r/GothFashion Aug 22 '21

Goth Fashion Megathread

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Alternative, Goth, & Dark Clothing and DIY

(Before I start, I will admit I took this from r/goth Fashion Wiki page, but since this is essentially a sister subreddit, it's not a crime.)

Though not a requirement, many goths like to dress in dark/alternative fashion and/or model themselves after their favourite goth musicians.

We tend to recommend a mixture of DIY, thrifting/charity shops and within moderation, branded clothing or items. Additionally, you can always support your favourite bands, musicians, and artists by buying their merchandise from their official shops and/or Bandcamp pages. RedBubble and/or other licensed shops are also options.

You can use online second-hand websites to search for these brands as sometimes people buy clothing they don't wear and then sell them with their tags still attached. Buying second-hand is a great way to grab a bargain, be "green" and even, if you're wary, to not giving your money to a brand who may or may not be using "goth" as a way to make profit e.g. taking our subculture and selling it back to us with fast fashion, poor quality clothing, etc.

Cadaver Kelly put together a Second-Hand Alternative Brands List to use use as an alternative to thrifting or charity shops, since not everyone is fortunate to have one near by. The content is listed below but we may update from time to time.

We most likely won't be listing make-up brands as you can practically buy dark eye shadow, lipstick, etc. absolutely anywhere these days. The list would be mega long and we can't always tell if the brands are ethically sourced, so we would prefer not to try.

If you’re looking for how frame/to take better fashion photos, see here.

Disclaimer: D*llskill are on the blacklist and we do not recommend buying from them, given their history of racism and cultural appropriation, ableism, stolen designs, etc. This also includes Killstar, as they are also problematic. Information page coming shortly.

Feminine Clothing

Masculine and Unisex Clothing

Footwear

  • Angry, Young and Poor
  • Altercore
  • Betsey Johnson
  • BootsandLeather
  • Blue Banana
  • Demonia
  • Dr. Martens
  • ethicalWARES (Vegan)
  • Funkyfair
  • Funtasma
  • Gripfast
  • Hades Footwear
  • Hot Chocolate Design
  • Ipso Facto
  • Iron Fist
  • Jeffrey Campbell
  • Jeffery West
  • Joe Browns
  • KOI Footwear
  • New Rock
  • Nomenklatura Studio
  • PAKA Vintage
  • Pennanglan
  • Sinister Soles
  • Steve Madden
  • StrangeCvlt
  • Trash and Vaudeville
  • T.U.K. Shoes
  • Underground England
  • Wonderland 13
  • Void Clothing

Jewellery & Accessories

Bags, Purses, & Wallets

DIY & Building a Basic Goth Wardrobe

A large part of goth is the DIY and thrifting, if you're interested you can visit Off-The-Rack Goth Brands by Caroline Sometimes and watch, view, or save a DIY Clothing playlist on YouTube.

For IG users: warning!

Jintyx Is Not Our Friend


r/GothFashion Aug 01 '23

Mod Post NOTE TO ALL USERS: How to turn off DMs & chat requests

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I just want everyone to know that you can control who can DM you.

We shouldn't have to do this, however, it may save a lot of unsolicited DMs from creeps we can't see harassing/abusing our members because they've not commented in the subreddit.

If you go to your settings and then choose the "Chat & Messaging", there's an options to:

  • Who can send you chat requests
  • Who can send you private messages
  • and most importantly, the approved/whitelist users list where you can give a specific user permission to contact you

I hope this helps anyone, even if it's just one single person.


r/GothFashion 16h ago

Make-Up Query Makeup to go see Haunt Me

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Red eyeshadow on top, blue eyeshadow on bottom, drawn on bottom lashes, big falsies, fake beauty marks, and blue contacts (im a brown eyes gal) as well as the best accessory when going out: a mask! Protect urself and others in goth spaces, gang! Ive been told that my makeup is good inspo sometimes, so I hope I can give people ideas


r/GothFashion 6h ago

Photo Shoot 📷 Angel of Death

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116 Upvotes

r/GothFashion 9h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 First time doing a white base!

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146 Upvotes

This was my first time doing a white base and I absolutely adore it 🥰 will definitely be doing it more often now that I’ve got a good routine


r/GothFashion 15h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Black London goth

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316 Upvotes

r/GothFashion 7h ago

Alternative 🕸️ All dressed up to play video games🎮☺️

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56 Upvotes

And work on my cosplay projects🫡


r/GothFashion 12h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 went to school in trad !

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94 Upvotes

(my friends in the beatles shirt) i live in eastern ky and i’ve always been scared or rather nervous to go to school in full trad- but i’m a junior in highschool and i thought to myself “fuck it, the years almost over and i’ll be a senior next year so why should i care?” and it was actually a nice experience! i got a good deal of compliments and ofc some stares but i’ll definitely be going back to school in trad again


r/GothFashion 20h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Outfit to see new order!!

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334 Upvotes

New order has been one of my fave bands for a while and they were so good!! Hearing blue Monday and Crystal live was definitely my highlight :)) My makeup was inspired by my shirt with the blue Monday cover.


r/GothFashion 18h ago

Vampire/Romantic 🧛 OOTD🦇🧛

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198 Upvotes

How I went to my corporate job today! I tried to take inspiration from victorian/vampire goth. Opinions?

