Japanese Gothic Costumes (& other related frillies) Gallery - Page 11
Possibly this little girl Gothic look holds the same allure for them as does the Romantic Goth, Victorian or Renaissance, style in the West. That allure of a more cordial and better dressed time in history. Or perhaps these young Japanese women are just following a trend to be a part of the conformity of a bigger crowd. Either way this style is a welcomed look in the American Gothic scene & sissies.
By the mid-1980's the San Francisco local rock scene seemed stale and overridden with heroin.
Courtney Love and Kat Bjelland decided to move to Minneapolis, where they had heard a great new music scene was happening. Bands like the Replacements, Soul Asylum and Husker Du were taking old garage band sounds to new heights and the girls were excited to join their ranks.
In December of 1987, not very long after moving to Minneapolis, Kat met long-time Minneapolis scenester Lori Barbero at a BBQ. Kat somehow convinced Lori that she would make an excellent drummer, luckily she was right. Lori mastered playing drums in no time at all, so much so it seemed Barbero had been playing for years rather then just months. After playing together for a very short time, Kat kicked Courtney out of Sugar Baby Doll/ Babes In Toyland. (Depending on whom you ask) Lori and Kat then played with bassist Chris Holetz and singer Cindy Russell, but the lack of musical chemistry made all involved wonder if the band would do anything except maybe implode. Holetz and Russell left after just one year and bassist Michelle Leon joined. Soon after Michelle joined, Kat dropped the name Sugar Baby Doll permanently. The three women decided to play under the name Babes In Toyland.