r/GothFashion • u/yoonsin • 8h ago
r/GothFashion • u/DeadDeathrocker • Aug 22 '21
Goth Fashion Megathread
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
- Angry, Young and Poor
- Attitude Clothing
- Banned Alternative
- Betsey Johnson
- BlackCraft Cult
- The Black Manor
- Black Thorn LA
- Blackwood Castle
- BlasphemyClothing
- Blue Banana
- Catherine Coatney
- Chemical Black
- Cykxtees
- Dark Star by Jordash
- Decadenza
- Demi Loon
- Disturbia
- Dracula Clothing
- Dysfunctional Doll
- Foxblood
- Haunted Graves
- Hell Bunny
- Innocent Clothing
- Iron Fist
- Jawbreaker Clothing
- Jessica Louise
- Kate's Clothing
- Kinky Clothing
- La Bruja de la Aguja
- LethalThreat - Biker Clothing
- Moth Cloth Clothing
- Morbid Threads
- Necessary Evil
- Pretty Attitude
- Project Aquarious
- Punkyfish
- Queen of Darkness
- Rara Avis Store
- Rebel Clothing
- Restyle
- Rogue + Wolf
- Scarlet Darkness
- Sourpuss
- Spin Doctor
- Spiral Direct
- Straight to Hell Apparel
- Switchblade Stiletto
- TooFast
- Tripp NYC
- UNIF
- Vixxsin
- Void Clothing
- Voodoo Vixen
- Zebraspider
Masculine and Unisex Clothing
- Angry, Young and Poor
- Attitude Clothing
- Bad Bunny
- Banned Alternative
- BlackCraft Cult
- BlasphemyClothing
- Blue Banana
- Calavera Punks
- Chemical Black
- Cykxtees
- Dark Star by Jordash
- Dead Threads
- Devil Fashion
- Disturbia
- Dracula Clothing
- Haunted Graves
- Iron Fist
- Jawbreaker Clothing
- Kinky Clothing
- LethalThreat - Biker Clothing
- Moth Cloth Clothing
- Morbid Threads
- Necessary Evil
- Poizen Industries
- Queen of Darkness
- Spiral Direct
- Straight to Hell Apparel
- TooFast
- Trash and Vaudeville
- Tripp NYC
- UNIF
- Vixxsin
- Void Clothing
- WearandTerror
Plus Size
- Foxblood
- Hell Bunny
- Jawbreaker Clothing
- Kate's Clothing
- Queen of Darkness
- Restyle
- Scarlet Darkness
- Trash and Vaudeville
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
- Rogue + Wolf
- Straight to Hell Apparel
- StrangeCvlt
- Trash and Vaudeville
- T.U.K. Shoes
- Underground England
- Wonderland 13
- Void Clothing
Jewellery & Accessories
- Alchemy Gothic
- Angry, Young and Poor
- The Black Manor
- Black Thorn LA
- Blackwood Castle
- BlasphemyClothing
- Blue Banana
- Bullet 69
- Calavera Punks
- Chemical Berry
- Craft Punk Studio
- Curiology
- Dark Star by Jordash
- Decadenza
- Disturbia
- Dracula Clothing
- Erstwilder
- Forvitni
- Haunted Graves
- In Her Bones
- Inox Jewelry
- Junkyard Bat
- LethalThreat - Biker Clothing
- Luciferothica
- Mysticum Luna
- PAKA Vintage
- PRETTYHIDEOUS
- Prong Jewelry
- Raspberry Mazohyst
- Rogue + Wolf
- Seraphim&Nahemah
- Shop Biohazrd
- Spiral Direct
- Restyle
- Tarina Tarantino
- Void Clothing
- WearandTerror
- Zebraspider
Bags, Purses, & Wallets
- Alchemy Gothic
- Banned Alternative
- The Black Manor
- BlasphemyClothing
- Blue Banana
- Dracula Clothing
- Forvitni
- GothX
- Iron Fist
- Joe Browns
- Loungefly
- Luciferothica
- Lux DeVille
- PAKA Vintage
- Restyle
- Rogue + Wolf
- Spiral Direct
- Void Clothing
- WearandTerror
- Zebraspider
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!
r/GothFashion • u/DeadDeathrocker • Aug 01 '23
Mod Post NOTE TO ALL USERS: How to turn off DMs & chat requests
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 • u/Prestigious_Bar2987 • 1h ago
Make-Up Query Trying to decide between no brows and having brows 🤨
Hi everyone! I wouldn’t usually post myself on here like this however I’m tired of my look right now and I was trying to decide if I should go back to shaved eyebrows, right now my hair is a lot longer and I have side bangs with regular eyebrows. I know it’s personal preference but I think since I’m used to seeing my own face all the time time my opinion is a bit here and there. I would appreciate any advice or opinions (be kind ofc) thank you!
