Throughout history, humans have strived to enhance their physical appearance. Modifying the body has different meaning and varied in form in different cultures. From tribal tattoos, piercings and scarification, to modern times when it’s possible to alter one’s look so much that the person doesn’t even look human anymore. Subdermal implants are currently simultaneously extremely shocking and socially accepted – depending on where you get them. I cannot think of any other form of body…

Friday, the first day of WGT. I’m making my way down Agra towards the hangar that houses the goth equivalent of an Arabian bazaar. I’m off to meet a man I haven’t seen in years and I expect (hope, really) that finding his booth will be simple. I know what to look for – that unique shade of vampiric aesthetics with a velvety feel to it and a hint of steampunk. Nothing huge or elaborate,…