The demon eyes pictures the contacts are a pain to put in but always get great pictures!

GGotW: What is the weirdest thing you've ever shoot?
Maitri:I shoot a variety of things and its hard for me to consider something wierd.

GGotW: What will you not shoot, or are you limitless?
Maitri: Porn...anything but porn.

GGotW: who keeps you busy when you're not modeling?
Maitri:My dogs! (Cane Corso) I'm always woking (training) and spending time with them!

GGotW: What's up next for you? More shoots, shows, or some other project that you're working on in another field.
Maitri: I'm returning to College! I love modeling but it doesn not pay all the bills. Plus, a good education is always a plus!

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Feature: Cyanotica

	Chest	Wiast	Hips	Height	Weight
Imperial	34b"	27"	36"	5"5'	118 lbs
Metric	86cm	68cm	91cm	165cm	54 Kg

GGotW: Is your name your real name of a stage name?
Cyanotica: I've gone by Cyanotica for years - it just sounded cool but also has some personal meanings for me. My real name is Tina.

GGotW: In what region of the US do you live?
Cyanotica: I'm a midwestern girl by location, but a big city girl at heart!

GGotW: Has modeling been easy where you live or do you find you need to travel for gigs?
Cyanotica: I got into modeling primarily to help my husband out, who is a top shelf photographer - no kidding, he's really good! The furthest I've traveled is to Columbus, Ohio for the Ohioscene shoot.

GGotW: What lead you to modeling?
Cyanotica: As mentioned above, my husband was interested in photographing me, so I gladly obliged.

GGotW: Was the gothic modeling your first genre, or did you start in another field and move into Goth?
Cyanotica: I've always loved Gothic and Punk aesthetics, so it seems only natural to me. I don't think I'm qualified for anything else!

GGotW: Why are you now doing gothic modeling?
Cyanotica: I've always liked to express myself in an unusual way - since I was a young kid I've been "different", so this is a natural extension of my personality.

GGotW: Who's your favourite photographer to work with?
Cyanotica: My husband, Todd Martin, of course! :-)

GGotW: What keeps you busy when you're not modeling?
Cyanotica: Looking for a job!! I recently obtained my Master's Degree in Library and Information Science, and have worked on and off in libraries for about 14 years - yes, I'm a librarian! I also maintain correspondences with about 15 people through a pen-palling club, and I enjoy music concerts, music festivals, and all sorts of travel.

GGotW: When you model are the clothes yours already?
Cyanotica: They are always mine...I'm a "collector" of clothing - at least that my story! ;-)

GGotW: What's your favourite outfit to date?
Cyanotica: I have a really neat red pvc bustle gown that I'm totally in love with. It was designed by Azrael's Accomplice, and I can't thank them enough for their great workmanship!

GGotW: What is the coolest thing you've ever shoot?
Cyanotica: I think the Ohioscene shoot was the best. I wore some red contacts for the shoot, and although it was painful, it was totally worth it!

GGotW: What will you not shoot, or are you limitless?
Cyanotica: I really don't do anything demeaning to women, but I have no problem with nudity.

GGotW: What's up next for you? More shoots, shows, or some other project that you're working on in another field.
Cyanotica: I would love to keep working with my husband, as well as other photographers (if they'll have me!). I'd also like to do shoots with a futuristic bent in addition to standard gothic attire, as I've been a huge fan of sci-fi all my life.

GGotW: When you started your website, was there are propose behind it other than exposure?
Cyanotica: I really just wanted to learn HTML and other forms of website creation - I definitely need to update it! Maybe learn some Flash as well!

GGotW: What else would you like to tell us?
Cyanotica: Just that I'm an enthusiastic student of modeling, and crave more real-world experience! I believe I'm easy to work with, and believe I would bring a unique presence to photography projects.

I received word on Dec 8th, that Cyanotica, the 5th Goth Girl of the Week passed away. There is a Guest Book on her obituary page, and a Facebook page.

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