It was requested that I do a post on emo accessories and where to get them, so here it is. Since I honestly don’t do too much shopping away from the house and online, I’d be interested to hear other people chime in on where they buy their emo accessories. In fact, I’d like to start a list, and whenever someone suggests something it can be added so that this can become a great resource for all who are interested in the topic.

My favorite places to shop for emo accessories and which accessories I buy at them are listed below:

1.) Claire’s Boutique – The motherload of emo hair accessories ranging from extensions to bows to head bands. They also usually have a great selection of jewelry as well as carrying popular brand accessories such as Hello Kitty and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Some other things you can find there are belts, shoes, sun glasses, wrist bands, and occasionally a decent messenger bag.

Unfortunately they don’t have a huge online presence so if you don’t have one near you then I would recommend checking out eBay, which I’ll discuss later on.

2.) Hot Topic – This should be a no brainer. Hot Topic has pretty much anything emo related that you could ever imagine.

3.) Ebay – I mention Ebay only because you can find almost anything on there and at dirt cheap prices. If you’re a bargain shopper then this is the place to go.

4.) Walmart - Some of you may gasp and hiss at this suggestion, but Walmart will occasionally carry some decent belts and purses. Last time I went I bought a really cute black and purple zebra stripped belt from Walmart. I’ve also bought a reversable skull purse from there a while back. This is hit and miss but the prices are really good so it’s worth checking out.

5.) The Dollar Store - You may gasp again, but I’ve found a lot of really cute hair accessories at the dollar store and occasionally you can even find a cute cheapie pair of ballerina flats there. It’s also a decent place to look for sunglasses.

6.) Spencers Gifts – While I can’t speak for every Spencers Gift store out there, the one by my house has the biggest selection of emo belts that I have ever seen. They also have a pretty decent selection of belt buckles as well as wrist bands and other common emo accessories.

This is my own personal list of stores that I shop at for emo accessories. Share your suggestions and together we can work on creating the ultimate resource for emo accessories.

Reader Suggested Places to Shop

1.) Ardene
2.) Enchanted Sun (in England)
3.) Silver Moon (in England)
4.) High 5
5.) PacSun
6.) Torrid

Now let’s get into discussing the different types of emo accessories. Of course, you don’t have to wear all of these things to be considered emo, but the accessories listed below are those most commonly seen in the emo fashion circle. For the sake of order, I’ll list them from head to toe.

Hair Bows

Hair bows are absolutely adorable, whether they be small or huge and many emo girls (including myself) love to where them. They can be applied functionally to clip back pieces of hair or bangs into place or used souly as an accentuating accessory.

Where to get them: Claire’s Boutique, Hot Topics, EBay, The Dollar Store. (Really, depending on how picky you are, you can find small hair bows almost any where. It’s the larger hair bows that are a challenge to get your hands on.)

Headbands

Thin and plain or wide and color, headbands are definitely in style with the emo culture. Many times you can get them with bows already attached which kills two birds with one stone.

Where to get them: You can buy headbands just about anywhere. For ones with extra large bows attached to them though, I recommend Claire’s Boutique, Hot Topic, or EBay.

Body Jewelry

Piercings are hot! Lip rings and hip piercings are especially in for those of the emo culture. A lot of emos also have a wide range of other piercings.

Where to get them: While you could go to Hot Topics and pay outrageous prices for body jewelry, there are 2 places that I highly recommend, starting with EBay. This is by far the cheapest place to buy body jewelry and the range of styles is almost endless. Second I would recommend going to your local tattoo parlor. The increased popularity in body piercing has helped to drive the prices of jewelry way down. I’ve found that at most tattoo parlors, at least in Texas, you can buy a piece of basic jewelry for around $5.

Jewelry

Many people express themselves through the types of jewelry that they wear. Popular emo jewelry includes: razor blades, hand cuffs, Hello Kitty, skulls, and stars.

Where to get them: Claire’s Boutique and Hot Topics.

Scarves and Bandanas

Though not my favorite emo trend, I’ve seen quite a few emos, especially guys, where them. Scarves and bandanas are typically worn around the neck, though I’ve seen some emo guys use scarves as hair accessories.

Where to get them: For scarves and bandanas with specific emo related patterns, I recommend Claire’s Boutique, Hot Topics, or EBay.

 Glasses

Back in the day, emo glasses meant exactly the pair pictured above. Now a days however, large framed glasses are very popular as well.

Where to get them: Claire’s Boutique: They literally have the exact pair of glasses pictured above in stock there. Hot Topics, EBay, and The Dollar Store.

Belts and Belt Buckles

No emo is complete without a bad ass belt. While a belt buckle is optional, studded and/or printed belts are typically found around every emo waist.

Where to get them: For belts – Hot Topics, Claire’s Boutique, Spencers Gifts, EBay, Amazon, and Walmart. For belt buckles – Hot Topics, Spencers Gifts, EBay, your local head shop, and Amazon.

