Guides
Goth Clothing Brands Compared on Five Honest Tests
The goth clothing brands compared here are Killstar, Disturbia, Restyle, Midnight Hour, Jawbreaker, Hell Bunny, Foxblood and NOCTEX. They differ in look, and just as much in who owns them,...
How to Wash Velvet and Lace Without Ruining Them
To wash velvet or lace without ruining it, follow the care label sewn into the piece first, then the fibre that label names. If the label allows a machine wash,...
Goth Bracelets: Chain, Cuff and Spiked, and What Reads Gothic
Goth bracelets are wrist pieces in black leather, dark metal, silver and lace: cuffs, chains, charm strands and the odd hand harness. What makes one read gothic rather than punk...
Goth T-Shirts and Hoodies: The Casual Half of a Gothic Wardrobe
A goth T-shirt or hoodie is a casual top whose print or cut points at something the subculture already reads: Stoker's Dracula, bones, the phases of the moon, a crest,...
Mall Goth: The 2000s Look, Then and Now
Mall goth is the style that grew up in American shopping malls in the late 1990s and reached its widest audience in the early 2000s: wide black trousers, often with...
Plus-Size Goth Tops: Ours That Go Past 2XL, and How Far
Four of our plus-size goth tops go past 2XL and belong in a gothic wardrobe. Draculina's lace crop top and the black lace off-shoulder corset both run to 6XL, the...
A Goth Valentine's Day: What to Wear and What to Give
A goth Valentine's Day is dressed for where the evening happens: black velvet or a crimson rose print for dinner, cotton lace you can stand in for a gig, a...
Fairy Grunge and Fairy Goth: The Look, and the Pieces
Fairy grunge is fairycore worn rough: floaty skirts, lace and corsets in moss green, brown and black, with a worn knit thrown over them and boots underneath. The two names...
Southern Gothic Jewellery: Crosses, Pearls and Mourning Pieces
Southern gothic jewellery is jewellery that looks inherited rather than bought: a cross worn out of habit, black lace at the throat, a picture kept under glass, pearls in faded...
Goth Tops: Lace Blouses, Crop Tops and Corset Tops
Goth tops that read gothic rather than club come in three kinds: lace tops and blouses, crop tops long enough to meet a high waist, and corset tops cut with...
Moon and Star Jewellery: How to Choose a Moon Necklace
A moon necklace is the quickest way to turn a black outfit whimsigoth, because celestial jewellery is the one part of that look written into its name. Choose yours by...
Types of Goth: Every Style, When It Began and What It Wears
There are around twenty named types of goth, and they fall into three groups. Five grew out of music scenes, with records and clubs you can date: trad goth, deathrock,...
