Putting on Female Pirates Costumes for Halloween

The bands of the genre had wonderfully macabre names, such as Dead Can Dance, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy and Southern Death Cult. The most successful were Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure.
The Goth look was such a distinctive one that many young people were picked on and bullied. A lot of people who felt insecure with their looks felt at home in Goth costume and female pirates costumes. It gave them a character to hide behind, which made them more confident.

It was also a cry for individuality in a time when society is obsessed with perfect, model type looks. The Goths are still with us today, although in depleted numbers. Most people grew out of it as they got older. They made a lot of friends with like minded people and there will be some interesting photographs to show their children.