For Sale: Cult Shoes, Never Worn
Twenty years after the Heaven’s Gate suicides, you can buy the victims’ discontinued Nike sneakers, with a big markup.
What’s the proper dress code for a mass suicide? Obviously, the occasion calls for some level of formality, but one doesn’t want to overdress. It’s a death ritual, not a fashion show.
Twenty years ago, the Heaven’s Gate UFO cult chose health goth. Considering the current athleisure trend, it was a remarkably fashion-forward choice. When the bodies of 39 members were found in a suburban mansion in San Diego, they were wearing matching outfits: heads shaved, bodies covered in purple shrouds, black shirts and sweatpants, patches
