Emo Love

There are loads of parodic holidays around these days, which are hugely popular around the world such as ‘Talk like a Pirate Day’ and ‘World of Warcraft’ day, and some Internet sites have put forward the idea that there should also be an ‘Emo Day’ to celebrate all things emo. Suggestions for this day are hovering around the month of November, probably because this is one of the most depressing months of the year with horrible gloomy weather and pre-Christmas anxiety firmly taking root.

So what do you need to do to celebrate Emo Day?
Well firstly you need to dress up appropriately, so pick an emo style and go all the way with it:
* Old School Emo - think street style vs. geek and go with dark jeans, sneakers, band t-shirts, hoodies, tatty messengers bags with many badges and black rimmed spectacles. The look is basically androgynous but girls can wear skirts as long as they are teemed with long argyle socks or patterned tights and sneakers.
* Glam Emo - this is a chance to really go to town and dolly yourself up, so go with super tight jeans, smart jumpers/shirts with ironic slogans and brightly coloured belts, socks, bangles, necklaces and hair accessories. Tight, razor sharp suits are also pretty cool with pencil thin ties and a fitted black, white or red shirt. Sneakers are still a must though, or funky pumps for girls.

Ok so when you have got the clothes, you need to get the right hairstyle as being emo is all about the hair. First off emo hair is normally really shiny and in good condition, so if you have wrecked your hair in the past with too many bad dye jobs or going over heavy on the straightening irons then get down the hairdressers and get them to sort it out. Whilst you are there get some razor sharp choppy layers cut in, and if you can afford it get your hair dyed deep black, or get some highlight/lowlights to give your hair texture. You could also think about putting in a few slashes of really funky colours like neon pink or electric green, but don’t go over the top else you will look like a punk and not an emo.

Now you look the part, you need to act the part so start improving your musical vocabulary by listening to some emo bands (if you don’t know where to start go plastic-emo, which is all the new commercial stuff that gets in the charts like My Chemical Romance and Panic! at the Disco). Also you need to start cultivating your own company, as although emo is a sociable community they also guard their privacy fiercely and are just as happy on their own listening to music and thinking deep thoughts.

If you get stuck at any point you can check out some previous Emo Days that people have organized such as at http://www.freewebs.com/whereistheturtle/emo/.