Wristbands, Sweatbands, and Rubber Bracelets

Emo arm accessories come in many different forms, from wearing a buttload of the plastic braceletes depicted above, to wearing sweatbands with designs, images, or logos on them, to wearing Livestrong type rubber bracelets with clever sayings on them. In one form or another, wrist accessories are always popular in emo fashion.

Where to get them: Hot Topics and Claire’s Boutique.

Messenger Bags

While messenger bags aren’t near as popular as they used to be, they are still an important part of the history of emo culture so I thought that they were worth an honorable mention.

Where to get them: The only two place that I would recommend whole heartedly if you’re specifically shopping for messenger bags is Hot Topic or Ebay. They have the widest variety of emo style messenger bags that I have ever seen. Claire’s Boutique and Spencers Gifts are hit and miss as far as having anything specifically emo related. But of course, if you wanted to go plain and non-flashy, you could always check out Urban Outfitters or Walmart.

Well guys, that wraps up today’s article. I hope you enjoyed it. If you know of any super bad ass places to shop for emo accessories then please list them below so that we can start compiling a list.

One last note on the subject. A great resource for shopping for emo accessories is a website called Polyvore. You can go to their scene section be clicking on the red text.

Question posted by KassiBassi: “How would you get the female hair style?”

Answer: The best way to get the female emo hair style that you desire is to print out a picture closest to the style that you want and take it to your hair stylist. This is by far the best way to ensure accuracy and that your stylist will understand exactly what you want.

You can also show them pictures via your cell phone, though the small detail may make it hard for them to distinguish exactly how the style is reproduced in intricacy.

If you don’t have an internet connection for your phone or a printer then the next best thing would be to describe in detail what you want. The female emo hair style, as depicted above, consists of drastic layering. Obviously, the longer your hair, the better. From about the base of the head up, the rest of the hair is typically razored to give it a fuller look. You may also want to mention where your hair will be parted at so that they can create the style correctly. Most female emo hair styles part from a single point at the top/back or side of the head.

In case you’re wondering, I used the picture above because this is the one I’m taking to my hair stylist when I go to get my hair cut next.

Any good hair stylist will show you how to style your hair as well as what products they use.

If you already have your hair cut to accomodate the above hair style, you can style it by flat ironing your hair straight and then using some hair paste or hair spray to tussle the top and give it a fuller look.

Hair paste is great for giving small groups of hair that perfectly in place sleek and spikey look. I personally recommend Redken Rough Paste for the job. I would especially recommend using hair paste if you don’t plan on using bobby pins to pin back your bangs.

You can view the original question and answers by Clicking Here.

If you have a question you would like to Ask an Emo, please post it below. I will be answering questions in the order that they are received.

Alright, so this isn’t really going to interrupt the regularly scheduled programming, this is just an extra post because I’ve been brainstorming lately (today).

But before I get into what this post is about I want to give a big shout out to all of EmoRawr’s loyal fans. There are a lot of them and I’m continually amazed at how fast this website grows and attracts new people. In only half a year EmoRawr has gone from 100 visitors a month to nearly 30,000 visitors. That’s a butt load of people.

As you all know, new content is added to the website every Friday. Many of you would like to see new content added to the site more frequently. However, that will only happen if EmoRawr starts generating more revenue. For a site that attracts 30,000 people every month and is constantly growing, EmoRawr barely brings in enough money to cover the expense of keeping it up and running.

Today I’ve been playing with the idea of going out on a limb and producing a series of novellas geared towards the emo culture and offered primarily on EmoRawr to boost revenue. The first novella would be free of charge and subsequent issues could be purchased for a small fee. This would be an ongoing project that could do a lot of great things for EmoRawr, including freeing up my time to write consistant daily posts or hiring a writer to provide the site with consistant daily posts.

Before I spend my time working on the pilot issue for the novella series, I need to know if you guys, the readers, think that it’s a good idea to begin with. There is no point in wasting time and resources on something that the readers of this site are not interested in.

Please take the time to fill out the surveys below so that I can have a better idea of how many people are actually interested in this idea. If the outlook for the project is good, the first free issue could be released as early as the 1st of March.

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Basically, this is a video of emo boys dancing like dorks. This is the first time I’ve watched this video all the way through. I had started it a few times before but never made it all the way through cause quite frankly I thought it was pretty ridiculous. I do realize though that there are some people out there who may find it adorable, so here it is.

There are some hot emo guys and some not so hot emo guys in the vid. This one guy you see more frequently than all of the others. And the video ends with a super hot kiss between two smexy emo boys (my favorite part of the entire vid).

Anyways, enjoy!

Band: Hampton the Hamster
Song: The Hamsterdance Song

Alright, so I admittedly skimped out on the last picture post about emo girls, but I didn’t do it this time. I looked at literally hundreds of pictures of emo girls to find these. In fact, I saved way more than 70 and categorized them for future posts. I also found a great source for inspiration for deriving posts about emo girls in the future, so there should be no shortage from here on out.

And without further babble, here are the goods.

P.S. There are more than 70 emo hottie pictures here. 

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