#goth thrifting

[vampbloodx]

DIY Basics

-Goth DIY Tutorials Number 1 (Part 1)- Hi there, I decided to start a little DIY series! I’m not the most professional at anything lol but I’ve been doing DIY and crafts my entire life and been part of the goth subculture for 10+ years. I’ve seen a lot of baby bats and people inexperienced in crafts online saying they don’t know how to DIY thrift store clothing to be goth so I’m here to help! I believe DIY is super important to the goth subculture and should be easy and accessible, and if I can stop anyone from buying big fast fashion brands I’ve done my job.

For the first post of this series I thought I’d link some sources for people new to DIY or looking for some easy projects to do yourself (projects will be in part 2)🖤This will help you find a starting point if the idea of DIY is overwhelming.

None of these links are mine! I will be posting my own tutorials as part of this series though:)

Some of the most basic starting points for goth DIY are using fishnet tights as a top (just cut a hole in the crotch and cut off the feet), putting safety pins in everything, adding holes to clothes, and adding pins and patches. I like to make my own patches, either by free handing or stenciling, which I linked a tutorial for in this post.

Helpful tools to have:

(I don’t agree with buying from aliexpress but their other sources are great!)

Sewing Tips for Beginners:

T-Shirt Design Methods:

This is just s few ways to weave t-shirts, there are a ton of different ways to do it and YouTube has some great tutorials, especially on Angela Benedict's channel

RIT Dye Tutorial:

Patches:

Sewing them:

Stenciling them:

[punkertons]

New shirt and jacket dropped

Pretty fire I got the shirt from Facebook marketplace and the jacket at a thrift store

[borninwinter81]

Today I was reminded once again that you shouldn't neglect any section of the charity shop. Given my music taste its super rare that I come across any shirts for a band I like, however today in the men's t-shirts....

I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of The Damned at this point in my life (I'm nowhere near as into them as I am some other groups) but they are nonetheless an extremely important band for me, as they gave me one of those seminal moments you sometimes get with music where you know nothing is gonna be quite the same for you again after.

It was seeing them perform their song "Nasty" on the TV show The Young Ones. I knew of The Damned before this because my mum was a punk back in the 1970s and had played me some of their music, but before Nasty I had no real concept of goth music. Although strictly speaking The Damned aren't goth, by the mid 80s when that show was filmed they were leaning into that aesthetic very heavily with Dave Vanian's massive backcombed hair, frock coats and fangs. Most goths have a lot of respect for The Damned.

Throughout their performance I was 👀 👀 👀 and after that a whole world opened up for me.

I should probably share it here in case anyone hasn't seen it:

The shirt was £7 which is more than I'd usually spend on a charity shop t shirt, but how often does one find something like this? I couldn't leave it behind.

Its enormous on me so I'll have to do some resizing but I enjoy that process 😁

To balance things out, I also got a dress for £2. Muddy grey/green which is a colour I love and fits me perfectly! Great for an orphaned waif look.

[b0tster]

hey chat whadaya think should i get this top

[borninwinter81]

Earlier this year I found a Ralph Lauren skirt in a charity shop down the street from me for £8. Black burnout velvet in a rose pattern with a split up the front. I'm not particularly bothered about designer labels but that was a nice find.

I genuinely do not understand why anyone spends the earth on goth or alternative fast fashion brands when there are treasures like this to be had in your local charity shop/thrift store/op shop. Any time I see this stuff advertised or watch someone do a haul, all I'm thinking is how I have stuff in my wardrobe that's way nicer that was a fraction of the price. One of my favourite dresses was £1 FFS!

You've just gotta have a bit of patience and willingness to go often and rummage.

having a good thrifting experience is actually unmatched emotionally...like. i recently tried a local place instead of goodwill, and a lot of the shit still had fucking original tags on!! like, i got 3 NICE sweaters for less than $10; i'm talking michael kors and GAP. i really recommend local places instead of chains, ESPECIALLY things like goodwill or plato's closet.

plus, you get to partake in fashion trends without creating more useless trash to go into a landfill 2 years from now. a small step to battle ultra fast fashion that has the world in it's grip these days. lower prices, gently used, more sustainable. it's literally a win all around.

