Whitby Goth Weekend April 2015

Hmmmm...it's been 2 weeks since Whitby Goth Weekend and only now am I getting round to posting about it. Well, what can I say it's been one hell of a comedown ;D

I love Whitby Goth Weekend, even though I don't go to the planned events and most people don't even consider me a Goth (though how anyone can dislike Siouxsie is beyond me!), I still try to go whenever I can. Seeing everyone's outfits, wandering round the markets and of course seeing beautiful Whitby itself, what could be better?!

 

We went for both days this April, which is unusual for us as we usually manage to get everything seen in the one day. First day was Saturday, I'd been working my butt off trying to put the last finishing touches to a really epic co ord, but alas, t'was not meant to be and I went with my Happy Garden, an old favourite and perfect for Spring, right?...Right? Wrong! It was a horrid day, rainy and stormy the whole afternoon, the tiny amount of leg I had exposed to the elements was perished! Luckily we managed to spend pretty much the entire afternoon we were there eating Lunch in the fantastic Botham's! Anyway onto some photos! I'll be honest, I stole most of these off Mum!

Inside Bothams! We had trouble deciding what to get to eat, the menu had so many delicious things on it! In the end we both settled for pork pie, chips and mushy peas, it was delicious, but there was a lot of food! There was also a Daenerys Targaryen sat on the next table along, it was an amazing Cosplay! No photos though, we didn't want to interrupt their meal (or ours for that matter! ;)


Mum couldn't resist a touristy photo outside!


We saw a fire-eater performing, he was amazing!


Whitby was as beautiful as ever! Perhaps more so for the terrible weather!

And oufits!

Mum wears a lot of Steampunk so went with a fantastic outfit inspired by dressmaking and sewing machines! I'm pretty sure all clothes are handmade and accessories are all storebought/offbrand.

I managed to brave taking my coat off long enough to snap this outfit shot, I'd had a hot coffee and a very brisk walk up the hill! It's the Easter co ord I snapped a couple of weeks ago plus my Angelic Pretty heart pochette.
OP, socks, headbow, bunny ears, wristcuffs, necklace and pochette: Angelic Pretty
Shoes: Ebay
Bolero: Handmade by meee! (The Frilly Ninja)

Mum managed to snap a photo of me on the phone XD


On Sunday we managed to get round the market stalls there especially for WGW. We started out in the Leisure Centre, we weren't in there very long as we didn't find much that took our fancy, Mum bought a couple of charms to put on a Blythe custom she's working on. Sai Sai were there but had brought a lot less Lolita than usual, a couple of vintage stalls turned our head, but nothing we truly adored. Next up was the Rifle Club, it's where the Steampunk stores usually are, which of course is Mum's favourite market, but also mine. All of the stalls in there are very small companies who usually sell handmade or very small run items, I love the creativity in those items and the care that goes into making the more one of a kind pieces. They also usually fit in better with the Lolita aesthetic for me.


I managed to snag an awesome Bat plane kit to build myself. Here it is in pieces, but I've since built it! Mum got an airship and two little planes to make a mobile out of.

In amongst one of the beautiful millinery stalls I spied this cute little bowler hat in a striking blue and knew I had to get it! The colour tones beautifully with the very unusual shade on my Popping Balloon jsk from Meta! It's a favourite print of mine, but I've struggled for a few years to find a hair accessory to match with it!

I also want to give a mention to another INCREDIBLE millinery stall we saw Diamantequeen Designs, they had some fantastic designs and I even tried on a couple of hats. Mum took a photo of one headdress, but I didn't think it fair to share it without permission, it was truly amazing! If I wasn't flat broke I could have spent A LOT of money, but alas I couldn't rush to anything ;_; Definitely on the wishlist!

We walked down to the Pavilion to visit some more stalls there, by then it was getting really late and a lot of shops had started to pack away =( we still got round a couple of the rooms and even bumped into my friend Jo of Skittycat Designs, I talked her about a potential commission - I was bowled over by the quality of her work since winning the Jolly Holly hat in her give away at Christmas! She also gave me some flowers off her stall, they actually go really well with my outfit!

After mad dashing all over to visit the stalls, we sat down for a spot of Lunch - some sandwiches - before heading out into Whitby for an early evening stroll around.

It's not Whitby without a photo of the Abby! As you can see it was a more pleasant day on the Sunday!

We also passed the Sophie Lancaster memorial bench. I wish it wasn't there, not because I don't want Sophie remembered, but because I wish she hadn't died =/ It's always nice to see the flowers. Feel free to check out the Sophie Lancaster Foundation here.

We snapped some outfit photos outside:

Mum wore Steampunk again, she looks fantastic! Again pretty much everything is handmade!

My co ord! I also laid it out on my bed for a photo:

Outfit rundown:
OP: Angelic Pretty Princess Silhouette (AKA Snow White)
Bolero: In The Starlight
Underdress: The Frilly Ninja
Pochette/bag: Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Boots: Clarks
Hat and accessories: Vintage/offbrand/handmade

I'm really pleased with how this outfit turned out, as I said waaaay up there, we were only planning on going for one day, so I had to pull this together last minute! Snow White is one of my favourite characters and is beautifully represented in this print <3 I made the underdress earlier in the week to go with my original co ord idea, so I'm really pleased I managed to work it into this outfit!


We wandered about looking in all the shop windows around Whitby, I now have a wishlist as long as my arm, haha! We got asked to join an amazing group photo too!

As you can see there were some amazing outfits in Whitby that weekend! Everyone looked fantastic!


I hope you enjoyed looking through all the photos from the weekend! Sorry the post came out so long, as you can probably tell I really enjoyed myself! ^_^