"I don't like standard beauty – there is no beauty without some strangeness."
– Karl Lagerfield.

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
– Coco Chanel.

People have asked me what 'soft gothic' means. I use the phrase to describe the kind of jewellery I make.
'Gothic' means, among other things, 'of or pertaining to a literary style characterised by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural'. I've also heard it defined as 'characterised by a preoccupation with death'.

I'm going for a softer, less gloomy but still introspective and thoughtful feel. Gothicism without the harshness, grotesqueness, or the preoccupation with death. A somewhat bohemian aesthetic, influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and the New Romantics, the neo-goths and the romantigoths.
A bohemian gothic. A romantic gothic. A soft, classy, elegant gothic.

Designs run from simple, relatively conservative pieces with just a hint of gothic charisma, so that they are suitable for wearing to work, to bold, unabashedly bohemian showstoppers that are only suitable for rock stars and those blessed people who are so secure in themselves that they can handle the gaping stares.
Designed for dreamers with day jobs who moonlight as rockstars, Silverlight Jewellery is for those who aspire to be more than they are.

For earthy, eclectic adornments for nature lovers, see Whiteleaf Jewellery here on Zibbet: www.zibbet.com/WhiteleafJewellery

I have a blog at http://silverlight-whiteleaf.blogspot.com/. There I showcase my work, the work of other artists, business tips, and the wisdom of the ages.
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