Channeling a softer vibe for spring doesn’t mean your look can’t stay dark and mysterious. Our Ballerina fashion editorial by Julia Rabkin combines nature inspired headpieces with flowy black gowns.
New Issue
The Spring 2021 Issue
The Spring 2021 Issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle, features Gaiapatra on the cover, Roshar, Black Angel, 6XT7, Vesmedinia, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, It Is Known, Alice Gift, Bedless Bones, The Secret French Postcards, Lip Service, Crisiswear, fashion and beauty editorials, reviews, and more.
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Fashion Editorial
Ballerina fashion editorial by Julia Rabkin
Channeling a softer vibe for spring doesn’t mean your look can’t stay dark and mysterious. Our Ballerina fashion editorial by Julia Rabkin combines nature inspired headpieces with flowy black gowns.
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Emerging
Alice Gift Embraces New Sound with Debut Album “Alles Ist Gift”
Alice Gift, former member of Berlin-based Velvet Condom and Liste Noir, releases his debut solo album Alles Ist Gift and we have the premiere of his new music video “Blue is Not Your Color”.
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Current
Interviews with 40 Years of Goth Style: Global Remake director and contributors
Recently director Liisa Ladouceur released a new 40 Years of Goth Style YouTube video, 40 Years of Goth Style: Global Remake. Liisa and four of the video’s featured models found time to trade messages with Auxiliary Magazine about the creation of this new video, some gatekeeping and obstacles encountered within subculture, and what brings them joy.
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Emerging
The Future is Dark and Moody with the Indonesian Teen Post-Punk of Camlann
Jakarta-based Camlann are creating a buzz for themselves as some of the youngest producers of contemporary post-punk. As seen in the Emerging feature of our Fall 2020 Issue, here’s a closer look at the band and their music.
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List
A List of Goth Fashion Blogs of Note
We’ve compiled a list of goth fashion blogs of note with the hope it can serve as a reference point, a place to find some new content to enjoy, a place to highlight those who are creating, and even a starting point for those looking to dig deeper into the scene.
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In Attendance
G.L.A.M.S. in Paris
G.L.A.M.S. performed in Paris at l’International on February, 29 2020, before concerts and tours around the world were put on hold, and we caught the show and had a chat.
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Game Spotlight
Aconite Presents HoloVista, A Colorful Mixed Reality Game
Auxiliary reached out to Aconite founders Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev to discuss HoloVista, a gaming experience that flexes its storytelling and mixed reality strengths in equal measure.
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes of our Cleopatra Records Interview with Brian Perera
In our Summer 2020 Issue we featured Brian Perera, founder of Cleopatra Records. Take a look behind the scenes of the interview.
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Emerging
Blu Anxxiety Pushes Forward with Confrontational Synthpunk
Blu Anxxiety, “wanted to make a band with a new type of sound that had influences of goth/industrial, hip hop, and freestyle, but with a political message centered around police and prison abolition, indigenous resistance, and dismantling white supremacy. ” As seen in the Emerging feature of our Summer 2020 Issue, here is an introduction to the artist and their music.
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The duo of Lynh Haaga and Micheline Pitt bring a stunning La Femme En Noir winter collection with Winter Solstice. We took a closer look.
Micheline Pitt is killing it with both her brands this winter season. We take a look at the Winter Rouge collection by Vixen by Micheline Pitt.
We’ve compiled a list of goth fashion blogs of note with the hope it can serve as a reference point, a place to find some new content to enjoy, a place to highlight those who are creating, and even a starting point for those looking to dig deeper into the scene.
By the end of March last year, most of the world was locking down and that included the clubs. Like previous streams Auxiliary has featured, Obscura Undead understood the need and quickly launched a Twitch stream to pair with their YouTube channel. In this Stream Spotlight we interview Azy, one of the main forces behind Obscura Undead.
Alice Gift, former member of Berlin-based Velvet Condom and Liste Noir, releases his debut solo album Alles Ist Gift and we have the premiere of his new music video “Blue is Not Your Color”.