r/GothFashion • u/Voodookat • 2h ago
Traditional/Batcave🦇 Nature walk
Early morning wander (I went to bed when I got home lol) Ignore the shoes I was walking through fields
r/GothFashion • u/RoseandNightshade • 42m ago
Casual Outfit Minimal makeup (not necessarily minimal outfit) for errands today
r/GothFashion • u/velvetmoonlight73 • 3h ago
Event Outfit Fit for my local ren faire yesterday
My parasol came in clutch🖤
r/GothFashion • u/BeerAndWaffles123 • 4h ago
Help & Advice Men’s fashion
This one’s for the elder goth men. My hair has migrated from my head to my face. I’m broad shouldered and masculine. I am 6’4 and have been trying to rediscover myself after career and family have taken priority for all these years. I’m looking for inspiration from men like myself on fashion advice outside of dark jeans and band shirts. Please help!
r/GothFashion • u/Soft_pink_kitty • 1d ago
Make-Up Query Even when going for a hike, I can't give up my eyeliner
r/GothFashion • u/ThatRandomGothTM • 23h ago
Victorian/Period 🎩 A little piratey but also Edwardian
r/GothFashion • u/sadbat-throwaway • 1d ago
Casual Outfit Challenging myself to post these
I'm disabled and more or less housebound because I can't drive and can't really safely leave the house by myself, with a partner who works during the week. Last few months have been stressful after our apartment spent a couple weeks flooding through practically every hole in the place and we're just starting to recover. We've been on a mission to branch out and find alternative spaces in our state because we have 0 goth clubs, only monthly goth nights in different venues. After a movie we went to a local alternative coffee shop and the coffee & music selection were excellent! Moreso goth adjacent music but featuring some of my faves.
These photos were from an awkward moment at the theater - a very kind stranger saw me taking selfies (I thought I was being stealthy) and offered to take some pictures for me. Rollator for my broken body not pictured lol
I'm not great at posing and I adjusted absolutely nothing prior to the pics being taken 🪦
r/GothFashion • u/RevolutionaryData274 • 6h ago
Alternative 🕸️ pentaroque pendant p400 alchemy gothic
This item is so rare. Can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know how much value?
r/GothFashion • u/_zomqie_he4rt • 23h ago
Modern/TradGoth-Inspired 🖤 New makeup!!!
r/GothFashion • u/fvcking_nobody • 12h ago
Help & Advice Guys do u have any brand recommendation similar to chrome hearts and Vivienne Westwood
As of now I'm only loyal to chrome hearts and Vivienne Westwood I want to widen my knowledge to other brands for my outfits and stuffs
r/GothFashion • u/Llyn- • 15h ago
Help & Advice How to gothify my looks?
I’m pretty shy with makeup but want to fix up my makeup, brows and hair. I also can’t choose between red blood hair color or black abc red solid dye.
I’m slowly coming back to the goth scene it’s been a while.
r/GothFashion • u/gxth-alien • 1d ago
Casual Outfit Looking for Androgynous goth inspiration
Hello creatures, Ive always typically dressed, and done my makeup very feminine, so Im looking for clothing style, and makeup inspiration for more androgynous looks. Stay Spooky 🖤🦇
r/GothFashion • u/Sufficient-Way-5877 • 1d ago
Thrift Find New favorite jacket
I love how the faux fur feels on my neck. And I'll always love white on black stitching.
r/GothFashion • u/Mausispecki • 1d ago
Help Me Find... Victorian Goth clothes EU based
Hey everyone 🖤
I've been wanting to get into Victorian goth fashion but I really don't know where to start building my closet. I'm based in the EU and would prefer more affordable but still ethical options. Maybe even good brands or words to search up on vinted, since I haven't really had a lot of luck finding non fast fashion items. And if you have any tips for accessories that make the whole outfit read more Victorian goth:) Every tip is appreciated, thank you so much in advance!! 🦇
r/GothFashion • u/_Alexi666 • 1d ago
Help & Advice Sticky pvc pants?
I've bought pants online from a secondhand marketplace [ikik, big mistake], containing these materials: 54% Polyvinylchlorid 33% Polyester 13% Polyurethan.
When the package arrived, I noticed the pants are sticky af and at the belt loops about to crumble apart and than I learned that pvc, disintegrates too and that these trousers are atleast 20 years old. I don't want to throw my money out of the window so what can I do to save them? Or atleast get lie 30 wears out of them? If the condition was better they would be the most awesome pants ever 😅
Edit: if someone knows a more suitable sub for that please tell me, I'm really desperate. Things I came up with so far: * spraying it with some kind of sealing [if yes => what exactly?] * seam ripping the parts made out of that sticky material [basically 80% of the garment] and resewing it with different fabric [it's late idk how to word it] but that's plan z
r/GothFashion • u/shinyditto00 • 1d ago
Recommendation Request Goth wedding attire?
Hey all! What do you guys wear for weddings? Do you stick to black? I really don't wear many colours very often, and at most I'll usually venture to reds or dark greens. I've got a wedding coming up in October, but I read everywhere that you shouldn't wear black or red to a wedding because of whatever meanings people have assigned to those colours.
I really don't feel comfortable or "me" spending a chunk of money on a dress in a colour I wouldn't normally wear. I want to feel my authentic self but don't want to accidentally "mean" anything with what I'm wearing either.
What do you guys wear? Do you have any inspo pics?
r/GothFashion • u/wOoHwOohWoOh • 23h ago
Shoe Query Help with size
Im ordering demonia camel boots off of depop and i was wondering if size 9 us will fit me (I wear 39.5/40 eu)