A List of Goth Fashion Blogs of Note
We’ve compiled a list of goth fashion blogs of note. One of the main subcultures we cover at Auxiliary is goth. Sure that’s pretty clear! We do maintain an open mind about what is goth and create content for the magazine with the idea that everyone has a different opinion on the matter. With that being said, these fashion and style blogs mostly fit within goth and surrounding subcultures, styles, and aesthetics. We 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.
Meagan Hendrickson in Auxiliary Magazine styled by Jennifer Link Kieffer and photographed by Ian Gattie
Blogging may have subsided to video channels and podcasts but it’s making a bit of a comeback. One of our founding editors, Meagan Hendrickson recently relaunched her blog Coffin Kitsch after a couple years' hiatus. As she noted, “I think YouTube, Instagram, and podcasts sorta ‘killed’ blogging a few years ago. I know I switched my efforts more to the instant gratification that Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube gives.” But there is something about blogging. And there is a trend in general to revisit some formats of the past. 2020 in particular being a time to reassess.
Meagan continued, “I think there is something special about blogging that the other social media doesn't quite have, so perhaps returning to blogging is going to happen, as, I feel, it is more personal. Blogging allows a person to have a small piece of the internet to let their thoughts, feels come alive and it often affords for more interaction with readers. I have found that a lot of younger alternative style Instagrammers have a blog as well, so I think there is hope for more blogs!”
The Coffin Kitsch blog by Meagan Hendrickson
Our list is presented in alphabetical order. We may very well have missed a great blog, we are not all-knowing, so if we did, we invite you to let us know, write us a message! Without further ado…
Goth Fashion Blogs
Aesthetic Contradiction
aestheticcontradiction.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: was about once a month
Since: 2011
The Aesthetic Contradiction blog is sadly not currently active but it has a well presented archive of dark, hip, and slick outfits so it is definitely worth visiting if you never have. Blog posts stopped in 2019 so not that long ago. Aesthetic Contradiction offers the style preferences, lifestyle, and work of Stacey Black an independent designer of Eustratia, stylist, artist, and muse living and working in Manchester, UK. It presents her unique take on fashion, beauty, personal style, and image-based inspiration. Stacey Black is active on Instagram @aestheticcontradiction, you can follow her home décor stylings on Instagram @aesthetic.inside, and check out her latex designs on Eustratia’s website.
Amy Valentine
amyvalentine.co.uk
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2011
The updates to Amy Valentine’s blog are few and far between now but there is a huge archive of posts. In her most recent blog she explained, “nowadays I prefer to film outfits in video format over on my Insta and TikTok, but do let me know if you miss the old school style blog post.” Amy Valentine is a UK fashion blogger and music enthusiast who describes herself as, “not the average, super-polished, lip gloss princess kind of blogger.” She, “likes to be constantly changing [her] styles and experimenting with new trends, whilst always staying true to my personal style.” Amy Valentine is active on Instagram @amyvalentinex.
Black Widow Sanctuary
rikkinainenblogi.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a couple a month
Since: 2011
The Black Widow Sanctuary blog is written by “The Drown Doll”, a 20-something self-described goth girl originally from Orivesi, now living in Uusikaupunki, Finland. She aims to inspire and share her interests. Her interests include drawing and painting, reading, gaming, crafts, DIY, sewing, music, gardening, witchcraft, ghosts, the paranormal, and demonology with her big love being secondhand shopping and DIY, and it can be seen in the way that she dresses. The blog mostly features her outfits and shares personal updates along with them.
Black Widow Sanctuary was recommended by Meagan Hendrickson of Coffin Kitsch when we interviewed her for this article. It is one of the blogs she has, “been following for years.” She recommended it saying that she likes the, “voice, thoughts, and content. I like following bloggers that aren’t just one big advertisement for a specific way to ‘be’ or have a pretentious air about them. I like bloggers [that] seem to be their authentic selves, which I truly appreciate.” In addition to following her blog you can follow her on Instagram @hukutettu_nukke.
