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This horizontal Black & White photo depicts two attractive young goth women standing in front of the 18th century Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Nikki is on the left and Jessica is on the right. Jessica has her arms around Nikki, with both her hands clasped on Nikki’s right shoulder. Nikki looks to her right while Jessica looks slightly upwards with a pensive expression. The cathedral’s façade, lower part of its main steeple, and upper part of its smaller left steeple appear in the background. Nikki wears a black derby hat and black pullover blouse. Her black hair is gathering in two braided ponytails, and a tangle of loose tresses cover part of the left side of her face. Jessica wears a black sleeveless dress, several necklaces, and a silver hand ornament on her left hand. Her long black hair is parted in the middle and falls behind her shoulders. Both women are visible from the chest up. It’s an overcast day, and the clock on the church shows the time is 3:40 PM. Superimposed over the top left to center of the photo is the main title PROPAGANDA in large black all-capital letters. The smaller subtitle just below it is in black all-capital letters that read NEW ORLEANS: THE GOTH MECCA.

New Orleans: The Goth Mecca
Date posted: May 16, 2026
Subject: Travel & scene report, New Orleans 1997

Hip Strips: Ave. A & Melrose Ave.
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Street Style, New York City 1984 & Los Angeles 1986

Idol Worship
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Peter Murphy, Siouxsie Sioux, and Rozz Williams concert reviews

Androgynous Apocalypse
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Queer male fetish fashion feature, models Christoph and Sky, Long Island NY, 1996

London Designer Pure Sex Takes Manhattan
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Fetish fashion feature, designer Pure Sex, fashion show at Danceteria, New York City, 1985

Mad Max Mode
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Photo essay inspired by Mad Max films, model Rex, Long Island NY, 1982 to 1986

Bats in the Belfry
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Goth fashion feature, model Rex, New York, 1985

Mohawks Have More Fun
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Scene feature, punk girls partying, New York City 1982

Shape Shifter
Date posted: February 12, 2026
Subject: Goth-industrial fashion feature, model John Koviak, 1989 and 1990

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