#alternative scene

[mystic-sn0w]

[mxmorbidmidnight]

Accessible and affordable goth dress

Oftentimes “alt” clothes from specifically goth or alternative stores are incredibly expensive and also rare to find. Here’s how to dress goth with general resources from everyday stores that shouldn’t cost ridiculous amounts. Goth is about the music but if you do choose to dress in the style here are some easy and cheap items that paired with really any black clothing can make a goth ensemble.

• fishnets for the arms, hands and legs. Wear fishnets under shirts, skirts, shorts, ripped jeans, and as gloves etc. you can get fishnets from party/dollar stores/costume stores.

• belts of any kind, they don’t have to be “gothy” belts whatever you can get your hands on can work. Browse around at local normal clothing stores and second hand stores. Some things you can try are:

- layering multiple belts

- Hanging necklaces, fake pearls, scarves or chains off the belts

- wearing belts over the shoulder and in areas beside the waist.

• knee high socks and stockings are an accessible staple that I find to come in handy often. You can customise these by cutting holes in them. Old socks can be made into gloves.

• cutting holes into plain clothing/adding clothespins.

• leggings/stockings can have holes cut or other patterns to make really cool accessories. I like to wear fishnets underneath stockings with holes cut in them.

• fake plastic pearls from the dollar store (I wear them as necklaces, hair accessories, bracelets, around the waist as a belt)

• cheap Halloween costume supplies can often have black gloves, fake pearl necklaces and other such things that can be utilised. You can also get face paint from here for relatively cheap.

• pick up jewlerry chains, hooks and blank earrings so you can make your own jewlerry out of recycled things and other bits you find around

• to do goth makeup without scouring the internet and spending a fortune you can go to just about any local store, get black eye makeup (eyeliner, eyeshadow) and red lipstick.

• eyelash glue is what I use to glue stuff to my face for makeup looks. Items such as flowers, rhinestones, leaves I’ll attach to my face to further elevate my makeup.

• rhinestones and similar craft supplies can be utilised.

• black nail polish.

• if you have jewlerry layer it up (lots of earrings, necklaces at once). Those sort of “old lady” necklaces you can get from second hand stores and beaded necklaces you can make at home are great accessories.

• I wrap string around my arms as an extra layer of accessory.

•old clothes that are damaged or broken can be cut up and used as new materials

• a comb and the strongest hairspray you can get your hands on. spray it on and back comb, no need for anything fancy. Even a hairbrush could do. You don’t need a “goth” hair styling tool necessarily.

• a white blouse (see Robert smith). You can further personalise the blouse by adding stains, holes, pins and tears.

• black shoes of some kind, they don’t need to be goth shoes, any black shoes you can get your hands on. I’ve used school shoes in goth outfits before

• lots of black skirts in different lengths can be layered instead of buying a full Victorian goth dress or skirt

• leg warmers (if you can find them)

• random fake leather peices from second hand stores can be really helpful when styling. Rather than buying about a million different things or a really expensive Victorian blouse get a fake leather jacket second hand. From there you can layer it with anything. (Same goes for leather skirts).

• cross jewlerry (easier to find then ankhs, bats, pentacles, etc). Second hand stores are great for this, anywhere that old ladies donate their old stuff will be your best friend.

• goth as an off shoot of punk is about diy and artistic expression, I do not think goth fashion should have parameters. Do as you like and steadily develop your own style.

• the spiked hair and white base is not an essential part of being goth. If you like the white face paint then wear it, if you don’t wear it that’s completely fine as well.

• POC are a major and vital part of the goth subculture. Dark skin tones and textured hair do not make someone less goth. Many trad goth style icons were people of colour. To claim that a person must be pale and have hair spiked into a bats nest to be gothic is not only wrong but racist.

[whxre-moans]

Your pussy is mine 😘

[pizzaqueen]

A little bit of silliness inspired by @corrodedbisexual’s comment on the fic I posted the other day (where Steve leaves his sweater behind and Eddie has feelings about it)—basically an alternative scene of Steve getting there earlier, when Eddie still has his face buried in the sweater

Eddie picks up the sweater, cradling it in his hands. It’s soft, and Eddie already knows it smells like Steve, but he brings it to his face and inhales anyway. Fuck, it smells good. Steve smells good. A wave of heat washes through Eddie, and he flops back again, face still covered by the sweater. What is he doing?

He’s so lost in his thoughts that he doesn’t hear the footsteps approaching, but, as he breathes in deeply again, he does hear:

“Hey, man, sorry for barging in, but I think I left my…”

Eddie pulls the sweater off his face, staring up in horror at Steve in the doorway.

Steve raises his brows. “Sweater?”

“Did you?”

“Yeah, I…” Steve blinks. “Were you smelling my sweater?”

“No. Yes.” Eddie pushes himself up. He wishes he’d smothered himself with the sweater. “I was…” What was he doing? “I was getting your scent.”

“…what?”

“In case you go missing.”