Bones and Lilies
bonesandlilies.blogspot.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: was about once a month
Since: 2012
Bones and Lilies is the blog of by Karoliina from Finland. It is currently inactive but has a great huge archive. Karoliina is a 30-something designer who, as she explains, “enjoys playing around with makeup in my free time. I’ve been involved in the goth subculture since my teens and simply love it! I live with my boyfriend and our six cats. Other things I enjoy besides blogging: playing games, taking photos, modeling, reading, organizing (mostly goth) events, DJing, painting, travelling, drawing, making jewelry, listening to music, and playing with my kitties.”
Bound in Bone
boundinbone.com
Status: active
Frequency: about once a month
Since: 2016
Bound in Bone is the blog of Darcie, an alternative lifestyle and fashion blogger, “with a little black goth heart and a soft spot for Pusheen.” Her blog features goth fashion but also vegan food, feminism, and Goth Life interviews. The wide range of topics make this blog unique, fun, and insightful. In addition to following Darcie’s blog you can follow her on Instagram @boundinboneblog.
Caroline Sometimes
carolinesometimes.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: about once a month
Since: 2017
Caroline Sometimes is the blog of Caroline Åsgård aka Caroline Carnivorous. The blog’s playful name comes from her favorite Cure song “Charlotte Sometimes”. She’s a 20-something living in Bergen, Norway. She gives some insight into herself saying, “I’m a big bookworm, a goth, and a metalhead, and I love expressing myself through my looks, when I bother to. When I can, I love to travel and go to festivals, but outside of that I’m usually on my couch stuffing my face with junk food. I also just started DJing!” The blog has a Best Of tab which is a great place for new followers to check out Caroline’s and her reader’s favorites.
Coffin Kitsch
coffinkitsch.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: about once a week
Since: 2012
The Coffin Kitsch blog was started in 2012 by Auxiliary Magazine founding member Meagan Hendrickson and was recently relaunched in July of 2020. She’s a 30-something, 80s loving, Tiki drink sipping, goth gal who loves to thrift and sling vintage. Her blog covers goth fashion and style through posts about her outfits, her thrift finds, and unique brands and small designers she likes as well as home décor and personal accounts of the ongoings of her life. Quality content paired with a personal tone make it a fun read!
She decided to get back into blogging through a realization while driving saying, “Honestly, I was driving and thought, ‘I miss the blogosphere.’ I miss writing, sharing, and I missed interacting with the bloggers that I have met via Coffin Kitsch. I enjoy the connections I have made with people from all over the US and the world. I like sharing glimpses into my life that include; hobbies, adventures, and fashion. I have been flattered with amazing compliments from my readers saying that I have helped them or inspired them, which is something that has inspired me to come back to blogging. I also feel like in these weird and strange pandemic times, I needed something creative and familiar.”
In addition to following her blog you can visit her Etsy shop, follow her on Instagram @coffinkitsch, and read content she has written for Auxiliary.
Desperate Hell
desperatehell.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2012
Desperate Hell is the blog of Susanna Maria and her, “dark toned hidden world.” She is a 30-something fashion designer from Tampere, Finland, “who loves clothes, shoes, art, music (among other things: 80s goth, darkwave, deathrock), sewing, and photography.” She describes her blog as, “a private place to share thoughts about these things.” In addition to following her blog you can follow her on Instagram @susanna.hell and follow her photography @susannamariaphotography.
Domesticated Goth
domesticatedgoth.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2011
Domesticated Goth is the blog of Carol S, a goth living in the Scottish Highlands. She describes herself as, “a romantic at heart that with a passion for the dark side. A graduate in architectural technology and student of archaeology and history that combines the two interests. Artist, illustrator, and gothic DIY enthusiast. Celtic Neo-Pagan, druid, witch.” The blog covers fashion and style a bit but also home décor, Neo-Paganism, travel, and lifestyle. In addition to following her blog you can follow her on Instagram @domesticatedgoth.
