Teen Gothic

First off, I apologize if this not the right place for this. I just typed in “goth Reddit” and ended up here. I have no one in my life to ask.

My (31,F) daughter (12,F) has always been very punk. That much I know. She’s more likely to listen to Cocteau Twins, NiN, and a bunch of other bands her dad is into. She watched Wednesday (Netflix, all of the Addams family movies), of course, and told me one day, “this is it. This is how I feel!”

She’s asked for help finding clothes to express her style, but I have no idea where to start.

Growing up I wasn’t allowed to express myself. Be it in music, hair, fashion, interests, even thoughts. I do not want this for my daughter. So here I am, asking internet strangers for help. Are there stores I can take her to? Online retailers I can let her look through? I poked around hot topic while she was at school and was not impressed. The tees are nice though.

Thank you in advance! Apologies again if this isn’t the right place!

I'm celebrating the tail end of Pride Month. See my post history for people's recommendations of queer/genderqueer goth musicians. I'm willing to bet that the goth subculture has a significantly higher number of us than mainstream society.

So, the poll: Are you?

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i saw someone making diy patches for their jacket on r/punk and i wanted to do the same but mainly featuring the goth bands i like.

i got an old jean jacket from my stepdad to put the patches on, and also some old black denim jeans to cut up to actually make into the patches. i’m gonna use acrylic paint but i am kinda worried that it will flake off, so i might hold off on the painting part.

also the first patch i’m making is the cure, i cannot help it. they’re too good.