Steve crosses his arms, leaning against Eddie’s door. “Like a dog?”

“Yep.” Eddie tilts his head. “I mean ‘woof’?”

Steve presses his lips together, looking like he’s trying not to laugh; he pushes off the door and moves over to stand by Eddie’s bed. “You know, I thought maybe you liked the smell of my cologne or something.” He lifts one shoulder.

“Yeah, I mean, to the untrained eye, it might look like that…” Eddie’s heart beats hard. Is Steve saying… “And if I had been doing that?”

“I might buy you a bottle for your next birthday.”

“Right.”

“Or… I might think, well, hope you like other things about me.”

Eddie slowly pushes himself to his feet. “Yeah?”

“Yeah.” Steve shifts closer. “But I guess that’s not what was happening, so…” He licks his lips. “At least if I go missing—”

Eddie cuts him off with a kiss, pulse racing, but Steve kisses him back, and Eddie smiles against Steve’s lips. “I wasn’t actually trying to get your scent.”

“Well, shit,” Steve says, “guess I’d better not go missing,” and he kisses Eddie again.

[real-housewife-of-transylvania]

Finallyyyyy! It's not the exact shade I envisioned, it's still fairly red. But, if I want that exact color I'd have to lighten my hair and I'm not interested in bleaching it rn. At the moment I'm obsessed with it, but I was when I first dyed it red too. I feel like I'll still play around with colors/styles a bit over the next yearish. I have a feeling in the end I'll have to use some bleach. I'm going to test out self tanning as well since I feel dark colors can sometimes make me look sickly in an unflattering way. I know alt aesthetics are about breaking rules, but I don't want to have people asking if I feel okay lol. Even with my hair natural I get so pale in the winter I had a Dr prescribe me iron pills even though my iron wasn't that low because I was so pale he thought I was anemic.

[mcdinoblogalt62]

It’s 2:30am currently, what should I be doing?- Sleeping-

What I ended up doing instead-

An Alternative version of the scene where Wander objects Hater and Sylvia’s Wedding, even though Wander wasn’t dating Sylvia yet, He got jealous so he objected the wedding to claim to be Sylvia’s “girlfriend” so she wouldn’t be married to Hater

(I have never drawn Hater or Peepers before- lol)

[Au made by @celebi9 / Inspired from @woyroleswitchau ]

[mtonino]

Alternative scene of The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) Joseph Green

[chicalepidoptera]

Dinner

Alternative first date scene where Nicki actually orders dinner and watches hungry Lestat eat. (Inspired by the first episode of Lambs of Gods)

[raymantwt]

I've been the same for to long u need to change anything abt myself if you have any ideas that city little to no money I'd love to hear them

[campterodactyl]

Alternative flogging scene.. Don’t… ask… why …. (But blame the discord server and @luxshine… she made me)

[pathim]

Anyone at the venue : I like noise music

Me : So you like NOISE MUSIC ? I don't know anything about NOISE MUSIC. All I know is that my SIBLING, who is the NICEST AND COOLEST PERSON YOU'LL EVER MEET, has a NOISE BAND. Do you wanna HEAR ABOUT IT ? It is called TEMPESTAIRE. Do you wanna hear me talk about TEMPESTAIRE for the next TWENTY MINUTES ?

(Also here is Tempestaire)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6FakdSyWi08ehFJwxSdJM_uoAvJjopk&si=94sHyYN1GZB3GcfL

[jinx-aesthel]

A little vlog of clips from last night’s house show! It was really fun! I love being around people who just put on a show in their own basement just because we all WANT to be here doing this kinda stuff, idk really feels like a celebration of the art and the community and the passion and everyone was so nice and I appreciate when it’s easy to hang with people even when I have a hard time being vocal, this was so good!!

[mxmorbidmidnight]

I can't take myself seriously in photos HONK. solution: we are now doing this in meme format. Full permission for my mutuals to clown on me by turning me into shitty low quality memes.

[nu8ge]

[lord-kallous-fangirl]

An alternative scene from this episode "Melancholic Megalomaniac" where Kallous wears Waiter's tie from Prince Cryon he left on a floor that caused Elliott and Mo save Cryon's life from getting extinguished.

Anyways, here's an additional line of Lord Kallous with a tie, he says "This tie is MINE NOW CRYON!"

[crazy-lazy-elder-sims]

As a person in the Alt scene ever since i was 12 i always was confused what "label" fit me based on the music i listened too and i just went by Alternative/metalhead cause i never know how to figure it out untill last year when i finally figured out that i always was a proper Emo and infact i became elder Emo a few years ago..... that is untill the last 6 months when i literally fell and tripped face first into all kinds of Goth music lmao in the span of a week it took over 50% of my playlists and moods so now i would also be considered along side all that "the babiest baby bat" 🥺❤ (very cute name aaah) lmao anyway i still prefer the lable alternative as thats what i went with for over 20 years now but its also fun to try to find out what are ya specifically hehehe