Teen Gothic

I used to study subcultural styles and I wanted to ask about the looks I see with younger goths at the club and online.

The main thing I've noticed over the last couple years is a makeup style that consists of a white base with intricate black details added over it. Does anyone know the source of this look? A lot of goth style comes from emulating musicians, but I can't think of any that do this look (maybe Twin Tribes sometimes?). It like how it takes a trad goth look and iterates on it.

Also, in terms of dress how would you characterize Gen Z? I probably haven't paid as much attention to this as I should, in general they seems to go for traditional goth looks but maybe there are patterns I'm not seeing yet.

I’m goth but have the most nordic looking, cozy home in the world and I am getting backlash for it for some reas reason?

Like to put it this way, I come from a very long line of religious alternative people, and while I do love the dark aesthetic of a very gothic, witchy home, I know that is not everyone’s cup of tea, so my house looks very much like IKEA’s wet dream, with subtle gothic decor. That way my MIL won’t get a heart attack when she comes visit.

But recently the alt community on TikTok is constantly barking at me for briefly doing a home tour, in which I showed my home, and for “ forcing tradwife values” ( I posted ONE video, in which I was baking chocolate brownies, also I am a neurosurgery resident, wtf??), and apparently that makes me less goth.

Anyways, what do y’all think about the tiktok alt community?

I came across them on my husband's Pandora station, and have been obsessed with the album ever since. Start to finish is chef's kiss What's ya'll's opinion on Magic Wands?

Some of the goth cassette tapes in my music collection. Deceits and Nox Novacula tapes are signed by the bands. Goth tapes for a goth boy.

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