[jasperthehatchet]

my bag 🌿⛓️🌻⚙️ more details in the image ID and more pics below

I found a small plain black leather backpack at the thrift store for $6 and made it my own :) I used silver sharpie for the swirls and made the buttons all myself with the exception of the metal ones

[Image ID: a small black leather backpack covered in patches, buttons, safety pins, studs and silver and metalic green spirals in the spaces with no patches. There are four patches on the front, an orange patch with a white trans rights symbol sewn on with white thread, and a circular green patch with a simplistic sun and moon drawin on it in black (a mirrormask patch) sewn on with black thread. And on the front pocket on the bottom, theres a dark green band patch with white lettering that says "she past away" sewn on with white thread and a black patch next to it with a red anarchy symbol sewn on the bag with red thread. There are silver spike studs lining the edges of the bag along the zipper and on the front pocket as well as soda tabs sewn onto the front pocket flap with off-white thread. And on both sides of the pocket there are safety pins decorating the empty space next to it. There are four pins on the side of the bag, a light green and white spiral pin, a light green and white "eat the rich" pin, and a metal fairy pin on the top half, and theres a metal frog with an umbrella pin on the front pocket in-between the two patches. Theres also a small orange carabiner on the pocket zipper.

On the left side of the bag, there is a patch on the bottom where a side pocket would normally be. An off-white band patch that says "bauhaus" in black lettering and it's sewn on with black thread, and there are silver spirals around it filling the space. There are some areas I left blank to make the swirls/spirals look like they're hanging down or growing up the bag like vines. There's a horizontal seam above all this that makes the area look like a pocket, and above this seam there's a metal pin with a sun, moon and stars on it.

The right side of the bag, there's no patch where a pocket should be, I instead filled this space with some spirals and more handmade bottle cap buttons. Two buttons, a larger type o negative band button that's black with white thorny vines, and a smaller red band button that says "doom scroll" on it in off-white lettering. Above the seam on this side I drew a bunch of silver spirals that look like they are growing out from behind the seam.

All thread mentioned in this post is embroidery thread, and some groups of spirals drawn on the bag are metallic green. End ID]

Here's the top of the bag as well as the straps that hang down

[Image ID: the bag has a rounded arch shape, and across the top of the leather I drew a cluster of green spirals in between the silver spirals I drew on the sides. There are some blank spots to avoid making the bag look busier than it already is. The loop at the top for hanging the bag is embroidered with a green leafy vine pattern. The same pattern is embroidered on the right strap that hangs down from the bottom of the bag, and on the right one, a gray barbed wire pattern is embroidered. I plan on sewing some more soda tabs onto the top of the bag at some point for the sake of adding more shiny things and also fill up some of that space I mentioned because while I don't want the bag to be too busy, I think the blank space i left on the top is a little too much blank space. End ID]

[mitchyhawk]

“grunge shein codes” “goth shein codes” “punk shein codes” i rly hope you know all of those subcultures will laugh in ur face. they’re literally anti-establishment, anti-capitalism, anti-consumerism, anti-corporate greed, & sm more. punk is literally based off DIY ethics 😭. anyway. thrift, shop second hand, estate sales or yard sales is the way to go. fuck your shein codes.

[shiftythrifting]

Submission from @doctorbeverlycrusher

[spookysalem13]

I've never minded the term aesthetic. But I do agree that fast fashion needs to be put to a stop, that it's ruining the true definition of cultures and subcultures such as goth, punk, grunge and even turning people's cultures into aesthetics which I think is entirely inappropriate for them to make a claim on.

I believe alt subcultures are so much more than a trend. I got into gothic music and even emo music, I've always liked both. When I was in middle school. I liked the music, the literature, dark things before I even found the fashion and fell in love with it.

I've always been an eco warrior, anti capitalist etc. And found that my true self was goth. I can like things that aren't goth. It doesn't make me less goth. But that's the difference between someone whose in a subculture and someone whose doing it for the trend.

I always say be who you are, truly and authentically. Don't hide behind what's trending.

I have no hate towards the word aesthetic itself. But I do see the harm in what capitalism has done using aesthetic culture.

[viveela]

My vision for the main 4 as teens... just hear me out

Everyone has to have a breakdown and dye their hair at some point amiright

[vampbloodx]

Goth Jacket DIY Tutorial

-Goth DIY Tutorials Number 2-

(Beginner Friendly!)

Not so much a tutorial but I wanted to share an easy way to make any jacket (or anything with a collar really) into a more gothic look!

I freehanded this with some Speedball white screen printing ink, but you can use fabric paint, acrylic paint with a fabric painting medium, or just straight up acrylic if you don’t mind the chance of cracking/peeling

[borninwinter81]

A good day for goth accessories at the charity shop. Each of these were £1. I particularly love the big 80s belt.

[askmeaboutmyknome]

why should i be limited to one aesthetic when i can be multiple?? victorian era vampire creepy goth? fuck yeah. early 2000's trashy white dad who beat on the wifey and listened to nu metal? absolutely! tim burton character? cat grandma? scene emo?? i was MEANT to be limitless this is my destiny

[cemeterydolll]

𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔠 𝔳𝔞𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢 ☥ 🦇 ݁ ˖ִ ࣪ (ft me + vintage lingerie)

[halfpricedclowns]

part 1 of this months haul (all second hand)

[tinyvampirerobot17]

✨🌿🌙🦇