Faiiint
faiiint.com
Status: active
Frequency: about once a month
Since: 2011
Faiiint is the blog of Stephanie Brown and is self-described as a place for, “experimenting with and refining my signature all black everything, grown up goth style.” Explaining, “I’ve always been obsessed with the darker things in life, and this is reflected in my style. As the blog has grown, it’s become much more personal and has slowly started to incorporate other aspects of my life. It’s now home to a mixture of content, including fashion, beauty, travel, lifestyle, arts, and culture.”
Feeling Vague
feelingvague.blogspot.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: a couple a month
Feeling Vague was the fashion blog of Amber Kaye and has an archive of outfits. She now writes the home décor blog A Flair for the Lair on, “dark and eccentric interiors.” In addition to following A Flair for the Lair you can follow her on Instagram @aflairforthelair.
Gala Darling
galadarling.com/blog
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
Gala Darling is a well-known bestselling author, speaker, and, “professional optimist”. Her blog covers a wide variety of topics but one of those is style! Her style isn’t goth but it is alternative. As she explains, “I love weirdos, and I feel like that’s probably how you found me: you, too, have an inner weirdo that you want to nurture.” Her website has a lot more to offer beyond her blog and you can also follow her on Instagram @galadarling.
Goth It Yourself
gothityourself.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2011
Goth It Yourself doesn’t cover a lot fashion but it does cover style, mostly for your home. Bane blogs, “about my home improvement adventures as well as crafts, sewing, and other goth DIY escapades. My goal is to share ideas and provide inspiration for your own creative pursuits.”
Gothic and Amazing
gothicandamazing.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
Since: 2012
Gothic and Amazing is a blog that covers fashion, music, lifestyle, and beauty that has a print magazine as well with issues published from 2015 to 2018. There is a lot here! And they post a lot of content to Instagram @gothicandamazing and Facebook as well.
Gothic Charm School
gothic-charm-school.com
Status: active
Frequency: about once a month
Since: 1998
Jillian Venters aka Lady of the Manners has been blogging for a long time. She is one of the original goth bloggers and has published a book Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide For Goths And Those Who Love Them. She blogs about manners, fashion, holidays, and a lot more. You can get more frequent updates from her on Tumblr.
Gothic Life
gothic.life
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2012
Gothic Life is the blog of Moon Chick. It covers fashion, art, music, and more. The Facebook pages are more active than the blog and mostly it’s posted and shared images from the internet on goth culture.
The Gothic Shop
the-gothic-shop.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2006
This is the blog of The Gothic Shop, an online goth clothing and accessories store. They share outfits styled from items available in the shop.
Haute Macabre
hautemacabre.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a week
Since: 2008
Haute Macabre has been blogging with the motto, “It wasn’t just a phase,” for some time. The blog is highly curated and focuses on all things dark, macabre, and eerie and has a more sophisticated aesthetic. It covers fashion, art, witchcraft, and a lot more and sometimes posts content from around the internet and from magazines. The main contributor is Samantha Macabre and Zoetica Ebb, another featured blog on this list and an artist who has graced Auxiliary’s cover twice, contributes along with others.
Kriss Poison
krisspoison.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a week
Kriss Poison blogs on topics such as granny goth, cottage goth, granpire craft, and gothic floral design. She has a specific and fun aesthetic! Kriss Poison’s blog was recommended by Meagan Hendrickson of Coffin Kitsch when we interviewed her for this article.
La Carmina
lacarmina.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
Since: 2007
La Carmina’s blog featuring photographs by Joey Wong
La Carmina is an alternative fashion, travel, and culture blogger, TV host, author of three books, and travel journalist as well as a cover model for Auxiliary! She has a well put together, in depth blog, and is definitely one of the best goth bloggers out there.
The Mutant Stomp Friends
themutantstompfriends.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
Since: 2010
The Mutant Stomp Friends is a dark fashion blog sharing some images from the internet and posting fashion opinions, covering goth trends, and writing personal style blogs.
Nubby Twiglet
nubbytwiglet.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: was about once a month
Since: 2007
The Nubby Twiglet blog is by Shauna, a graphic designer and entrepreneur. Her blog and style is not currently very goth but her roots are there. There are some great archives to dig through and the chance the blog might start up again.