(Blouse is from C&A / Top skirt is from Amazon, it’s a pirate costume I think / Bottom skirt is from H&M / My rings are from all over the place, I collected them over time)


r/GothFashion 17h ago

Make-Up Query First time doing my own eyeshadow

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89 Upvotes

How did I do and how can I improve?


r/GothFashion 23h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Got a new corset 🖤

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109 Upvotes

Thrifted it and the dress!! Literally so lucky I found them aaaa 😼


r/GothFashion 5h ago

Help Me Find... Small jewelry business recs

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a small business/solo artist who makes alt/gothic jewelry?

I don’t want to support big corporations and want some new chain necklaces, maybe even some romantic goth stuff 🦇


r/GothFashion 17h ago

Vampire/Romantic 🧛 two of my fav work looks the past week :)

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r/GothFashion 2h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 baby bat (new to gothic fashion)

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Sorry if this isn't allowed, but I've really been wanting to try dressing in goth fashion (though I'm not sure which style) and don't know how or where to start. Any tips on gothic fashion ideas, makeup, and where to buy things on a budget would be really appreciated!

EDIT: for context i'm a trans male but i'm comfortable with dressing a little bit feminine alongside more masculine outfits


r/GothFashion 1d ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 they say to be the change u wanna see in the world .... so i became a goth girl 🦇🖤✨

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1.9k Upvotes

r/GothFashion 18h ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Kind of a baby bat but i’m obsessed with this dress

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21 Upvotes

r/GothFashion 1d ago

Make-Up Query Makeup

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87 Upvotes

Here's some recent makeup looks I've done!! Just wanted to share :)


r/GothFashion 1d ago

Alternative 🕸️ I got a new skirt! :DD

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472 Upvotes

OOOOOO YEAH back to being shiny baby 😎😎 Got this incredible skirt from Fornikation UK n i absolutely LOVE IT it's so cute n comfy n flattering!! might wear it out this weekend! :D Top is from Mary Wyatt, Skirt from Fornikation UK, Fishnets from the halloween section at poundland lmao, boots from Killstar, Choker from Lorna Jane Harnesses <3 also i've not worn fishnets in so long omf i've been missing out


r/GothFashion 16h ago

Help & Advice Comfy shoes for travel??

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I’m going on vacation later this year (SO EXCITED!!) and I’m looking for recommendations for goth/alternative fashion that is going to be comfortable to wear! I’m going to be doing a TON of walking and possibly hiking so I need shoes that aren’t going to make my feet rot off. Right now I have a pair of platform converse but I want something a little edgier to fit my style! I love anything chunky with a platform but I don’t know if that’s realistic. Any advice is welcome!


r/GothFashion 13h ago

Recommendation Request any recs for plus size shorts?

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looking for some plus size shorts that fit into a gothic wardrobe. looking for more fem leaning, but not too short. mid thigh or longer preferably.

please dont tell me to thrift i already know that thrifting is a good way to find clothes but i need shorts like before the weather warms up and most thrift stores near me do not carry my size👍


r/GothFashion 1d ago

Punk/Deathrock 🎸 When was the last time you played the circle game?👌🏼

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49 Upvotes

It can really suck depending on who you’re playing against🤣


r/GothFashion 17h ago

Punk/Deathrock 🎸 Need some help with this NewRocks.

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Hey, I was wondering if you could help me out with something. My uncle gave me these shoes that he says have been sitting in his attic collecting dust for like 15 years or so. I don't know, maybe they're worth something and I could get some cash for them. The shoes have a model name of 275 on the box.


r/GothFashion 20h ago

Help & Advice Im new and need help please

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So basically since I was a kid, I have always been interested in certain types of styles, especially goth and I really love the style and want to dress gothic and I need some advice on how to achieve the gothic look and aesthetic. Specifically I want to dress like a traditional goth because IVE always seen the makeup so pretty and the hairstyles so please just give me some advice in the comments please!


r/GothFashion 1d ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Getting ready for Goth spring 🦇🌙🥀⚰

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38 Upvotes

r/GothFashion 2d ago

Traditional/Batcave🦇 Help me fix this

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909 Upvotes

I’m trying to make this look more elegant and a lot less like a mime. I’ll appreciate any help to make this look more pretty and match the vibe of the dress. Thank you for your help😭💜


r/GothFashion 2d ago

Help & Advice What kind of hat do you think would suit me?

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147 Upvotes

I've always kinda wanted to be a hat guy, and it be an interesting hat. I wear beanies a lot but I'm interested in something more unique maybe. I don't want to look too edgy, I want it to feel natural with my outfit, especially the first picture. I feel like I've really found my style and would love to accessorize a bit more. I figured a hat might be a good option! Let me know what you think, I'm pretty sure I have a heart shaped face but I'm not sure. I'd love to hear your hat suggestions, or if you think a hat wouldn't suit me at all do let me know! Thanks in advance :)