Jakarta-based Camlann are creating a buzz for themselves as some of the youngest producers of contemporary post-punk. As seen in the Emerging feature of our Fall 2020 Issue, here’s a closer look at the band and their music.
G.L.A.M.S. performed in Paris at l’International on February, 29 2020, before concerts and tours around the world were put on hold, and we caught the show and had a chat.
Recently director Liisa Ladouceur released a new 40 Years of Goth Style YouTube video, 40 Years of Goth Style: Global Remake. Liisa and four of the video’s featured models found time to trade messages with Auxiliary Magazine about the creation of this new video, some gatekeeping and obstacles encountered within subculture, and what brings them joy.
In our Summer 2020 Issue we featured Brian Perera, founder of Cleopatra Records. Take a look behind the scenes of the interview.
In our Spring 2020 Issue we interviewed the force behind Rock N Roll Bride, Kat Williams! She helped pick some amazing real alternative weddings to share with our readers in the issue. Here’s a more in depth view of Nat and Dom’s perfectly boho naturey alternative wedding photographed by Dale Weeks Photography.
In our Spring 2020 Issue we interviewed the force behind Rock N Roll Bride, Kat Williams! She helped pick some amazing real alternative weddings to share with our readers in the issue. Here’s a more in depth view of Mazz and Alex’s whimsy and pumpkin filled alternative wedding photographed by Elemental Photography.
Get some style, fashion, and beauty inspiration with our reoccurring Inspiration feature bringing you eye-catching photographs and looks. Just in time for a dark and moody Valentine’s Day here are two looks by visual artist, performer, and model Gaiapatra featuring the subculture owned beauty brand LashyDoodle.
For our Fall 2020 Issue editor Elizabeth Rhodes art directed a photoshoot with photographer Saryn Christina in Los Angeles for our beauty editorial “Shimmer”. Take a look behind the scenes with to see the inspiration behind this editorial and how it all came together.
In our Fall 2020 Issue we introduced a new beauty feature called Muses. Starting with Joan Jett, we pay tribute to some of our favorite creatives and share tips on how you can bring the essence of their inspiring spirit to your own beauty routine and look.
Take a look behind the scenes of our beauty editorial and Runway to Vanity feature photoshoot for our Spring 2020 Issue.
Auxiliary reached out to Aconite founders Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev to discuss HoloVista, a gaming experience that flexes its storytelling and mixed reality strengths in equal measure.
One of the best ways to celebrate this Halloween in particular, is to kick back with some treats and bookishly good treats. Challenge yourself to indulge in as much spooky goodness as possible with our Halloween reading list.
We interview the creator and maintainer of the Rose Sinister Podcast about the history and future of this production, and how achieving great analytical depth of vampire media is a team effort.
Our latest Item Spotlight comes from Auxiliary contributor Paige Etheridge. With her book about the Pan Pan of post WWII Japan, Kissing Stars Over the Rising Sun, she asks, “what if the subculture you were a part of, or one that you loved, was erased?”
The Spring 2021 Issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle, features Gaiapatra on the cover, Roshar, Black Angel, 6XT7, Vesmedinia, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, It Is Known, Alice Gift, Bedless Bones, The Secret French Postcards, Lip Service, Crisiswear, fashion and beauty editorials, reviews, and more.
The Winter 2020 Issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle, features Heather Galipo aka CrowJane on the cover, Angela Benedict, Ulorin Vex, Art by Andi, Kaufen Apparel, Dynammo, Trap Girl, S Y Z Y G Y X, fashion and beauty editorials, reviews, and more.
Get some gifts checked off your list with our Gifting Sale! We are offering a free Digital Subscription and discounts for holiday shopping from clothing boutique Cats Like Us and clothing company Kaufen Apparel with the purchase of a Digital Subscription.
The Fall 2020 Issue of Auxiliary, a magazine dedicated to alternative fashion, music, and lifestyle, features Marley aka The Glam Goth on a self-photographed cover, Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, Leila Taylor, Selofan, Camlann, Ötzi, ABU NEIN, Gwendoline, No Dogs in Space, El Gato Gomez, fashion and beauty editorials, reviews, and more.
