#corporate goth

[v-3-rdure]

old school corp goth makima will always be real to me

[blackbirdswillsing]

On Gothic

a cute helpful guide on the gothic subculture that no one asked for <3

goth music springing from the late 1970s after the post punk movement was a subculture heavily inspired by the themes found in victorian gothic literature

gothic literature:

frankenstein - mary shelley

dracula - bram stoker

jekyll and hyde - robert stevenson

wuthering heights - emily bronte

rebecca - daphne du maurier

edgar allen poe <3

some keywords that come from gothic literature that can help you spot a goth song:

'dark' 'death' 'black' 'cold' 'heaven' 'hell' 'witches 'bats' 'night' 'roses' 'blood' 'church' 'forest' 'jesus' 'grey' 'horror' 'shadow' 'sacrifice' 'tears' 'ghost' 'spells' 'cry' 'love' 'haunted' 'funeral' 'cathedral'

Some other themes in a song that can help you to decide if it goth or not can be:

heavy bass

synth sounds (the song sounds like it was recorded in an empty church)

mysterious and whimsical vocals

deep vocals

lack of a (electric) guitar

The 1980's and 90's were the peak for the gothic subculture, especially in camden market, london, england

Some bands that were prominent at the time were...

Bauhaus

The Cure

Sisters of Mercy

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Christian Death

Clan of Xymox

The Cramps

Depeche Mode

New Order

Joy Division

Alien Sex Fiend

Fields of the Nephilim

Killing Joke

The Damned

Nick Cave

Softcell

Some other goth band recs:

Boy Harsher

Children on Stun

Earth Calling Angela

Molchat Doma

Forever Grey

Horror Vacui

Lebanon Hanover

London After Midnight

Male Tears

The March Violets

The Merry Thoughts

Paradise Lost

Paralysed Age

Plastique Noir

Rendez Vous

Rosetta Stone

Selofan

She Wants Revenge

Skinny Puppy

Specimen

This Cold Night

Tragic Black

Traitrs

Type O Negative

Twin Tribes

ULTRA SUNN

Xmal Deutschland

Your Funeral

The 69 Eyes

Please let me know which ones i've missed because these are just ones that I have taken from my own playlist!

The music is the number one most important part of goth subculture and you don't have to dress goth to be goth... but it sure is fun to do so! Goth fashion holds its roots in thrifting, upcycling and sustainable fashion (buying 'goth' clothes from shein, dollskill and killstar is a big no no).

Anyone can style their gothic outfits however they like but here are some examples of different styles:

Trad(itional) Goth:

Romantic Goth:

Victorian Goth:

The styles can get very similar so let me know if i’ve mixed any up!

I’ve reached the limit on the number of pictures i can add so here are some more examples of goth styles:

Corporate goth

Gothabilly

Mall Goth

Cyber Goth

J-Goth

Baby Bat

Mopey Goth

Vampire Goth

Steam punk

To end the post i'm circling back to gothic literature by listing some films too (which are often based on the books)

Everyone's beloved: Bela Lugosi in the first adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931

The Crow 1994 which comes with a song from The Cure

Interview with the Vampire 1994

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

Edward Scissor Hands 1990

The Addams family 1991 (if he's not like gomez then i don't want him)

The Craft 1996

That's all I have for now and if you made it this far thank you so much for reading and have a nice day <3

current goth song on repeat:

[disintegreate]

⋆｡ ⋆⭒˚ ♱ Corp Goth ♱ ˚⋆ ⋆⭒˚⋆｡ ⋆

[mallorylovesyou]

Corporate goth look from October

Details + more pics under the cut

Everything except the hosiery is secondhand/vintage

Blouse: 80s Valentino

Skirt: 80s or 90s? Tag says “New Order”

Jacket: Doesn’t have a brand tag

Vest: ??? I’ll let you know when I find it, I’m reorganizing my closet right now (EDIT: doesn’t have a brand tag)

Shoes: Vintage, unsure of year. Tag says “Joyce”

Jewelry: all either unmarked secondhand or made by me

Tights: Wolford

[akayna]

For the first of Halloween, I took my new-to-me velvet top out for a spin. A great score from the bins of @gothiccharmschool at the goth yard sale the other week 🦇

[v4mp1re-777]

Office siren but goth

[whimsigloom]

🕷‿̩͙ 𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖌𝖔𝖙𝖍 𝖑𝖔𝖔k𝖇𝖔𝖔k﹒♰

🕸️﹒look 1﹒hair | glasses | top | trousers | shoes 🕸️﹒look 2﹒hair | glasses | top | skirt | stockings | shoes 🕸️﹒look 3﹒hair | glasses | top | lacetop | trousers | shoes 🕸️﹒look 4﹒hair | glasses | set | stockings | shoes

thank you so much to all cc creators!

@wotunciba @newen092 @kamiiri @sentate @caio-cc @gigglecoffin @seoulsoul-sims @huiernxoxo @evellsims @regina-raven @suzuesims @clumsyalienn @bedisfull @madlensims

[cyberswordd]

OOTD ⚔️

Shirt : Xanaka

Skirt : Pimkie (90s)

Corset + belt : shein

Shoes : Tamaris

Long vest : Calliope

Phone case : me 💜

[danisails]

hii it's me again!! ^ - ^

i've been doing alot of pilates lately :))

[webgothic]

the wilted rose garden

[weaverofword]

Corporate girlie in need of some leg pieces

[samurotting]

I think I look KILLER in formal wear

(Also rare full face reveal but don't expect me to do this often bc i still look like shit)

[odettevivienneangelus]

Corporate goth ❤️

[pallor-parlor]

Finally Friday ☠️

[bvbfob]

Glad to be home 🦇

[spookysalem13]

This creator has some of the best outfit inspiration ever for goth, dark alternative fashion!

As a disabled person, I truly love seeing other disabled creators on these platforms showing their love for self expression and being authentically who they are 🖤✨️

I truly admire this creator, their work and the fact that I feel I have someone in the disability community to look up to and admire.

Please go show her some love on her Instagram!

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