Teen Gothic

Basically I was walking through my campus and I saw a Goth and I was like “I really wanna tell them how cool they look” but I also didn’t wanna come off as weird. Is it weird?

I'm curious about what most of you do for jobs and specifically if your job still allows you to dress in a more alternative fashion.

I'm job hunting right now so really I want recommendations and just to see what's open to us. Before anyone says it yes I know goth is a music subculture, but for me at least fashion has had an impact on me as well as the music.

super excited to listen!! theres some bands that i havent heard of on here, and some bands that i really like! also i didnt quite know whether to post this to r/goth or r/shoegaze so i just posted to both, someone lmk where this belongs ( because i think its ethereal wave, which belongs in goth, but not sure, so correct me if needed )

As an elder goth, I can remember when Hot Topic first started opening stores in the shopping malls. Their entire back wall was Goth clothing. Lace, leather, metal, chains… I bought my first velvet corset at a Hot Topic.

But then they got rid of their goth section roughly 15 -20 years ago is seems and switched it to all anime and cosplay style merch from movies and such.

Yesterday I passed the Hot Topic in the mall, and my eye was drawn to a black sweater on a wall, and I wandered in for the first time in a couple years. A large, intimidating looking, but deceptively adorable person flounce up to me and handed me a coupon for daily discounts. The coupon had relatively goth teens in black lipstick posing in pictures.

And lo… the wall of goth clothing was back.

Corsets, lace dresses, black plaid miniskirts…

And the music was club music.

It warmed my heart. Is it possible our subculture is surging back?

I, personally, am extremely excited. While their last album was both sonically and ideologically far from my favorite, Spider on the Wall was one of their best releases to date and I whole heartedly believe Ronny can pull off another amazing record.

In addition to two variants (EU gets a beautiful translucent red while America will get an as of now unannounced color) they will also be repressing their elusive Kindred Spirits covers albums on a beautiful blue and black splattered vinyl.

American press(Exodus only): https://clanofxymox.bandcamp.com/album/exodus

European press and Kindred Spirits: https://fantotal.de/de/clan-of-xymox

Just in time for their US tour!

how does it look? it’s my first time trying a makeup look like this