Olivia Emily
oliviaemily.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: was about once a month
Since: 2012
Olivia Emily is UK fashion blogger with a huge archive of dark and gothy outfit blogs. There is so much to dig through and she is one of the best known dark fashion bloggers.
Punk Design
punkdesign.shop/blogs/goth-fashion-blog
Status: active
Frequency: about once a month
Since: 2017
Punk Design’s blog features outfits and fashion articles centered around the clothing they sell in their shop. It covers goth, punk, and steampunk.
Renee Ruin
reneeruin.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a week
Since: 2017
Renee Ruin’s blog covers fashion, art, culture, music, film, literature, tattoos, and more. Self-described as, “a platform to showcase independent and underground musicians, artists, fashion designers, writers, designers, creatives of all walks and culture as well as support incredibly talented women across all industries. Over the years the website evolved from a simple blog into a full spectrum online publication featuring articles, exclusive interviews, features, and the integration of Ruin Radio which is a monthly mixtape which is curated by Renee Ruin.”
Stephano
stephano.me
Status: active
Frequency: a few a week
Since: 2013
Stephano’s blog is self-described as, “primarily a Japanese alternative fashion blog with a specialty in gothic and lolita styles.” She is, “a blogger and photographer in Houston, TX and a Japanese pop culture otaku with a huge appetite. Stephano first started blogging about her alternative fashion style inspired by Harajuku street fashion. She draws inspiration for her dark fantasy gothic style from lolita fashion, ouji fashion, androgynous style, and visual kei.” Stephano blogs about fashion and her adventures in Houston and beyond and her site has some popular and valuable directory blogs such as “A Big List of Black-Owned Goth/Punk Brands” and “A Big List of Black-Owned Kawaii Brands”.
This Is Corp Goth
corpgoth.blogspot.com
Status: not currently active
Frequency: was about once a month
Since: 2010
This is Corp Goth was self-described as the blog of, “a high-tech web content manager, and by night I’m the Gothic Martha Stewart. On weekends, I travel back to the 16th and 18th centuries to be an aristocrat. A couple times a year, I travel around the world with my darling husband. We live in a Silicon Valley bungalow with three adorable kitties.” There is a great archive of outfit and home décor blogs.
The Very Curious Doctor Z
curiousdoctorz.blogspot.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
Since: 2019
The Very Curious Doctor Z is the blog of Dr. Mary F. Zawadzki. It is a personal blog featuring outfits and style as well as home décor and Halloween. The blog came recommended by Meagan Hendrickson of Coffin Kitsch when we interviewed her for this article.
The Walrus Room
thewalrusroomblog.com
Status: active
Frequency: a few a month
The Walrus Room blog is by self-described, “witchy style blogger, curiosity collector, Victorian aesthetics, vegan, and typical weirdo,” Sarah Hunt. It features outfits and blogs around fashion and style. In addition to following her blog you can follow her on Instagram @sarywalrus.
Zoetica Ebb
biorequiem.com/blog
Status: active
Frequency: a few a year
Since: 2006
Zoetica Ebb’s blog featuring her Auxiliary cover photographed by Dave Kavanagh
Zoetica Ebb is, “a Moscow-born, LA-raised artist, photographer, and writer, dedicated to proving that life is as beautiful as we make it.” Her blog features outfits, “photo flurries”, updates on her art and projects, and personal blogs. She has graced Auxiliary’s cover twice! It is a well thought out and in-depth blog with a great archive to dig through.
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We plan to update this list from time to time so check back again. We very well may have missed a great blog, if we did, we invite you to let us know, write us a message!
by Jennifer Link Kieffer
Jennifer Link Kieffer is the Editor in Chief and Publisher of Auxiliary Magazine, a fashion and wedding photographer at Jennifer Link Photography, and mama to two littles. FOLLOW
This article was originally published on October 9th 2020
For further reading… find more fashion articles in an issue of Auxiliary.